Show GRAND JUNCTION SENDS invitation TO CLUB friday priday the chamber of commerce of at grand Junction sent an invitation to the vernal commercial club to ond delegates delegat eg to the heiring wf the colorado river discussion which had bad been accorded them by secretary of commerce herbert hooiser Ho and G gov 0 v eminent investigating committee 0 on u wednesday of bt this week hearings have be beca held at phoenix arizona loa angeles california and salt lake city the meeting at grand junction will be the first one osie held in the territory of the drainage basin of the colorado and the only ohly one where those most vitally lot intern er ested tn in the claims for the headwater development can be discussed information regarding acreage under cultivation and possible acreage to be put under cultivation was ke requested together with other irrigation data on the basin those who havo have been following this matter closely will note with interest how arizona lower nevada and southern california navo nave planned for the use of the water of tho the colorado river making the big request for protection of the flood waters first with possible irrigation development as secondary importance they made a request of the government for 6 66 6 per cent of tha water wate r of the colorado this Is the point that seriously and immediately interests this locality if such request Is allowed by bv the government it will materially ter fere with the future development tn in the headwater countries |