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Biven given In full fulllIB fullas fullaa lIB as follows followsCan Can you gentlemen tell me why whysO whyso whyso sO many of 01 tha the big bl men of thestate thestate the state tate ara are not Interested lntere ted and ap apparentiy apparently apparently parentiy parently Indifferent to the develpment develpment devel develpment pment of or obtalnlny obtaining cheap chea.p . hy by hydro bydro hydro dro eloctric electr1c electric power tor for the stateSecretary stateSecretary ttate state ttateBecretary Becretary Secretary Harold 1 . L . Icke Ickes of the theDepartment theDepartment theDepartment Department of the th Interior and andheads andheads andhaada heads of tha the U S Reclama Reclamationservice Reclamation tion tionservice ervica service have for year yeara years ttreoed stressed thl the thetreat thetreat ' ! treat reat shortage horta In tha the electric pow power power power er avMIabIa avanable available In tha the western we tem state states statesand statesand . ' ! and but very little uttle haa has ha been done doneby doneby doneby by Utah m n which to Ia Is the only one of ofthese ofthese oftheM these Ktate statea states * that haa has h r no govern government government tovcrnmant ment created hydro electric electf1c power powernor powernor powernor nor any accew access to tha the same sameIt sameIt ame ameIt It ceenu seems seem . to ma me that wa we have been beensold beensold becisold sold down tha the river we stood by byand byand brand and helped California Cal1fomta and Nrvad Nevada NevadaluUd Nevadabuild : luUd build ; ) t uud the Boulder dam and not on only only only ly ret get all the power but put them themin themin thenIn in position pG91t1on to make beneficial use useof useof u uof of tha the water wat.eT8 wateT8 waters . * of tha the COlorado COloradoGreat ColoradoGreat ColoradiOreat Great Bain Basin * We did not InaUt 1Juut Insist on onany onany onany any of ot this power and wa we got gotnone gotnone ( otnone none In the last 1 t attempt to tocur se- se secure Secure -cur cur - cure some of tha the crumba crumbs wa we wacured 8e- 8e se- se 8ecured secured - -cured cured - cured an airaement agreement with the low- low lower lower low lower - er baln basin * states tates wheraby whereby w we wee obtain obta.tn- obta.tn obtain- obta.tned obtained obtained . - ed a unall small allowanca allowance towards ti'e tie ti'eInvestigation thaInveatlpitlon ' e eInvetigat1o.n Invetigat1o.n Invetigat1on Investigation $ . and unreTtaf surveying of the theupper theupper thaupper upper baain basin ba ln for tor atata Btate state need needs I be- be - beUeve believe be-Ilev be Ilev - Ueve lieve these thej Btatea atates states are to recelve receive receive(600000 receive600000 $500000 500000 ( ' $ 500 000 per year out of tha the power powerearnlnp powerearnings powarearnlncs earnlnp earnings froro trom from the lower atates states atatesThis statesThis elatesThis This Is Ja a very cmaU small start tart and yetwhat yet yetwhat yetwhat what have wa we done dare d e and how long longwill longwill l < n nwill will wa we sit alt lt by and dream thatsome that thatsome thatsom some day these lower state.s states tate . * wUl will wUlhelp willhelp willhelp help m us build some ome mall small hydro bydro- bydro hydro- bydroelectrio hydroelectric hydroelectric - - electric electrio plants Will wm It ba be after alter afterthey alterthey aftarthey they hav have made beneficial beneflcial usa 'WIe WIe use ' ot of otall ofall ofall all of the waters and Insist that thatwe thatwe thatwe we turn all of It down tha the river ? Utah needs this water and pow pow- power power power - er Every day recently the papers paperstell paperstell paperstell tell of bir big business that Utah Ja Is Jalosing Islosing Ulosint losing because of lack of suffi- suffi sufficient sufficient uftl-clent uftl clent - cient cheap power Now wa we ar artold are aretold aretold told that It lakes takes too long lon to build buildthe buildthe buildthe the e a dans daMs darns and get po-wer po wer power - and andthey andthey andthey they find It ncceasary neceBSarY necessary to buUd build buUdstelm buildsteam buildsteom stelm steam ! plants all over the atate state atatewhich statewhich takewhich which Is common knowledie knowledge will willnot willnot willnot not produce tlie the cheap power powerneeded powerneeded powerneeded powerneededIf needed neededIf If 11 some of the rreat great dam sites