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Show Dewey Dam Seen As AsMa1or AsMaor Malor Ma1or | Needof Need of ofIntermountain ofIntel-mountain ofIntel mountain Intermountam Intermountain - DtstrktSamuel District Dtstrkt DistrictSamuel Samuel G Porter of Grand GrandJunctIon GrandJunction JunctIon well known western westernslope westernslope slope businessman busmessman was in m Moab MoabTuesday MoabTuesday MoabTuesday Tuesday on business fot foi the theMesa theMesa Mesa Flour Mills M1l1s of which pro progressive progressive gresslve gressive milling concern he IS isan isan an official Mr Porter is one of ofthe ofthe ofthe the most energetic boosters for forthe forthe forthe the mtermountain mtermountam intermountain country and andhas andhas andhas has facts and figures to prove provethat provethat provethat that westein westetn Colorado and east eastern eastem eastern ern em Utah have more undeveloped undevelopedresources undevelopedresources undevelopedresources resources than any other scctIon section scctIonof sectionof sectionof of similar area in the country countryHe countryHe countryHe He is particularly interested mterested m in mthe inthe inthe the construction of Dewey dam damwhich damwhich damwhich which would not only reclaIm reclaima a vast acreage by providing provldmg Ir IrrIgatlOn irrigation irngation rIgatlOn rigation but would also furnish furnishthe furnishthe furnishthe the stimulus for the development developmentof of scores of other resources now nowlymg nowlying nowlying lymg lying latent for want of cheap cheapelectrIc cheapelectric cheapelectric , electrIc po\\ po poer po\\er po er power \ \ er Mr Porter POInts pointsout pointsout lout POIntslout out that electric power in the thevolume thevolume thevolume , volume and at a price essentIal essentIal'to essentialto 'to to ' the development of the re resources resources resources sources of this region can onlbe onl onlbe be obtained obtamed through the mstalla installa mstallatIon installation installation tIon hydro in m this area of a major hy dro electric project such at atDewey atDewey atDewey Dewey dam _ |