WSP03879

• File Number: 8200.300.40.A
• Description: Colorado River Compact
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 3/15/1922
• Author: Colorado River Com.
• Title: Proceedings of the Hearings on the Colorado River Development before the Colorado River Commission March 15, 16, 17, 1922 Phoenix
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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It has been hO';Jed that by such an a!',reement tbere may b~
a preventlon cf endless litl~2tion an~ lon~ delays in the devel-
opinent of the "river and thR success of the Commission depends in
finding some medium tb"t Hill commend itself to the ,;>eople of
each of the seven states, and contriiJ11te to the welfare of mil-
lions of people. It is therefore. the desire of the Commission

to have as much assi stance as it can seOld'e from all of those

who are interested in the problem. It is not so SiItlple a metter

as ma~ appear on the surface for, while there is pODsibly ample

river water in the river for all purposes, cot,ld storage "be under-

taken, there is not a sufficient supply of water to meet all claims

unless there is some definite program of wLter conservstion, and,
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while thcl Commission primarily has butlone-problem to solve, that

is, the proper and equitable division of the water, yet, its vis-

ion must extend to the methods and use of the water in the river,

and the Corrunission can be, I feel. of assistance to all of'thCl

seven states in the better education of our eastern brothers as

to the i'TIportEnce of the Colorado River basin as to the nation as

a whole; that her'3in li(:1s one of the p-reat national Bssets of

America. In the Colorado River Basin, it is ,ossible that we may

add 4,000,000 acres to our arable land. lie may adrl 4,000,0')0

horse power to tt,e stretJeth of Ollr people. We rn!:y add a population

of from three to ten million of people to J.rneriea.;.and, therefore,

we have need to consider this problem broadly and not particularlY

to any interest alone. or to any ~rticular immediate and personal

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