Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-09-12 | Page 7 | Dangers in Swing-Johnson Bill

S t angers in Swing Johnson Bill 0 Y ONE NE danger to Utah and the upper CobS CobS' Cob Colo- S' S L I rado basin states lurks in iii the provisions provi- provi of the Swing Johnson bill for a dam I at Boulder canyon that has had practically 10 recognition S i Throughout all discussions and pacts for f.-E f. the dividing of the Colorado Colora o river waters it has been settled that the lower basin states i California Arizona riz na and Nevada shall b be allotted alu al- al a maximum maximum of feet acre u of water Yet and here e is a b bad jok joker r i in inS S t the Boulder dam project the project the Johnson Swi-Johnson S bilL provie foi a d tn with a acapa capa ny of i S acre feeL What can b be reao rea rea- o fOr spending spendin v. v vast st millions of dollars dollars 01 S a dam that will Impound four times the amount of water allotted the lower bower states 1 The IThe dam would be kept filled and it is assumed as- as sf s- s f its full capacity but its its enor enor 5 mo s size would r require quire four times the am amount o of water vater all tt d' d the three lower lowert t stat states S Th huge Boulder darn dpn project has with with- provisions the very machinery for de- de k anY state seven compact for water division A few years from now when S Utah is beginning to realize its vast poten- poten S es it might he be found that southern California has utilized the resources resources of Boul- Boul with its feet acre of water water- That region then may have put to kf beneficial use four times its share in the J rivers river's waters Consider the fight that Utah 11 and the upper states might then have to toS S m ake tp to enforce its rights under the agree agree- i ment S No Utah's interests interest demand the r of the state seven compact To settle the questions ques- ques ions of f water division is the logical starting start start- mg ing p point mt When the governors reconvene r.- r. at De Denyer yer every effort should be put forth t to obtain ratification of the Sante Fe compact corn com pact with any misunderstandings ironed out Thereafter any legislation for Colorado river develop development ent should he be founded on th the te terms ms t ir of the state seven agreement adherence ad- ad to all of the pacts pact's provisions ons S hould hould S be required ed Jo A