WSP03626

• File Number: 8200.300.40.A
• Description: Colorado River Compact
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 1/30/1922
• Author: Co. R Compact Comm.
• Title: Minutes of Colorado Compact Commission - Meeting #7
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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. MR.' HOOVER: Mr. Emerson, what ,iOuld your vim,rs be on this pro-
posal?
MR. EMERSON: ,fuy, it would be agreeable to me, as an Upper
State, provided the lower States could subscribe .to it, but I hope
to see" plan evolve that all seven States, can subscribe to.
!/JR. HOOVER: Mr. Scrugham?
MR. SCRUGIJAN: The fundamental objection is that projects on
the lower river can not be successfully financed unless Mr. Car-
penter's proposal is materially modified. If this' COllUliission fails
to come to an understanding, it will be a serious reflection upon
the personnel of our organization. It "rill mean the holding up
of construction work and serieus delay in the financing of future
projects. Unless Mr. Carpenter can modify his statements, Ida

. not believe that this Commission can come to any agreement.

MR. CALDWELL; I do not quite take tho view of Colonel Scrog-

ham. I believe that if Hr. Carpenter's 'idea prevails, as I under-

stand it, it '1rould still be possible to finance the Boulder Can-

yon Dam and the other developments on the river, as is evidenced

by the statement that is being submitted py private interests and

as evidenced by statement of Director Davis to "rhich I can refer.

I feel that Director Davis is willing, notwithstanding the view-

point of Mr. Carpenter, to recommend that the Government build a

Boulder Canyon Dam, so He have a case of private interests and

Government interests, each of them willing to go into the devel-..

opment of the Colorado River. Personally, I do not think that

tho attitude would be a bar to the development of the Colorado

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