Show TO CONSERVE WATER numerous factors involved em tl raches ach es much public land tona acing distance transmission of hydro power will always alway be D imort practicable and Eco econom morn f leal in western states state a 2 numerous Kunie roua factors factora ot of conservation ari are involved in the development of in III the arid and semi genii arid of the west which embrace substantially nil all the remaining public landi landa outside of alaska the essential factora facto rit are 1 l 1 a saving of the natural fuels coal oil and forests fo ai aa a lessened expense in tho the irrigation i a of f agrIcal agricultural ural lands and in securing curing power for mine development bahe restraint of flood waters and ahe ug of waters for gaviga tion writes secretary IL II A ballinger in review of reviews the distance transmission of 0 hyda electric electa lc power will always generally speaking be more inora practicable and economical in the rocky mountain and pacific coast states tho the cost coat of cat and other fuels for power generation beraro will have lockly prohibitive values duo due chiefly tu cost coat of labor in and the long hauls baula in trans por portion port nUon WIon this however la Is not true in a localities as nt at present the low selling price of oil in los loi angeles and san analara an clara removed rem ovea much of the 1 g f for h hydro y dro electric electa lc development ment I 1 in these c atles it no argument to show that over horsepower hoise power developed by hydro transmission conserve conser con gerve voi just juat aaa at quantity of natures na turoa fuel lee sao id ta produce the tha same horse borse not dot to mention tha he fuel used in ats ia transportation therefore ther eforo the the saving ot of an ex bastible bau aUble natural resource and the u utilization of what would otherwise inn I 1 un to 6 waste i I 1 T r natural gift of power in III the wn wa to tor bortan r tan a never anve T be of full service until d ja e d M I 1 SIB r ea a ara ea ell dou ned wet and dry seasons a and such development la is dependent mainly upon private enterprise water power development in probably the major portion of the west Is impracticable from a commercial point of view unless coupled with the irrigation of arid lands the extraction and reduction of minerals or railway operation the force of these statements Is better understood when it la Is known that the lie maintenance ot of a continuous flow throughout tho the year in wet and dry seasons requires the impounding of 0 flood or surplus waters these waters so restrained thereby become la in part available for irrigation during crop seasons as well as in the continuous generation of power for or electrical transmission also thousands of motors are thus capable ot at use ilse la in pumping water to the surface for irrigation to an aa extent not feasible if fuel were necessary to create power or normal stream flow must be depended edon on experience shows allows that the impounding or storage odthe of the waters of mountain streams in the hood flood season feces retards regards the abnormal seasonal run off and equalizes the low flow of the natural streams and rivers preventing inundation of 0 lands in one season of the year and augmenting river flow in n other seasons of low waters thereby increasing the facilities for navigation |