Show DERN OUTLINES STAND ON RIVER PACT tir bite of utah his no tum to deliver in its decision to with draw from the six state colorado nver compact governor george dern told members of the chamber of commerce at salt lake thurs day the state executive expressed this view in explaining stand on the colorado river controversy we seek only to protect our states future needs the governor explained the action of the state legislature was taken upon the appeal of the congressional delegation governor dern said and it was not because of any hostility toward the swing johnson measure utah wants the following the gov arnor said amendment of the river compact to provide for all of the seven states the recognition of the government that the river bed is the property ot the states any development of the colorado river to be for the entire river ter antory and not for the benefit ot any particular pati cular state the united states has no right to take our rights and our resources the governor continued that has been Ari zonas attitude and I 1 am heartily in sympathy with it we claim the rights to the in the river and are opposed to the government granting the develop ment of power resources that will not be of some benefit to the state the governor traced the history cf the compact briefly explaining an zonas attitude from the start california and arizona as reason able intelligent fair minded neigh bors ought to get together and come to an agreement the governor said until they do there is safety neith er for arizona nor for the appel states the governor said utah was in sympathy with mauch of southern Cali fornias needs especially foi flood control in the imperial valley and for a larger domestic water sup 1 ply for los angeles the enlargement of los angelest 1 population would be of direct benefit to producers while the flood control was a measure of security for the territory the governor said the extended de of more acres in the vaclev would not particularly affect utah as their products varied somewhat from cheaper power rates would also be southern Cali fornias lot if the boulder dam is built the governor said from a purely selfish standpoint it would not be to advantage he said because in future years the southland may have to call upon the coal mines of utah for fuel if the dam is not constructed the governor laid particular stress i the pant of the government de I 1 ve loping the entire river for the benefit of all the seven states instead of just california and the lower has n jones of denver vice president of the utah southern oil company returned to moab yesterday from the frank shafer well down the river where he had been for a watching developments there he will remain at moab for several days rev jonathon wood pastor of the baptist church has been confined to his bed for the past week with a severe attack of influenza |