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Show i oo iRem Randal! Would Improve the Colorado WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. Representative Represen-tative Randall of California, today Introduced In-troduced a bill proposing improve-I improve-I ment of tho Colorado river for the pur-i pur-i poses of flood control, power devel-lopmeut devel-lopmeut and irrigation. Under the pmeasuro work on tho river, though done by the government, would be at private expense. Tho bill proposes that eight dams be constructed within tho Grand Canyon Can-yon in Colorado itod Arizona, creating creat-ing reservoirs from which power might be derived. The interior departmont, which woul Tho interior department, which would have charge of tho project, would make contracts with private interests in-terests for sale of power and water and would issue bonds to pay the cost i of consfructiou work. i oo |