Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-12-25 | Page 2 | Change in Dam Bill Possible, Colton Thinks

n HAN IN DAM DAMI I BILL r POSSiBLE C nUN S Believes Measure May Be Changed to Provide State 5 Ratification Belief th that t congress will wUl amend the Boulder dam bill blU making it ef effective effective ef- ef on state state five ratification on Incase Sir In cas case Arizona refuses to be become ome a party to a state seven-state compact and Utah declines to reenter a state six e compact was expressed by Congressman Congressman Congressman Con Con- gressman Don B. B Colton in a message message mes rues sage to The Telegram Monday In Inthis Inthis Inthis this event neither Utah or Arizona which now hold the fate of ot the Hie measure measure meas meas- ure are In their hands could prevent the government from going through with the project except possibly by carrying the fight Into the courts Congressman Colton Cotton Is decidedly opposed to the bill as passed by congress congress congress con con- gress and signed by President CoolIdge CoolIdge Coolidge Cool- Cool idge but is convinced that it would be to Utah's advantage ad to be a party to the compact In case a a five five- state r ratification amendment Is s written into the bill Like the other members o of Utah's congressional delegation however he is In favor or of this state standing stand stand- ing lag pat in its Us present position Inthe in inthe inthe the hope that Arizona will vIli solve the tho problem by entering Into a a seven seven- sta state te compact Congressman Coltons Colton's statement follows I r did not approve the Boulder dam bill as it passed congress because because because be be- cause I r do not believe our rights In th the waters of th the Colorado river are aro fully protected Only a seven- seven state compact can give gl us full pro pro- I am also opposed to the bill because it recognizes the right of pf congress to allocate the waters of our streams and vests the sec secretary ec ec- ec of interior with power to distribute distribute distribute dis dis- tribute these waters However it itIs itis itis is now a law and if neither Utah nor Arlzo Arizona Arlzo ratify I am satisfied congress will amend making it ef effective or- or when five states ratify In that event we would be better off olf b by being a a. party to the compact I r believe time should be given Arizona Arizona Anzona Ari Ari- zona to ratify as that quId solve olve the he problem II