The Washington times., 1927-01-13
The Sinister Hand of the Giant
Power Lobby in the
Boulder Dam Bill

The Hearst newspapers tell you the powerful eg
lative lobby in the United Statesrepresenng Combina
ton Of all the and lighting companiess getting in its
strongly urged by President Coolidge and his Cabinet
This great Boulder Dam project the most important
tonal development of years. would reclaim 100000
land IN the Imperial Valley Of California and elsewhere
rich land there is in the country would irgate 100000
acres Of wonderfully fertile SOIL would supply and
power for the fast growing municipalities of the Southwest
The dam would generate 100000 horsepower Of electricity
the sale leasing Of which to private interests would re
Congress knows and understands does also President
Coolidge that the Government will lose cent the
project, being guaranteed against that
The giant private power interests Of the country
make absolutely of controlling all the power They do
not want the Government to have any discretion in the dis
position Of the valuable power that would be developed
These huge power interests do relish the idea Of the
government standing behind any Development that might
hinder them doing just they please in the future They
hind
The power lobby in Congress pulls the virtually
vey electric light and power company in the United States
These companies allied with the street railway and
other utility corporations When the lobby sends get
busy the officials Of light and power companies in every State
kephone telegraph their Representatives and Senators
quests to oppose measure. @~>"1 ts
These powerful in all congressional districts
md States They put money in primary and general cleo
lions The recent Illinois senatorial primaries prove that
EHlusively.
The power trust never lets man come to CONGRESS who is
Snimical to its interests, able to prevent
So you imagine the mighty influences now working to
have the Boulder Dam bill amended to suit the power lobby
Or that not DONE killed by the convenient posponement
route
The lobbying in this legislation nothing short of national
grace and members Of Congress may before the affair
reaches conclusion demand and obtain congressional
Festgon to reveal the hand that overshadows Congress
This Boulder Dam project the Harvesting of the useful
Hood waters of the Colorado River selfish legislation
Il not designed to give money to inside interests
legislation for ALL THE PEOPLE along the Colorado River
and many miles either sde hundreds Of thousands Of
Americans who suffer huge damages their homes and crops
because there flood control Of the rivers waters
The shame of the powerobby opposition is that is d
rected against good patriotic Americans and against
ona development that will be of untold value the whole
country And the only that the power combination
that there may be conflict with the private interests and
investments Of power companies
President Coodge stand to the protection Of American
lives and properties in South American countries receiving
strong national support
In this Boulder Dam project he has the opportunity to
demonstrate that the needs lives and properties Of American
citizens will be protected home and that developments that
will benefit the entire nation shall be mpered because the
power trust fears that it will not get all that thinks
ing to it out of the legislation.