Show THE COLORADO RIVER 16 ED GRAB CRAB fuU l i EASTERN UTAH jJ ESPECIALLY THE TilE UI UINTAH BASIN HASIN WILL IJ LOSE LASE ITS IT'S MOST 1081 PRECIOUS RIGHTS UNLESS SS THE PEOPLE FIGHT NOW TO TOMORROW V MAY Y BE TOO LATE B By J. J P P. P May Every reader leader of a newspaper knows how much publicity has been given the Colorado river matter matter matter mat mat- ter for months even for lor years ears past This whole matter may be e summed up in the following statements 1st 1st Until 1923 no U. U S S. S supreme court decision had been give 1 on the question of or water for 01 irrigation that into Hows flows arises in one state tate and another That year f ar it ft was decided that ranchers in Wyoming using is Colorado because of or water aler arising ha had first right to their prior filings flowing into coming or the water Wyoming from rom Colorado 2nd In the time fall of 1923 1023 the seven stales states wholly or 01 p partly pailly drained bythe by met at Santa Fe Fc New Nw the tho Colorado H 1 and drew w up an M Mexico an yn kno known as the time santa Santa To Po Compact t to ta adjust lull jiul which was an an effort ho bo rights o of the s seven l l. ilo tes in fn thet the the r of Iho lW or of t l r system 3rd California would not ap- ap California ia want want- compact prove th that t leJ etl to o and amid still gUll expects to force the theother theother other states slates t to give her a hi bin big darn dam damin boundary near the tho in hr Arizona or 01 line Une Arizona Adzona and ld sn California wm wants o the time Colorado ra on pro project coi coking costing 25 ul a aid clY cost twice that will likely Il knows imo nU That selfish of iC trot not likely use USO that l t e we will Ivill lr t before sh sump water right right best ail our may get Getting Gelling G n ng this thi hiJ bij i i would ever after attar limit lima t us us- us t 10 lollie lain use se beaus bee be- be we wat writer r 13 now that reservoir would ouM have nth 16 I e ie IC filled l if it ft l took took all the ie water ateI S p. p J I n I I that on which we have havo made pi proof I I or 01 on which our filings give us prior right light 1 Six state stale compact and anil other propositions have hao been made but bul with wilh the law as it Is California with I j great wealth and ami large population population demands tho the Boulder dam or 01 something some some- thing just as good so that she sho may have cheap power poil er It would be he by y I far lar the largest flower Cower plant in the J excel except t Falls No other sta state c could cOl compete with wilh Gall Cal California I fornia forum In the western half haIr of oC our ourI j I country if that dam dan is built Utah would bo ho a a cra raw material slavo slave for the coast coast state stale state oth th California has used all kinds of or arguments to lo help Tier her cr Her best hest bestone bestone one is ig that she needs flood Hood control and slit silt control To fa get these two would cost not over I and would not rat try to lo I control all tl the o water as as noted Gib Many fan reservoirs proposed I r reservoirs s an and dam am s sites cs I have ate la e been boen reserved by y congress on the tho main river liver and on amt its it's tributaries For more than llian ten len ye years years ls l's California Bits J beon been getting gelling ready for har hr lie big grab All po power power cr on on our streams I Mowing g. g gInto inlo Into the tho m main in river liver dirt Directly or otherwise is reserved hat h congress I I despite s1 il the fact that it is fundament fundamental al aI la law em s t that lat tj the slates o vil water il w ter r Our Orr l c l ma light and power V er r i I r JJ i J 1 yes 9 may not now v now a beir er by US using lg water 9 h than limn ll 1 t. t ou oft 11 which th they y have hava tt l In the h L x ly f Rn R- R uror ur n of or country d Dd l a tb th e On On C p ga f I. I tl Page Ol One e. e TH COLORADO COLORADO Ri iER RIVER G GRAB R 11 r rr r r withdrawal mv I tile the S South n M My- My ton tan l m country an and ar d D Dead Daad MI asti i anch aro are samples les of of sel schwa l grabs gabs js by JY congress con cou- bress gress and wh which ch hold tight In itt federal our wealth Pt PI Preliminary i ialY two SUl P 6 on all of our ouI J biggest 11 i gest h basin sin projects were cic made by bythe the national and o of course they were wore r as costing too too much much now liow One Ono and andI I believe on both of th se ao projects water was figured for sugar beets for or the whole acreage The most foolish we o we o made bythe by lIy bythe the governments government's demi in iii n 11 its it's s survey survoy I I I I I But in other states very costly costly projects are aro being handled hande t The Tho Owyhee O project for instance I costing for acres or nearly per Fier acre is a sample of federal gen generosity in other I states In the Salt Lake Tribune o of read the list of at projects projects' and the cost of each now being handled handled Head what Rep Leatherwood says say I about it Utah has never had a square deal on federal fedel reclamation All we have had is that deal wl where ere basin water was taken into Utah lake from the Strawberry rry river river How Hov