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<br />30} <br /> <br />"" <br /> <br />const):'uction by tho Governmon1; of tho United Statoo of a dam or c!ar.ls on the <br /> <br />". <br /> <br />Colorado River, of suffie:Lent size to iJn!,ound at least the average annual <br /> <br />flow of the river, to control tho floods and permanently avoid tho menaqo.". <br /> <br />There; Eol.lOT/cd D.. [Scncrnl discussion, after vrhich t.ho resolution Tras <br /> <br />adopted in th'2 following forr.l: <br /> <br />1I1'he memberr> of the Colorado laver Commission havo had constantly before <br /> <br />them the great r.lenaco by anrmal floods to the livos and proporty of the <br /> <br />peoplo of tho Imperial and Palo Verdo Valleys in California, and tho Yuma <br /> <br />Valley in Arizona, and the anxiety of their thousands of citizens: <br /> <br />II.Therofore, they earnestly recorrunond and urge the early construction.of <br /> <br />Tlorks'in. .t.he Colorado River to control tho floods and porm0J1on~ly avoid th~ <br /> <br />;),r <br /> <br />menace, such construction to bo mado subject to tho Colorado Rivor CompG.ct." <br /> <br />On behalf of the membors of the ColorG.do Rivor Commission, Hr. Dolph <br /> <br />....~ <br /> <br />, <br />.., <br /> <br />II. Carpentor mado the following romarks: <br /> <br />"We havo about complotod tho task assignod to this Commission, which <br /> <br />is tho first oxomplification of intorstato diplomaeJ' in tho histor'J of thG <br /> <br />Unitod states on so large a scale. 2aeh ;ner;lber may talee home with him and. <br /> <br />reserve lmto himself all the crodit that is duo; nnd n largo measure of tho <br /> <br />credit is due. to oach of tho mombers of this Commission. In fact, it has <br /> <br />been froquently remarkod i.n my presence that it Tlould be a rare occurrence <br /> <br />indeed to again find a Commission composed of mom.bers who possessed tho <br /> <br />poculiar qualities and qualifications that oach of tho r.lembcrs of the Com- <br /> <br />mission does: so that each of us may take what credi",; TIC Tlish and not feel <br /> <br />vm have overdone tho measure. <br /> <br />''1; <br /> <br />"But I fool as a momber of this corrunission that our whole proceedings <br /> <br />"'" <br /> <br />would look something if TIC din net say that to our Chairman is due the great <br /> <br />meusure of the credit for making possible this successful conclusion. Through <br /> <br />all the days of our toil eur Chairman has been kind and 8;enc;rous and patient. <br />