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<br />. <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Mr. Corthell, I beg your pardon fo!' ~!'r:!'ogati.ne you but <br />I have stated my view to the Co~niEsion and I wanted you to <br />state yours. I stated to the of feet that the water of this <br />river was ou!' particular province now irrespective of rules <br />that might apply in lit i.gateo. cases and that whatever ilrule was <br />announced in that CBse I could see where it would not mater- <br />ially aid or retard us because if the nlle would have to apply, <br />these states could not enter into an agreement as we are trying <br />to do. <br />BY !lIB. NORVIE1: <br />It would materially lessen the burden of this Coliunission <br />if the United States Supreme Court should decide that all the <br />waters did belone; to the West. You ,;re dealing with Govern- <br />ment rights as well as St~te rights. I~lat right would the <br />State have with the waters of the Government? <br />BY!i:R. CORTHELL: <br />This is a cooporative effort to settle a dispute in which <br />congress as well as the state is represented. <br />Q BY ER. F,I,iERSOH: <br />I would like to follow the line of thought further. Do <br />you believe we will develop as fast on the upper river as on <br /> <br />Q <br /> <br />A <br /> <br />A <br /> <br />the lower river? <br />BY MR. CORTHELL: <br />I thinkthe!'e is a wront: impression out as to what has <br />. happened in the pa'st. I believe we have developed more rapid- <br />ly on the .upper part than on the other parts of the river. We <br />