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<br />E. G, NIELSEN
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<br />CANCELLATION
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<br />\Ir, \\", ~, Goukin rt"sigllcd as Ad.
<br />lIliIJi:<.trator in \larl'l!. Tlw COlllmission
<br />llJIIlt"d \Ir. E, (;. :\it'h"ll as his SllC-
<br />l't~SSOr. \Ir. .'\ielst:'1l i_~ widl'h'-kllo\\lI ill
<br />Arizona ha\'ilJ~ Iwell in dl~rg(' of tlat'
<br />proj,'d plallllillg adh ities of thl' Bu.
<br />reall of Ih',Jalllillioll for tht' Bridge
<br />Callyoll allll (;"lItr;d _\ri;wlla projeds.
<br />Ill' SlLh....'plt'lltly sl'r\t'd as 1I,'c:iollal
<br />Din'l'tor, \\ ith 11l'.1t1'lIl;lrh'fS ill BOllldt'r
<br />Cit\, ,'\/'\Jlt!. From Hould('r Cih'. \Ir.
<br />~il;h"ll Irallsfl'rrt,t! 10 \\'ashiT;gtotl.
<br />D. C., \\lwn' Iw s.'ned as ,-\ssistanl
<br />Clllllmhsioll.'r of tIlt' BIITt'all of 1l1'(~la-
<br />malitJll. FlIllllwim!: this tonr of tlllt\",
<br />I \fr. ;\il-'ISt'll s"fn'd as .-\ssodall' Chi;'f
<br />Engilll'I'r of tIll-' BtlH'all, with head.
<br />IIU'lrlt'rs ill 1).'II\"f, (:nloTado. in
<br />whit'll positillll lit' rdired from Ill('
<br />redt'fal st'n-i,'". Followi11l!: his rdin'.
<br />mt'lIt. hI' pra('Iict'd .-IS a ("flllsllltint;:: .'ndlll'I'r .-\!Id W;lS assol'iah'd wilh Lir!.!1'
<br />prnj'"l'ts ill\oh-ing Ih., d"\'l'lllpllwlIl of \\.-t1t'r ami pOWt'r n'SOllr,'I'S.
<br />On July :1oth. \Ir..\ E, Sl'hllmicl rdin,d from III(' posilion nf Chit'f
<br />Disp'ltdu'r. This markt'd lilt' first rdin'flwul of am ('lIlplo~'I,t' of I~ll' _-\ri/Olla
<br />Pmn'f :\Ilthnril~' silll,t, ils IlI'l!illllim!: ill HJ-t 1.011 .\J1ril 1st. \Ii~s I.~'\III.-l IIl1tll'f
<br />joined tll(' ~t'lH ill lilt' 1';lpal'ity (If Lt'!!al St'erdar~'. :"'\0 ..thl'r ('halll!"~ Ol'-
<br />('urrl'd ill tht' ~I;lff durin!! tht, year,
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<br />TIlt' Bureau of Reclamatioll Il(.tifit,d tilt' _\rizon:1 I'ow('r .\Iltliorih of its
<br />iuknl to call1't.l tht' l',istill!! cOlllrad 1I1111('r wlair-Ii till' .\Illhorih' 1t,IS ht't'n
<br />purehasin!! PO\\"tT ami ('n"fj:!;y from tlr,' ) )a\ is lllln I'rnjl'i.:I. TIll' (:.-l\I('I'll.ltioll
<br />wi1llw dft'din' Ikct'mlwr :31, HJfi2.
<br />TIll' .\nlhority ('olllt! 11:1\(> ('alll,(,lIed ih contrads with lilt' \arioll~ Jlll\\t'r
<br />('\J~tullH'rS, hul dilluot dll Sll. ht,t'.L1I~t' llt lilt, ,,'riolls dlN.t IIi"t Sill'll ('aIlI'd.
