Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-31

people of Arizona of 100000 ,000,' Sem
ator Rutherford declared. The com
pact, Rutherford warned, would turn
this great wealth over to California by
irrigating the lands of that state with
the waters of the Colorado, which
should come to Arizona, leaving Ari-
zona's arid lands desert forever. The
senator advised his audience that the
Colorado river compact is a vital issue
to Arizona in the present campaign.
Rutherford scored Carl Hayden's
stand on the Colorado river compact
and pleaded with his audience to stand
firm for Arizona's rights in the great
stream. Hayden's approval of the COM
pact, Rutherford charged, is against
the welfare of the people of the state
of Arizona. 8l.t
In the course of his address, Ruther
ford produced journal of the sixth
state legislature and read therefrom
telegram which Hayden sent to State
Representative Householder, a member
Of that body, in which Hayden advo-
Gated the passing of the compact by
/ the legislatures He also read from an
address made by Hayden in Washing
fton on February 5, of this year, in
WnIcn f1dXu0I SCdlGu, L HAVE 1O4I6 III
sisted and still contend that. the Colo
rado river compact should be adopted"
Rutherford pointed out that the people
of the state, all the candidates for Uni
ted States congress and for governor
are against the compact, while Hay
den, in defiance of all this, is still for
the measure.
"The Colorado river compact, in eff
feet, clears the way for the power
trust to gain exclusive possession of
the power of the Colorado river With
out the meddlesome interference of
states," Rutherford said.
"The compact is conflicting in its
terms, confusing, full of dynamite and
does not protect the rights of Arizona
in the great stream" he continued.
/. 'The simplest method of financing
| the development of the Colorado river
would be for congress to complete the
! enactment Of bill introduced several
! years ago by Senator Chamberlain of
Oregon under which approved irriga-
| ton and power projects could issue
| bonds covering their entire develop
ment cost Bonds thus issued, when ap-
proved by the secretary of the interior,
would become legal investment securi-
ties for all federal reserve banks, when
| and as such bonds are issued" Ruth
! erford explained.
| "Under this law, the government IS
1.-THE trustee of the bonds and would
have the approval of all contracts for
! the sale of power and the disposition
{ of funds to meet interest, principal and
other financial requirements" Senator
Rutherford said.
Rutherford advocated the building of
I a storage dam at Glenn canyon and a
diversion dam at Bridge canyon. This
com mbination, he said, would permit the
j irrigation of 100000 acres of land in
| Arizona and according to engineers was
feasible.
"The people of Arizona object to the
arrogance of California's politicians
more our rights to the resources of the
river which lies within our border"
/ Rutherford told his audience.
! He further said that California is at
tempting to nationalize the Colorado
river and the people of Arizona object
to the diversion of water out of the
basin which can be used at home.
| In closing, Senator Rutherford said,
II would rather be defeated thousand
| times for United States senator than
/ to see your children and my children
forever paying tribute to California
and the power trust
| Rutherford arrived in Douglas late
Sunday afternoon and spent the day
visiting friends He will leave this city
early this morning for Bisbee, where he
| will deliver an address in City park to-
night He will travel from Bisbee to
Nogales and finally finish his campaign
in the Salt River valley next week.
During his campaign, which was
launched in Jerome August 13, he has
talked in more than 20 cities of the
state and visited the citizens in nearly
every county.