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<br />127 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />or desirable, then, a definite allocation of water rights may be <br /> <br /> <br />negotiated. " <br /> <br /> <br />MR. CARPENTER: I would not care to agree to that for such a <br /> <br /> <br />short time. T,lenty years is a mighty brief span in view of the <br /> <br /> <br />probabilities of the speed of our development. Those of us in the <br /> <br /> <br />upper area are firmly convinced,that it 1,ill occupy practically <br /> <br /> <br />half of a century. <br /> <br /> <br />MR. SCRUGHAJ.l: If the limit is made for fifty years, it ,/Quld <br /> <br /> <br />be a serious bar to financing. I even question the wisdom of a <br /> <br /> <br />twenty year time allowance. <br /> <br /> <br />~!R. CARPEIITER: I will be glad to consider it further but not at <br /> <br /> <br />this time would I like to render my opinion. <br /> <br /> <br />NR. NORVIEL; I have a new proposal as follo,ls: ,.' <br /> <br /> <br />"It is agreed that no state nor any' of the citizens thereof, <br /> <br /> <br />shall obtain, nor shall any development on Colorado River in any <br /> <br /> <br />of said states thereby create, a priority of right as to time or <br /> <br /> <br />quantity of water by virtue of the earlier development and use of <br /> <br /> <br />the waters of Colorado River as against any other state, or the <br /> <br /> <br />citizens thereof; and all priorHies as between said states, with <br /> <br /> <br />respect to the use of the waters of Colorado River, are hereby <br /> <br /> <br />specifically waived. <br /> <br /> <br />Provided, however, that each state shall be free to develop' <br /> <br /> <br />by reclamation -- new lands up to the follo;ring acreages from <br /> <br /> <br />Colorado River waters, excepting the Gila River: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />w. <br /> <br />" <br />