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Show -27- The Sun Valley Bus Lines, Inc., has a franchise for serving this vicinity and there are regularly scheduled runs through Parker. Numerous trucking companies go into Parker, but the principal trucking line which has a franchise at the present time is a western line. Population The 1950 Bureau of Census Report for Parker indicates a total population of 1201, with a total population for the State of Arizona of 749,587. Current estimate of 1956 population for the State, as made by the Statistical Department of the Valley National Bank is 1,080,000, an increase of approximately 45%. However, it is not likely that the population of Parker has increased in proportion to the total for the State. A conservative estimate should place the population of Parker at approximately 1400. Population of the Mojave-Chemehuevi Indians on the Colorado River Indian Reservation is 1100, resulting in a total population for the area of approximately 2500. Labor Conditions and Wage Rates Approximately 75% of contracts for land subjugation at the Colorado River Indian Reservation have been awarded to union contractors who have brought in union labor to accomplish the contract, while non-union contractors have used Indian labor. Wages paid under the contracts, however, were according to wage rates established by the Department of Labor for the area. The volume of union work in this area has not been of sufficient volume or duration to justify the Indians joining unions and maintaining dues. However, were full-time jobs provided, there is little doubt but what the Indians would affiliate with appropriate unions. |
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Original book: [State of Arizona, complainant v. State of California, Palo Verde Irrigation District, Coachella Valley County Water District, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, City of Los Angeles, California, City of San Diego, California, and County of San Diego, California, defendants, United States of America, State of Nevada, State of New Mexico, State of Utah, interveners] : |