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<br />MR. CARPENTER: You may use .that one. (Handing paper <br />to Mr. Scrugham) Is it the desire that the compact be .read1 <br /> <br />MR. HOOVER: I think it would be very useful. <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />MR. CARPENTER: I might say there have been various <br /> <br />minor changes, constructive suggestions as to minor changes, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />in this pact but all of those look to the matter of phrase_ <br /> <br />ology and for our purposes the first draft that I sent out <br /> <br />will probably cover the situation. <br />(Thereupon Mr. Stotson read the form of compact offered <br /> <br />by Mr. Carpenter) <br /> <br />MR. STETSON: (Reading) <br /> <br />"COMPACT OR AGREEHENT FOR THE EQUITABill APPORTIONMENt <br />OF THE HATER SUPPLY OF THE COLORADO RIVER AND OF THE STRSANS <br />TRIBUTARY THERETO. . <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />"The United States of America and the States of Ari~ona, <br />California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Hyoming, <br />being desirous of providing for the equitable distribution <br />and apportionment of the waters of the Colorado PQver and its <br />tributaries among. said States and of protecting the interests <br />of the United States therein.and of removing all causes of <br />present and future controversy between them in. respect thereto, <br />and being moved by consideration of interstate comity,. pur_ <br />suant to the Acts of the Congress of the United States and of <br />the Legislatures of the .said States respectively, have re- <br />solved to conclude a Convention for these purposes and .have <br />named as their Representative and Connnissioners: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The President of the United States of lunerica, <br />Herbert Hoover, Secretary of Connnerce of the <br />United States, Representative of ,the United States;' <br /> <br />The Governor of the State of Arizona, ~T. S. Norviel, <br />Connnissioner for the State of Arizona; <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The Governor of the State of California, W. F. McClure; <br />Commissioner for the State of California; <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The Governor of the State of Colorado, <br />Delph E. Carpenter, Connnissioner for the State of <br />Colorado; <br /> <br />11th-S.F. <br />13 <br /> <br />21 <br />