Show BERN IS HOME FROM CONFAB OF GOVERNORS Utah's Colorado o River Position Wins Vins Favor no lic Says Utah's position regarding the Boulder dam project and the Colo Cob Colorado COlorado rado river question in general was given approval by practically all of the governors 10 attending the annual governors' governors conference recently held at Mackinac Island Michigan according to Governor George H H. D rn who returned this afternoon to t Utah ac accompanied ac ac- companied by Mrs Dern The gov gov- governor governor arrived ed in Ogden over the Un Un Un- Union UnIon ion Jon Pacific railroad at ot t 1 20 this af aC- af- af He left immediately for Sault Lake to resume lila niS duties dutes at the state capitol The two chief points of interest at atthe atthe atthe the conference were the discussions regarding the Haugen McNary-Haugen bill billand billand and the question of state rights refer refer- referring referring referring ring to water rights and ownership of river riser beds STILTS FOR FARMERS F In the question of farm relief It was as brought out by four speakers governors of western mid-western states that they considered the governmental policy had elevated business interests and labor on stilts that they did not want these taken down but the farmers elevated to a like standard Four Pour Republican governors governors len cn of Nebraska of Iowa of arid add Paulen P ulen Of Kansas Kansas brought brought up this subject irs In n this way v Some 01 oh the Inc governors said they were disgusted sted with Pres- Pres PresIdent Ident dent Coolidge's veto of this bill bill bill- Governor Paulin as I 1 recall It H. H used that exact word There was a paper by Go Graves of Alabama regarding the Wilson dam at Muscle Shoals In which he brought up that the state claimed the right to the Wilson dam damsite damsite site and the water wat r rights there as the states own the beds of navigable streams That gave me roe the opportunIty ty Ity to bring up the question of the Colorado river riser where we arc trying to protect the states state's rights as z means of protecting future revenue sources e to reduce c taxes There e was I more discussion on n this subject su than t any other all of the governors took tooka a very ery sympathetic attitude toward the Utah position FLOOD LOOD CONTROL The question came up up once more when discussing Mississippi river flood control This brought forward the subject of the the- Imperial valley va flood question I said that I hoped the Imperial valley alley flood control sit sit- situation situation situation would not be mixed up with the remainder of the Colorado river rl question so that federal aid on that phase phate ph e could be given the people along alon the river Otherwise It might result in harm barns and Injustice to the land landowners landowners owners of the Imperial valley 1 Governor Dern Dem said that while the governors' governors conference on the seven seven- seven seven-I state Colorado river pact had been tentatively ely set for August 15 15 that date might be changed lie He conference will be held In Denver Governor and Mrs Dern visited in Detroit Chicago Fremont Nebraska and Denver while traveling tra to and from the conference |