The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-11-09

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citation NJ states hroneht about nv
which they pooled their interests or
worked In harmony as q unit. To
formulate plans for that kind Of
undertaking was the purpose Of q
high commission appointed last fall
by President Harding, and he
selected for most OF them, the gov
ernors of the states affected, and
Herbert Hoover to represent the in
terests of the United States, and he
was made chairman Of the commits
s.on' lucy nass Deen worAins On
the s.at . m - ana ' ees .a,na t,na
have heen comni,ing their f3ndinrs
and holding conferences to formu.
late the work,ng mana % hatwann
tha .nartiea a interest
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Above the Clouds,
Below the, Seas
Tho undertaking is IN master tho
watera a. q river that rms ~ much
as 2ffy 00O sacond feet and aa low as
6I,0C II the season IRRIGATION from
thasa waters ~serves nennla IN fha
INNER reaches of the river in Wvom.
inc tho middle eact,on IN Colorodo
Utah and narts of Arizona and New
MeY;cn and On the lower peaches IN
tho aomo, e+otos ond In CoIifornio
below sea. Level
The Highest Dam, the
Lowest Canal
1t contemplates building a dam
700 feet high to impound water in
the middle section, at what is called
Lees Ferry, to impound fifty million
acre-feet of water and to generate a
million horse power Of electrical
energy, At the Black canyon ESQ
niles iartner down, they can ouila
ualn ov ~, leee nisn ~ s'olo .na.y
oanorata 600 am horse nower a
numhar ~ smo1Ior reservoirs NAV he
rocommendod nm tho nnnar reaches
~ tha i've. ono ~ Witch wonId moi
stove 20 vrao+ amount ~ water hni
won1d oenerata on immense amonni
~ aIaotrioitv = -.
WITH .+hesa resorvo,rs ,ond. ,nou,s,,
n,omts n nnorotion ~ would :re1tsvi
Inc lie h;litv of Iitipat;on ,over wa ta,
rights avervhody would :have n,entv
ond avon IN dry vours those IN the
mnnor raachas ~ the rrtvar eo,,ld ,,se
oil tbav. want ana stit1s;hava. .nIenty
IN stnrs oo for, those at,sas .laval Il
wn,,id. az b1o these statsss RI raclaim
savora, milIion acres az avid Land
ond hu;id now omniros-' IN the
.daserts Jf would ,ensble; Them te
martat oIact r;r.l~ energy IL IN.
d,,s,rfas In .to;, ~ olavan' et.tas and
10 a;,nniv, aaactr;c- bsat, in : . raas
wbara * coal rnest;on 10 tronhlinp
them - = - =. 80 :
Measure Already
Pending
measurs Has aiIeaay peen N
troauced IN congress- asklns lug ieu,
sNysnl nr ~ n q
:, ;,i;o S SnI1ars' - ,;miid tie ooS
Edrru rassrun;r and tha All sAmari-
oan oonaI tn aarrv uator 70 tho I'm
nar,oI ua,,ev w;thomt comnI;cotine
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I'D Mox;oon .a,.r;t o =, - T y, = rannrt
~ tha oon,r,;ss;n, IN nacannhar wi,I
bava ON ;mnartont hoor;nn IN Tho
eata 80 +ha annrnn-;ot ;nn ond Adj.
con n cmith ~ Idaho hos the honor
~ boldina tho nh . irma nsbin ~ the
committae IN irrioo+ion apd arid
lands A. tho 90 NC time that thie
h;,, ,n,;, ha mndar nons;dorot;on tho
sota ~ nc Amar;cen Fails rasarvo;r
iii ~ Sae;dad ars+ Nv vo+a ~ +ha
forrors IN tha snaLa riuor vo,lav as
- nh tba. -, 80 +hav Won't a. and
Viii nov : mort ~ tbo cost and n
tha. dac,Sa thav A. thon, a. 10 moo.
tin.I, os.,,rad .hat our ranre.arto
t;vas T., Wosh;r eton con oct tba Ed.
aroI Ga tadarai ,nan I'D fadara1
,naarSna. =. han,j,a tha III, 800
20 - ~ -
Columbia River
Project
While all of these mammoth Jobs
are under consideration. there is
pending the question of building the
Columbia river reservoir to water q
couple of million acres in tina,
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