Milford chronicle., 1950-04-07
caliioEnia's Water Plabl1m

4 found that "the ehicEens 90
come home ta raos
The state mad a. irrigation and
power project 81 wanted % deFeicu
IN the Central valley "a meant
cost of many Millions Incuaf 81
was a strictly California protest.
- which the people uf 40 other
state could possibly have a. In
terest the federal government was
asked % take over tha Job. Con-
gress was asked % appropriate tha
money.
As q bribe to tbe renTasenla-
lives in congress fFom asneE
weEteFu states. wha uizht have
aamewhaf similar nroiecfs aau
whieh they miEht ash EaFeEHe
meHf ala. Caltarnia'a ranEee
uentatiEes rather uh4Taae
themselves la sunnart anuFn~
nriatians lar sueh uraleats m
ether states aa naTment faE
supnart of tha CafNoEnia Cane
tral valley nroieet aunruHriae
tians
When the Hoover dam in the Cal-
GRADE river was null. Los hngeieg
and other areas in southern CALI
fornia saw m the watr 6 made
availaala from the Colorado river
a solution OF the water problem
of southern Caiforuia. To muEa
such water aVailahle Los AnEaes
not only obligated itse1 Cd amer
tize the cost az huildins the daua
bat also organized G1e melrouo m
water district
With q bead isana oI mV
miIlDns. 1ha Ereat anaua8
was bulA acraEa tha Canlarua
desert and 6hEauah aH mns
tainss q distance al maEe am
zee miles e carry fhe rlear
water 60 tae Beenie aa CaEzar-
MA.
The people 81 Southern Calilor-
MIA felt they had assurance az SUE
Gcient water for all time Over
the years. they have been cheer
fully paying OF the bond issue and
paying back to the governments the
cost of the dam.
Now comes Arizona. PROPOSING
a vast irrigation protest that ls ao
cost an estimated Ts8 miHlan dol-
lars and win take a considerable.
portion of that Colorado river
water. Arizona has demanded the
support of the representative "a
congress Of the western states for
its project
4 ID the senate fhev aecuEa7
that supnort. ineludlnE fhat a1
Senator DoWneV of CaHaTua.
He undouhtezIv feH aa vas Cd.
ngated. as q reiurn lor auuuura
ul TIE Ca1fornia Central VAL
ley pEoieet. 90 supnort the Arl-
z0na pEoieet, because Ma
Arizona nroieet had tha aun-
pert 81 the admiuia1ratian aa
which the senator Is 8 saNnnrs-
eE. 'sThe chicEens came hama
90 Eoost.
Now the people Of southern Cali
fornia. including Los Angeles and
other cities Of the southern hal1.
have not so much assurance 81
continuous water supply. Thaf wI
depend on how much water q win
take to irrigate those mfuiana 81
dry acres in Arizona. Thav are
privately owned acress not govern
ment land open TO settlement
The volinE o. tha9 gIs8 ma.
lion o. government manaV aN
Whatever mere may De- mes1eE
So complete tAe iah msaua an
increased value Ter thazs ~.
Wately oHned acres. wafH IS ahs
MEaaian 60 reluu1 any uara1an a.
auea q suEa. Et means
ol additional acres en- whleh e
uroauee cE0ug 81 wheM We e.
ready have q EuEnluas 8 aar-
plus al ne taEuavegs mausv fn
buying shat t9e EuEa1nme
mag malntain hi9h nF1ea faH
farm nroaEnaz feeds. Ana 81
means the reanls 81 aM Ms m
sla1as musl hs tae1 e. nv
that ll4 mAaug. ana. ant um
neanla ol sauhern Ca1Msrmn
are uaMe4 unaa CD pay. in e1s
fern Of 8 possible water nh.
age. the price of fha Ca1
valley deVelaumeua.
California started gsa ruefn
and no one can tea what aaa ana
may be. u may wen he the enr-
eminent win Be- asked Cd nnaren
tunnels through the nncrv nnnr.
tains through which 20 ew
waters of the @esieu slaua te "a
farms aad cities 81 the 1Iiszlrrt
valley states
10 Isl q demonstration 81 ia
pork barreI7 of past rsnarnEr
grown into the fullg fa1terad has q
the present
and such IS a reason Fer aHa trr
demands made nV those vim ara
doing the spending To the peora
ui California &c Is "a ehr
come home % rocat
There are more waVa az raemr
the world at the expense q -
taxpayer than joining the raur.
Another favorite method fa -.
ting elected 90 congress. ana fm