Show COlORADO PACT IS DISCUSSED W W. R. R Wallace Talks on 1 Power Project Before Chamber of Commerce r f That Thal the sum of ot is InI In- In I In the building of oC the Bould Boulder Boul Boul- d der r dam and other projects incident dam and that at some future time Urne there will be no less than thirteen thirteen thir thir- teen big dams dan along the Colorado river rl between Lees Ferry and the proposed site of the Boulder dam are the statements of William llam R. R Wallace Vallace Colorado river commissioner commis commis- for Cor Utah Mr 11 Wallace was the speaker Monday at the weekly J luncheon of or the Engineering Counell Coun- Coun ell cli of Utah Ulah at the chamber of commerce com com- merce where he discussed at al considerable considerable con con- length the problems Incident incident inci mci- dent to the present status of the whole Colorado river situation With reference to Arizona's at attitude attitude at- at in declining to ratify the Colorado river compact Mr 11 Walace Wallace Wal Wal- lace Jace ace said that Arizona has a good case He lIe explained that under ex exIsting exIsting existing ex- ex law Jaw any state is the owner of e c the bed of oC all navigable rivers flowing within Its boundaries This b being true and since all the big bigi damsite on the on-the the Colorado river are i either wholly or In part in that state slate and since California contributes contributes contributes con con- tributes little water to the Colorado but wishes to take much water out of ot It the demands of Arizona that sh she be paid laid a n royalty for every horsepower generated are not without without without with with- out reason There are many peo peo- pie Mr 11 Wallace Vallace declared who feel that Arizona is right In her at- at and there is no question but that her stand is Is at least in a measure Justified by the facts Arizona can hardly be expected to give away gratis her greatest natural natural nat nat- ural resource resource for tor the benefit of ot another another anther an an- other ther state he said He announced d that he would attend the meeting of Colorado river commissioners to be beheld beheld held helel in Washington December 14 rind and expressed th the hope that all the basin states slates could get et together there for Cor the ultimate solution of all allt t their eJr problems |