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<br />The ~,', Street Journ,', ~'rch 3D, 1984, p'ge 28
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<br />The Revenue Runoff From Hoover Dam
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<br />11)' THOJ1A$ J, CMST
<br />Anr:1 DA\'UI ),tA.J...'"l.IS
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<br />Ahhou:h I rt\,dools': J.thool c! hinOr)'
<br />tmphui1u Herben lioovrr', p'JblIC ler'
<br />licr ~fOrt &.nd wer hb lZ:m 1r.the Whitt
<br />1i0llW, UI mOS'l A.mrnevu bt ls tht eO"'..ser'
<br />nUvt president o\'tl"\t.1'1eImr<! b)' the r.oek
<br />rna.r~e; cl'l.Sh o~ llZ. vmllnl ~,o:)r:1..idr
<br />Pfpressiorl I.to~ lht tlr:umJ wl1U.:ni c!
<br />F'nnJJ11\ RooseytlL.
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<br />In the AmrMCUl Soulb'll,rr.. Il::-v.'tyt:'.
<br />HCII;'l\'rr b rtmtm~~ rr'IQS': drama owly
<br />lo~ lht IN,SSlVt ItJ'Uct\U't be&n.'t hU
<br />na.me. Hoovtr Dun, In 1e, St-:rr:.a..oy c!
<br />Cc:nmera Hoover, rtp~elltmt the U.s.
<br />rovrmmtnt. cClaud Ule J,tvu Cblo:-ado
<br />R,1vrr SUi!: Ntt I't'pruenatl\'~ into
<br />Iveeln, v.'I I co:np.a.:t c1I\it1ln( nrbU Ul
<br />USt' of Lht CoJon:io Rlvrn ~'&trr bt:'Wt'!n
<br />the Upper IJ'I~ the !..Dv.'IH BLsw, A 1t'W
<br />)'un later. PrtS1"e~1 Hooytr ttlnfmnf'd
<br />ItTftmtnts amon( the J'~tt:S and the WI-
<br />tr~-lJ\d.pO'''''rr rJlJbtS o! the $ol.l:.h"U:
<br />, tt...: 'rrv~ I.S \!lr blslJ for eo~ruCli01l
<br />I o~ eme tI. u.rl}' %O".b-crr::\:f)' Ament1"
<br />, (7utes': publlt' ~"Ork1, the Boulder Cu1)'C1D
<br />Ilr.o\/.' Hoover) Dam.
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<br />I }:av.- OM of thr kr)' lfT't'!'::mnu M'toti.
<br />.t~ IrJ lSJO. that &Doc&nn, pcno'tr rrMr'
<br />Ilrd from Hoover Dam. 15 lip 10: rrnt.. tn
<br />Cor.('teS.S,
<br />C.t'1"...u..j}y those ..tIo"'t btnefltt'd from
<br />. lJ'lt U'lr'aOl"l1lnuily cheap JC"'II'.u n w FO'"
<br />t!uer<llO!' f7 yu,n havr a eNelll rtJ,);.r tll
<br />. tht' OU1comt:, 50 do o".hrn tn w So\lUI'.'est
<br />; .bo rniUtd 1.M op;x>nW'lIf)' d\lJ'in( tht De-
<br />I. prtsslon W at(OblU tor I shift of lM
<br />diJ'n's cutpllt but WDUl~ lUte I 'end It I
<br />: brutr dtal 1M IttDld timt uoW'ld, So do
<br />I Iht u.xpaYfI'1 " Dr U.s, .'bOSe forrbun
<br />! rr..adt \lit' 'Wyts'tJ'Mnt tn thr 6vn and s"bo
<br />: DO\/. cu, the I:tNCtUrI:. the tMJ't)' output
<br />I o~ "'hlth Conrres:s may ~ aDoc.att II I
<br />; priCt Ill' briO'\/. tu mvkr: YlJ\l'f. .And
<br />I JasU)'. s.o do tr.\'tor.rntna.hS'~, ~'bo ftcor.
<br />: Il.l.tt &hit t! lM tw'T'Vlt plVl to allocate
<br />i Hoover', pcno'tr Clt a DOnwmPf:3tlvr egS1'
<br />: rr:trVtl")' bUtS ls s:irntd I::ltD 1l..-. tnt''''Ui'
<br />I bl)" lht tnrttor.mVll o! VIr OHora6o }Unr
<br />: Bulrl and suTTOWlt1ln1 arru ..111 JU1'Itr,
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<br />~ Jt is thIS tmlvtJ'frn:-t o! tn"li1'ClM'ltDa).
