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<br />In January 1911 the Southern Pacific Company formed a Mexican <br /> <br />corporation vhich purchased the assets of the Mexican counterpart <br /> <br />of the California Developnent Company. In July 1911 the Imperial <br /> <br />Irrigation District was formed. <br /> <br />On June 1, 1911, a Board of Renev was called by the Secretary <br /> <br />of the Interior, which made a report on June 7. This Board recom- <br /> <br />mended that <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />" arrangements shouJ.d be made with the government <br />of Mexico to provide for the ear~ creation of an <br />International Colorado River Commission, embracing in <br />its membership both American and Mexican engineers, <br />invested with large powers and ample authority to examine <br />into and to submit a basis for the adjustment of all <br />questions relating to the conservation, use, and control <br />of the waters of the Colorado River vith a viev to such <br />governmental action as shall result in a complete, just, <br />and final settlement of all such matters at issue between <br />the two nations. . ." <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />This report was received by President Taft, who sent a special <br /> <br />message to Congress recommending the appropriation of another <br /> <br />$1,000,000 to continue the control work, but Congress failed to <br /> <br />comp~. On December 13, 1911, the Southern Pacific Company made <br /> <br />proposals to President Taft which were referred to General Marshall, <br /> <br />consulting engineer for the Department of the Interior. He reported <br /> <br />on January 5, 1912, that the liOrk proposed should not be undertaken <br /> <br />until the entire subject of improving the Colorado River should <br /> <br />be investigated by an international committee representing both <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />the United States and Mexico. On January 6, 1912, the Secretary <br /> <br />of the Interior stated to the President, <br /> <br />"I consider it of great importance that negotiations <br />should be irmned1ate~ opened and vigorous~ conducted <br />with a viev of arriving at a treaty with Mexico covering <br />this subject." <br /> <br />15 <br />