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<br />"or such representotives as they may severall,' designate, be,
<br />find they hereby are, authorized to present this resolution
<br />GO t he President and to the Congress of the Uni ted States."
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<br />l.e, the undersigned, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution
<br />was adopted by unanimous vote at a meeting of the governors of Arizona,
<br />California, Colorado, Novada, New 11exico, Utah, and ~Iyoming, held at the
<br />capitolo_t Denver, in the State of Colorado, on the 10th day of Hay, 1921.
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<br />THOI1AS E. CMPBELL,
<br />Governor of Arizona.
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<br />EI1iIET D. BOY LE,
<br />Governor of Nevada.
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<br />T,';ILLIJnI D, STEPHENS.
<br />Governor of Cali fornia.
<br />By wi. F. UcCLURE,
<br />State Engineer.
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<br />NERRITT C, I'lECHEN,
<br />Governor of New derico.
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<br />CHf,RLES R. MABEY,
<br />Governor of Utah,
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<br />Oliver H. Shoup,
<br />Governor of Colorado.
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<br />ROBERT D, CAREY,
<br />Governor of Wyoming.
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<br />HISTORY OF PROCEEDINGS BY COLORJ,.DO Rl fER STATES
<br />LEADING TO INTERSTATE COj~ACT LEGIS~.TION - COLORf.JO RIV:;R
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<br />SI_LT UrE COJIFEJ1SjjCE
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<br />January 18-21, 1919, a conference between the repre sentati ves of
<br />the seven Colorado River States. to wit, Arizona, California, Colorado,
<br />Nevada, New Hexioo, Utah, and Wyoming. was oalled by the governor of Utah
<br />for the purpose of discussing questions relating to the utilization of
<br />the water supplies of the Colorado HiveI' and its tributaries, and espeoial-
<br />1y in connection with a law then prop' sed by Secretary Lane relating to
<br />soldiers' and sailors' settlement.
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<br />Hon. H. J. Spry, ex-governor of utah, present Conunissioner of tha
<br />General Land Office, presided over the meeting and was made permanent
<br />chairman of a continuing organization.
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<br />The ot reI' Colorado River Basin States ab ove noted were represented.
<br />Tha moeting of the seven States resolved itself into a permanent organi-
<br />zation to be l:nown as "The League of the Southwest,"
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<br />As a result of the sessions too fol10v:ing resolutions, inter alia,
<br />were adopted I
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<br />"Tha history of irrigation throughout the world has shown
<br />that the greatest duty of water is had by first using it upon
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