Show f Favor avor Glen Canyon Power Development Proper development of the Glen II canyon canyon unit on the Colorado river In in the opinion of State Engineer R VE rE well Card would be the thEt most far reaching leaching single develop- develop went on the river Mr Ins In- In that as Utah's representative s on the Colorado river commission her he held r would ld advocate at this time a govi gov- gov i nt inv Investigation as to the possibilities of or this site sHe I returned Mr Caldwell has bas just from tram a trip down the Colorado river with a party of officials made maae primarily prImarily primarily prima prIma- rily to inspect possible In that hat portion of of the river running through what is known as Glen canyon can- can yon ron The sites were suggested on topographic examination made malte dur- dur hg ng the summer and falL of 1921 by bythe bythe the he the United States geological survey with the Southern California Edison company collaborating A number of if other observations were made I which might have a bearing on the development of the river The liThe sU suggested bested by bJ the map iap were surveyed in detail ana the he Information will be made avail avail- alc ble later Mr Caldwell said For eor the most part these appear appeal to be feasible In one instance ill ill- Stance stance the bedrock appears at the I s surface face of the river bed e To thoroughly thor thor- investigate the the theother other sites it ouId be necess necessary ry to to drill for bedrock bed bed- rock jock and probably determine what what materials Lot foe dams dams' may be beI I 1 ad Vital to It U Is in this portion portio of the e river that liat Utah is particularly arly interested re ted l this time The Tho Glen CHen canyon de de- Is the largest large t proposed on onie ontie tie ie e river and anti will probably be f ii il yelo eloped he the moat reaching far ins in ing s g- g eft et of those in the whole Jle basin it rere fre re some which I all U n need ed to be studied re e a de decision ision can be reached as whether or or r i not irot t t tills ls Gt ri o l le 10 should sho be dey derc developed a eil e ri pre in r eure d-eure over 81 other r ui lI the river 1 I ils Is obviously a a matter marter of great cern tern to the tle future of th Colorado r l' er er and those 1 ili Interested resi resin n lf that no mistake e sh should urd De be made made- ch cb as select selecting ing ng for development deve a feet h hI I 11 w would n d not meet mec all ot of Ig economic r requirements q The cost os of the d development v of fy of the major projects o of the till tiller ver er such as as' as Glen canyon or 01 Black lack c canyon n ma 1 oe no e ex- ex c- c eted to to approximate The Glen te e II if ed I first fust t would e lol e rIed e r Busy O ly have the effect of ol cheapening cheapening by y nun many millions of eP dollars all of the I s l lyng ng on the river river below It Such uch for foi i infant e as the tiie proposed Diamond ramond creek power o er dev development l 1 rift iid the 13 Boulder ulder and ald llac Bae canyon I Favors Fa C non on tIt It lies hils b fn n suggested some g ester ester- by so some somes at t the s Fou der canyon unit lies lIe eat to the the- power power market and Id ld Hi ere fore have ha e precedence ht l L t this time from front fromel limie el ku 11 available a as ast i t t upp t sites sHea inclines s me to We jew ew that the extra distance which r would bo be ne necessary nery ry to transmit per er if jf the ca on and the ci Cl cicek tek k dl developments were I made would be compensated re BUy with some to to sp spare spare re by the great saving v which ch would be effected effected effect effect- ed d to later developments in In Inthe the river river riv riv- er r below Glen can canyon canon on The extra distance necessary to transmit power to Los Las Los Angeles would be approximately approximately fifty miles It h has s 's been advocated advocated ad ad- that this is grat a power market Arizona however is also p. p a good market for from to kilowatts and Utah for ming min min- Jig min fig g purposes pumping etc ete could utilise considerable power now If II ra railroads are to be electrified Dia- Dia m d creek or or- or Glen canyon may prove prone to be excellent locations for forch ch electrification 2 J Advocates OC Im obligation Investigation One thing which struck mo y r IB is that there has been heen so little attention paid pale to the d development of or orthe the upper sites and particularly the then n can canyon camon on unit which Is obviously It Il appears appears to mo me that thata a se u sincere and thorough Investigation In In- l of of the site should be made aud and M the government be hc first It Is la ap Continued to P Page g Six Six j F Favor vor Glen Olen Canyon I j Power Development ent I Continued from Page One Cne I i parent after arter an Inspection that th the j difficult thing about building a dam dami dam 1 i j at this point is the of oC coffer dams and other temporary structures to to toc c control the we river so thai the permanent structure may b ber be er erected ted This could easily run into or even which would be needless at this site If the river river r. r vare re under control b by works above alrea already y built If this amount cf f c. c y i i ire In re s ved ived It wo WOL t ul l 1 more thun p pay J for the extra i Lan t-an nii mission dis to to the I maid k ket which l ich Js ls is now low said sald to h be a ail abe 11 The Tho DJ u and cm k d develop develop- 1 ent cut would be d d three o or iii fur Kur times by th tn control ol or the river riv- riv lr er r b Dla no 1 I 1 cre t ITh The part pars I which ie tell Jet t l Ui ItiL Id ld 1 b r Z JI un I Jl r 1 l Ir 11 nr rn went ment representatives E. E C. C La Ru Rue Colonel C. C H H. t ifil t and H Herman l Cabler o of U ti geological survey sUI Director A. A P. P Davis Qt 01 of the United States reclamation tion service servIce- C. C C. C P P. P Kahler representing th the Union Pacific Pac Paci fic uc c R Railway company ami and Clarence C C. C Stetson private secretary of Herbert Her Herbert Her Her- bert Hoover The Southern California Call Cali fornia Edison company compau was represented represented by H. H W. W Dennis enter engi engI- neer Utah was represented by D DJohn Dr John A. A Widtsoe R R. R v u D. D i Youn Yount oun of Richfield and myself After arriving at Glia Jl's s Ferry which is just a short way Delo 4 lo h. h Utah line the party divided and some of us ns including J La LaRue a aRue Rue Hue Stetson Kahler and myself continued down the river river ina in ina a a rowboat visiting the Diamond c creek ek site the canyon site and the Black Dlack canyon site and IUD inn made madea do de dea doa a a general inspection of or the rIv river r down as far as Needles Cal where v ler we disbanded |