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<br />the protection of onr water supplies, and justify reasonable expendi; <br />tures of public funds, Appropriations for a hydro-graphic depart- <br />ment of the State Engineer's office should be made, and sufficient <br />appropriation to enable that office to carryon the necessary hydro.' ' <br />graphic work incident to interstate river problems without depeud. <br />ing upon water defense appropriations, and the emissaries of the <br />state dealing with interstate relations should not be embarrassed <br />or hampered in their efforts by inadequate funds, The liberal <br />appropriation for water defensc made by the last legislature has <br />been conserved, and the record of past administrations justifies <br />similar future provision f6r such purposes," <br /> <br />Special message of Gov. Shoup, transmitting Colorado River <br />Compact and report of Commissioner for Colorado, Sen, .Tour" p, <br />55~ is as follows: <br />, <br />"To the Honorable Senate of the Twenty-fourth General Assembly, <br /> <br />"GREETINGS: <br /> <br />. "We have the honor to herewith transmit to your Honorable <br />Body, for consideration by the General Assembly, the Colorado <br />River Compact, or treaty between the States of Colorado, Adzona, <br />California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming; and also <br />the report covering in detail the same matter from Delph E. Car- <br />penter, Commissioner for Colorado, <br /> <br />"In our opinion the situation worked out, as shown by the <br />treaty, is the best solution of that very important matter and trust <br />that your careful consideration of it will result in such action as <br />shall be for the benefit of our state for all time, <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />OLIVER H. SHOUP, <br />Governor.' , <br /> <br />Inaugural Address of Gov, William E. Sweet, Sen, Jour" p. <br />148, is as follows: <br /> <br />"INTERSTATE WATERS. <br /> <br />"Tile interstate stre.ams arising in this state must be saved.for <br />the people of Colorado so far as this may be done consistently with <br />fair treatment to our sister states, <br /> <br />"Our present irrigated area in round numbers is aboutth~ee <br />and one.half million acres, We must extend this area and there- <br />by increase our -agricultural output and our rural population,tllus <br />building up our towns and cities. . . . . <br /> <br />v <br /> <br />