| Show THE COLORADO AND ITS tribulations jell while california has hoover dam well under way and a vast sum Is ig ning sanit to harness and equalize the tha flow of the river under a compact ap surIng them about half th thi total water of the watershed involving seven states utah and colorado are the most concerned because they provide most of the water and tho the watershed comparatively or with arizona furnish nearly all the he water and the resources that are will still to he be developed ve loped this area in and colorado have denver on the east and aalt alt 1 lake k e city on the west and pueblo flown down on the arkansas river anxiously playing their respective parts to get some of this colorado river water into high mountain reservoirs and with tunnels and pumps turn it ibao the gulf drainage on the east and into salt lake on the west these large centers ni wealth and population naturally hava had more centralized control or on concentrated action towards their goal that Is diverting this water from the streams for which god apparently intended it and using it it themselves naturally they hey dont care how much that cuts down on the amount we may use in the r four our upper states witt which under r I 1 I 1 the six state compact Is half on the north Is the uintah basin about as ruch much in colorado Col orad Ts 21 in n utah and with water and land for a half balf million people topographic of great magnitude for its land and add water and for much other wealth south of that in another unit la Is the b idt territory including carbon emery mid and grand counties in utah today almost completely eg doted as to reclamation reclamation with the very import ant part OK easterly basteri y fro noab and thompson to tenness depass ee Pass this section likewise in two states Is in reality bound together and the utilization of the water means advancement van cement more people and more wealth several counties in southwestern colorado Coloia do are linked together with langst county san juan this county la Is interested or should be and will be however Ito wever if we segregate this area in the two states as above it Is time for us to pet get together Rether tC on the main project and this falls into two divisions viz first and 1111 important right now Is to see that water of this territory terr terri lory ory shall not be taken to other watersheds unless a fair price is paid to us for tt it and secondi second we want development started on the reservoirs and canals so that we may utilize streams which topography raphy and simple justice indicate should be done but to oppose these more centralized forces now zealously determined to all they may of this water requires len ulrea tin an organization from a country of wide area yet ye with a working committee of leaders who will fight for that which Js Is just may we form boim such an organization Is it not alch time that we should try who will take lake th the lead calla call a meeting at a suitable point and interest people to attend it a so 0 that a fair lafr basis and plan shall be assumed ed every newspaper in the two states representing the ille area noted should advocate an sive elve policy this long ions waiting game which competition for this water has prolonged and will further hinder development it if we do not object should bp be opposed it Is a big proposition equal in importance to doulder boulder or hoover dam t i as simultaneously bously lied and rid conflicts will be settled by at I 1 at the land offic e rall all applications should carefully describe deB cribe the the land giving legal deschi atins certain minor areas have been winheld for power sites the area area again opened for entry totals acres valid claims made or held prior to the withdrawal in loii 1927 will of course still stand |
