Garfield County News | 1955-02-24 | Page 7 | Water-Great Powder Producer on Plateau

Water Great Power Producer On Plateau Water, pouring through the vast canons of the Colorado Plateau, plays a vital part in the Energy future of this area. Five mighty rivers, of which the mightiest is the Colorado, have swept gorges throughout the five-state area erosions which, when controlled by man-made dams, will pour forth electrical Energy In millions of kilowatts. From these rivers will come the water to irrigate thousands of acres of now barren land, thereby providing more food for world consumption. It U to the rivers of the Plateau that man looks for a great part of his Energy needs Energy not only to stoke his power stations, but to eventually stoke his natural machine.