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<br />:2 :2 <br /> <br />UTAH. . . . . . . .Mr. R. E. Oaldwell, State Engineer, <br />Salt lake Oi ty, Utah '", <br /> <br />,liOMING. . . . . , Mr. Frank O. E~erson, State Engineer, <br />Oh.eyenne, Wyonu.ng <br /> <br />Secretar,y Hoover; I am glad to have the honor of welcoming <br /> <br /> <br />the Connnissioners to Vlashington for the initial meeting" of the' C9m- <br /> <br /> <br />mission, and I consider it a great honor to, have been chosen by ,the <br /> <br /> <br />President, upon the recommendation of Secretary Fall, tc represent, <br /> <br /> <br />the Federal Government in so great an undertaking. <br /> <br /> <br />This Connnission has been established primarily to consider. end <br /> <br />if possible to agree upon a compact between the seven states of the <br />Colorado Basin, providing for an equitable ~ivision of the water <br />supply of the Colorado River and its tributaries' amongst the seven. <br />states. Such a compact is subject to ratification by Congress ~nd' the <br /> <br />Legislatures of the various states. <br /> <br />It is hoped that such an agreement maY'be:ar:rived at ~ t~~s. <br />Connnission as will prevent endless litigation which will inevitably <br /> <br />. . ,. , <br />arise in the conflict of stat!" rights, with :delays and coststhilf;will <br />, . <br /> <br />, . . . . <br /> <br />be imposed upon our citizens through such conflicts. The success of <br />its efforts win contribute to the 'WeJ!fa:re o~ minions of, people. <br />The problem is not as simpl~ as might appear on the surface for <br />while j:,perei:spossiply ample w!terin the river.f"r.allpu:!Woses if <br />adequate storage be undertaken, there is not! a sufficient supply of <br />water to meet all claims unles's there i'8 some definite. program of <br /> <br />water donservat~qn., The Co~ission will, th~refore, inevitably be <br /> <br />. . - . <br />driven intoth~ ;'fns~de::a,tion of a ,program looking further than the <br />immediate legalistic relationship of the states if it is to find a <br /> <br />solution to the problem. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />It <br /> <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />" <br />