Show Meet Opposes Reclamation Policy Change Special Hearing Cites Need for Okeh on Echo Park ark Project Development of the Upper Colorado River Basin project would be impeded impede seriously if power revenues are not used to subsidize irrigation or if any radical radical radical radi radi- cal change is made in national reclamation policy it was emphasized emphasized emphasized sized Sunday at a special congressional congressional congressional con con- gressional hearing on the project The six member congressional committee conducted the hearing at Utah State Capitol It was attended attended attended at at- tended by more than persons Headed by Representative Reva Rea V Beck Bosone D D. Utah the committee committee committee com com- heard several witnesses testify to the advisability of early authorization of the dollar billion-dollar Colorado River storage project particularly construction of Echo Park Dam Other Members 1 Other committee members in attendance were Representatives John R R. R Murdock i D D. Ariz Clair Engle D D. Cal W V Wesley e s l ley e y A A. DEwart R R. Mont James G. G Donovan D D. N N. Y and Wayne Vayne Aspinall D. D Colo Leading off the discussion Representative Bosone said sincere sin cere but uninformed conservation conservation conserva- conserva tion ion groups opposing construction construction construction tion of Echo Park Dam in Dinosaur Dinosaur Dinosaur Dino Dino- National Monument 1 unwittingly unwittingly unwittingly tingly were doing the front work I for real 0 opponents p p 0 n e n t s of the project I Vigorous action to ensure that hat Secretary of the Interior Oscar W. W Chapman abides by an earlier decision approving construction construction construction con con- of Echo Park Dam was I urged by Senator Arthur V V. Watkins Watkins Wat- Wat kins R R. Utah Want Vant Authorization John Geoffrey Will Vill secretary- secretary counsel Upper Colorado River Commission informed the group that upper basin states do not expect the project to be constructed constructed constructed con con- in Hin this time of budgetary budget budget- ary strain bUdget I But he continued we do want the project authorized so I that hat engineering work can be completed and we will be ready to o go in slack times of transition from war to peace |