The Coconino sun., 1925-09-11

by the governors at Washington, May
10, 1921, and thereafter Hon. Herbert
Hoover, secretary of commerce was
appointed. After a full study of the
ptoblemsAof the river the commission
concluded the Colorado river contract
at Santa Fe, N. NJ, November "a,
1922. The legislatures of the Colo
RADIO river states, except Arizona
promptly approved the compact, but
the governor of Arizona Zone of the
states pleading for immediate flood
protection) failed to recommend ap-
proval of the compact and the legis-
lature took no action.
(e) The failure of the Arizona
Legislature to approve the compact
prevented flood control. The states
of Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico,
Utah and Wyoming, b. action of the
1925 sessions of their legislatures, of
fered to avoid further delay by the
concurrent enactment of uniform
Legislation by the six ratifying states
to provide that the compact should be
effective between the states Of Cali
fornia, Colorado, Nevada, New MeXi-
co, Utah and Wyoming, when the six
named states should have enacted
such legislation, without awaiting ac-
Ftion by Arizona. But the state of
California failed to agree, thus pre-
venting the compact from becoming
Immediately effective, thereby again
delaying construction of flood control
works.
3. The states of the upper basin
with promptness and without reserva-
tions, have passed every measure es-
sential to make the Colorado river
compact effective and flood control
and other development Immediately
available. But our proffers of copera
tion and good will have been ignored;
our silence has been misconstrued;
threats of groundless litigation
against US are being made to secure
the construction of enormous works
along the lower. river without our con
sent and without regard to our future
necessities and the welfare of oul
commemorative
a. We stand now, as we have con-
sistently stood throughout all nego-
tiations, for prompt action that viii
provide adequate flood control in the
lower basin of the Colorado river, but
as an economic proposition, such floot
control works would not be construct
ed unless the waters controlled are
also appropriated and utilized for pro-
fit in the production of power and for
other purposes. To make claim t.
waters of the river under such ap0ro-
priations without first protecting the
upper states by an equitable division
of the waters as provided in the com
pact, would menace future develop
ment in those states. This must not
be. We can not and will not cooperate
with the lower basin states until pro-
lection is afforded our states BY com
pact between the states interested
To that end, the representatives OF
our states stand ready to meet the
representatives of the lower basin
states together with those of the fed.
eral government, to discuss and effect
plans whereby flood control and full
development of the river may proceed
Therefore, pending and until the ap.
uroyal of the Colorado river compact
considerations of preservation
compel us to oppose the construction
of any works for flood control, power
DEVELOPMENT, or any other uses, ano
we call upon the senators and repre-.
sentatives in congress of the states OF
Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah
and Wyoming and the public officials
of said states, to use every legitimate
means to protect the rights OF oul
states as set forth herein.
5. We commend and endorse efforts
now in progress to bring about CO
operative action by citizens to organ
ize for the common purpose of pro-
tecting present and future develop
ment in the upper states.
6. We earnestly ask the attention OF
the Subcommittee of the committee
on irrigation and reclamation of ario
lands of the senate of the United
States, authorized to proceed during
the month of October to make close
and intimate study of the problems OF
the Colorado river basin, to the point
of view Of the upper states, as SCI
fo,.4b in fhic address