Arizona state miner., 1925-10-10

Filings are made by Senator Golfer
for the electric power on the Glen
Canyon dam. Bridge Canyon dam and
Arizona Highline Canal to irrigate
three and one half million acres in
Arizona as set out in his letter fol-
lowing, of power filings before the
Federal Power Commission.
Enclosed in letter were certified
copies of his irrigation and power
filings made before the state water
commissioner in 1923 and 1926 on
above projects.
Also enclosed is a twelve thousand
word brief showing priority and due
diligence exercised toward construc-
tion of projects and setting forth the
destruction to Highline projectss
Arizona and nation, of the pact, sup
Elemental pact, Boulder power dam
and Diamond Creek dam.
Senator Golfer states that Arizona g
ONLY SAFETY and watch words and
acts are "Highline filings, priority,
due diligence. construction, and be-
ware of compacts and treaties, and
beware of power dams alone, when
irrigation goes with the power"
Phoenix, Arizona, October z, 1925.
To the Federal Power Commission,
Washington, d. G.
Gentlemen:
am filing with you for and in be-
half of this State on the water power
for the Bridge Canyon Storage, diver
sion and power dam. the Glen Canyon
Storage Dam, and the Arizona High
line Irrigation and Power Canal, as
described in the attached certified
copies and maps Of my filings for the
State, by the approval of the Cover
nor, for the irrigation and power for
same. made in the years 1923 and
1925, with the State Water Commits
sioner. You will also find enclosed,
a brief and showing prepared and
compiled by myself, of our due dill
gence on projects
Following Is summary in part,
showing the intense efforts, donations,
and expense and due diligence of the
citizens and the State, exercised dur
ing the past years in filing on water,
building plans, surveying, gathering
data and maps, converting people
from false propaganda, obtaining en-
gineering facts for financing construc-
ton work on the Colorado River for
the development Of the Glen Canyon
Storage Dam, the Bridge Canyon Di-
version and Power Dam, and the all
gravity Arizona Highline Canal irri-
eating three and one-half million
acres Of land in Arizona, which will
generate more than enough power to
finance the building of these projects.
AT the same time, in accomplish
ing tbs great development and prior
lty for Arizona, our strenuous efforts
were exercised and necessary to de-
feat the Colorado River Compact, the
Supplemental Camouflage Compact,
the Boulder Canyon Dam, and Dia-
mond Creek Power Dam Schemes as
well as Treaty with Mexico, all of
which schemes are based on and re-
sulting in the same as the FaIl-Davis
report on the Colorado River, which
is unfair. These are all great ex-
plOltation schemes, any one of which
would have destroyed the above plan
for the development of millions of
acres of land in Arizona, and in Cali
fornia. They would all destroy hun
dreds of other smaller reclamation
projects in the State
Short Summary in Part of Due Dill
gence Exercised
Surveys made, and data gathered
under the supervision of George H.
Maxwell, by Robt Williams and
Messrs. Reid & Baker, and others. of
the lower line on the Arizona High
line Canal in surveys of 1920, 1921
and 1922.
Surveys made in 1923 by the Ari-
zona Engineering Commission on
higher Highline Canal.
At the request of and thru the ef-
forts of the Arizona Highline Recla-
nation Association, the citizens of
the State, and the Governor of Ari-
zona, survey was made by George
w. Sturdevant, and Edward L. STAN
at still higher elevation later in
1923.
Survey made by Col. Trott and Mr..
Parker, on the highest diversion point
yet made for the highest canal. This
survey was made in 1924.
Every survey shows greater prac-
ticability, economy and possibilities
of a Highline Canal, as all surveys
will in the future.
Irrigation and power filing made for
State by Senator Fred T. Golfer,
President of the Arizona Highline
Reclamation Association, September
20, 1923, on the Glen Canyon Dam,