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Show s Friday, June THE OGDEN POST the provisions of the Boulder Dam bill provides for an appropriation of $100,000 for investigation of power and irrigation projects along the sites W. EPPERSON, Editor Colorado and ita tributaries, and upper Member Utah State Press Association. It is in anticipation of this appropriation that the Flaming Gorge project Iublishcd each Friday by The Ogden I'ost Printing and Publishing is being investigated. 417 Eccles building. It is to be hoped that Commissioner be in a constructive Wallace matter October 17, 1927, at tho postoffice at frame of will Entered as second-clas- s mind in the consideration of Ogden, Utah, under the Act of March 3, 1879. this project. The four upper basin states are interested in the division 2.00 per Year of the waters of the Colorado, which Subscription PriCeHHMIHMMaMMM"W(.MaiM.lMHIl I..... has been allotted to them by the Colorado River pact, and it would be 365 deplorable if the division is not made on an amicable basis. Utah has grown EDITORIAL tired of obstruction in the develop-d- o ver. This ment of the of providing a similar quantity of fact was made clear b: the last ses- electricity in the same load centers sion of the Utah legislature, when it by alterating means. the "When the manufacturing coat and and make Boulder dam the transmission cost are added to the possible. Concerning this matter the (The item or f 1 0.660.000 for Kould-e- r price of falling water at Boulder dam, dam in the eerond deficiency ap- the delivered cost at the load centers Lake City Tribune has to say: II. F. Mcl'hail, electrical engineer propriation bill was approved by the near Ixis Angeles will be between 4 and 4.25 miles per kilowatt hour. The for the United States bureau of reUnited States senate yesterday.) Harry J. Drown, the Washington present cost of making electricity in clamation, of Denver, is investigating correspondent for The Salt Lake Trib- southern California from the most possibilities of marketing in this area, une, under date of June 2ft, quotes modern steam plants is now about 3.5 power that may be developed by conmills per kilowatt hour. struction of a power project on the Senator Iteed Smoot as saying: If the researches of the next 15 Green river at Flaming Gorge. The MThe United States is destined to sink many millions of dollars in the years cut I mill off this present dam for such a project would be in steam power price, then the price that Utah, but the water would be backed Boulder Dam project the government must, under the con- up into Wyoming to near Green River While nominally, the law and the tracts, charge for falling water at city. Mr. McFhail expects to be in Inpower contracts are intended to Bounder dam 15 years hence will be Salt Lake for several days more on sure the repayment in full of the govzero. How long it will this investigation. ernments investment the Utah sen- approximately of zero to accumulate take receipts "Accompanied by J. R. Alexander, ator Is satisfied in his own mind that to pay back the gov- district counsel for the bureau, E. O. enough money millions upon millions invested will investment, I shall leave Larson, associate engineer, and by never come back to the federal treas- ernments to the mathematicians. William R. Wallace, chairman of the or any other ury under the For the benefit of the historians Utah water storage commission and amortization plan. 60 and 70 years hence, I wish the rec- the Colorado river commission, Mr, MAs Senator Smoot was leaving to ord to show that at this time is was McFhail called on Governor George catch his train for Salt Lake this af- pointed out to the senate that even II. Defn and explained the object of ternoon, he gave out a statement the government of the United States his visit here. outlining a speech he Intended to cannot defy the operation of economic Governor Dem reiterated his intermake had opportunity been afforded laws to the extent of selling a com- est in the Flaming Gorge project, and before he left. modity over a long term contract for the possibility of its early developlie aaid at the outset that he had more than its value; that even poli- ment He believes, however, that unintended to vote for the Boulder Dam tical necessity will not excuse econom- til a four-stacompact is arranged appropriation not because I think ic blunders. among the states of the upper Colothe Boulder Dam project is a wise un"Ve have quoted Senator Smoot at rado river basin,' little progress can dertaking or one which should be un length, but one can hardly believe that be made on actual construction or apdertaken by the federal government, tho correspondent caught his exact propriation of water for power uses. but because congress has authorized meaning. In the first place, one can The governor intimated he would it, and since it is to be undertaken at not conceive of Senator Smoot speak' discuss the situation in more detail some time, I see no reason for with- ing against the bill and then voting with Governor Frank C. Emerson of holding the appropriation at this for It Again, it seems hardly logical Wyoming, former state engineer of time." that the senator would argue a zero that state, and representative of WyoDelving into the financial phase of or vanishing point to the earning ca- ming on the original Colorado river Boulder Dnm, Senator Smoot under- pacity of the Boulder dam. If the