The Coconino sun., 1922-08-04
''NO CAN TELL" OFFICIAL C0NCENSUS OF OPINION
 AFTER VISIT TO DAMSTTE
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the water can be stored to a depth of
 over IlUU feet. frankness compels me
 to say that 1 have not been convinc-
 ed, as yet, that dam ot that type
 would be safe, and certainly every
 thinking man would want to be as-
 sured by the best engineering talent
 In America before consenting to the
 placing of any structure in the Colo
 rado rlver that might be washed away.
 up to the present nothing has
 been done to ascertain the depth to
 bedrock and am therefore very anx-
 ious to see this done as soon as pos
 sible in order that the engineers may tell us what can be done. Without a knowledge of the conditions below the water in the bottom of the canyon no
 one can make even an intelligent guess as to what should be done.
 Arizona has three interests in the Colorado river--flood control, irriga- tion and power. The plans finally adopted for the utilization of that stream must adequately care for each of those interests and when that Is done Arizona will derive greater bene- fits than from any other natural re- source that she has. 1 want to see results accomplished quickly and the visit that l have made to Lees Ferry will be of the greatest benefit to me in connection with legislation by con gress relating to the Colorado river"
 Both Mir. Hayden and MT. Norviel feel that J. B. Girand has not been fairly dealt with by the government. Mir. Grand has been working on the power proposition for years, has an ideal damsite at Diamond creek, had been promised a permit when all pre- liminaries were complied with and now, though they all have been, Sec retary Fall will not grant the per init, in fact, says he will grant no permit to anyone who may be com petitor to the government in the sale of power. in the event that the latter decides to go into the power-selling business. Girand would have the cream of the business-so government as business men sometimes do under similar situations, feel that a broken promise is of no great consequence.
 MT. Norviel says he believes the government should and will build the first power dam on the Colorado. He nclines toward the Glen Canyon site. the lower site is nearer pres ent market for power, half the taxes would go to another state, while all the taxes at Glen Canyon would go to Arizona. He believes also that Glen canyon will develop the most power and that the least expensive development of the entire power re- sources of the river requires the build ng of the Glen canyon dam first. He says that Secretary of the Interior Fall has the whip hand now, because, while the river-bed belongs to Ari- ,ona-though, he says, Fall doesn't even admit that-all the land on eith- ,r side of the proposed damsites be- ongs to the government.
 In the party that went to- the ferry besides those previously mentioned were Roy c. Rice of Tucson, head of he Arizona section of the hydro graphic bureau of the U. s. geological iurvey and Mrs. Rice; Dr. and Mrs. Felix Manning, Miss Virginia M. .ockett, President L. B. McMullen of he Normal school; Dr. R. O. Ray nond, P. J. Moran, County Supervis- ITS Fred Caring and w. H. Campbell, Byron M. Sharp and Mir. Brennan of 'uba City; H. s. Gilmer of Winslow, ere on vacation; w. H. Conley, Earl
 fisk and Earl Germany. There were even cars and the trip there and back 1as made without car trouble of any ind. They stopped at Tuba on the ,ay back for lunch, getting in here in ime for late supper, after which Gov rnor and Mrs. Campbell and MT. Jorviel caught the night train to 'hoenix,. Congressman Hayden wait- 1g over here until next day. |,