Arizona republican., 1922-03-13
COMPILE TE PLANS
FOR HEARING ON
COLORADO RIVER
Commissioner Norviel To
Announce Full Program
Soon; Hoover And Party
On Way To Phoenix


Plans for. the hearings on. the. Col
nrado river problems to be held be-
fore Herbert Hoover. secretary of
commerce and the. representative of
the United States government in the
Colorado river commission in Phoen-
tx, March Is to IL inclusive. are
rapidly nearing completion, w. s.
Norviel, state water commissioner
and chairman OF the committee on
hearings, announced yesterday The
program or the session of the COM
mission in Phoenix and the hours Of
the public hearings will be announced
today or tomorrow, Mr.. Norviel said
Yesterday.
Secretary Hoover Is now enroute
to Phoenix. having left Washington
on Saturday and will arrive in
Phoenix at 1885 o'clock Wednesday
morning over the Southern Pacific
railway. The Hoover party includes
Mrs. Hoover. MIR. Hoover's secretary,
Clarence G. Stetson and Mrs Stet-
son and NJ Mullcndore of the legal
staff Of the department Of COM
f1ierce.
Through a request made by Mr.
Hoover the commission will go into
executive session in the federal court
rooms Immediately upon the arrival
of Mr. Hoover in Phoenix. The other
members of the commission who
represent the seven states in the
Colorado river basin are expected to
arrive in Phoenix either Tuesday
evening or Wednesday morning. and
will be on hand to greet Mr.. Hoover
upon his arrival in Phoenix.
Hearings Start Wednesday
Under the plans now in progress
rf completion, Mr. Norveil. who is
Arizona's representative in the com
mission, the first public hearing Of
the commission will be held at o.
clock Wednesday afternoon in the
federal court rooms. The hearings
win continue without interruption.
he said. until late March II when the
commission will adjourn in Phoenix
On Thursday morning at 10 o'clock,
Mr.. Hoover will address the state
legislature in a joint session in the
house. The invitation to address the
legislature was made in a concurrent
resolution and Mr.. Hoover accepted.
setting the time at 10 o'clock on
Thursday morning. Immediately
after the address to the state legis-
lature. the hearings Of the commits
son will be continued in the federal
court rooms.
All the hearings of the commission,
<fNAr ANO1N1c4 EttlQ, Will UC Hci0 III LilG
federal court rooms and it is the
desire Of Mr.. Hoover that all persons
who wish to address the commission
on the problems of the project. may
have the opportunity of doing so.
The addresses must be limited, Mr..
Norviel said, to only matters per-
tanning to the apportionment OF the
waters OF the rivers and the rights
Of the several states affected.
THE hearings in Phoenix will be
devoted entirely to Arizona and New
Mexico cases and in order that all
who wish to be heard before Mr..
Hoover on the matter. can be heard.
Mr.. NorvieI requests that they notify
him at his office in the state capitol
grounds before tonight so that a
place can be assigned to them on the
program. 1t is the intention of Mr..
NoTviel to make schedule for the
hearings so that all who wish to be
heard will have a time assigned to
them, and in this way no one will be
left out.
Governors to Attend
Governor Meacham Of New Mexico
and Governor Boyle Of Nevada are
expected to attend the hearings in
Phoenix but nothing definite has
reached Phoenix as to whether they
viii come. Governor Thomas 1I.
Campbell has stated that he intends
to attend the hearings.
On Wednesday evening, Governor
Campbell will give a dinner to Mr..
Hoover and party. the members of
the commission and whatever gov
ernors are in Phoenix at the Phoenix
country club. The Phoenix Chamber
of Commerce will give a dinner in
honor of Mr.. Hoover on Thursday
evening at the country club to which
the state legislature has accepted an
invitation. 1t is expected that more
than $50 guests will be seated. The
women OF the country club will en-
tertain the women OF the Hoover
party at q. luncheon at the country
club Wednesday noon and other So
ciaI events for the ladies of the
Hoover party may be arranged.
Mr.. Hoover will not deliver a pub
lie address while in Phoenix Mr..
Norviel said other than the address