The Coconino sun., 1926-10-22
GRAND SAYS GLEN CANYON
ARIZONA'S BEST DAMS1TE
Continued from preceding page)
Canyon Dam.

OPINION that the Boulder Canyon
Power Dam will never be built for
esfollowing reasons:
1. The necessity for this huge
project costing two hundred million
dollars does not exist.
q. For the reason put forth by
Coli William Kelly, former Chief
Engineer of the Federal Power Com
mission, who said: Storage for reg
ulation of flow should be located
ABOVE the canyon Section SO that
the equated flow can be used through
the greatest practicable head"
g.. Excessive depth of bedrock.
4s Objection by Upper Basin
states who fear priorities may be
initiated by the building of such a
huge reservoir at the foot of the
Canyon.
81 And not the least-a better
site exists at Glenn Canyon which
will accomplish and in addition there
to would stabilize the flow of the
river throughout the Canyon Section
thereby removing the flood menace
when future power dams are built.
s. Inability to cope with floods
during the long period of construct
ion,s which Secretary Hoover esti-
mates to be ten years.
Yet, in spite of these self-evident
facts, unless prompt action is taken
the Swing Johnson bill will pass at
the xnext session of congress. This
opinion is of special value because
it was enunciated by a western sena
atOr< from a Colorado river basin
state who vehemently voiced his op-
position to the bill but added that
in his judgment the bill would sure
ly. pass the senate at its next session.
He further stated that it is the con-
senSus of opinion that the president
would recommend its passage in his
next message to congress, that it
was backed by Secretaries Hoover
andt Work and the entire Admins
traHon forces.
What has brought about the radi-
cal Change in the President and Sec
retaries Hoover and Work? For it is
welI known that such policies are in
direct opposition to their pronounced
views, and that they were in the be-
ginning opposed to the measure. The
SECRETARIES openly say so.
Now for moment let US examine
the spurport of this Bill. What is
proposed? The erection of a huge
Dam and Power Plant at cost of
about two hundred million of dollars
at a point at or in the Boulder Can
yonfsection of the Colorado River, to
a height of about five hundred feet
above the river bed and with devel-
opnent of some six hundred thousand
1r.l I, I<a of a
sale of this power would be offered
as a bait to the government to loan
its credit to provide the necessary
funds to build the project. Southern
California and other localities stu
ated on the lower sections of the
river are a unit for this development,
the construction of which would in
sure water in perpetuity to their
lands=I say perpetuity for that in
effect is what it would be, because
in developing this power it would be
necessary to liberate such great
amount of water at river level that
in would be impossible to place it
on other lands.
I believe that with governmental
supervision,. recent tendencies to-
ward paternalism, and the record
Of the Reclamation Bureau, the sale
of this power to the public would be
at such low price that there would
never be derived sufficient revenue
to reimburse the government.
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Now what becomes of the water?
Can it be taken out on the Arizona
side? Yes, a very small portion of
it. Can it be taken out on the Cal
ifornia side? Yes, quite large por-
ton of it. Can these two States use
it all? Not by any means. What
then becomes of the remainder? 1t,
of necessity, must go to the Mexican
lands. How then can the owners of
the Mexican lands be against the
Boulder Canyon Power Dam?
CONCLUSION
In conclusion I wish to say that
/ believe that much propaganda is be-
ing broadcast favoring the Swing
johnson Bill. The SATURDAY Even
ing Post has launched a series Of
articles by that astute writer, Al
bert w. Atwood, which / am persu-
AIDED to believe is pure propaganda
to help crystalize sentiment IN favor
OF Lne DullulHS O1 GlIS DOuluSI CalA-
yon Power Dam. The only thing We
lack is the California spirit of unity
pulling together. We must cultivate
this spirit if we hope to maintain
our just rights in the river. The
great trouble has been that while
California as unit has been bending
every effort and concentrating on
one project, namely the Buolder Can
yon Dam, our political office seekers
each has a plan all his own. For our
best interests, we should lay aside
politics; Democrats, Republicans,
Independents, Labor and all fight
side by side for our rights in the Col
orado River. While we are fighting
among ourselves, California has ap-
parently fastened her talons on the
water and power through the medium
of the Swing-J Johnson Bill. wish
to leave this thought with you. The
people of Arizona must rise up and
smite the politicians who are sacri-
ficing Arizona's rights and prosper
ity. Take this problem from their
hands, unite on a definite plan to
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