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18 H. Shoup to serve as legal advisor to the Resolutions Committee. Recognizing that the compact idea could provoke opposition, Carpenter was encouraged to present his ideas following a speech by Arthur P. Davis, Director of the USRS, in which it was stated that the Colorado River had sufficient water for all the needs of both basins. Although he knew that he risked censure and the possibility of losing everything that he had gained with Nebraska on the South Platte River if his compact idea failed to be accepted by the seven governors, nevertheless, he decided to forge ahead, presenting his plan as a resolution of the Committee which was then presented to the entire group convened in plenary session. The governors made no objections and the newspapers reported both acceptance of the compact plan and Carpenter's short speech expressing hope that such a policy would end the twenty-five years of attacks on Colorado's interstate streams. See Rocky Mountain News, 28 August 1920 and Denver Post, 27 and 28 August 1920. Carpenter's recollection of these events is recorded in his unpublished essay, The Colorado River Compact: Sketch of Events and Causes Leading to the Creation of the Colorado River Commission, 55pp, Carpenter Papers, NCWCD, Box 37 45. See the following letters in Carpenter Papers, NCWCD: William R. Wallace, Utah Oil and Refining Company, to Delph E. Carpenter, 8 March 1935 (box 18, folder 13); Arizona Senator Carl Hayden to Delph E. Carpenter, 7 June 1926 (box 7); Utah Governor George H. Dam to Western Division of the Chambers of Commerce of the United States, 7 December 1926 (box 20, folder 3); Clarence Stetson, Hoover's executive secretary, to Delph E. Carpenter, 14 August 1923 (box 37); M C. Hinderlider, Colorado State Engineer, to Delph E. Carpenter, 23 December 1946 (box 52, folder 1); and Representative Edward T. Taylor, October 1939 (box 50, folder 4). 46. This is a nickname most probably given him by R. I. Meeker, a Colorado engineer who assisted Carpenter in digging up hydrological information on the Colorado River, the Rio Grande and other rivers on which Carpenter attempted compacts. Meeker referred to himself as "The Lone Wolf".See Carpenter Papers, NCWCD, box 52 folder 1. 47. "Testimonial," National Reclamation Association, Denver, October 29, 1943, Carpenter Papers, NCWCD, box 66 folder 1.