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<br />56 <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />by so doing we give praotically a moral substaqtia~ion to that <br /> <br />, <br />contract which will be a very serious national embarrassment <br />, , <br /> <br />If <br /> <br />some day, and therefore, our debate is whether :0,1' not from' a <br /> <br />, <br />praotical point of view we should not omit, it, and with due regard <br /> <br /> <br />to the fact that the burden .is borJ::le by the southern basin until <br /> <br />such time as there is a remedy. We wet).t over this ground which I <br /> <br />think was agreed that at the present time the inorease use of ~ater <br />by the Imperial Valley is impossible, therefore, there should be <br /> <br />no increment of consumptive use of the southern basin through the <br /> <br />deve lopment of the Imperial Valley. We think ine:reqsed ,c onsLimpt i ve <br /> <br />use in the Imperial Valley can ,only come aboi.:\t, under twocir-cum- <br /> <br />stances, first, the construction of, an 1\.ll-,American,cunal. The <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />moment thut takes place the Mexicun burdll!,J.,.muy be rid of so far' <br /> <br />as the basin, as a whole, is concerned, and there would be an <br />opportunity to suy to tbe Mexicans "You can't ~omein) and if you <br />do you get it by a national treaty."", Tberefore, we :ho.velipJ:ilysioal <br />limituoion of the lower basin., It would increase itscortsumptive <br />use in respect to the Imperial Valley until it is r'id of Mexico,' <br />bp.cause it cannot add physic~lly to ita oWn irriguxion until it <br />get an All-American canal.. Th"refore, my': o.rgument' was direc'bed <br />to this end, tho.t it is an immaterial thing ut the present time, ~ <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />the burden that is now being oarried byt4e southern basin. .It is <br />not increusing, and the margin ?fsome bi~lion and:u hnlfncre <br />feet, which will be required for the further development of the <br />Imperial Vulley oaJ::lnot full o.n the ,southern basin until you have i <br />arri ved, in fact, a t a diffanoe of Mexico:. <br />MR. CARPENTER: Leaving that much su'rplus ,in the river to" <br />I <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />oare for the present condition. <br />