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Show DENVER PROTESTS BOULDER DAM PLAN WASHINGTON June 29 I'rotest agulnst the passage by congress of the Swing bill or other legislation for "construction of enormous works upon tho lower reaches of tho Colorado river, which may interfere with tho future development of Colorado and the necessary future dierlon for municipal mu-nicipal and Irrigation supplies for Denver Den-ver and adjoining territory;" was contained con-tained in n telegram from Mayor Bailey of Denvei. presented to tho house. Irrigation committee by Senators Sen-ators Phtpps and Nicholson, of t'olo-rade. t'olo-rade. The telegram professed surprise that congress should give consideration to the Swing bill In advance of a "compact "com-pact by the commission appointed by the president and the governors of the seven Colorado river slates." and urged that there he no 'further activities ac-tivities by congress until the future reports of those stales have been assured as-sured by interstate compact." Mayor Mnlley requested In the lelo-gram lelo-gram that the city be given an oppoi -tunlty to be heard before preparing Its report on the Swing bill. |