Show f VER ER PROBLEMS rE CONSIDERED CONFERENCES CONFERENCE'S an r for Development of I Colorado lorado Project Are Discussed Dis- Dis I Dis-I j cussed by Arizona and Coast I ast st Men in Phoenix JI Ariz Arli rb March 16 Fur Fur Fur- proposals for tor utilization of ot the there re of f the tho Colorado river by Herbert Hoover one of ot the test tes- national assets were on the them it gram im m of ot the Colorado river com com- here slon-here sion here today In progress here liere are arc first of ot a a. series In the Colorado whereby the commission eS ito to reach an agreement f for tor or division among seven Interested isio the rights to the waters of Colorado and its tributaries Call- Call and Arizona speaker speakers will pre- pre te today Hoover who is presiding the ithe the hearings as the governments government's will commence what to be one of ot the busiest days to the Southwest by ad- ad sing the Arizona legislature in session at 10 o'clock this morning of ot the tho river commission will at 11 a. a m. m Those scheduled j development plans today for commissions commission's consideration Include liC IC Hoyt of ot the United States survey J J. C. C Nickerson Ident of ot the Imperial Valley Cal Cat ration district Professor Protessor G. G E. E P. P th engineer of ot the Uni- Uni Arizona and Ralph L. L Cris- Cris 1 president of ot the tho Los Angeles city IX MENh MEN h speakers who have asked to eard card today are R R. E. E Sloan An- An Smith and A. A W. W Roberts all of f mix nix R. R D. D a member of ot directors of ot the Impe- Impe Valley Irrigation district Robert Tucson R. R W. W Wilde Mo- Mo Ariz F. F X Viele Pres- Pres fArIz Ariz Mark Rose Imperial Valand Valand Valand Val- Val and Ben F. F Fly George M M. Bridges William Wisner all of ot Yuma Ariz veral power and reclamation pro- pro submitted at the first ses- ses pf commission yesterday at aft aft- t On 1 development plan was that of ot A. A G. G McGregor an ma engineer who asserted that ornia and Arizona interests should crate erate in financing and developing project Instead of ot relying on fed- fed aid McGregor declared that the a power project and not a matlon project and that the two develop it because they luse all the power benefits He lIe that a Joint California California- na board be organized and emred em- em emred red Ted to issue bonds for develop develop- and to enter contracts for the theof of ot electrio power RESERVOIR orge e e H. H Maxwell I of Phoenix on on expert the final speaker of ot day lay urged the construction of t a i l on Gila river to pro- pro the Imperial and Vuma uma valleys fl flood od da dangers ger He also led construction of ot the proposed nel and Bullhead dams in Anto Ari- Ari Ito to safeguard against flood dan- dan danI I JM Maxwell also submitted a plan claim caim acres of ot land in mar maby by means of ot a canal miles mUes in length Hoover asked Reclamation Di- Di Dir r Davis if Mr Maxwells Maxwell's projects feasible and In the case of each c dared ared that in his estimation they not y Hoover will wUl visit Imperial y Sunday and open hearings in |