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~< . .. ....< , . ~ . -.3- Frank Sweeney Mrs. C. C. Cra$g Floyd H. <LischRe J. W. Wharton Gordon A. Weller W. Lucas Wooda:!;l Judge William Shaw Guy R. Ramsey Roy F. Watson Dallis I. Morrill Dallas E. Cole Sue Pigwain Lay " Meeker " Chamber of Commerce " Aspen " Colorado River Board of California Blye Mountain $unbeam Tridell Los Agneles Denver ." The meeting convened in the District Court Room at Craig, Colorado, at 10:00 A.M. October .3, 1949 w~. George Pug~e, serving as chairman, introduced Judge Clifford Stone and turned the meeting () rer to him. Judge Stone introduced members of the Colorado Water Conservation Board, U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, and other agencies represented at the meeting. Various citizens of 'Colorado and Utah who were present were also introduced. Judge Stone stated that he understood that a representative of the State of California was present and asked him to introduce himself to the meeting. In re- sponse, Mr. Dallas E. Cole stated that he represented the Colorado River Board of California. Judge Stone wel;comed the Piill'I1+fiI of Utah and mentioned the common interest. of Utah and Colorado. He explained <tQl\t this was the first of a series of five meetings authorized by the Colorado Water Conservation <Board., and that the purpose of these meetings is to permit the Bureau of Reclamation to explain the proposed "Colorado River StOI!!ge Project" to the people of areas in the State which would be directly affected 1I;y the project. The views and recommendations of the local people will guide t~e Water Conservation Board in making formal comments on the report, and in meettmgs of the Basin States Committee. He emphasized that the plan will eventually go to the states of the Lower Basin for conSideration, but that at this time there was no necessity for any representative of a Lower Basin state to be present, and no invitation had been issued to any of suoh states. He stated that these were public meetings, how- ever, and that }':r. Cole might desire to remain as an obserVer, but he should fully realize that these were strictly Upper Basin meetings. . ".1; ..{