Show Million sought for upper basin project In a telegram report yesterday from Senator Arthur V. Watkins the Uintah Basin he stated that he had offered mony before the Senate Public Works Appropriations sub-committee of the inclusion of million each for initiating construction of the Vernal and Paonia units or the Colorado River The senator has also asked the senate to approve a million appropriation for the project near million more than recommended by the administration and approved by the House Appropriations Bulk of the increase was sought in the interest of speeding up i construction work on the giant Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River near the Join In Appeal The Utahn also asked for construction money for the Vernal unit of the Central Utah Project and an increase In funds for the Flaming Gorge Dam on the Green River near the Utah-Wyoming Joining Watkins in the appeal for more money for the Upper Colorado program were Henry A. Dixon Clinton P. Anderson Gordon Allott and W. A. commissioner of the of Dixon appealed for least 33 million including one million for the Vernal He said a detailed planning report now had been completed on this Utah which wilt cost an estimated Sound Vernal unit is economically Dixon was authorized by the and the water so sorely needed is only being washed Under examination by Chairman Carl Hayden Dexheimer said the Reclamation Bureau could cally use more money than the allowed by the House His revised figures included 25 million dollars for Glen Canyon instead of the allowed by the House He also suggested one million in construction funds for the Vernal project in Utah and the Paonia project in Is Agreeable Watkins indicated in his telegram that he was willing to accept qualifications and stated he would work for that amount in the senate in order to get these two participating projects under way during the coming fiscal |