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159 with Senator Millikin and he suggested that I present the matter to the Conservation Board for their consideration. I understand Senator Millikin has had some letter objecting to the change in the name of Granby Reservoir, Mr. Millikin indicated that he felt the Colorado Delegation in Congress should take no action without the approval of the Water Board. ' I would appreciate your bringing this matter to the attention of the Board at its next meeting. It is possible that the members of the Board.may suggest some other structure or lake which could be.named in honor of Mr. Stone. I am sure the National Reclamation Association would welcome suggestions. Yours very truly, /S/ H. H. Christy UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFICE OF THE SECTY. WASHINGTON, 25, D. C. My dear Senator Millikin: February 17, 1953 I On January 15, 1953, the Bureau of Reclamation wrote you regarding the proposal to rename Granby Reservoir in honor of the late Judge Clifford H. Stone. We have heard from the Regional Director in Denver,'eolorado and are now in a position to provide you with the report requested in your letter of December 31, 1952. A memorial resolution, that Granby Reservoir be renamed for Judge Stone, was unanimously adopted at the annual meeting of::the National Reclamation Association at Long Beach, California on November 13, 1952, and it is expected I'~ that a decision as to the Association's course of action regarding. this resolution will be reached at their forth- coming board meeting in March. Bureau of Reclamation officials at Granby indicate that changing the name of the reservoir has already received some opposition from owners of resort motels and ranchers in the area and that more may be expected from operators of summer resorts who are not year-round residents of Granby and have not yet heard of the proposal. Evidently local people are in agreement with the idea of honoring Judge Stone, but object to renaming Granby Lake because of