long shall we stand this on All land not now used or owned is controlled by the federal government which means about 75 per per percent cent of it in Utah and is to to be federalized for lor razing grazing The center of population ii Is way back in Indiana and the eastern majority want to control this thinly populated mountain country our coal ceal timber r water oil un aul eJ e thing else will at the ra ial a tey h have ha e been going be federalized How much does the eastern halt half cf of tae lu country want Now they l Lave have ave all aU their their wealth in private han hands ls the eastern states want to sew us up to keep reserves for the nation nation That's all allright allright right if we may mar be p Id for fOl this national national na na- lIonal selfishness Our oil and h hydro hydrocarbons dro I carbons cantons and coal timber waterpower waterpower water waterpower power etc otc are now reserved nationalized nation nation- I Consent of Vashi Washington must be obtained yes sir and anti chiefs bosses bureaucratic bosses control Utah that is about 75 per percent cent orits ot or its it's area larea and possibly more than half halt i of its it's wealth Much l of this wealth i is p potential not now developed but I it is n l'- Waal lal al wealth otherwise why would the eastern states be so so anxious anxious anxious ious to control it it I Slav Slavery ry long ago ado a o passed off the boards and danger of some some I I foreign elements Clements coming in the the j creating factors of or la language etc etc which We wo may not nationalize lize is also long ago passed away war Under present present pres pies I ent conditions why does docs congress Uhe tho he majority majori Y in the tho ho area about 25 per cent of the tho total not lve Ivo to II the states s1-ates their lands Let the government gov gov- government keep the timber and UH any auy pr precious cious el elements ment n necessary for forr I national national na na- a- a well bein being That is ii li liberal f enough But why hold our coal cal tu Ul ui- ui der del a boss in Washington 6 whets when we AVO I havo enough In in Utah alone alono for fat tJ the tho e I whole nation for a hundred years ears Why try to hold our water power r when every law lawyer er knows th that t it is isa Isa isa a grave brave question whether or not Uncle Sam has such power within a ti sovereign state Thero There aro are only onty eleven states known now as public land states and these are the tho eleven elevon western states It is very evident riat the whole matter Is s ono o of rotes in ill congress rj i i at ata Ie I a aV V L. L T i j-i j I What Shall we ue D Do I ThUs TUIs matter Is- Is s- s serious for us inthis In Inthe the this basin right now Our congressional I delegation cannot do it all all aU people themselves have the tho thereal thereal real power and we should feel grateful grateful grateful grate grate- ful for this simple fact Governor Go Dern Bern has tried repeatedly lo to g- g gt t the tho seven states I together so that agreement might bo bc reached t whereby whore where I by litigation and worse might be I avoided avoided But Dut California still regards I her har position invulnerable On all Feb tho Dry pry Gulch Irrigation Irrigation tion lion company the U largest company J in the countr country financed built bult a aJI It owed by the farmers and practically free of debt a 3 ap appointed pointed a committee of or three investigate this this this' Colorado river 9 qc Iel c Uon tion The board was giyen authoriTY r to finance them as it cs b C This committee will meet lu iu luvelt welt velt on Feb 10 a a. a in to a or I anize s and decide on some some no as j at I lieu As a member of that prat iii tee I take tako the liberty of Sugg suggesting sugg s in the following i viz iz I M Every Ewery irrigation company la In our oni two counties officially meet aj as s so E Ens a as ns possible and appoint one olle or m ma mamen mog i men to meet with this committee suming that a I meeting will l b ba bs cal caled c ced m. m ed cd at spine come me convenient point T ro 5 action would throw all our a companies together an and give gire ts well wells well's M as some power political as Private filings in Sin 6 items items as well as small gron groups 4 farmers farm having joint bw not Incorporated should be i-g i sont seated iI Then a bigger commit may be appointed and larger Jarger leas arranged arrange I Aside from Indian water we have about I of f of or water water filings An assessment i for Cor 1928 would oM t 5 s or r lOc per share 3 be ample to do all that seems n ne ei pl plis plis fact finding ess essary iy If only a 1 a and ands traveling i is s arranged d little da data a an and nt merely merel assembling u. u I I jing ing it to the press ana and w tv t leaders 5 cents per shie e would 1 U lk f let each ca t However Howa Ip be ample t not l a ro rom f company and each j j In l to s sN l i pan gang be represented if I cure cupe a square deal 1 VM W mast b Jig f. f t Hon H If we e 31 e 2 show us California will p t tin I that there theN I is Ion on our rights I 13 disputed LUg 1 statement in the tIle disputed I of or thea the IhS tor survival al a a. struggle of the 7 l fittest cr e. e |