Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-10
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BOULDER DAM
BEING URGED
THROUGH FORD
Local Firm COnceives.
Scheme to Aid the Colo
RADIO Project.

Los ANGELES, Nav 10. - De
cIarIpG that Boulder canyon dam on
the Colorado river will create snf
ticirnt additional wealth in th,
southwest to return to the fedora
government 10000. 900 H. taxes
each year more than is now being
collected from this area, Chief Flee
trieaI Engineer +. +. Scattcrgood Of
the bureau Of power and light in Il
settlement yesterday characterized
the dam project as one that Will
lmmeasurablv benefit the cast as
well as the Pacific southwest.
Stating that Boulder canyon dam
$ first OF al! a flood control project,
designed 70 save lmpcrial Valley
aud other areas along the lower
Colorado river from AN ever in
'reasing flood menace, Scattcrgood
Iolntcd out that it possesses also
the tremendous economic advantages
If being able to pay its own wav
because of the rich bv-pr0ducts Of
domestic water and hydro electric
power that will be made available
III oH1H lis OtiStlUtl lOIl.
1t Will Repay
So great viii be the wealth pro
duced IN industry, commerce aad
agriculture by Boulder dam, he said,
that this new wealth will return not
less than &7J,0O0000 in taxes an
ruallv to the federal treasury to the
amount noW being collected by The
government from this region. This
enormous amount, hc pointed ou:,
Wlll be more than enough to pay,
within two wears, the entire cost Of
Eoulacr dam. the AllAmcrican ca
hai and the power plant at the dam
site even though these projects
Mtrc to be paid for directly by the
gnNernment. But no such plan is
e"ntt mrlatcd, j" explained. since,
according to pending legislation, the
government is to be repaid every
Jenny Invested, with interest. from
the direct sale of hydro electric
energy generated at Boulder dam.
''Fhc active interest of President
Coolidge and Secretary of the Inter
ipr Work in the Boulder CANYON dam
Project would seem to assure an
early start on the actual construc
tion of this-onc of the greatest
flood control projects Of all tmc,
said Nr. Scattcrgood.
Southwest Anxious
The control Of the floods of the
Colorado is at once great triumph
of the government 5 traditional
conservation policy; il is Il construc-
tive achievement of first magni
tudc. Realizing full we'll the aw-
fin! destruction of property and loss
# life that is bound to bcfoll I'M
porial Valley the next time tie Col
orado breaks Over ITS banks, the
5 southwest anXiousiv awaits action
by congress that will forever pre-
Ncllt this increasing flocd menace.
Fortunately for everybody ana
cr,ry interested concern this great
flood control project will stand o"
lis own feet and pay its own way
because the by-productS of Boulder
dam will pay its total cost in a com,
Varativelv short time. Ne Am"ri-
can taxpayer will ever put his hand
in his pocket because of ,hiS pro Iect.
"At the same time the dam will
create in The southwest added re-
sources that will return III taxes
to the government scvcnty-fivc
million dollars a year ov,r and
above what it now gets without =.
7 wo years of such return would
make up the total capital charge
even if the government paid for the
dana method Of financing not
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