Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-10
BOULDER DAN AND POLITICS

Yesterdays telegraph service to the Press carried
the interesting, but not surprising news that f. r. 81
lnwood, president of the Phoenix National Bank, for
generation the able and crafty legal counsel Of
Phelps-Dodge Arizonas biggest corporation, had
announced MS candidacy Tor the Democratic nomlna-
ton for governor
In announcing his candidacy ElIinWod said he was
opposed to the SWing-Johnson bill relating to the
Boulder Canyon dam.
That is logical sequence of events. Some corpor-
ations of Arizona do not Boulder Canyon dam
planned. Naturally they do not. One of their first
significant moves when the Colorado River Gam be-
live issue IN congress that OF the consulting
engineer (the real head OF PheIps-Dodge, and the
general manager OF the Calumet Arizona the states
two largest corporations, filing damSlte on the
Colorado. Not getting in the beginning what they
wished they will try to block the Boulder dam or
any other dam that cannot be controlled and owned by
them instead Of by the people
Yesterday Governor Hunt gave out the informal
ton that he would not again be candidate for the
governorshp of Arizona. He said that powerful fnan
cia interests IN Arizona were going to oppose his re-
election.
AS soon as his announcement of retirement
made public the attorney for the said powerful finan
cia interests said he would for governor a
platform consisting of anti-Boulder Canyon dam
animus.
Can the people Of Arizona be fooled by such pal
pable duplicity?
We think not.
Governor Hunt, at with EInWood and the
latters masters since he became Arizonas first gov
ernor, has been against tie Boulder dam for reasons
that he thought for he best interests of the state
of Arizona. We think he wrong, but we believe
he sincere EllinWood, however, the who has
engineered than ore corporation move to unseat
Hunt, is against the Boulder dam because his bosses
wish to control OF the great revenue its exist
ence is certain to bring.
In other words they for the Boulder dam, but
not for Boulder dam owned by the people of Califor
MIA and the of Arizona. Therefore EllinWood will
statement that he thinks will gibe with The
sentiment that Hunt has created in Arizona.
But Ellinwood lost years ago when he tried to de-
feat the desire Of the people of Arizona to have real
autonomy with their grant Of statehood He will prob
ably lose again. sal q
Dwight B. Heard, one Of the biggest financiers and
newspaper publishers in the state, has sounded the
keynote of cooperation between California and Arizona
in the effort to dam the Colorado and build the all
American canal. II ne again he will likely be
elected. He within few hundred votes of de-
featng Hunt last election because he opposed the OBJ
structive tactics Of holding up the dam.
'You can't fool all the people all the time" said
Lincoln; and the time when the people will longer
stand for delay Of of the greatest and neces
sary projects Of all time has passed.
The wise Heard realizes no doubt that ii Arizona
does not get in line the dam bill will pass in December
anyhow and thereby discredt everyone in Arizona as
socated with attempt to stop it.
Observing the statue to juvenile mischief erected
al Hannibal Missouri, in honor Of Huck and Tom tray