Deseret Evening News | 1908-12-19 | Page 94 | Colorado Overflow

I V COLORADO OVERFLOW Southern Pacific l Jute HUH Not l Yot 1111 It Itt Old Did Dec IS A conference to reach an all agreement as to tf t tuft amount tile thu government ought to pay tho tire Southern railroad for work worl performed at V tho the time the Uio Colorado river overflowed two years yeam ago tumid and formed the Stilton Salton sea lea on the borders bOlder of California and ami V was as begun at nt the tho House today t la but buL was walt d by b i the tile semiweekly cabi cabinet not net meeting V Senator Flint of California anti and Max Maxwell well iveli ell Evants Evant ot or New ow York representing the railroad ad company tomorrow will trIll their conference c with tho the president timId and It is believed some sOllie con cou conclusion will trill be he reached A report mob made by II the experts exhOrtS of o tho the States geological survey to the president will form a J basis In deter detel determining mining the value of or th thic work rendered by Iw l the company In g huge huo damn dam saving savIn It Is asserted millions nl of or if dollars worth of property PI whIm when the time government was unable apparently to toco cope co po wIth the tild problem quickly In En a special message to Congress lost last year Roosevelt urged an appropriation 01 of tp indemnify ta the tho railroad but b t Congress failed fall d to lct unon umon it