Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-10-28 | Page 1 | Basin States Win Point in River Battle

I IN TATES I IN POINT IN m EA BATTlE BATTlE- I deral Power Commission Commis Commis- sion Halts Development Develop- Develop ment on Colorado 1 I TION C-TION DELAYS DELAYS' GIRAND PROJECT Governor Delivers Delivers ers ers Ultimatum at Senate Sen Sen- SenI I ate Committee Hearing Fj WASHINGTON Oct 28 AP AP- AP 1 pOwer powel development on the Colo- Colo do river was ordered temporarily p today by the federal commission pending agree agree- nt between the Colorado river shi l states for a division of the theer's theer's ers er's waters The aCtA held up the commis- commis ns n's decision upon the application Games James B. B Girand and associates develop a power project on the amond lamond Creek site in the Colo Colo- o 0 river river In Arizona Arizon In aking known its decision the enunciated a policy th respect to power development Ithe the river nver and met the request of the basin states to I spend operations pending the of the war compact by of Arizona and I The commission urged the fhe states rach fach a speedy agreement for division of the rivers river's waters so att development of the river ight proceed as speedily as pos- pos ble 1 le 1 LOS ANGELES Oct 28 28 AP AP- AP journey to San ego was in store today f for r the thee nate nare e committee which last night included n a spirited two-day two hearg hearon hear- hear g ere on th the thEl Swing Johnson bill ov ov ding g for a high dam on the I rado river and an all Ameri n B tl inal nal connecting the river riven with pedal valley The relative relative mer- mer of high dams and find low dams d the relative value vahle of ot a score spore d m sites played a a prominent j d 1 here but lut the climax o of bf the theang ang came late yesterday when vernor Hunt Bunt of Arizona through representative H. H B. B ana of Tucson hurled i Into the plex debate this warning Arizona will not be dispossessed th the e water and power of Its Cold Cold- river iver without a 11 struggle