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<br />. thing m>JY happcn upon the Colorad.o ;iiver. AfSE in I want to be <br />clnar m,'Tself as to your ;.loSi tion - do I 1l.nd.erBt8nd you to say <br />the.t -priority of a"lpro:oriation should a,ply as in the State, <br />but as between States it is wiped out? <br />MR. U:!:.I,HICE: As between States the :?otential rights of the <br />States should t~ke ~riority over appropri~tion, but you should <br />not Epply it as & hard and fast eule, as it might be & detriment <br />to the up'}er States and (; benefit to the lower States, <br />MR. l>Ml'rlSOtl: I can see wlJere it would be r;. detriment to the <br />upper States if the theory of priority is gOinE! to rule. We <br />should try to keep away from this by a compact between StateS? <br />MR. UU,:iUCH: As <.. matter of fact I think that is what will <br />happen. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />MR. CAI1P1<:H't'l':.?: You are aw"rc of tbe fact that if the Boulder <br /> <br />Canyon Dum is built to the rnagni tude conteJ:lplated. lend after <br /> <br /> <br />completion the gnteG were shut down, it would ta]:e one year and <br /> <br /> <br />one-half of the normal flow of the river to fill it once? <br /> <br />MiL U:r..r,RICH: I realize the t. <br /> <br />lB. CAClPJ::ilTt:n: IS not it a fact that it might be used as e <br /> <br /> <br />ground to nsscrt that the whole of the river h/,1d been approp- <br /> <br />rinted to the lower country? <br /> <br /> <br />MR. UT:.~iICH: Yes sir. <br /> <br /> <br />Mrl. NO.iVHL: Is it Y 0111' statement thl't the full limit of the <br /> <br />potential rightf3 exertc:,l in the upper States would not mater- <br />ially offect. or diminish the tlo~ of the river at the B6ulder <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Cunyon'( <br /> <br />S.L. <br />