Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-09-21
I Il SON
FAV0RS
PROJECT
Floor Leader Believes
Bill Will Pass at Next
Session.
BOULDER IDEAL SITE
COngressman's Attitude
Regarded as Good Omen
by Local Officials.

~ have great liope for the pas
sage of the Swing johnson bin by
Congress this Winter,' John Q. Til
son, floor leader OF the House Of
Representatives, told officials of
the Imperial Irrigation District last
night prior to his departure for Los
Angeles.
The present administration is
friendly toward the proposed Bould-
or Dam project and | have been sent
here AS Il special representative of
port on the situation. Nv report
will be favorable toward the enaet
mcnt Of the legislation.
My trip here has been n mast
Interesting one. am greatly i'm
pressed by the possibilities of Your
valley and believe that every means
possible to further its development
should be employed. We visited
Boulder canyon before coming here
and followed the Colorado river for
q considerable distance. believe
that Boulder Canyon will make an
ideal site for the proposed power
project.
Zone thing which I found that is
bound to prove favorable toward
the passage of the bill is the fact
that the cities will use the power
generated at Boulder Dam. The
proposed power project in eonnee-
tion with the creation of Boulder
Dam is an immense one and this as
surancc that the power generated
will not be a wasted product will 90
long way toward creating a favor
able impression when the bill goes
before Congress this Winter.
81 believe that the bill has an
excellent chance of passing in the
pending session and that as soon as
the power contracts are signed up
work on the construction of the
dam will be begun.
"There is no question but that
the dam will prove a great help to
the neighboring states in their irri-
cation systems. Sufficient water
can be stored there to guarantee It
steady flow at all times and 4
steady generation of electric power
To Continue Inquiries
''Therc is little else that | can
say at this time relative to the sit
uation here. will continue my in
nuiries at Los Angeles and will
then return to Washington to make
my report to President Coolidge. -
The favorable discussion of the
project bv Tilson is regarded here
as good omen by all officials in
NJ.
Get. Tilson was mentioning in
North Carolina and was summoned
~ Washington bv President Cool
idge and requested to make the trio
here as special representative of
the president. A favorable report
to the president by Tilson will go
long way toward the passage of
the bill. they believe.
T'ilson was accompanied on his
trip here and to the company hold
inos in Andrade and Mexico vester-
dav bv Congressman Phil Swing.
father of the Swing johnson bill.
Congressman Swing left with Tilson
last night but went to San Diego
from here.
The floor leader of tn" house is
n widely Travelled man. During his
stav here he discussed many of the
trips he has taken as special rep
resentative of the government
which include three missions in En-
rope. He has been to practically
every civilized or semi-civili2ed
country in the world during his
travels.
During the World War Ti'son was
in the army and was stationed in
Arizona for more than year. He
said durinp his visit here that he
believes the climatic conditions
round here and in Arizona are of the
best
The visitor had nothing to say
relative to the differences of Ari-
IONA and California regarding the
water rights.