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OJ1l2l6 -35- , 1')-,e Colorado ,:iver is still "youn(\," us regards utilization of its water supply. Conditions look to enormous devel'pment during the next quarter of a century. NAture facilitetes an easy allocation Dnd settle- ment of nIl matters pertaining to the future uti lization cf the ,,"ters of this stream, if means to thot end nre taken prior to further construc- tion and before friction develops. All apprehension to interference with the grpd ual and necessary future development upon the upper reaches of the stream by reason of earl ier construction of enormous works on the lower river may be avoided by co:npact and agreement entered into prior to any future construction. '\ In fact, settlement of possible interstate controversies by inter- state cOl'1pacts is recommended by the United Stutes Supreme Court. (Lcsnington v. Oregcn, 214 U.S, 205, 2Hl). COhPJ,CT BY "JOHIT COJ-il'1ISSION" B3'1'W3L:;N STJ.'fES 1-NO UNITED ST'T=:S In another section we observe that the States, with consent of Congress, h"".e full powers to make cor:p"_cts with each other. Treaties between St"tes ere designpted as p_greements or compacts. (Art. I, sec- tion 10, par. 3, Constitution). The United St::tec, in too exercise of its sovereign powers, may enter into compacts or agreements with one or more of the States, act- ing in their sovereign capacities, The usual r.lethod of formu1ati ng sueh compacts or agreements, either between the States or betweon the Stdes and the United States is through the instrumentality of joint commissions hereunto duly constituted by legislative enactments and appointment by the executives of the State or the States and of the Nation. Such joint commit..:ions are in all respects similar tc the joint commissions constituted by separate Gcvernments for formulation of treaties between independent nations. The term does ncrt refer to a joint commission consisting only of members of one sovereignty and creoted by joint action of two or more legislative branChes, but refers to thet chcrocter of commission formed by two inde- pendent powers for the purpose of joint fiction to a common end. Of the avai lable ex amp 1es of sett 1ements of controver sie s between the United States and one or more of the States thr oogh the instrumen- tality of joint canmisGions, the most convenient example is that of the attempts at settlement of the boundcry betwl3en the United States and Texas. Here two joint commissions, duly oonstituted by the National and State Governme nts, sought to settle the boundc ry line. The hi story of these attempts is found in the reports of the United Sbtes Supreme Court in the case of United Stetes v. Texas (143 u. S. 621; 162 U. S. 1).