anaheim-gazette 1925-11-05

Engineer's Report On Colorado River Has Played Important Part in Development of West The Department of the Interior has just issued a comprehensive report on the Colorado river as a result of engineering studies by the geological survey. The author is E. C. La Rue, hydraulic engineer, who has made a study of the river during the last 15 years, in the course of which he has made boat trips aggregating nearly 2000 miles along the river and its major tributaries, including the whole of the Grand Canyon. Less than half a century after the discovery of America by Columbus, a Spanish expedition sailed up the Gulf of California and explored the lower reaches of the Colorado river. It was not until the middle of the nineteenth century, however, that the river began to play an important part in the development of the West. After the Mexican war the lower 300 or 400 miles of the stream was explored in detail, and in 1859 Major John Wesley Powell traversed by boat the then wholly unknown canyons through which it flows from Colorado to Nevada. Prior to the Civil war boats on the lower reaches of the river afforded means of transportation for a large region in the Southwest that was then difficult of access. This navigation persisted until transcontinental railroads were constructed through Arizona and Southern California, late in the nineteenth century. The basin of the Colorado, which affords the second largest concentration of irrigable lands and water power sites in the United States, has for the most part an arid or semi-arid climate, and irrigation is therefore required for the production of profitable crops. Irrigation in the basin has been extended slowly but steadily until more than a third of the land irrigable from the Colorado river is now receiving water. With the river as now regulated, the present irrigation consumes the entire low water flow, and in occasional dry years there is a water shortage. Further development of irrigation is therefore dependent on storage of flood waters and regulation of discharge. There is little contemplated. New railroad activity consists mostly in mergers of competing lines and in improvement of rolling stock and handling methods, to increase efficiency. That is good, but does not go far enough. There must be some new railroads where water transportation is impossible. But where water transportation is possible, as the secretary points out, it is theo bvious solution, because it is immensely cheaper than railroad transportation. Figures prove that beyond a doubt, especially on the Great Lakes, The Headline Sale Styles In Women's Novelty $4, $4 This is truly derful lot wear, embimplemented so wide this offer. of irrigable lands and water power sites in the United States, has for the most part an arid or semi-arid climate, and irrigation is therefore required for the production of profitable crops. Irrigation in the basin has been extended slowly but steadily until more than a third of the land irrigable from the Colorado river is now receiving water. With the river as now regulated, the present irrigation consumes the entire low water flow, and in occasional dry years there is a water shortage. Further development of irrigation is therefore dependent on storage of flood waters and regulation of discharge. The power resources of the Colorado are as yet practically untouched, but a heavy demand for electric energy in the Southwest, which has resulted in the development and use of power sites nearby, is now about to force a rapid development of all available power sites on the Colorado within reasonable transmission distance of the markets. As with irrigation, so with power; less than a third of the potential energy can be developed unless storage of flood waters and regulation of discharge are provided for. The Colorado river at present is not only a source of water supply for hundreds of thousands of acres of land in Arizona and California, but a menace to these lands. In 1905 the river, as it had done intermittently in the past, broke through its silty banks and forced it way into the low-lying Salton sea region of California, where instead of the barren desert of a few years before, there were flourishing irrigated ranches, farm homes and thriving communities, threatening them with inundation and complete destruction. Much damage was done, but with the expenditure of millions of dollars and more than two years of persistent effort the river was turned again to the Gulf of California. The danger of a recurrence of flow to the Salton sea is ever present, and the safety of great areas of highly productive land and prosperous towns can be assured only by storage of flood waters and maintenance of a well designed system of levees and the bank works protection. Thus safety from inundation, complete use of waters for irrigation and adequate development of potential power demand storage and regulation works on the Colorado river. The geological survey report, published as Water Supply Paper No. 558, deals with the comprehensive development of the Colorado river below the mouth of Green river, with particular reference to flood control and the development of hydro-electric power. Records of stream flow are summarized, and estimates of water supply available at many points under a variety of conditions are presented. The principal reservoir sites are described, and their availability and usefulness are discussed. Plans, cross sections and area and capacity curves, together with engineering and geologic discussions, are presented for all known dam sites on nearly a thousand miles of river, all of which has been surveyed and mapped. In summarizing Mr. La Rue suggests that the scheme of development should be comprehensive and should provide