<br />. tN, La.xpI~r &lie trrr--e.nt.t:'prUt-OrieDttd
<br />. rroups., IJ'ld tJ.clueed pCltt'DUaJ ~n
<br />o~ Hoovtr po....e:" thaI as ~ t:O:\te.st'
<br />In: I.hr ~1Stork HOO'Y~r alJo,."\rU. ~
<br />kntnc:Janes of Hoovtr uyr 10 tal con-
<br />Ylncr<l ~ lntrrtor IN'! E.nrrfl drpl11'
<br />menU IJ'ld Lht $tll1tt. a71~ Ut Orl I.hr
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<br />nTft o! ~V1nc1n( tht Howe. that them
<br />U\l1 Ilu lhouJd crt ap.11l,
<br />WhUntr da.ma.rr HiXl'Vtf Da.m tutU
<br />41~ to 8,)Wdtr and Blw c.u.yo:u .'U
<br />.TOurb1 kI."lt aro. and therr &It 110 mo:'t
<br />t&1l)'CIllS \.0 pruer'Yr, But undtr}lntUl( ~
<br />Hoovu Dur,', po.'u, aN! a.1JCIClt.lflt It WI
<br />th~en Ie.... kads \.0 a (Tutu der.'lAn~ 10:-
<br />wtnd::)'. ...hid. Ul1.1UTo .'U.I k~ to lbe
<br />eeTiS"J\lctlcm c! ar.. JlOY"tr pla.nu tlsr-
<br />,'bert thlt ...w .-nil fTcsh 1J'l~ W\1It'Ccs'
<br />a.uy da.ma.rr Ofl Ule vn1ro:unUlt A pube- '
<br />war!) Ip: ua.mple l:rlvolycs the Modt.S'lD
<br />lmrab:m Dutrict. a small, publl::))' 0'Qt'd
<br />ut1l1l)' it CuUom1&. Modes'.o ft(:tIlUy
<br />bcT.JI'bl . ~ tn . De'" c:oa).f1~ PC"I,cr
<br />~l~t 1rI "rv.' Muxa. tht ~on eer.
<br />nclot o~ ..bjcl; runs nrtlt p&r. Hooytr
<br />pam. T(I 1M't: Mutt JO\/.'tt and tnertl
<br />dema.nd, Modesto .-ants '" buDd I hut!
<br />dun or. ~ T\lolumne Rlvrr, one of CaJI'
<br />t.omil" Jlremitr W'tltr-'n,lrr &Il~ 1J"OiJt,
<br />flShiJI, r:reuns. II wPUl:: ta ve 110 Dt"t'<l '"
<br />tnves: It S\lcl; I dam U n eoWO' shut tn
<br />Hoover', wtput .
<br />JJ lo!' 1.ht 1&Xpl)'f'fS, lhr pf'tlPl'Mnts o!
<br />I ~Dt\/.'r" HOO\'tt (lvtln)'l.rrur thl~ the
<br />costs or cDnnructull Hoo~.tr Dun ..-ill $OCt.
<br />hur bffil \otl1)y ft-coyeft'd by thr u.s., so
<br />why lboWd Was.hi.Dt\Oll pron: b'om n.s
<br />D'IIo"nrnhip of um bt:lbt)" ""en. ~h}'
<br />..II
<br />Altho"rb .un<ncu l&XJ>O)'l:n paJd ""
<br />tnnStnleUDn o! 1.hr d6m tsomr o! thr us.o-
<br />c:1lte~rrfltl"l.1inll'Q~...-..sf1lla.n':~
<br />~' flt."O I:t1JruesJ. 1.hr CoS.. '" mUe tht
<br />Jlro)f'ct ,t1nc1Jve to 1.br ot\rlfl&J p.tr
<br />purtha.sen. Ifl"t'l'd thaI trI thf flrs: 50
<br />)'tIn of D;ltnUan It ..-ould ,impl)' fttOytr
<br />t.aplWIJ'ld oprratmt ccsu. Tbt teSuh b:
<br />thlt III Im::apl~ 1't'1W'f1 0:. lbr uxpay'
<br />tn' tDvrs:men: b.u alrul!)' ICCrur<! \.0 the
<br />pro~ beMClCI&!itS-. 1:fI 11&0-" alone. I
<br />consrr'\"1bYr estimltt II! lhr I\lbsid)' u-
<br />tttds ~ mWicm. 'J'b,at brurt b but-d on
<br />1I1lf thr dlfJerencr btl'\l'tU, the pncr the
<br />currtn: HooYfr af)o:lPU .1!l pay for thr
<br />dun', 0U1pu'l ant! lbr D'W(\lI&l ~ o! a6-
<br />~p""rrltlr1.hrSou1.henc::.ahfonl1lEd.i.
