Show TION PLAN PLANS ARE UNDER WAY FOR IR SYSTEM FOR MANY STATES proposition calls for irrigating of additional acres in imperial valley and laroe large highland tract washington A comprehensive plan to for r irrigating acres more of lands liinus in the imperial valley of california and wore more than acres of high lands in the rebo of the june lure of california araz arizona ona and novada has been presented to td congress for action by the ho department of 0 the interior it aus framed uy 4 A 11 I 1 bavis chief reclamation engineer the project calls for fl A ghigli line canal can at between laguna dam on the lower loer Co colorado barado alvo arter to the imperial valley to reach the huge nan af ot of arid lands there tills this will oat about it Is the second big feature of tho the project Is IB the construction of a hugo huge reser and power plant tit at or near boulder canyon at an estimated coat of tills would conserve the alie water prevent present floods and develop primary which avi would jud be sold in the lie surrounding territory I 1 all of tho the report Is said to meet with the general approval of the seven states interested in the ot of tho the colorado river with tho the except tan of a recommendation that mat the secretary of interior be given tile power to fix rates at the boulder canyon lain tito the davis dails report declares problems of the colorado river are of national magnitude the recon ll 11 ot of davis which have been approved by secretary of commerce Il hoover cali inan of the colorado river commission and the department of interior aro are 1 that through suitable legislation tile the united states undertake the construction 8 st true tion with gov emment funds funda of dt a high line canal from laguna ilum to the imperial valley to be reimbursed by the lands benefited 2 that the public lands that can be reclaimed by such works be reser reserved vot tor for settlement by ex service men under o sti securing curing actual settlement anti and cultivation 3 tha almit t through suitable legislation tho the united states undertake the construction st with government funds of a reservoir at or near boulder canyon on hursell I 1 by the reve revenues nuts from leasing the power privileges incident thereto 4 tilsit any soto sato interested in ill this shall tore gave tile the right at its election to an equitable part of the cost of the construction ve tile he reservoir end and receive for its metri button a proportionate share of power at cost to be uio the secretary of the interior inlet lor 5 that the sWreta secretary ry of the interior lie ile empowered after full hearing of all concerned to allow lie elie various vailous applicants their duo due proportion of the power privileges and to allocate uia cost and benefits of 0 a huge line canal 6 0 that after development hereafter authorized to bo be undertaken on the colorado river by federal or otherwise ile be required to give prior ity of tight anti use n to river regulation find flood control cont iol b to use of 0 storage water vater for irrigation c to development of power |