Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-10-01
NEVADA PROPOSAL
BEFORE CONFERENCE
Power Division Claims At
tention of Delegates from
Seven States at Denver
Conference.

The Nevada Commissioners at
the Colorado River Conference In
Denver are this week the center
of most of the activities In the
pending negotiations.
Following, the disagreement be-
tween Arizona and California on
the ALLEGATION of water proposed
by the governors of the upper
basin states, the conference de-
cided to turn to the matter of
power which IT had been studious-
ly avoiding up to that time.
Arizona made the first move by
reading rom records Of previous
tri-state conferences it's long and
involved proposals contained in its
proposed compact OF February Z.
1927.
California formulated a plan
whereby Is per cent of the power
at Boulder Canyon would be al
located to each OF the two states,
Arizona and Nevada, California
retaining 10 per cent.
The Nevada commissioners, haV-
ing given much study to the prob
lem and believing that dt had ar
rived at a basis upon which all
three of the. lower basin states
would be Justified in agreeing.
submitted the following brief pro
posal: -.--
"The following is suggested as
the basis upon which Nevada Is
witing to negotiate a compact
with Arizona and California on
the power question:
81 An equal division between
Arizona and Nevada of all power
benefits to be created by a dam
or dams en- the Colorado River
where 1t forms the boundary be-
tween the two states.
20. The right Of the states of
Arizona and Nevada to receive
compensation for power developed
vaza the Colorado River where 1t
forms the boundary between said
states shall be recognized.
"3 In consideration Of the i'm
mediate consummation OF a COM
pact between Arizona, California
and Nevada, Nevada is willing to
concede a Lart Of the benefits TO
be derived from power created by
Government dam or dams to which
she is justly entitled. Nevada is
willing to concede to California
one-third of her power II Arizona
shall do the same, thus giving to
California one-third of the power
to be developed. on the boundary
between Arizona and Nevada.
This proposal is in accordance
with tle former proposal of Ne
vada that said power be divided
one third to each of said three
states"
This proposal is recognized by
the upper basin states as being
the essence of fairness and as
Offering a reasonable ground for
agreement, 1t asserts the right
CT the states Of Arizona and Ne
vada, whose resources will be used
in the development, to share
equally in the benefits to be
derived therefrom. 1t claims the
right of both those states to re-
ceive compensation form power
developed on their common bound
airy. ..4
AS an inducement to the other
states to enter into a compact,
Nevada proposes that Arizona and
Nevada eoncede to California one
third OF the power to We developed
on the boundary between Arizona
and Nevada.
Beginning Monday the general
conference recessed to permit
group conferences of the repres-
entatives OF the three lower basin
states. These group conferences
have been carried on as persist
emily as possible. Considerable
advance toward agreement has
been made. A portion of the Ari-
zona group is disposed to accept
the Nevada proposal, another ele-
ment OF that state stdll maintain
ing IT'S hostile attitude toward any
development at Boulder Canyon
AS this is written there is a sub
sItantial hope that Arizona will ac-
cept the Nevada proposal.
California also. Is divided in its
position, some of the California
delegates desiring to accept the
Nevada proposal as the basis Of
negotiations, others holding aloof
from making any commitment.
AT this writing. Wednesday,
Sept. %. the entire conference is
in a hopeful state. The group dis
cussbons have been bringing the
warning elements into a better
understanding of the position of
each and there seems to be sim
cere desire among all to reach an
early agreement.
Although there ds at present a
deadlock. between Arizona and
California on the water question.
there Is good reason to believe
that this disagreement wifl be har-
rlonized should an agreement on