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<br />(100192 <br /> <br />-11- <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />view of the fact that such a compect or af\reell1ent would probably be per- <br />petual in its npture and would affect the third largest river in .America. <br />it would be advisable that the commissi one!' appointed on behalf of the <br />United Stetes should be a li;an of more tha.n ordinary ability. <br /> <br />". <br /> <br />MR. MICHENER. Yes. Now, you are u man from the ilest, un t\ttorney <br />specializing in these thin[',s. and experienced along these lines, and I <br />am not. ,Ihat would he your j udg'!lent. \'lith your knowledge end with your <br />experience us to what we woo1d be compelled to pay to get a = from <br />your section fllJlliliar with those things? <br /> <br />l1R. CtJ!FENT;;;R. I would say ~lO,OOO would cover it all. <br /> <br />11R. I1IC~lER. Do you melln $10,000 e year? <br /> <br />i'lR. CARPEiITER. No, in the aggregate. <br /> <br />MR. tIICHENER. Well, how long do you contemplate that this work <br />would talce? <br /> <br />i'lR. CI-RPE;lTER. The time e lapsing between the commencement of the <br />work and the final sicning of the compact - or the breaking away of the <br />parties in disagreement - would probubl:r be a year or a year and a half. <br /> <br />l1R. NIGHENER. And your view is that the expense of this legisla- <br />tion to the Government would not exceed ~10,OOO? <br /> <br />l1R. cr.RPENTER. <br />Of course, it would <br />the compensution or <br />this work. <br /> <br />I should not think it would exceed that amotmt. <br />be very presumptious upon my part to attempt to fix <br />the type of man the Government should have upon <br /> <br />HR. HICKEY. Pardon me, but I hnve not read the bill. Does it at- <br />tempt to fix the so.lary of the Federal commisGioner? <br /> <br />MR. CARPENTER. No. <br /> <br />~' <br /> <br />11R, I11CHENER. No; it simply authorizes the appointment of a com- <br />misEiomr. Now, the mxt question is. what kind of a commissioner <br />should we get? Here is a witness that has qURlified as an expert in <br />irrigation matters, familiar with that country. und with the conditions, <br />and he should have some IErsona11:now1edge as to the kind Rnd quality <br />of man required and what he Ylou1d cost the Government. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />11R. CARPENTER. I might state, as far as the United States is con- <br />cerned, that its principal interest is largely in the national and inter- <br />national phase more than in the matter of local laws or locul applica- <br />tions of water supply, For example, if I were selecting the commissioner <br />