<br />I.ltiolJ might han' Oil tIlt' pOWt'r (UIISlLIJWn ill tilt' Stall- of ,\ri/nll.-l. It ha~
<br />d,.J.-.\I.d ~1Jl"h actioll in till' silJ('j.n,Ilt'!iI'f th:ll Iltl' Bureau had iS~lIt'd its lIutk.'
<br />of c:~tJ('l'lblinll ill ordl'f to soln' ('I'rl.-lill prohkllls ill Opt'ration alltl lllall.-ll;::t'-
<br />lIlt'lJt of tIlt' projed. 'lilt! that wlll'1l 11ll'.s!' Wt'T!' wllr!..('t1 0111. a TIt'\\ ('jllJtfad
<br />wfluld hI' IlI'gotiall'd with the ..\uthnrih' IImkr whit'h IheT!' would 1)(' liul.'
<br />Of 110 ft--'dllct'ion in tilt' ;lI11llll11tS of Po\\'t'r allll "III'rl;::y JIOW ;I\'ailahll' 10 lIlt'
<br />.-\uthorih' and in tllfn In tlw-\lIthorih's ('U~I()lllt'fS.
<br />Ther~ .u,. a llllml)('f of !..IlO\\'JJ T!'.l~flns wh\" thl' Blln'au of HC'L'\;unatioll
<br />should "Xt'fdSI' ils pri\-i!,'gl' tn cam'"l tbis ('(l'lltral'l. First. Ih.. I).-I\'is D.'1ll
<br />l'rojl'l't W;lS ;\lIthnfiZt'd al\() ('olJslrlll'fl'd ;lppff1\imatl'I~' t"1l ~-('an aftt'f thl'
<br />Parkl'r Dam Prnjl"l't. Tlw C(lllC:fI'S~ Sllh-'l'ljllt'nlly ;lIltllOri"l't! thl' BUTt'all uf
<br />H('damation to l'onsolid.-ltt, tlw.st' two proit'l'h, Ih- slll'h slt'J1s Ih,' Parh'r.
<br />Ih\is Prnjl'd would Iw('om.. Ihl' SIIl'(','Ssor tll tilt' two original project.... It is
<br />t'sst'nli;lI Ih:!t pn\\'("r from thl' Iwo projt"l't,; h., ~old IInd..r similar I'Olltr;wt
<br />IlTO\-isions. Call('l,lIirH! lIlt, pn.st'lIt NlIltral'ls. tlwrdclfI'. i~ tIlt' firsl sh'p to II('
<br />ta!..i'll hefoTe nt'w l'olltrads with \lniform pro\'isiuns f1'].t1inc In the salt, of
<br />power ami t'\Ic'rgy can IX' plal't'd inln l'ff('('t.
<br />St'(,OlH\[~'. lilt' fill;lTJdal n'H'IHII'S of tIlt' I'ar!..t'f-Da\'is Projl'('1 musl Iw
<br />illl"f1';lst"l1 in nnl,'r In m,'d Ihl' il\('r.'as("lIIYl~1 of operating this prnjt'd and
<br />10 insllTl' a salisfal'tor~' faft' of ft'pa~-mt'nt 10 lilt' \.nitt'd St.-tit's Tn'asllTv. III
<br />order to 'lcl'Omplish thi~, ft'\is.'t! l'tHltr.wls arl' l!t-sirahl..,
<br />Thirdly. Ih(> responsihility of Ih(. Rm('all tn provide pow.'r for irrigation
<br />allll t1rainal;::l' ft'quifl'nwnts on R('('lamatioll projt'ds assodait'd with tht' Par-
<br />h'f.Davis ProjPd has ~('n increasing, In ordc'r to Illt'!>t Ihis primary T!'spon_
<br />sihilil\". il is nt'('('ss..r~' for the Rllfean to prO\-id.. ami Tt'SI'n-(' sufficil'nt powef
<br />for thl'SI' pll'l'lOSI'S. Can('I'llatioll of th.. exisling ('ontracts is an ('swntia) step.
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