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<br />COJ\.lPAGTS AND AOnEF.MENTS BE'l'WEEl; CERTAIN STATES. 21
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<br />fulure (l<Ivelopment the pe,ace and quietude of the use of the water
<br />supply of that river lal'gely depends.
<br />I might state in that quarter that without the use of the water of
<br />the ColOl'"do River the territory drained by that stream will remain
<br />forover tt" it is to-day. It is (,he most arid, in t,he main, of any part
<br />of the United States, The use of th"t water will convert it into a
<br />productive region, comparable with the region already developed.
<br />I th'lIlk you,
<br />(The Ioliowing statements were submitted by Mr, Carpenter:)
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<br />.l\:IF.MORANlIUM ANI) BmJ~F CONCP;J/NINll LEGISLATION LOOlGNG TO CO.MPAC1' UPON
<br />COLORA.DO RIV~I'.,
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<br />(In re H, R G82L)
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<br />PRELIMINARY.
<br />The obj(:('l: of the 1)c)Hling' legi.slation is to permit a settlem+mt respecting the
<br />future u!.ili..-,atloll and cllsposltion of the wnters or the Calorauo River, find of
<br />the stL'CUltlf-i tl'ibut:ll'.}' thereto, by compact between the States of Arizona, Cali-
<br />fornia, Cnlomdo, Nevada, New Mextco, Utah, aud W.}'oming.
<br />TIle objcct js to detEll"minc the respective rights of the States to the use and
<br />disposition or the wIlters of Ulhi gl'ellt river prior to ally further lurge constrtu~-
<br />t.iOll or ~xLr'llsi"e ut.ilization 'Jf these wat€'l's, in OJ'def that the l'igbts of the
<br />States flIHl the Govel'lllnenL may be settled and determined in advance of con-
<br />SLl'nctlDl\ fllll\ before iutel'stnte or otber controversles may arise,
<br />'l'lJe }.lclHlillg bill ,"vas illtl'odllc~d pursnnnt to resolution adopted Ilnd signed by
<br />t.he govel'llOI'S of Lite seven States above Ilullled at Denver, Colo., l\{ny 10, 1921,
<br />wherein iL is recited Owt each of the seven StaLes, whose territory includes. in
<br />purt the. tll'llinfl~e of Ihe Colol'fulo Riv/?'r, has nll'eady proviflefl f(11" adjustment
<br />respecting' l./lC flltlll'e uOlir-ation llnd diRposiUon of ihe watel'.') of the b~~~~Y!
<br />:111(1 has 11Jlllo:ntecl its COIlllllissioner to sel've with commissioner!:! from other
<br />jllt('l'lj~te{\ I:'LHtcs and willI n c0l111nissioner to be appointed -(()!" the United StnteR
<br />foI' Lilis gencl'flJ purpose.
<br />The resolution rcads as follows:
<br />Whereas Lhe ~LFltCS of Arir-oIln, Onlifot'ilin, Colol'n(!o, Nevac!a, New MexiCIj,
<br />Utah, :tIld W.}'olllinj}," liavl~ hy nppropl'inte l(~!~is!ation nuthorized tIle govrrnors
<br />of ~aicl RUlt(>~ to llPlloint cOIllJlli~~lonel"!'! l"cprescllt.ing said Stat0-!'! fOI" t.he
<br />IHIl"lJOSn (If ('u(erinf:; in(Q (l. ClIlllDnct Ot' n;;rl~eLllenl lW\.ween sni(l States and
<br />hetwccll ~'i/(icl States Ilnd tile United Stutes re~pectiug' tile future utilbation
<br />flIHl disposition of tllt' wnters of th~ Colomclo Rivet' and the streams tribu-
<br />t:ny tll(~]'rto; find
<br />" Wbel'Pas t:lle governor::; of snid sevm'ul States have named and appointed the
<br />('nllJllli!,;.':Iinl)ers contcmpJah'd by the I('glslative ncts afore~aid: Now, there-
<br />/0['(\ be I/,
<br />" l?esol.1.JCd, That lll(~ CongTes.<: of the United Stlltes be, and it is hereby, re-
<br />qllp:;;('ed to Ill'ovillc fOl' the nppointment ()f commissioners on bebalf of t.he
<br />Uniled !:ltnjp8 to net ns JIlemhers of sni(] commission; Bnd 1)(> it further
<br />" rtcsohnr', Thn t tile IU'Oposoo (Irnft of n bill for presentntion to COllgre~s, n
<br />CfJpy of WIlich is hereto nttnched, be offered us a suggestion fol' legif-ilatiun fot'
<br />the pllJ'pO:':;<.'~ afol'esn:d; nncl be it fnrtllel'
<br />" nCl'.o11~cd, Tlmt Gov. 'l'hOIlHH3 E. CampheH, of Al'i:l.ona, an(l the ~OVernl)l'S of
<br />tlll~ ot"bt'l" 8(nte~ ill Lhe Colorudo River Bnsin, or ::;uch repl"+'sentntiveA as they
<br />WilY :=->€vcI'Hlly designate, be. and they hereby ol'e, authori;md to present this
<br />1"('~olutiOJl In the PL'C'sidC'11t and to the Congl'es8 of the United States,"
<br />We, the HIlc1ersip:ned, do hereby certify that tbe foregoing resolution was
<br />adopt.ee! b,Y unHnimous vote at n meeting oe the governon: (If Arizona, California,
<br />COIOl'lHlo, N('vada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, held at the capitol at
<br />I>enver, ill t,ile State of Colol':lllo. on the 10th day of M[\y, 1921.
<br />THOMAS IiJ. CI\.MI'nm:.T., EU1I!':'1' D. BOYLE,
<br />GOvernor of Arizona. Go'Vernor of N otlad/L.
<br />Wn,T.1AM D. S'l'J'~l'HI:!:NS, l\fTI:RRITT C. MECHJ~M,
<br />OOventQ1' of O(tU{01'nia, Gotlernor of New Mexico..
<br />By W, F. MCCUJIt.E, CHAnJ:,p;~ R. MABEY,
<br />Sta.te Engineer, Gmmrnor of Uta-h.
<br />Or,lvER H. Suoup! ROBERT D. OARl'.Y,
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