Show UTAH SHARES INCREASE IN RIVER FUNDS boulder dam act carries more for upper states SALT LAKE CITY As the result ot of vigorous effort by congressional gress lonal delegation coupled with alert assistance of many utah civic bodies and organizations this state will share in an additional for or upper colorado river development that Is the prospect as seen by gus P backman bachman secretary ot of the salt lake city chamber of 0 commerce it if the boulder dam read act Is passed by the congress mr backman returning from a five weeks trip to washington D C said that this provision has been included in the bill As originally introduced by rep ot of nevada nev ada the bill would have increased benefits to call california nevada and arizona effective as ot of 1937 with upper states not sharing in the benefits from the boulder project until the current year at the insistence ot of the utah congressmen utah and its sister states will receive per year for or survey and development work beginning in 1938 this adds to the previously assured funds coming to this area with a total of 0 allocated to upper basin states by 1945 action to protect interests in the possible irrigation and power development of 0 the upper colorado was instituted by the colorado great basin wirter weter users association A report by engineers disclosed such a possibility anil and the association immediately took steps to see that sufficient clent changes were made in the adjustment act to protect future needs on the colorado most immediately import important ait of the revisions Is the one providing the additional funds tor for surveys and development joining the association in I 1 its ts efforts were the salt lake city and ogden chambers of commerce and the associated civic clubs of southern utah |