BOARD00171

• Board Meeting Date: 4/19/1955
• Description: Minutes and Resolution
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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MR. CHILSON:;,

MR. MOOES:

GOY. JOHN.SON:

MR. CHILSON:

GOY. JOHNSON:

MR. CHILSON:

"If the Governor or the Board have any
questions, I will try to!'answer them."

"As Chilson said, I was there. I think the
Board ought to know that California had
upwards from twenty persons present. All
of the other states had several--except
Colorado. Chilson was alone. I think it is
very flattering to have all of the Upper
Basin States look to him for leadership in
this argument. It was ealifornia's and
Nevada's motion so first California explained
their position. Then came the four Upper:
Basin States. By agreement with the Upper
Basin representatives, Chilson presented not
only Colorado's position--he presented it as
Colorado's position--but it was the same
position the other Upper Basin States took.
Their arguments were more or less in the
nature of 'me too' because when he got through
he had covered everything so thoroughly ahd
so plainly. r was impressed in talking to
most of the men there as they, too told me it
was one of the best presentations made, and I
think Chilson should be heartily congratulated
in the presentation he made."

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"Will the arguments be published? Will they
be available?"

,"They were taken down in shorthand and, without
previous authority, I ordered a transcript. I
will file that in the Attorney General's.office
so that additional copies can be made. Every,
word that was said there, except for a few off-
the-record remarks by the Master, will be
available for you."

"Do I understand that the Master is go~ng to
determine the exact issues that are go~ng to
be presented to the Court? Is that what he
is going to do in the meantime?"

I

"He hopes to be able to accomplish that.
Whether he will be able to get the parties to
agree to the issues is doubtful."