Nogales international., 1929-07-16
EDITORIALS Q! gals
ARIZONA AND BOULDER DAM

Many editorials on the Boulder Dam project take
up the case of Arizona, the state refusing to ratty
the Colorado River compact Some editors believe
Arizona is taking Obstructionist course while
others feel that Arizona is being unjusty treated
The ELMIRA,, N. Y, ADVERTISER Zone of the
Ganett chain of papers, June 70, has the following
on "Arizona and Boulder DAM:
president Hoover has signed the proclamation
placing in effect the interstate compact that will
make possible the great Boulder Dam project ap-
proved by Congress last winter in the form of bill
carrying appropriation OF $l65 100000 for the
building CT the worlds greatest dam at Boulder
Canyon On the Colorado River. Arizona alone Of the
seven states affected by the project has refused
sign the compact The other six states are California,
Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.
can interim of six months between the passage
of the bill and the issuing Of the interstate procla
nation gave Arizona an opportunity to make be-
lated entrance in the compact, but she has perss-
tently declined and may carry the whole project into
the courts which would delay it indefinitely. Ari-
zona is fearful of the power plant feature OF the BILL
which provides for government construction OF a
huge power plant at the da the power to be sold at
a rate that will repay the cost within fifty years,
contracts to be in hand before work is begun.
with a Government t-oWned plant Arizona
would lose valuable taxation that could be collected
from private property She is opposed, too, to the
proposed diversion of water that would give Cafor-
MIA approximately 100000 feet for irrigation pur
poses.
whether the project can legally be launched
without the consent OF Arizona is point on which
a court decision may be required if Arizona persists
in it's stand Senator Reed SmoOt of Utah. of the
vigorous opponents of Government construction Of
the dam, said in speech in Congress that the bill
assumes that the Federal Government can, without
consulting the state of Arizona build huge dam,
resting upon soil which under the Constitution be-
longs to the state of Arizona and creates huge
all without the consent of the state of Arizona.
Illegal opinion does not support the validity Of
AriZonas claim, but it is conceded that it might be
the basis OF protracted court action. Another at
tempt will be made in October to bring her into the
compact.
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Now that it's summertime and everybody is out
of doors, it's good time to become better acquant
ed with one another
Eat all the fresh fruits you can get. When the
fruit perishes the fruit grower and fruit dealer per-
ish in proportion.
The home newspaper is one staple product that
is just as cool in summer as it is warm in winter
Prohibition is economically sound. Americas Ii
quid assets are increasing.
The two great measures of constructive egisla-
ton for the farmers passed by the recent special
sion OF Congress the farmreief bill and the
ton to adjourn.
Recent developments whereby the liquor impor-
taton privileges have been modified simply mean
that some of the foreign embassies in Washington
have been changed from open buffets to private
speak-softlies.
Ambassador Dawes announces he will serve no
liquor in the American Embassy in London. Charles
has been IN need OF just such place where he could
be alone and have rest and quiet.
That Jersey City Mayor who is accused of spend
ing 100000 in ten years ON an $4,000 year salary
should never be put in jail until they find out how