Arizona republican., 1922-02-10

value every year, because OF better
markets resulting from industry de-
veloped by cheap power. better trans
portation and more intensive agri-
culture 1t should not be forgotten,
said the speaker, that Colorado has
already the great Uncompagre prof.
ect and that Utah has the Strawber-
ry valley project, supplied with wa
ter from the tributaries of the Colo
RADIO, and built by the United States
reclamation service.
IF the water once comes down the
Glen canyon reservoir" said Max.
well, 'it is bound TO go on down the
Grand canyon and develop power
clear to the Diamond creek dam that
may be built. Then it comes out
into the Boulder canyon reservoir.
where it must be reaccumulated TO
be drawn out as needed for irriga-
ton in the Colorado river country
below the canyon"
He contended that right at the out
let OF the Boulder canyon reservoir
which he proposes shall be at the
Arizona cut off just below the El Do
RADIO ferry. the water shall be equal
ly divided between the two sides
of the river. thus giving to AriZo-
ma an average of 100000 acre feet
a year. enough if no wastage is al
lowed TO irrigate 100000 acres Of
land.
The Reed Baker map shows the
Boulder canyon dam as the center
of three other circles, each 100 miles
apart extending out from the center
three hundred miles. Maxwell con-
tends that the Boulder canyon dam
must be built py the national gov
ernment under the reclamation act,
supplemented by adequate appropria-
tons but necessitating no new gov
ernment policy.
Utilization Of Power
The power developed at the drop
from the Arizona cut off where the
fall is 500 feet, he believes should
be.utilized for pumping at such points
with the 300 mile radius as the gov
ernment should determine, particular
ly in southern Nevada and south
western Utah, where soil and climate
and underground water lack only
cheap power to make a combination
that will develop many prosperous
communities which can never be 9TH
erwise created He advocates that a
power line should be run 10 the press
ent channel of the Colorado river
from El Dorado ferry TO Yuma. to
pump on the low lands in the floor
of the valley and prevent alkalying
or waterlogging the land. From Yuma
this power line would run to the I'M
perial valley where it would serve
the same purpose and be utilized 10
pump from underground the water
that now wastes into the Salton sea
20 Nyk
be utilized to irrigate date palms in
the Coachella valley on lands too
high to come under any OF the pro-
posed canals.
After fully explaining every point
illustrated by the Reed Baker map,
he turned to the large map on can
Vass made by Eugene Hughes. and
showed the route of the proposed Ar
izona high line canal, from the Arl-
zona cut off, the outlet from the
Boulder canyon reservoir. TO the point
west of Hassayampa where the main
canal divides into three forks. one
of which runs TO the Gillespie dam,
one TO the proposed Sentinel dam,
and one to Yuma. These three forks
he proposes shall be called respec-
tively the Gillespie, Sentinel and the
Yuma short line canals, which VIII
carry water TOT lFIlSdtlOu duN dioo
develop power enroute, similar TO
the cross cut canal in the Salt river
valley. This large map. Max
well urged. was based on the best
information obtainable, but demon
strated only the crying need for the
immediate ascertainment Of all the
facts necessary to be known TO def
initely and positively locate the route
of the canal the location OF the sub
sidiary power plants and of the lands
to be irrigated.
lie argued strongly for immediate
flood protection by the building of
the Sentinel and Bulls Head dams.
as well as the Glen canyon dam.