Show V 1 tl A A. A DOUBLE n I PARALLEL 1 J B By L. L LA A. A A. A i j jY Y Congressman Smith Congressman Smith of Idaho f Is chairman of of t the Ie t Irrigation committee commit commit- r I tee in congress and he has been a a. a IS great force forca in ill trying to force through the DOl Boulder lder canyon canYon dam dam bill bili in congress congress o and Governor Dern of Utah is trying of thel the bill l so q that t th r e will be a J- J i ton of r rights in the tho bed 0 of trio I river SQ so so that any any improvement in ill the ho shape shape- of of oC p power wm or 01 otherwise i I will be a. a ot of taxing revenue j j 1 to the st states tes Gov Governor Dern Dorn wrote a letter i io o tm Smith th criticising hin him in a a businesslike mid and cr 1 nn L manner anu ana ll amiul re replied plied and admits that tho the bill will I probably be amended to lo conform to to- the thc light of or recent it criticism because S of the v various rious points brought bought out at atthe at the tho governors governors' gov meetings in in D Denver Deaver during the slimmer summer and amI fall fall The correspondence had had just enough spice in it to make malo it good reading Dern is a Democrat and Smith a a. Republican Re- Re He- He e i publican publican and andt tho the latter invited the thc I former to meet n meet the cong re congressional Jonal committee meeting in Washington karly in t the c coming session of con con- gress press That was a hi high h class cross cross i It lug ing of swords between between two I high class lass men s. s S j i i Hiram J Johnson hl n California's great I s senator ha been een trying for so several years to bring tho the Boulder canyon c canyondam w on I Idam dam bill to v vote e and a ld in in a recen recent I speech lie Jie declared r d that the tho power trust trust 10 lobby lobby bb had been en all this time t V 1 4 blocking the thet the bill billand tand and either cither the trust or SO lobo prevented ls l s' s pre prevented this bill from coming to toa a vote Representative Rep Rep- I i L Leath Leatherwood d of Utah they are arc bo both Republicans both comes comes j I s out with one ono of h his s characteristic chara i I speeches and calls call's SeDat Senator r Johnson the pooh bah of the canton canyon can can- ton yon dam darn bilL i I. I and 3 ether ot otI otherwise Hl I d le- le pounces the senator and says says- that at atthe the Boulder canyon lam dam association j has a big lobby b b in favor of tho bill HUI but he is discreetly sU silent nt about jt e j power J tru trust t 1 lobby lobby i This This nOl Boulder l X canyon dam clam a association lobby l i nt nta i a a drop in th the bucket in power to lo tIle the I lobby of the the- I power trust thaVis thatis said to to be he fighting Boulder thA-Boulder can canyon Ill I'll J 3 yon ron ou dam bill bm s 's with 1 16 6 power ow corr cor or- or n I representing pres u about nci a billion dollars Leatherwood to to bo be working tor tho holders s d of se- se se securities cs In POW p i let t. t us a add 1 that hat much of bf h SOb r t 9 are aro on inflated inflated valuations Clio and Cio fio 1 people Ju v a p Yi r tho ii interest or 01 Income on 1 if Leath- Leath 1 1 er e erwood has his ty tray fays t y Let Lc us s hope that Governor Governer ferns fern's contention for 01 tho for fOl the states to get taxes Ol t of those these great gr nt power power improve improvements improvements improve improve- ments will be he Incorporate In tho ho amended fil 0 bill bm a and ld then let us Mope liopo t that lat Sena senator or Jonnson will be able ablo to force the tho lull Hill through congress Congressman Leatherwood Is suppo sup sup- I po pd pI to lO be a big big n nian an but blIt when ho lends himself to personal of abuso-of of Senator Jphnson ho uses words that iNe Y n n o oti pat pi put t into nto a big mans man's mouth Senator Johnson is a u high I class man man me are you yau w Ung to sa say as I much for Congressman Leatherwood Leather Leather- wood n |