Show i BERN DERN PINCHOT AIR VIEWS ON BOULDER DAM Pennsylvanian Pennsylvania Has Fear Power Monopoly Will Block Development WASHINGTON Oct 22 By By The Associated Press Two Press Two men ed In the Boulder canyon dam con con- controversy controversy controversy brought their case c e to the front In Washington today Governor Den Dem of Utah received the assurance of President Coolidge that the administration would not oppose any reasonable agreement reached by bythe bythe bythe the states concerned while former Governor of Pennsylvania de declared de- de declared dared an extensive lobby Jobby was being assembled by the power Interests to defeat the proposal to build a a. dam damon damon on the Colorado river r at Boulder I canyon DERN BERN IS HOPEFUL Declaring he Believed the seven states in the Colorado river basin would reach an agreement although there still was a dispute over oer owner owner- ownership ownership ownership ship of the river by states as against ownership by the federal government Governor Dern Dens said he had been cau cau- cautioned cautioned cautioned by President Coolidge to con con- consider consIder consider sider the proposal in a broad way and was advised ad that it perhaps would be better to build a a. high dam at Boulder canyon cany n so people of the Imperial valley would be adequately protected from floods The rhe lobby hobby to which Pinchot re referred re- re referred referred was declared by him as prom prom- promising promising promising ising to be the most extensive lobby the power Interests ever brought to together to- to together gether and that its object would be to kill both the Boulder canyon proposal and any bills for disposal of Muscle Shoals OLD STORY STOny HEARD Already we are hearing the old story he said that interference with the alleged right of the power pO er monopolists to practice extortion on the people constitutes anarchy so socialism so- so socIalism socialism Bolshevism communism and will lead to the downfall of the re re- re public The theory Is that the gov gov- government government should should- do nothing for forthe the people and the monopoly everything e to them th m. m The principal objection Utah has hns against the Swing-Johnson Swing bill for construction of the Boulder Doulder canyon canyondam canyondam canyondam dam Governor Dern said was the belief that states rights regarding any benefits to accrue from the develop elop development development ment of the river rI would be usurped by the federal government He said he was not concerned whether the government or private capital gener gener- generated generated generated and sold cold power at the dam but buthe buthe buthe he believed power should be sold to help defray the expense of the cot I believe that any power sites built on the river should be retained by bythe bythe the states and not disposed of to private private vate vats capital Governor Dern Dem said |