Imperial Valley press., 1929-10-31

anvtLing Whatsoever TO the project.
No such gratuitv has been extended
to Arizona.
/. 1t was generally understood
that California would be expected
to pay approximately $50 per acre
foot and delivery charges ON water
diverted to tn coastal plain. 1t
now appears tina, lie secretary pro
poses charge Of only % cents per
foot.
>. The project was Intentionally
placed at the nearest available point
Ia the California power market and
Tie most remote point to the Arizona
power market.
{. In its present form and pur-
pose our commission is advised and
firmly believes that the Swing
johnson bill Is unconstitutional.
Los ANGELES. Oct. 81. UP
\ detailed report on 4 score or more
OF possible routes for a gravity aque-
duet to bring water from the Color
ado River will be placed before the
board of directors Of the Metropol-
itan Water District by Chief Engi-
neer Weymouth some time during
November. W. 2. Whitsctt. chairman
Of the board announced today,
Actual selection Of the best route
Will be selected however. viii b.
left in the hands Of an engineering
board Of review. Tn board is COM
posed Of y. j. WileE. OF Boise, Ida,
Thadeuds Merriam. Of New York
City. and r r. Lyman, Of Salt Lake
City.
Whitsett stated that the ALLEGATION
Of % per cent Of the Boulder dam
power. amounting TO about 100000
horsepower, will have no effect on
the efforts Of the engineers to find
feasible route for the gravity
aqueduct. Some Of the power, Whit
sett declared. viii be available for
lifting water over the divide be
tween the Colorado River and South
ern California.
Whitsett said that the Metropoli-
tan Water District had applied for
a large block OF the power in the
event a gravity route could not be
found and it would be necessary to
pump the water He added that the
volume OF power is subject 70 certain
deductions in the event Arizona or
Nevada decided to use some Of the
power.
In commenting upon the action OF
the AriZona-C OlOradO River commits
sion, W. b. Mathews a member OF
the California Colorado River com
mission, said he believed the power
and water dispute between the two
states could be negotiated to a set
-tlcmeut. Mathews declared that the
dam project is conducive to the high
est material interests Of Arizona as
well as California and should be ear
IiCd out without delay.
~ am not surprised at the an
nounccmcnt from Phoenix that Ari-
IONA will 90 10 court in opposition
TO Boulder dam development" de
clared Earl c. POUND, president Of
Imperial Irrigation District, and one
Of the California Colorado river
commissioners, today.
"No matter what personal inclina-
tion there may be in the minds Of
ArizOna's river commissioners to
come to an agreement with Cali
fornia over the Colorado river, po-
litical campaign pledges Of the Ari-
zona state adm nistratiOn virtually
prohibit the signlrg Of an agreement
by the commissioners.
"That fact has been obvious in the
last one or two conferences between
the commissioner of the three lower
basin states. Oar information, how
ever, is that sentiment in Arizona
generally is undergoing a change
which agrees thai Colorado river de.
velopment is vital 10 the welfare of
Arizona and the southwest. When
that sentiment has erystallized suf-
ficiently there will, in all proba-
bility, be opportunity for Arizona
commissioners TO resume negotia
tions with the other states and TO
reach an agreement on an equitable
basis.
"California's Colorado river com
missioners have done their utmost
10 meet Arizona fairly in the dis
pute over the Colorado river. We
have never lost nope that eventual
~ there will be a voluntary agree
/ ment."