Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-02-21 | Page 10 | L. A. Held Back in Dam Fight

L LI A AI 1 HELD BACK IN DAM FIGHT So far the basin states of the Colorado Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- rado river have forestalled efforts of southern California to reduce Boulder dam income to these states Grover A A. A Giles deputy attorney general indicated upon his return Monday from Washington D D. C. C Mr Giles immediately went into conference with Governor Henry H H. Blood on the program for a conference conference confer confer- ence of upper basin states governors opening February 28 at Santa Fe N. N NM M Mr Giles State Engineer T. T H. H Humpherys and other Utah delegates delegates delegates dele dele- gates will leave Saturday for Santa Fe The deputy attorney general conferred conferred conferred con con- in Washington with Nathan NathanR R R. Margold solicitor for the department department department depart depart- ment of interior and pressed the case of Utah and its sister states of the upper basin Upon returning home Mr Giles I found a letter from Mr Margold saying the department of interior is in no respect committed to proposals proposals proposals pro pro- of Los Angeles and the metropolitan metropolitan metropolitan met met- water district of southern California The proposals would cut to 1 a year the sum allotted upper basin states tates from Boulder dam the I upper basin states want i ia a year reduce dam power rates cut the interest of the cost of the I dam and postpone payments of i flood control charges Mr Giles is expected to return to I Washington from Santa Fe