WSP07217

• File Number: 8200.300.40.A
• Description: Colorado River Compact
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 1/26/1922
• Author: Co. R Compact Comm.
• Title: Minutes of Colorado Compact Commission on Compact Negotiations - Meeting #1
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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You are further advised that I am in receipt of notifications
from the Governors of California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah
and "yoming of the appointment by them of representatives on the
joint Commission referred to. Copies of these official notifica-
tions are attached to and made a p~rt ?f this letter,

In compliance with the provisions of the acts of Colorado and
New Mexico to the effect that I shall notify the Governors of all
interested states of the appointment and qualifications of all
members of the Conmdssion, I beg to advise you that I have today
addressed and mailed in the United states Postoffice by registered
mail, the following letter to the Governors of California,' Colorado,
Nevada, Nel.J Mexico, Utah and ,1dyoming:

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"January 21, 1922.

"My dear Governor:

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In order that the representatives of the states of Arizona,
California, Colorado, Nevada, New Nexico, Utah and Wyoming
appointed as members of the Colorado River Commission may be
fully qualified and the Commission may experience no delay in
its organization at the meeting to be held at Washington, D. C.,
on the 26th instant, and in order to comply with the require-
ments of the acts of Colorado and New Mexico, providing for such
representation and for notification of you by me to this effect,
I am hereby formally notifying you that representatives have been
appointed by the Governors of each of the seven states named and
that they have qualified as such representatives. In detail
these appointments have been made as follows:

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On May 23, 1921, Governor vim. D. Stephens appointed Mr. W.
F. McClure, State Engineer, as Commissioner to represent the
State of California;

On May 9, 1921, Governor O. H. Shoup of Colorado, pursuant
to Chapter 246, Session Laws of Colorado 1921, appointed Delph
E. Carpenter as Commissioner for Colorado to negotiate a, compact
between the State of Colorado and the United States Govenment
and the other Colorado River states mentioned in Section one of
said ,act. His commission was delivered and he duly qualified as
said Commissioner on the date named;

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Governor Boyle of Nevada has appointed C. P. Squires and
Levi Syphus as members of the Colorado River Development Com-
mission of Nevada, Colonel James G. Scrugham, State Engineer of
Nevada is designated as a member of that Commission by the Nevada
Law. .The Colorado River Development Commission of Nevada has duly
organized and has empowered James G. Scrugham to represent the
State of Nevada on the joint Commission referred to;

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