<br />Jl)l:l CD., lbt l&rJt.St IttIDry ~r 1.hr allot-
<br />WC$. In . l1'\l)y compt:ltlyr rrw1.tt.. tbt
<br />C"''''''''''', would ..w.t lull IfWr\O&l
<br />(:OS': lor IIJ ~, wbicll wtlWd ~
<br />!nOn bllr n.l ~ lboTt oprra.::t.D( ta"',s
<br />lor the 1_17 prl1od. ."bUtver tQW1)' thr
<br />CWTVlt ~KS ma)' da.1m trom hl Y1nz'
<br />contr&c~ orifinIJt). '" buy 1.bt' 4a.JTl', 0U'l'
<br />pu1. the)' hat'e *"" k'CJI znort lhlJ'l amp!)'
<br />co.'"nPfrlUlt'C!;.
<br />U lht' IloIbsid) tcl'\titlues aJ\tr the up!'
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<br />ralioll o! the onflnaJ c:on:ral:l ptr1C<, Its
<br />JUt ~1ll tit ever, Inor, l.'Tlp:-es:s1\'t. JL:S: 11,
<br />the brtt It' yta" o~. rtt'. contra:'! peniX,
<br />1t!'s.'1. lht 'orron, trvt."l:J~ Lethr Tru
<br />'\:1')' tro:n,rl111l1 lb. JC'1oer II cao. rather
<br />1.hUI mukt: vahle "o~~ tit mort1.hu: S.3.!
<br />billlor. tr: 115-( doll In.. -
<br />Corl('1"eS5 NJ lht lIppo~lt) tt' mUt I
<br />J)O:J:ubJe denl1n tht If'drn.:: dih:lC pro-
<br />ridf'd orJy thal It is ~illLn( l.e lill tbt
<br />pC"lIo-er to1 ..'h~l It is ..."Or.h, Tht flrr.. 5l
<br />)'tl.~ o! tht nlbsid)' ml} ban btotTl j~'
<br />fl~ \.0 V'It'olJnrt u:tJtmt.."l1 of ar. unr:1rr'
<br />popu.ll~, arid rttklr.: J\lbsl~I t.bt
<br />,.~xt JC ,.u.~ WO"JJ~ bot I p;.on 11:'. rtoo'.
<br />1.Ll'p.ayrn throu('hout lht U.s .
<br />lns"..rlt 01 ttlmpt:i:J,o~,. the llUI tI~r~
<br />buruu:"'1.tl: a.1Joc.a.:Jo::., 1bt alJO"..lUor, It
<br />~~ llw Ill)' JUS"JtJ:.&tlo:, but t:J.$1om a..:
<br />tideJ'l~ rt.S1.OJtult trl I1b:1.."'U)' K:r:bo:, o~
<br />proJr:: beneflcllnes; t\'tt the lr.0I::l1 cw:
<br />limed IrdrnJ eo.,.He~ prom-on ~
<br />por'U \.0 torWr:1er IUpp!) IJI~ demVlC:.
<br />Instr~ o! mmel.pnci!l:, aJl::1ees 1r'
<br />Ml thr Prtl~~ IrrlS.latJo:: ""c;J: rt:eJ\'f
<br />pO"IIo.er L"O.on . 21r:-c~nru.."')' re~:.:tcr I: ,
<br />Great De-~rtssion JlM:r. Spc.."\S':l~ by Jl:r;
<br />).!oms UdtJl m., An1.I, WaJl7T.aJ', o~ tilt
<br />House lIlltnor CDmmJuf't, 1.bt bill p:-to
<br />p:::se.s 11. aJloe.atior, Ula.: r.:bs1liacs 1m. As:
<br />reltJ b-.r. uc)u:Sr.s Sa.r, Dlerc 1Jl.~ Sz.:
<br />Fnnw:o. a.n~ th.Il r:xPVIl:U Ar.:.o~ L"lC
<br />Itt'\'&ta':. shares o! !ioo\'u DUtJ:::: b~: n-
<br />~:u 111)' J.hlrt II III Jor t:u.h. "e.' Me).'
<br />ko or CoJo:ad::l. AJth:l:.::t, II P:'::-po:"U It
<br />favor pcb!ICI)' O\io"ro:: lIf..umes o\-r.' p:'1\'1.te
<br />ones, tht bUl (l\'CS a lvtt ,ha.rr 01 Moo-
<br />Yer'l C1U~pul Ul 1'-0 pn'rllt lf1.i!Juu.
<br />Tht Uc1a.Il bID .ill IlXm comt' lD tht
<br />noel 01 t.N Ho-.zs.t. ha\Vlt l.Jruj~ brH.J:~
<br />Uu'ourtl U1r k.nllt, Whl.lt Utt' Ar.:.or,iI.,"
<br />may Dot kJrtlUry b.1.J'ns,e!1...,:.t: Ht'roen Moo
<br />wrr Ulr laJltd Jl1U1r:1en:.. be ane tus I.U,e!
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<br />J\lceusfu.! CllTl pnlmo:r:. En\'tc:-M~enlL1
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