WSP11699

• File Number: 8200.300.40.A
• Description: Colorado River Compact
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 11/22/1922
• Author: Co. R Compact Comm.
• Title: Minutes of Colorado Compact Commission - Meeting #23
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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naming them, "who, after negotiations participated in by Herbert Hoover

appointed by the President of the United S.tates, vre should add "of America",

as the representative of the United states have agreed upon the following
articles: "

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I think before we start, we should omit titl?fi to all. paragraphs.

MR. SCRUGFJUA: I move that we do.

MR. EMERSON: Second it.

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1ffi. HOOVER: All tho so in favor ple~se say Aye. (Accepted)

Do you want a title for this compact.

MR. CARPENTER: It isn't necessary unle~s I'm want it.

Affi. HOOVER: VIhY,not just arrive at "Colorado River Basin Compact."

That doesn't involve anything or anybody.

11lR. EMERSON: "Colorado River Compact."

AIlR. HOOVER: Is there any dissent from that? (none): Then it.is

accepted. (re-reads the p,aragraph.)

MR. EUERSON: Shouldn't there be "respective" put in before the

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l;rord "cornmissionersll?

MR. DAVIS: That was cut out,

J.1lR. EMERSON: I move 1m p'ut in "respective".

lill. HOOVER: The list ofgcntlemen mentioned is sufficient if each

one agrees pis name is properly expressed.
1m, DAVIS:. Did we agree the "United States of ;\meriea" should be

used?
MR. HOOVER= It is perfectly good to say "The President" with a capital
"the" ,and leave out "of America." Then we come to Art. 1, which reads:
"The major purposes of this compact aro to provide for the equitable div-
ision and apportionmont of the use of tho waters of the Colorado River
. : System; to establish the relative importance of different beneficial uses

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