Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-10-15
NEVADA POWER MUST
BE- HELD FOR FUTURE
COMMITTEE ASSERTS
Local Committee Urges on Washington Rep
resentatives Necessity of Assuring Ample
Power For Development of States Future
Industries Cost Estimated at 1.63
Mills Per KiEOwatt Hour.

Nevada mus. have for the deVel-
| Iopment of her future the right to re-
capture from any contracteeS for
Boulder Dam power at least 25 per
cent of the total power for Use
within the state as and v'aer
needed. according to the opinion eS-
pressed today by the local commit
tee in reply to inquiries from Wash
ington.
The message sent to Senator TaS-
ker L. Oddie. Senator Key Pittman
and Congressman Samuel S. Arentz,
is as follows:
Our opinion people of Nevada
will not be satisfied with any pro-
posal Which does not give them the
right to recapture at least twenty
five percent of entire power as and
when needed to be paid for at ac-
tual switchboard cost including
amortization and operating ex-
penses. Secretarys proposal to leave
thirty five percent Of power open to
ALLEGATION 20 Arizona, California. Ne
vada and others having prioritieG
under Federal Power Act would
leave Nevada in precarious and
uncertain position. We believe prob
lem would be properly solved II
Southern California agencies con-
tract for entire power with clause IN
contract permitting Nevada to re-
capture power up to twenty five
per cent of the whole as and when
needed. If this cannot be done Ne
vada should demand its full alloca-
ton and special session Of legiSla-
ture be called TO pledge credit OF
state for same. Possession OF right
to such power would be trcmend-
Ously valuable to state which would
be in position to sell same at
profit. In our opinion Nevada should
fight TO the utmost to establish her
right to twenty five percent Of
power for future upbuilding Of the
State.
A. w. HAM,
President Chamber OF Commerce
JAMES EASTMAN,
County Commissioner
ROY w. MATIN,
LEIGH HUNT.
ED. w. CLARK,
Colorado River Commission.
C. P. SQUIRES.
Washington Developments
The developments at the confer
ence at washington today with Sec
retary of the Interior Wilbur, Dl-
rector of the Bureau Of Reclama-
ton Mead, representing the govern
ment, and the Nevada delegation
representatives of the City Of Los
Angeles, the Southern California
Metropolitan Water District, tht
City OF Pasadena and officials Of
the Southern California EdiS0r
Company and the Southern SierraF
Power Company, are indicated b.
reports from Senator Pittman an5
Congressman Arentz.
Senator Pittman said:
"Replying to your communica. III
relative to ALLEGATION IF 07'sc to
Nevada, I have been dea.n. lua-e
with legal questions affecting allC-
cation than with technical questions
affecting amount of power Nevada
is entitled to.
Nevada is undoubtedly entitled TO
one-third Of the power for use
solely in the state, if it contracts for
such power and agrees to pay for it.
Nevada has not financial ability To
enter into such contract Therefore
we must resort to Nevada'S priority
under federal water power act
which is adopted as method of de
termining priorities under Boulder
Canyon act.
Under such priority Nevada has
equal right with any other state.
The states of Arizona and CalifOr-
MIA and Nevada have six months IN
which to contract for power and
reasonable time thereafter wherein
to take the necessary legal steps to
secure payment under such con-
tract.
To avoid this delay in contracting
I suggested to Secretary Wilbur and
to Dr.. Mead when they We're in Las
Vegas, III a written letter and also
in written communications since
that time, that the secretary of the
Interior contract with the City of
Los Angeles for all of the power,
with condition and reservation i'll
such contract that they would de