Arizona republican., 1922-01-31
COLD COAST"
Of ARIZONA IS
IN EASY REACH
Golconda On Eastern Shore
Line of Colorado River
In This State Declares G.
H. Maxwell To Realtors

H. Maxwell To Realtors
On the eastern shore line of the
Colorado river in Arizona is the
gold coast" Of Arizona and the
wealth of it's riches is within easy
reach Of the people of this state if
only thev will reach out for It,,
George II. Maxwell, the father of
reclamation" told so realtors at a
luncheon at the Hotel Adams yes
terday noon. His talk ut the regu-
lar bi-weekly luncheon of the Salt
River Valley Realtors association
was the first of a series to be given
this week. the grand climax of
which will be an open forum at the
high school auditorium on Thurs
day night, February 3. IT is planned
to make this public gathering the
biggest event of its kind ever held
in the Southwest
"You have The Gold Coast of
Arizona along the Colorado that
means more to you, individually
and collectively, If you will but take
advantage OF it. than all of the
rest of the development projects in
your state put together. This pro-
iect means more to you than you
can conceive at this time. All
power and reclamation projects
heretofore undertaken by man pale
into insignificance when compared
with the plans for development of
the Colorado river in Arizona" he
told the realtors.
"You may be able to get some
idea of the possibilities of this pro-
gram when / tell you that there will
be water storage facilities for 5,000.-
600 acres of land in Arizona and
California. Arizona owns the north
poses to have half of the water" he
said with much emphasis.
Development In Arizona
The speaker explained his atti-
tude on the Colorado river program,
going into detail to show why he
thought that development OF the
stream should be below the North
ern Arizona boundary instead OF
above it, in Colorado, Wyoming and
other headwater states.
Water of the Colorado river
which reaches the northern line of
Arizona has an infinitely larger VAL
ue If used below that line than II
used above that line. First, be-
cause one second foot OF water fall
| ing IL feet develops one horsepower.
1 Between anu lnCluulIiS Nho SiSA'
| Canyon and Diamond creek dam
sites in Arizona there is a drop Of
| 2,3O0 feet. This water, therefore,
has a potential value in Arizona OF
! 200 horsepower for every second
foot before it reaches Boulder can
Won. To take away the water OF
| the Colorado river above the Ari-
zona line would destroy that horse-
power.
"There IS no question in my mind
that Arizona offers TO the nation as
a whole the greatest development of
the COLORADO river.
"The Glen Canyon and Diamond
| creek reservoirs are, primarily. pow
er reservoirs. They will regulate
the river for steady. continuous flow
OF water throughout the year The
| Black Canyon reservoir is recla-
nation reservoir, primarily and
will regulate the river for seasonal
.Deyelopment OF the Colorado
river in Arizona offers a higher acre
production per acre foot than would
| be obtainable any place else. And
| development OF lands in the :r-
rigable lands in Arizona offers 10
| times the advantages that develop
ment of lands in the cold, northern
sections would. So Arizona, in
reality, has more to offer than other
| states.
All Are Practicable
"The power that would be de-
veloped at the Glen Canyon and Dia-
mond Greek dams would be worth
more than all the irrigation that
could be done with these waters
have been outlined to you before,
above the Arizona state line.
"The projects in Arizona, as they
are practicable and economic. l am
ready to meet any man in the
United States on any platform in
this country and debate this ques-
ton. If these plans are not prac-
ticable, they have got to show the
facts to be otherwise than they
are shown to be by the government
contour maps"
Mr.. Maxwell also referred TO the
development of 200 square miles OF
mineralized land in the western Sec
ton of the state between Yuma and
Bouse which would be one OF the
resulting benefits of development Of
the Colorado river. He said there
are millions of tons of low grade ore
that is worthless without the water
The realtors association went on
record as whole-heartedly pehlnd
the plan sponsored by Maxwell and
appointed a committee to cooper
ate with a chamber OF commerce
committee to make the public mass
meeting the biggest thing OF its kind
held in Phoenix.
To show that President Harding
viii lend his moral support at least
to reclamation projects. Mr.. Maxwell
quoted from q recent address by
the president as follows:
President Gives Support
This conference needs have no