Show BOULDER DAM court uphold- uphold decision of the supreme I k THE ing the contention of Utah and five other states interested in the Colorado river will havethe have havethe havethe dam project at Hoover Boulder stimulating activity in that the effect of great project Arizona's suit seeking an injunction prohibiting prohibiting prohibiting pro pro- the government from constructing the project was thrown out of court without t prejudice udice which is a good thing inasmuch it leaves to Arizona the right to bring future fu future future fu- fu as to ture action in case it can show damage of constructing the the state by reason interference with Arizona's rights project or in any way is in inline inline The decision of the supreme court line with the contention of Utah and other state six compact compact com corn states signatory to the e pact which ratified ed the provisions of the Colorado river project act Arizona declined to join in this treaty brought suit for injunction injunction in injunction in- in junction and even now defeated in the first move to block the project intends to carry carryon on the fight Governor Hunt of Arizona an ardent op opponent opponent opponent op- op of the Boulder dam project is quoted as saying the war will continue Th This s gives credence to the oft-expressed oft belief that Arizona would remain a dog in the manger of river but those familiar with the progress litigation may now expect the first real signs of trading from the Arizona side Heretofore Arizona has declined to make clear just what it wanted but the defeat that state has suffered in the supreme court de decIsion decision decision de- de may bring about a more liberal atti atti- tude However the rights of Arizona were safeguarded in the state six-state compact comp ct upon the same basis as though Arizona had rati- rati lied fled These same rights are protected by the I supreme court in its ruling Arizona need no longer remain a holdout but should join her sister states in cooperating in the river development and in sharing the benefits from Irom the major project and its allied enterprises enterprises enterprises enter enter- below the dam |