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<br />3784 <br /> <br />Nathan R. t\argold. <br /> <br />-7- <br /> <br />iiay 16, 1938 <br /> <br />if tho said proposed contraot is executed. This contract will inevit- <br /> <br />ably givo to the City of Los Angeles a preferred position in the matter <br /> <br />of power costs, not only as against other purchasers in the market, but <br /> <br />as against every competitive centor. As wo have heretofere statod to <br /> <br />your Dopartment, pm.er in the state of Utah to tho most preferred users <br /> <br />costs substantially J56.oo per horse power per year. Under the propesed <br /> <br />~entra~ts, pewer in Southern California would cost loss than one-third ef <br /> <br />thi" ;unount. <br /> <br />Sootion 7 of the centract prcposed by the City ef Los Angelos places <br /> <br />~ additional burden upon tho Fedornl Government to furnish an increasod <br /> <br />runount of water fer the purpose of generating additional power throughout <br /> <br />the life of tho leaso. The result would bo that tho Federal Govornl1lent <br /> <br />has cooperated with the City of Los Angoles in tho construotion of facili- <br /> <br />ties for the goneration of olectricity whioh, when oompletod, would requiro <br /> <br />the use of all of the waters of the ColoradO River every year. Such a <br /> <br />program is not enly in complete disregard of the rights of tho Upper Basin <br /> <br />states to retain and consumptively use their proportion of the water of the <br /> <br />river, but it would put the Stato of California in the situation where itc <br /> <br />oitizens and interests would of necessity bo opposed to the development of <br /> <br />the Upper Basin state area. <br /> <br />The Foderal Government has now contrncted to deli vcr from Boulder V"c c, <br /> <br />in excess of four billion kilowatt hours of firm power lllUlually. To dell"c,' <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />such an runount of pmvcr requiros that there go through the turbinos oach <br /> <br />yoar a qunntity of wator approxiJllll.ting fourtoen million acro feet~ Such" <br /> <br />"~ <br />