Show IN T 1 fa 1 JJ V 2 11 V 6 boulder dara dam act carries mere fici upper states SALT LAKE CITY As the result ot of vigorous effort by congressional delegation coupled with alert assistance of 0 many utah civic bodies and organizations this state will share in an additional for upper colorado river development that is the prospect as seen by gus P backman secretary of the salt lake city chamber of commerce if the boulder dam readjustment act is passed by the congress mr backman returning from a five weeks trip to washinton washington D C said that this provision has been included in the bill As originally introduced by rep of nevada the bill would v donld have increased benefits to california nevada and arizona effective as of 1937 with upper states not sharing iu in the benefits from the boulder project until the current year at the insistence of the utah congressmen utah and its sister states stages will receive per year for survey ar and d development work beg beginning hining in 1938 this adds to the previously assured funds coming to this area with a total of allocated to upper bas basin n states by 1915 1945 action to protect interests in the possible irrigation and power development of the upper colorado was instituted by the colorado great basin water users association A report by engineers disclosed such a possibility and the association immediately I 1 took steps to see that suf sufficient ficie nt changes were made in the adjustment act to protect future needs on the colorado most immediately important of the revisions is the one providing the additional funds for surveys and development joining the association in its efforts were the salt lake city and ogden chambers of commerce and the associated civic clubs of southern utah |