sitesalong sitesalong Bitesalone along the Gr Green en River had been beenbuilt beenbuilt beenbuilt built there would have been plen- plen plenty plen plen- plenty plenty - ty of water and power for the themany themany themany many needs of the State of Utah UtahIt UtahIt UtahIt It Is not too late as yet but we wemust wemust wemust must act at once and let get tha the peo- peo peoplE people peo people - ple ' of the state to realize their theirpossible theirpossible theirpossible possible future losses as well welI as to tot totealize totenlize eall7 tealize t " the many past lossesOur losses lossesOur Our boy boys , ; iraduatm graduatmg every year yearfrom yearfrom yearfrom from olr o ir it colleres colleges and our tine fine mechanits me- me mechalllt me-chaiiK.i mechaiiK.i me chaiiK.i chaiiKi - challlt chanits . and laborint laboring cla-ssea cla ssea cWsses classes - who whodevelop whodevelop whodevelop develop each day and after years yearsof yearsof yearsof of cflort eflort efiort li1 aie are e leaving our state ev every every evcry ery day d y to a accept ept Jobs and posi post posilions posttions posttlons lions tions of or responsibility re.sporuib1Uty resporuib1Uty . ; and ad advancement advancement advanccmeni vancement Why ? Greatly Grcatly be because because because cause Utah jobs are of the men menlal menial menlal lal ial class and the poorer pay class classWe classWe clkuWe We dig ti tl t1 e a ores out of the earth earthand earthand earthand and prepare prrpare them to be shipped chippedto shippedto to other parts 0 of : the nation to be befabrcatE'd befabricated befabricated fabrcatE'd fabrcatEd fabricated ! ' and finished Into usable usableproducts usableproducts usableproducts products where cheap power IS ISnallalJlp Iscallable lauailablp nallalJlp callable and where here men let get paid paidfor paidfor paidfor for their skilled sk1l1ed abilities abiUttes and lab- lab labi - < ( i We Wf . ' , should hould finish these God Godglvf'n Godgiven Godelven glvf'n glvfn given . ' orE ores ' ' ; and nnd minerals here in to inUtah toUtah InUtah InUtahWe Utah UtahWe We would find hundreds of fac- fac factorle factories fac factories - torle tories locating In Utah It if plenty plentyof of power were available avallable Everyfactory Every Everyfactory Everyfactory factory mine and Industry needs needsour needsour needour * our coal and plenty of It other otherthnn otherthan otherthan thnn than usini using this tor Cor for heating the thehomes thehomes thehomes homes of the thousands of oC men menwho menwho menwho who would remain In our state and andrnL'ie andraLse andraLse rnL'ie rnLie raLse ' families and build home homes homesThe homesThe * Tlie The Echo Park and Split Bpllt Moun Moun- Motm- Motm Motmtaln Mountain Mountain - tain taln sites about 15 miles mUes e&st est east & t or of orVernal ofVernal otVernal Vernal have been drilled dr1Iled survey survey- surveyed surveyed surveyed - ed and t tcsLed tested s.ed sed . and Bnd highly recom recorn recommended recornmended recommended mended as splendid power and 1r Ir 1rrlga Irrigatlon Irrifatlon rlga rigatlon 110n 51 sites slte tes Thca These Kites sites are the thehlghe.st thehighest thehihest hlghe.st hlghest highest ( . up-the-river up the river ul-the-river ul } - - - sites on theOreen the theGreen theGreen Green River where such uch uses could couldbe couldbe couldbe be available avallablE ' to Utah They are arethe arethe arethe the closest rites sites to the great cen cent.ral central ccnfcral t.ral tral . parts of 8alt Salt Lake City Og Ogden Ogden 0 0den den and Provo Thl This Thls site ltc Is ready readyto readyto to go ( o Work could start at once onceshould onceshould oncechould should our ttate state leadera leaders ask for forthe forthe forthe the development de\elopment de elopment \ throuth through our &en en sen &enators senators & senators ators and concressmen congressmen congressmenThere congressmenThere concressmenThere There are 500 500000000 000 000 tons of ofphosphate ofphosphate olphosphate phosphate adjolnlni adjoining the above abovesl abovesites abovesites sites sl tes The sanae same Is ready the com corn comp.a.n"s cornpanies cornpa-nles cornpa nles p.a.n"s pa.ns pans panies . - ! ( " are tonncd formed who can pro produel produce produce duel duce ' the fertilizer ferUl1zer needed by ev evpry evcry cvcry pry cry farmer from here to the Mis MisIsslPI Misissipi Misisslpi IsslPI issipi 1 I rl\er rl er rher river \ to Increase