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<br />137 <br /> <br />understanding that these members shall have the right, with the I <br />approval of. Western Colorado members to select their own <br />alternates. We cannot get in touch with the Colorado Water Gon- <br />servation BOard and have ,them ratify and confirm an alternate <br />if everyone of them has right to suggest alternate by telephone <br />or wire, he said. <br /> <br />Mr. Beaty asked why can't the Board have them already <br />'picked ,out and approved? <br /> <br />Mr. Dutcher said "Members of the Commit~ee themselves <br />should have something to .say about who the members should be; <br />on the suggestion of the one who cannot make it, with the <br />approval of the Western Colorado members. The Western Colorado <br />members can designate ~heir approval by a letter addressed <br />to Mr.' Crawford." <br /> <br />Mr. Pughe said "1 understand now that Mr. Cory and <br />Mr. Delaney are Western Slope representatives, and that they <br />shall have the right to select a substitute or alternate, <br />~ith our approval, to be shown by a letter addressed to <br />Mr. Crawford. Their alternate shall be designated and <br />selected from Western Colorado, and Mr. George Bailey shall <br />be the Chairman of the Colorado Conference Committee, with <br />the power and authority of ~electing,. with the understanding <br />that if he cannot attend, Dean Crawford, Director of the Colorado <br />Water Conservation Board shall serve in his place and act as <br />. Acting Chairman. Mr. Pughe continued, "If Mr. Petry is in <br />Washington and cannot get in touch with us for a meeting of this <br />Conference Committee, who will make an appointment in a case <br />like that?" <br /> <br />. Mr. Saunders replied, "If Mr. Petry and I are going to be <br />away, we shall get in touch with Mr. Dille and send name to Mr. <br />Crawford. However, we both probably will not be awa~ at the same <br />time." <br /> <br />Mr. Breitenstein cau~ioned that he had serious doubts as <br />to the wisdom of the method of procedure outlined. One of the I <br />old, old tricks of business, he said, is to substitut,e a member <br />on a committee, and take over all the work of the committee. It <br />is the intent that the Conference Committee will bring out some <br />solution' acceptable to entire State of Colorado. It should <br />not be left to any individual or group to determine a substitute <br />membership on the Committee. This might hold true for the Board <br />itself, alternate members have a right to join in the absence of <br />