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I I I I I I I I I I I , I I I I I I I In JanU&r7 19l1 the Southern Pacific Comp8lly formed a Mexican corporation which purchased the assets of the Mexican counterpart of the California Development Compa:ny. In July 19l1 .the Imperial Irrigation District vas formed. On June 1, 19l1, a Board of Review was called by the Secretary of the Interior, which made a report on June 7. This Board recom- mended that n. . . arrangements should be made with the government of Mexico to provide for the early creation of an International Colorado River Commission, embracing in its membership both American and Mexican engineers, invested with large powers and ample authority to examine into and to submit a basis for the adjustment of all questions relating to the conservation, use, and control of the waters of the Colorado River with a view to such governmental action as shall result in a complete, just, and final settlement of all such matters at issue between the two nations. . ." !rbis report vas received by President Taft, who sent a special message to Congress recamnending the appropriation of another $1,000,000 to continue the control work, but Congress failed to comply. On December 13, 19l1, the Southern Pacific Company made proposa1s-to-Pres11iem-T....n whlcb-..ere '" r." , "J.-to-G"..", a.l Ma.t'sha1:1, consulting engineer for the Department o:f the Interior. He reported on January 5, 1912, that the work proposed should not be undertaken until the entire sUbject of improving the Colorado River should be investigated by an international committee representing both the United States and Mexico. On January 6, 1912, the Secretary of the Interior stated to the President, nI consider it of great importance that negotiations should be immediately opened and vigorously conducted with a viev of arriving at a treaty with Mexico covering this subject." 15