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<br />3779 <br /> <br />Nathan R. !.Iargold. <br /> <br />-2- <br /> <br />!.lay 16, 1938 <br /> <br />On I.larch 17th and 18th, 1938 representatives of the states of Colorac..~ <br />Now Iloxioo, Utah, and V(yoming, mot at Santa Fe, New 1,lexico, for the purpose, <br /> <br /> <br />among other things, of oonsidoring proposed Federal Legislation under the <br /> <br /> <br />terms ef whioh the Boulder Canyon preject Aot wuuld be materially amended. <br /> <br />The Selicitor of the Department of the Interior and representatives <br /> <br />of California, Novada and Arizona were present at that meeting. It beoamo <br /> <br />apparent at tho moeting that tho questions involved were of suoh oharacter <br />and magnitude that tho Upper Basin States oould not then intelligently and <br />finally pass upon them ,vithout making further investigations. Thorofore, <br />arrangements were made fer a further cenference to be held in August, 1938. <br />Sinoe the Santa Fe meeting the centrncts herein referred to have beon sub- <br />mitted, involving the same mattors upen ,Vhich the prepesod August conferenco <br />will deliberate. <br /> <br />Ropresentatives of the Uppor Basin Statos assembled at Denver, Colore <br /> <br />jointly and soverally present tho grounds of their protost as follmvs: <br /> <br />1. The preposod contracts are in violation of the provisions <br /> <br />of the Bouldor Canyon Projoct Aot and are boyond tho <br />pmvor of the Secretary of the Intorior to execute. <br /> <br />2. The Proposed contract ,vith the City of Los Angelos at- <br />tempts to fix an unalterablo ratio bob-roon firm pOwer and <br />secondary povror vdthout any apparont considoration of the <br /> <br />actual valuo of such secondary power. <br />