Show BIG irrigation PLAN PRESENTED PLANS ARE ARC UNDER WAY FOR FOH irrigation IIII SYSTEM FOR MANY STATES proposition calls calla for irrigating of 5 additional acres in imperial valley and large highland tract washington A comprehensive ylan plan tm for irrigating noes neres inoru incero of lim Is lit the imperial valley ille of full call dorala anil diore than acres acre a of ili high 9 h I 1 lands a n if s in tle the region legion of the juncture of california arizona and nevada ead has been presented ted to congress if tor or action by bi the department of the intel titer lor it was framed by b A P davis chief reclamation engineer the project calls for a high hl gli line canal between beaw een laguna dam catli on the lower colorado arter to the vall t alley ey to reach the huge acreage of ar arid d lands there this will cost about it la ili estimated the second big feature of the project J Is 4 the construction of a huge reservoir and power plant at or near boul ler der canyon cans on at an estimated cost of this would conserve the water ater A floods and devion deil cip pirl primary inary which would lie be sold in the surrounding territory all of the report Is said to meet with tile general approval appi oal of the seven seen states later ted in iii the of the e colorado Coloia do river ihei with tile the exception ofa recommendation that the secretary 0 of f interior be given ghen the alie power to fl fax x rates rales tit tt the boulder canyon canion dam the llie dails report declares problems af f tle the colo rudo rado river rl er are of national magnitude the 0 of f davis which have hae been approved by b secre ere tary daiy of Co minene hoover dt A the colorado river and the d depipi truent of interior intel lor tire are 1 that through suitable legislation tit tin united states undertake the con st mi notion rution with government BW eminent funds of a high lil h line canal from froin laguna dam dain to the valley alle to be rel ab ay the lands benefited J that the public lands that can lie be by such works lie le i evened for settlement by bi ex service sen ice wen milder conditions securing actual settlement and cultivation cult hatlon 3 3 choit through aul suitable table legislation the united states undertake the ton con ruction with government funds of a reservoir tit at or near boulder cany can on oril on the lower colorado river to be relm relin buried by the reve revenues nuts front leasing the power privileges pit dieges lieges incident thereto 4 that any an state interested in this shall have ha the alie right at iti election to contribute an equitable aart of the cost of the of I 1 lie reservoir and receive for its contil clon tri tuition mt I 1 it it a pro mate share alnie of power lit at ost cot to be secre tary tn of the interior 5 that the secretary rv of the Inter intermor for lie be after full hearing of all concerned cone ei ned to allow the various milieus apall cants their lite due proportion of the power powei privileges pill lees nikl anti to ril locate the lie eist cost and benefits of it a linge huge line canal 0 that after development authorized to lie undertaken on the colorado river ilir in by federal government or le be required to give prior ity lt of right and use n to 10 river regulation and flood control 1 b to lo use of storage ito niRe water for lr ir c TO 10 development of power |