| Show BIG P PLANS ARE UNDER WAY FOR irrigation SYSTEM FOR MANY STATES call calls fop for irrigating of additional acre acres in im valley and la largo roe highland tract tra ct washington A plan for irrigating COO acres more of lands land in the imperial valley of call forkla nn an I 1 more inore than acre acres of high landa in tho the region of 0 the juncture of 0 california arizona and ne mida nuda lus has been presented to congress conf free for netlon by tho the department of the interior it was wills framed by A P davie davis chief engineer the project calls for a high line canal I 1 between laguna dam on flip th loor hier to the tit e valley vi illey to reach the huge acreage of arld lands there thi this will cost about it Is estimated the second big feature of the project eject la Is the construction of a huge reser voir and power plant at or near koul der canyon at an estimated cost of ihli bould conserve the water prevent floods and develop OW primary horse horsepower which would be gold sold in lie the surrounding territory all of thic the report Is bald said to met alth with the general cone rall approval of the seven states la in the thet development of the tle colorado river with the exception of ofa a recommendation that tho the secretary of interior inte bo be given the power to ft rates at tho the Il canyon dam the davis report declare declares problems et of the colorado river are of national magnitude ilia recommendations of davia which have boon been approved by secretary of commerce hoover chairman of the colorado river commission and the department of interior ore are 1 that through suitable legislation tho the united states undertake tho cori st ruction with ith coven went fund funds of a high lino line canal froni from laguna dam to the imperial valley nalley to be reimbursed by tho the lands benefited 2 that the public lands that can be reclaimed by such stick works be reg oried for settlement by ox service men mort conditions securing actual settlement end and 3 that through suitable legislation the united states undertake the con st ruction with government funds of a reservoir nt at or near boulder Il canyon on tho the loer colorado river to be reimbursed by the rennets reix nuts from front leasing the power privileges vile incident thereto 4 that any state interested in this shall line lioa the right at its it election to contribute nn an equitable part of the cost of the construction of tho tile reservoir and receive for ita its contri aution a proportionate shire of power nt fit cost to be determined by the secretary of tho tile interior 5 that the secretary of the interior bo be empowered after full hearing of all concerned to allow the barlous agiou applicants their due proportion of the power pr and to allocate the cost and benefits of a huge line canal 0 that after development hereafter authorized to be undertaken on an the tile colorado river by federal government or be required reul rel to ghe priority of right and find use |
