Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-10-22
STATE ASSUREDPO POWER
FOR IT'S DEVELOPMENT
ON FAVORABLE TERMS
General Satisfaction With Action of Secre-
tary Wilbur Expressed; Nevada's Alloca-
ton of $4,000 Horse Power May Be In
creased to 121 900; Protest Meet Nov. II.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 81 UPl-
A dozen weSterners entrained for
home tonight bearing documents
allocating Boulder Dam power on
a basis apparently satisfactory to
! the interests they represent. Con-
summation Of power contracts, eX-
pected soon. will enable the Interior
Department in December to ask
congress for an appropriation to
begin the worlds largest dam.
The division of power, handed
down by Secretary of Interior Will
bur today, after conferees had fail
ed to agree on his initial proposals.
makes the following grants:
Metropolitan Water District OF
California so per cent.
City of Los Angeles, 25 percent.
Southern California Edison Com
pany 25 per cent.
Clauses TO protect the interests Of
the States of Nevada and Arizona
and municipalities which have not
yet applied for power are included
in Wilbur's ALLEGATION. The two
states will be entitled to Is per cent
respectively of the power and cities
other than Los Angeles four per
cent. States may apply for the pow
er at any time within the next fifty
years, but application must be made
year before the power is delivered.
All Praise Division
These future grants, assured under
the priority provision of the Bould-
er Dam Bill. will be taken from the
power now aloCated to the three
largest users.
Representative of the Western
power interests interviewed b. the
United Press today were almost un-
animous in their praises of the VIII
bur division. There is a possibility
Nevada, which desired 33 1-3 per
cent of the power, may protest on
November u when Wilbur will hear
dissatisfied applicants. 1t was in
dicated, however, Nevada may sue
coed in reaching an informal agree
ment on the proposals before that
time.
Operation of the Boulder Dam
of Los Angeles, advised by board
of control composed of two men,
plant will be maintained by the City
berS nominated by the Southern
California Edison company and as
sociated interests one by the Me
tropolitan Water District one b.
Los Angeles and one by Wilbur
O-hor power uGNrg. according 'a
ne interpce.a I0u places. CG I'll.
Wilbur statements today, will con-
tract with Los Angeles for their
electricity.
L. S. To Build Plant
The federal government, as Will
bur indicated previously, will in
stall the dam, tunnels, power house
and penstocks. The machinery for
the generation and distribution ~
power will be provided by the less
ees. They will pay the cost Of la-
stallation and operation G fthe M
chinery in proportion to the power
they receive.
Contracts which the Interior De-
partmcnt hopes to execute shortly
after the hearings Of November l..
will provide power price which "in
the opinion Of the federal power
commission is fair to all conSum--
erS."
municipalities making separate
agreements with Los Angeles for
power buy it at COST" Wilbur said.
A charge of % cents per acre
foot VIII be made TO the Metropoh-
tan Water district. which is ex-
pected to use all the power it re-
ceives TO pump water over the
moutains to the irrigated lands
of California Should the water dis
trict not need its full so per cent,
the California Edison and associat-
ed companies will get 33 1-3 per
cent of it and Los Angeles 66 2-3
per cent Of it.
"50-50 Basis
Further provisions affecting the
Edison company and Los Angeles
bind them to take on a $3.50 basis
all power not otherwise contracted
for. The Metropolitan Water Dis
trict ALLEGATION is excepted from
this provision.
Il am delighted with the Secre-
tarys ALLEGATION" said William p.
Whitsett, representing the Metro
polltan Water District. 1T shows
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