| Show Wildlife Groups Told Of Propaganda Members of wild life and con cone organizations were warned warned warned warn warn- ed recently to be bo wary of attacks by so-called so conservation groups an on the legitimate development of the Upper tipper Colorado River Basin Whatever the noble intentions of the leadership of these groups the net effect is to grind Southern California's ax Dave Brinegar executive secretary of the Central Arizona Project Association warned warned warn warn- ed to the peril of Arizona Colorado Colorado Colo Cob rado New Mexico Utah Wyoming Wyoming Wyom ing and Nevada Brinegar said he ho was pointing nis warning to members mem mem- bers rs of the Sierra Club of California California Cali Cali- fornia the American Forestry Association As As- the National Parks Association Association Asso Asso- elation the Isaak Walton League the National Wild Life Federation and other groups attacking full development development development de de- of the Colorado River ar recalled that many conservation con cone groups supported California Cali Call fornia when Arizona was seeking approval of the Central Arizona Project bill before Congress in 1949 and 1950 Speaking of the Upper Colorado River Basin Storage project which comes before Congress this spring Brinegar said many people in Arizona Arizona Ari Arl- zona think the fight has nothing to todo todo todo do with Arizona This Is not true he said This tight involves Arizona as well as the rest of the Upper Basin states California California California Cali Cali- It also involves Northern fornia Oregon Washington Idaho Montana North North Nonn t and South Dakota Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma and Texas if you follow the principle that reclamation states are entitled to the legitimate benefits resulting from development of their water resources Brinegar appealed to bas basin 1 n states members rs of conservation organizations or ore I to notify their national leadership that they staunchly oppose opi op op- i 11 Wee pose Ose the taking of sides with California Cali Call I fornia in the proposed development of the Colorado River Basin The Council of Conservationists I which in my opinion misappropriates misappropriates i the word conservationist since many sincere conservationists conservation conservation- are arc for the Upper Basin project proJect project is pursuing either cither by acci ned accident dent or by design the same line of attack on full development of the Colorado River that is pursued pursued pursued pur pur- sued by the C Colorado lorado River Association Asso elation of California the Metropolitan tan Water District of Southern California California Cal Cal- and other California organizations or or- or-I or said said i Brinegar recalled that one of the early attacks on the Central Arizona Ari Arf- zona project came from a 8 national conservation society magazine I went to the office of that association in Washington and asked asked asked ask ask- ed for a copy Brinegar said I Iwas Iwas Iwas was told I could have reprints by bythe bythe bythe the thousands paid for by the vice president of a 8 large mercantile firm in Los Angeles True conservation of the Colorado Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- rado River Basin calls for the the- the the-de development de- de development of the resources of the Colorado River for the benefit of all the states in the basin not just for Southern California Brinegar Brinegar Brine Brine- gar said The Upper Basin project poses no threat to dinosaur beds sets no precedent for invasion or r destruction of the National Park System an and will open a remote region so that millions of Americans Ameri Amerl- Americans cans cans ans can see it We believe in parks for the millions not just for the few Brinegar said Less than peo peo- pea pie for instance ever went down the Green and Yampa Rivers before before be be- fore 1952 but millions of people visit Lake Mead every year Conservationists in the basin states should be wary of the states meats of organizations like the SIerra Si Sierra Sierra Si- Si erra Club of California th the Counell Council Coun ell cil of Conservationists the Coordinating Coordinating Coordinating Council of Natural ReI Resources Resources Re Re- I sources the National Parks Asso elation the American Forestry Association As As and the Isaak Thank Walton League Brinegar said I Each of these organizations has bas hasa basa a worthy Job to do In in its own I field he said For any of these I organizations to join fin the nasty Job of helping South South- ern rn California in its efforts to chop chopoff off the economic h ads nd d of Arl- Arl Izona zona Nevada Colorado New Mex ico tco Utah and Wyoming is wrong Residents of the basin states can help overcome the propaganda of these organizations by writing friends newspaper editors and congressmen in states outside the Upper Basin area and telling them for lor the need of development of the tile upper half hall of one of Americas America's great untamed rivers the Colorado Colorado Colo Cola rado and its tributaries |
