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C7:J 2 Reclamation had established 0 Field Office in Pueblo, in February of 1939, but nod become inactive during the' War. When they re- activated the Field Investigation in 1945, Ben Powell was placed in charge of that Investigation. He hod been working during the War on Cherry Creek Dam. Powell had a background on the Fort Lyon Conal os 0 child at Manzanola; hod been an Englneer in Hoiti, and hod re- turned to the States. In 1946, to assist Mr. Powell, we organized this Association, which was 0 nonprofit Corporation supported by voluntary contributions and 'it was the sponsor of the Gunnison _ Arkansas Project, We met in the Steel CitY1Investm~nt Company Offices of Damian Ducy, at which time Morc Williamson was the Sec- retary. In 1948 or 1949 we hired Roger Ernst as Secretory, and 'he later become Assistant Secretory of the lnterior, and is now with the Arizona Public Service Company. In that intcl'im .then, commencing in 1946, we did everything we could to assist 8en Powell in getting out the first Report on the Gunnison _ Arkansas Project. In order to get this Report out, it was necessary thct two basic things had olready been acco~plished. 1. The moking of 0 Mexican Treaty between Mexico and the United States, to deter- mine what the demands of Mexico might be; and, 2. To conclude an Upper Colorado River Water Compact,. allocating the 7t million for the Upper 8asin among the five Upper Bosin states. In this behalf, on both the Treaty and the Compact, Clifford'stone, Jeon Brightenstein and Roy~. Tipton played 0 very very major port. The Upper Colorado River Compact being completed b~ signature at Santo Fe in 1948, it opened the woy then for Powell to move, and Powell come out with his many volumes with the green covers on them, on the Gunnison _ Arkansas Project, ./-" .,<"... I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I