Show UTE WE EXECUTIVE TALKS TO CITIZENS M 01 BOULDER DAM PROJECT AND TELLS OF UTAH'S UTA'S RIGHTS GAVE MANY POINTS OF INTEREST INTER INTER- I EST EST NOT KNOWN BY THE PEOPLE 1 loOn lo- lo FOn F i On Monday night the Governor Govern r roke oke to a large audience at a public in the tabernacle on en the Dam project and other issues in the Colorado river con con- overs versy The meeting was arranged d sponsored by the Chamber of and was presided ov over r by Kum n L. L Jones I The Governor Go prefaced his remarks stating that he is in this part of he e state to inspect several projects L which the state is is interested a aLong a a- Long ong them the restoring of the old old tate capitol at Fillmore an for which was made by the st legislature the Federal Feder l Aid prot pro pro- I I ct from the Indian farm south of It t. t George to the Nevada line and the theion lion ion Mt Car Carmel el road I He lie gave ga some interesting facts and formation concerning each of these d I about stout his visit to them and then plunged into a very comprehensive of the issues involved in ine pe e Colorado river controversy He reminded his auditors of the im im- of water in the reclamation this arid country telling them that means of irrigation Utah had re- re aimed one million illion th-ee th hundred one venty-one thousand that i reserving our rights to the waters f the Colorado and its tributaries it itS S possible to reclaim about that much ore He reviewed the history of ater rigl rights ts and the law of prior ap ap- and pointed out the pos pos- pos pos- of other states acquiring fights through lh prior prior- appropriation to toI l 1 I the waters water's of the river and thus resenting relenting further reclamation of tah lands from that source unless ir ar rights are protected The pro pro- sed Boulder Boulder- Dam project the Gel Col- redo rado river compact the state six-state Jact act the Swing-Johnston Swing Bill the attitude Arizona's contention and tah's position in the matter and a aPt at Pt t L of other phases of the situation ere ere explained in detail and in a anner which was perfectly clear t to toe tos o s e large elarge audience who heard him I He summarized Utah's position i ie in ine n fie e matter by pointing out that w wre we e r re contending for four important t lilts Into ts first ratification of the seven seve n tes compact to protect the inter inter- to of the upper basin states Utah Colorado and anH New N. N MP n n n Ii Seco Second d a treaty with Mexico to Invent relent the acquiring country's furth furth- r r rights to the He wat waters rs of the liver river Ird and fourth protection of our ewer oller er resources in connection with Sa 1st river These guaranteed to us use e a said we dont don't care how soon the Dam is constructed or what h e other states slates do with their share f r the he water weeding his talk Mrs Annette ettenson sang a solo accompanied I Mrs Irs Lehi M 11 I. I J the piano ben hen en th the Governor had concluded the residing g officer took occasion to in in in- educe luce Mrs Dern rs Cs the first lady I f the State The latter bowed graceI grace grace- I X lIy but made male no remarks Seated 1 w 1 f. f r the rO rostrum trum with the Governor and v rn were Mayor Eugene Chris floe en Representative J J. J G G. G Pace o oI of I row ron n ono Representative Charles B D. D qty etty of Washington counties an and P res rea X lI L 1 Jones J o es 1 |