Ogden Daily Standard | 1914-12-19 | Page 1 | Smoot Urging State Rights

SMOOT URGING STATE RIGHTS Former Secretary of Interior Fisher Points Out Danger of State Control of Water-power. Water-power. Washington, Due. pj Predominance of federal control rrf water power was urged today by Walter L. Fishor. for mor secretary of the interior, before the senate lands committee, considering consider-ing the waterpower r.ito lensing hill. Senators, led by 8enator Srnoot, contending con-tending for state's rights, subjected him to a prolonged examination "Men who now contend that the stateB must be left free to regulato the "wator within their boundaries." said Mr. Fisher, "will lire to sen the water power men. crowding congress a few years hence with the plea that the federal goTemment must take over the entire subject of regulation to save them from the dlsuBter of conflicting con-flicting state regulations, Just as the railroad men have done."