their pro productton production productlon ductton duction at about half the price priceoC priceof priceof oC of ai ar ear y > } . known k.nown fertilizers And e ev every evcry " ery ton tOil tar of this product requiresi requirest requiJ'e requiJe requires ' $ t t \ t ( ( tons of coal In Its processing processingn n ad lllion ilUon iltion to tremendous quan quantitles quantitles quantitles titles of hydro-electric hydro electric - - cheapp cheapel cheappt cheap pt < \\el el wet \ ei See USOS USGS USES Bulletin No No430 430 Proof pfl\of pfl of , \ paper No 01 61 Departin Departme Departmt Depart me mt < iit lit art of Agriculture T P 543 543TI1t'r 543There 543Thert TI1t'r TI1tr There ' o < are 10 billion barrels of ofu ofu ofu u ie 11 ii in our oil oU sands corni comI com corn I , ,1 1 1 \ called Cf\1It"d Cf 1It"d 1Itd " asphalt rock needing needingclu"ap needingcheap needingcheap clu"ap cluap cheap " electricxl electrical " ener-iy ener iy f"nergy fnergy energy - Sec See USGS USGSBuJJt USGSBulletin USOSBuilt Bulletin BuJJt tin No 131 1Cl2 673 cThere c cThE're cThere ThE're ThEre ' are 30 billion bUUon barrels of ofr ofr r r1 rie de . ol 01 of In our oil 011 shales In thLs this thLss thissection thissection s section t1on < ; seeking eeklng low temperature temperaturearLonlzaUon temperatureartonizatlon temperaturearLonlzAllon arLonlzaUon artonizatlon artonizatlonRef Ref /Ref / < ( USQS USGS BuIJ Bulle- Bulle Bullein Bulle-in Bulle in - In 729 irsB USB of Mines BWIetln Bulletin BWIetlnNo BulletinNo BulletinNo No 210 310 oil 011 thalcs shales ranee range from 15 15o 15o o 0 W 90 gallons garlons lilloI1S per tonH tonH ton tonH H W Bashore acting acUn commL"Ioner comml commi . . loner "Ioner Ioner stoner " of the burea-u burea u b\1rea.u b1rea.u b 1rea.u 1reau bureau \ . - of rec1ama reclama rec1amatlon reclamation rcclamalion tlon tion In a Ii statement recantly recently Incrted in inI"rtt"d Inerted I"rtt"d Irttd erted " " Into the Congressional Rec Rae Record Raeord Rccord ord tted stated * that there would be a a100 100 per cent deficit In e1eootrtca1 electrical e1eootrtca1power electricalpower electricalpower power before IMS 1945 In the west He Hestatfod Hestated Hestated statfod stated that In the Split SpIlt Mountain Mount&1n Mount1n & :11\ :11 11 :11"Ii : \ "Ii Ii " EchO4 EchO hC ) rarl 'Urk Urk ' k . d deve1oplaent dAVeIoptnent "e1o e1o " thera there waa Waal Waal2bO.Olld waa2W.ooo w200,000 w200000 2W.ooo 2Wooo 2bO.Olld 2bOOlld . . , rat rated 4 KW ICW ' . capacity witb with withInn a . aitrtn finn itrtn { capacity afAicSt 4apaclty ) ' ot of o1 120,000 120000 120.000 , . Kwte Kwts and andt andireee ar aresa ireee t ) -esa esa - ese could be built bunt and complet completed completedby compittby d . by Xia t04 1945 or 1946 1 4 Ha He also showed showedlargtt showedlargq allowlarf largtt largq * developments at RatUesnate Rattlesnake RatUesnateand Rattlesnakeand RatUeanakand and Dawey Dewey altes sites lte3 that could be becompleted bsompleted ompeted completed : ! by b1 IM7 1947 IM7Wba.t 1947Wlrat l * 7 What Wba.t Wbat Wlrat . are ar a.r . we waltins- waltins wailing waltinsfor waltln - for ? Let Letus Uu t tus us set get ( et our xhara ahare share of the th use UJB of the thegreat th threat ireat great reat Orean Green river that now gives given givenJtah liveJtah Jtah practically nothing of ita its itsgreat itagreat Ittreat great natural resourcesNow resourcesNow resources Now that It seems eem assured as ured that thatsteamelectric thatsteamelectric thaiteam-elcctric thaiteam elcctric steam-electric steam electric - - power Is \ assured l\S8ured l S8ured for forthe forthe fortha the mafneslum magneatum magnesium plant near Thompson Thomp Thomp- Thompson Thompson - - son Utah Why not let get the upper upperI upperriver upperriver upperriver river hydro udro lisdro plant pta.nt ptant . built at this thishne thislute thituua I hne lute and convey additional powerdown power powerdown powerdown down tha the river to the ThOm Thompson Thompsonplant Thompsonplant n nI I plant when mora more power Is dt de " dedemanded dedemanded demanded ? Thcra There Is Ia practtcally prectically practicallyno precticallyno 00 no lou 1088 loaa in tranamlttln tranamittlng transmitting power poVl'er poVler ' that thatdistance tha th t td1stance tdtetaace d1stance distance thexa these day days Ampla Ample powi powt pow t can in fn tha the aame same am * manner be betaken betaken betaken taken from Vernal to central Utah - - - _ . _ - - |