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<br />109 <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />lands in that state, and in the State of Arizona which arc subject <br /> <br />to floods of said river, such control worlcs to be established beloY! <br /> <br />of <br /> <br />said point of division .and at such location as shall be selected and <br /> <br />approved by the Secretqry of the Interior. The date of the Completion <br /> <br />of said control works shall be fixed by certification ~y the <br /> <br />Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of state of the United <br /> <br />states and to the Secretaries of state of tho' sic;no.tJory states. II <br /> <br />I will state that I do not agree with the toxt of either of those, but I <br /> <br />think you Y!ill all reco~nize tho force and effect of the express desire <br /> <br />that some more emphatic declaration be secured in the compact, if possiblo. <br /> <br />CHAIRMAN HOOVER: Hay I hear from some of the other commissioners on <br /> <br />that principle?; the principle is in effect that this compact shall not <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />become effective until a flood control works havo been constructed. As a <br /> <br />lnatter of question of pure physical situation, there will be no development <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />. .. <br />of the Colorado River until flood control has been erected. That is, the <br /> <br />first construction that will take place on the river. is fl~od control. It <br /> <br />doosn It make any difference nhether it is erected as a dam at Flaming Gorge <br /> <br />if it becomes flood control, or whether Glen Canyon, Boulder Canyon or <br /> <br />Black Canyon or where and there can be no expansion of development of the <br /> <br />river that does not imply that first step. <br /> <br />1:1R. CARPllJ.lTER: You mean physical conditions dictate that. <br /> <br />CHAIR1L\N HOOVER: Dictato that as the first step of any development. <br /> <br />MR. CARPillIT!ill: We realize the pressure and anxi8ty of the people <br /> <br />interested in promotinc the early construction of the flood control reservoir <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />in the 10TTer canyon. We also realize that at the presont moment there are <br /> <br />various investigations proceedinC under the Government of the United States <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />which are not yet complete and in that respect it would be unnise and ill <br /> <br />advised to select any definite location for any structure in that river. <br /> <br />It would seem that the instrumentality that will be in position to build <br />