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<br />. <br /> <br />"Uo~,aH to the power, i~ can be safely utatod that the oom- <br /> <br />parativoly small additional amount- of w~ter thet the upper states <br />will ba: able to !)()onomioally. perm/inantly divert for use in the <br />basin for manr yeal's to come, will not noticelibly affedt the <br />.4rizona-Jali:'orni[! p.ower prolject. If, during the development of <br />the ,,-wiler :oToject, thi.s diversion by the up?:ler st",tes should be- <br /> <br />oome noticeable Arizo:1a and California would undoubtedly have the <br /> <br />leeal ri'iht to re3train such diversions. However, if tr,ere is a <br /> <br />shorta,~e of pOINer 8S a consequence of these necessarily conpara- <br /> <br />tively slIIall diversions, it w01,ld be a 'Short-sighted policy and <br />manifes,tly unfair for the po"fer interests of these states to start <br /> <br />l'1gal :OI'0ceed.ings to ref-Gin tlle small am.ount of water involved. <br />. ~'he power cor~Joration, under this circuP1stance, would promptly get <br /> <br />busy and build another dam and power plant. <br /> <br />"I feel safe in saying tbat the j,mericaJ1 sense of proportion <br /> <br />and fair play oan be de}ended upon to ~revent the California and <br /> <br />Arizona power intarests from ever seeking to restrain the upper <br /> <br />states from diverting wa ter for the irriga tion of lands in the <br /> <br /> <br />b&sin_ untilefter the last feasible dam has been c.onstucted in tho <br /> <br />canyon Ene tbere is a resl shortage of water for :9O'i'l8r. ~hiS will- <br /> <br />be many genel-stions hence. <br /> <br />"Vlhile, as _just yointed out, there need be no worry about <br /> <br />a shortGp'e of watrr for iri'igation .or for l)ov-<er in the lower states <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />':01' .~enerstio{ls. it is useless n,)w to ask .4rizona and California to <br />nolV <br />s')ecificEll:; waive e.ny ri"hts that they feelnEturally belong to <br /> <br />P. <br />