The Raymer enterprise., 1923-01-18

Of Its waters for purposes Of navigation shall b,
subservient to the uses Of such waters for dolues
hc agricultural and power purposes n the con
gress shall not consent to this paragraph. the other
provisions "f this compact shall nevertheless re.
main binding OBJ Subject to the provisions Of
THIS compact. water Of the Colorado River system
may be lmpounded and used for the generation OF
electrical power. but such impounding and use
shall be subseryent to the use and consumption
of such water for agricultural and domestic pur.
poses and shall not Interfere with or prevent use
for such dominant purposes (C) The provisions
Of this article shall not apply to Interfere with
the regulation and control by any state within its
boundaries Of the appropriation. use, and dstribu-
ton Of water.
Art. VI Should any claim or controversy arise
between any two or more of the signatory sta es ::
(A) with respect to the waters OF the Colorado
River s! stem not covered by the terms Of this COM
pact. OBJ Over the meaning or performance OF
any of the terms of this compact. (C) As to the
ALLEGATION of the burdens incident to the perform
ance of any article of this compact or deliver: Of
waters as herein provided (D) As to the con.
struCtion or operation of works within the Col
orado River basin to be situated In two or uiOre
states or to he constructed In one state for the
benefit Of another state or (E) as to the divetJion
OF water In one state for the benefit Of another
state The governors Of the states affected 12on
the request Of one Of them, shall forthwith ap-
point commissioners with power to consider snd
adjust such claim controversy, subject 70 rat
fcati0n by the legislatures Of the states SO At
fected
Nothing herein contained shall prevent fhs ed
justment Of any such claim or controversy by any
present method or direct future legislative action
OF the interested states.
Art. VII Nothing In this compac: shall b.
construed as affecting the obligations o. the Unite0
States Of America to Indian tribes.
Art. VIII. Present perfected rights to the
beneficial use Of waters of the Colorado River
system are unlmpared by the compact. When
ever storage capacity of !.cO0OOO acre-feet shall
have been provided the main Colorado river
within or for the benefit of the lower basin then
claims Of such rights, II any, by appropriations or
users Of water In the lower basin against mp
propriators or users Of water in the upper baFH
shall attach 10 and be satisfied from water tfat
may be stored not In conflict with Article Ill All
other rights to beneficial use Of waters of the Col
ornJo River system shall be satisfied solely frota
the water apportioned to that basin in which they
are situated
Art. TX. Nothing In this compact shall be con-
tuting or maintaining any action proceeding, legal
or equitable, for the protection of any right I'M
der this compact or the enforcement, Of any Of Its
provisions
Art X This compact may be terminated at
apy time by the unanimous agreement of the sigma.
tory states In the event Of such termination all
rights established under 1t shall continue unlm-
paired.
Art NJ. The compact shall become binding
and obligatory when 1t shall have been approved
BY the legislature Of each Of the signatory states
and BY the congress of the United States"
"The biz thing about the Colorado river compact"
saws Secretary Hoover. "is that It breaks the
blockade on development of the whole river 1t
allows us all to go ahead with river development
and with food protection to the Imperial AMI
Yuma valleys.
tween the upper and lower districts Of the Col.
orado BASIN There can be no development unit;
that Is settled Ratification by the states Of the
pact agreed upon by the Colorado River commits.
sion will speedily accomplish this. II the matter
is forced into the Supreme court Il may require
years.
"Yet behind all the precise and commonplace
language Of this compact lies the greatness and
romance of the West, the building Of a million
more homes out under the blue sky In security and
good wl.'
While the commission made no recommendation
concerning the site Of the dam. Mr. Hoover said
he favored its construction at or near Boulder
canyon. This Is below the Grand canyon aud
close to the line between Arizona and Nevada
The annual flow Of the Colorado Is about 20,
100000 acre-feet Onethrd Of this is new used.