commission, when the latter arrives took to show why the government is same argument were applied to ninety in Salt Lake Thursday, for the conentering upon a losing venture. Speak- per cent of government appropriations ference of western governors. ing of the "fantasy of repayment," and accepted, there would be very few as he called it, tho senator said: appropriations made. The Colorado The price for electricity named In river has been cutting into the earths the contract doubtless is a price that crust for millions and millions of if collected for fifty years would re- years, and it would seem that now is Burglars ransacked the home of pay to the government that sum of an opportune time to turn it60to some Mounted Patrolman A. D. Murphy, a or 70 money whirh the present estimates account, without waiting Salt Lake at 125 East call for. The grave risk and uncer years to prove or disprove the wisdom Ninth Southpoliceman, street Monday night, tainty here is to the will and ability of so doing. and clothing valued stealing jewelry Here is hoping Senator Smoot has in excess of $900, the officer of the political agencies to pay, and reported been misunderstood by tho correspondas to the actual cost of the project morning. Tuesday "The more Important point, how- ent. The Utah legislature of 1929 alThe loot included four diamond ever, is that no one now knows what most unanimously declared' for the rings, valued at $700; a cameo pin, price the government will receive. In Boulder dam by enacting the seven-si- x $75; a womans gold watch, crystal state pact; a great majority of my speech in May, 1928, 1 said: 'Obthe people of Utah are for the dam; of viously, also, the plain intention the bill is to seem to require contracts, congress is for the dam; the president but actually to require nothing at all, of the United States is for the dam. except that some contractor agrees to One can hardly believe that the sens take government power, for which the tor has deserted these great forces lined up with sorehead Arizona. government will provide all of the in- and William R. Wallace, the perpetual same at what the vestment, exactly power would have cost him had he se- Colorado river obstructionist, and cured all of the capital and taken all Governor George 11. Dem in his opof the hazards of construction incident position to this great government deto the generation of power on his own velopment which means more to the west than any former piece of naaccount. tional legislation. "It is now worthy of notice that contracts out the before us, csrrying this section of tho law, specifically provide that the 'readjusted rates shall under no circumstances exceed the value of said energy based on Judge Daniel Herrington, of the competitive condition at distributing criminal division of Salt Lake City, has decreed that the drunken auto points or competitive centers. The price named in the contract driver must go GO TO JAIL. continues for only fifteen years from the dato of the signing of the contract. Ten of those years, according to the most optimistic estimate, will be used up by the construction period. That leaves the price named on the Wcstinghouse Automatic contract applicable for a maximum Now that the Boulder Dam bill Iron. Regular $7.75. of only the first five years of dead- seems assured, nothwithstanding the which the full opposition of Arizona and the objecSpecial building period, during amount of the power contracted for tions of William R. Wallace, Utah's need not be taken. After 1945, some wet commissioner, wet in as much as other and unknown price must be ho is the chairman of the Utah Water charged for the electricity. storage commission, the matter of a What will that price probably be? dam at Flaming Gorge on Green RivIt must be a price based upon the cost er is to receive consideration. One of THE OGDEN POST I. Telephone Senator Heed Smoot Reported in Queer Company Six-Sev- CO-ye- ar te Will Wonders Never Cease M' kS A. . I f . . ' t! . -- e i i i. I Fewer laws and better . judicial procedure that A?ejr5S1J?the,vront,ffiMU irate. lit Mrrinfi. fmds.t; nicklm. shak-- 1 facts, instead of discussfnJPijJS, Urge, practically ored suit, silver salt and pepper and more efficient w1 set, of virtue manicuring amber an by jegsl technicalities; ers, punishment I r.d tetter P.M make . Wii technicalities that .quipped child's bank. jusu. mama has partments; quicker, surer armt! , Will wonders never cease. The havpote 5 ive of the greatest period convictions of malefactor ever before heard of a policeman direction lies crime prevention. . diamond our history. in rings four lawlessness ing 1 law-passi- ng J Tax-Exempti- for on Privileged Few Stores: Ogden, Salt Lake, Logan, and Idaho Falls, Idaho There is a growing demand to make public otUitiea pay municipally-owne- d when it restricts Government, taxes. comitself to governing, and does not own citizens, its with business in pete is granted freedom from taxation for government property which is used for the benefit of ell the people. But when government goes outside the function of governing and engages of in business for the special benefit exlimited numbers of people, tax extended to emption should not be . such properties. , If freedom from taxation is of ben-of efit to the privileged customers municipal electric plants, why should not customers of private plants be given the same benefit? 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