Records of stream flow are summarized, and estimates of water supply available at many points under a variety of conditions are presented. The principal reservoir sites are described, and their availability and usefulness are discussed. Plans, cross sections and area and capacity curves, together with engineering and geologic discussions, are presented for all known dam sites on nearly a thousand miles of river, all of which has been surveyed and mapped. In summarizing, Mr. La Rue suggests that the scheme of development should be comprehensive and should provide for the maximum practicable utilization of the potential power, the maximum storage of water for irrigation and, above all, the effective elimination of the flood menace and an adequate solution of the salt problem. Such a plan, when executed, necessarily covering many years, would, in his opinion, include the construction of 13 dams, which would make available 3383 feet of head or fall for the development of power and a maximum of 42,000,000 acre-feet of storage capacity for the control of floods, equalization of flow, and storage of silt. Under this plan nearly 6,000,000 acres of land could be irrigated by the waters of the Colorado river, 3,420,000 continuous horsepower could be developed in the canyons below the mouth of the Green river, and a domestic water supply could be made available for a population of 10,000,000 to 15,000,000 in urban communities of the Southwest. MUST HAVE WATERWAYS The railroads, Secretary Hoover observes, are busy to capacity carrying today's freight. In another quarter century the United States will have 40,000,000 more people adding their freight requirements to those of the present time. A tremendous amount of new transportation is going to be needed. How shall it be provided? Either by more railroads or more waterways. Or by both. There is virtually no railroad building now in progress. There has been little ANAHEIM GAZETTE tittle concompeting of rolling increase does not railroads is impos- importation points out, cause it is and trans- beyond at Lakes. on less but still convincing extent Mississippi and in the long haul coast to coast through the Louisiana canal. Railroads and waterways in the past have fought each other. Or rather, the railroads have fought the waterways—often with fatal effect to the latter. Now waterways are beginning to fight the railroads. There is no need of either fighting the other. The obvious need of the country is to develop both as complementary systems, according to a plan broad enough to embrace the needs of the entire country. Develop-ment of the Mississippi and the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence deep waterways, as Secretary Hoover suggests, would make a good beginning. According to statistics it cost 30 cents a vote to beat Mayor Hylan, and doubtless Governor Smith thinks it was worth it. It is said that the Poles have about decided to scrap the republic in favor of a monarchy and are looking for a king. Well, there is one up at Doorn. Holland, who is out of a job. Record Is Broken At Grand Canyon All travel records to the Grand Canyon National Park for the fiscal year ending September 30 were broken, according to announcement by James B. Duffy, general passenger agent of the Santa Fe, who stated that 134,053 people visited the great natural wonder, an increase of 25,797 over last year. The figures compiled by Superintendent J. R. Eakin of the park show that the travel was almost equally divided. SHOE PURCHASE The Headlines Tell the Story—These Values Will Speak Sale Starts Tomorrow 1500 PAIRS OF THE VERY NEWEST IN WOMEN'S NOVELTY LOW SHOES $4, $8 and $6 Values This is truly a wonderful lot of footwear, embracing an almost unlimited selection. Every size and width is to be found in this offer. 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On sale ... $1.00 EDS OF OTHER SPLENDID LOTS OF SHOES ON SALE THAT SPACE ADVERTISE---YOU WILL BE DELIGHTED WITH THE SA KAFATERIA SHOE S 109 West Center Street, Anaheim Broken Grand Canyon to the Grand Canyon for the fiscal year were broken, accession by James H.enger agent of the that 134,053 peo-natural wonder, an ever last year. ed by Superintendthe park show that est equally divided between rail and auto, there being 69,261 visitors going in on the trains, and 31,541 by auto. A total of 19,910 automobiles registered during the year. To give an idea of the universal interest in the canyon, cars were registered from every state in the Union, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Panama, Mexico and Canada. There were 39 foreign countries represented, by the travel to the canyon by rail. Now since Austen Chamberlain seems to have settled all the troubles in Europe, he might come over here and work on our antracite strike. Western newspapers say that automobile tramps are bothering other tourists by stopping them and begging for a gallon of gasoline. If we are getting so prosperous that the hobbies are running around in motor cars, no wonder that Europe is so envious. It is said that they are now finding a lot of real estate in Florida that they didn't know they had before. It is said that Robert Burns wrote that poem about "man's inhumanity to man" shortly after returning from a football game. Real Bona Fide Savings on Shoes Will Speak for Themselves Path to Save, This Is Your Opportunity! Revery Item Advertised Is a Genuine Bargain. 360 Pairs of Men’s Light Tan Oxfords and Shoes Many of the Oxfords have crepe rubber soles; $3.85 others with leather soles. 360 Pairs of Men's Light Tan Oxford and Shoes Many of the Oxford shoes have crepe rubber soles; $3.85 others with leather soles. Shoes that are worth easily up to $6.50 a pair. 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