Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-01-01
Maddox OF ARIZONA
PROPOSES A BOARD
OF ARBITRATION
Official Statement Issued by
Chairman sSquires Near
Close of Conference This
Week.

LOS ANGELES, December 81
Chairman Carles P. Squires of
the tri-state conference in ses-
sion here made the following
official statement at noon today:
"The commissioners of Arizona,
California and Nevada at their
session this morning discussed
the matter of revenue to be de-
rived by the states in which
power may be developed on the
basis of taxation. 1t was conced-
ed by the California commissions
that the states in which power
is developed have the right to
a reasonable revenue therefrom,
but the conference disagreed on
the question of placing a limita-
tion on the amount which could
be levied. Commissioner Mad
dock of Arizona presented a pro-
posal which embodies the idea
that a board OF arbitration COM
posed of one member each from
California, Arizona and Nevada,
and one representative of the fede-
raj government should be consti-
tuted to which questions as to
the reasonableness of the amount
of any levy made by either of
the states might he submitted for
decision The conference will ad-
journ at the conclusion of it's ses-
sion this Afternoon to meet again
some day next week, probably
Thursday"
The general trend of the nego-
tations is toward an agreement.
The commissioners of all three
states are hopeful that a compact
between Arizona, California and
Nevada will result from the
series of conferences now being
carried on" The members of the
Nevada commission expect to
leave for Las Vegas tonight.
That the Arizona, California
and Nevada, Colorado river COM
missioners meeting at Los Angeles
in a tri-state conference on the
distribution of the waters of the
river among the lower basin
states, would reach an agreement
on the questions involved was in
dicated in statments eminating
from the conference Wednesday,
when it was declared that a
basis of distribution had been
selected as a starting point in
settling the claims of the inter.
ested states.
Charles P. Squires, commission
er from Nevada, and chairman
of the tri-state conference on the
Colorado river problem, announc-
ed Wednesday that delegates from
the three states had reached an
agreement on the question in
volving allotment Of water to
the lower basin states. The agree
ment on power revenue problems.
"The water agreement was ar
rived at" Mr.. Squires said,
through mutual concessions by
Nevada, Arizona and California.
1t is felt by most Of the mem
bers of the commission that 1t
is fair and will fully meet the
needs of all three states. How
ever. one member of the Arizo-
NO commission is not fully in ac-
cord on the proposal, but 1t is
hoped that he may be induced
to yield to the majority"
Concerning the agreement.
State Senator Tal0h Swing OF
California said, While California
is not getting all she has demand
ed. the general welfare OF the
entire southwest demands action,
and we have been persuaded by
his fact in tentatively consenting
to the proposition suggested by
the Nevada commission"
The conference has been con-
ducing it's session behind closed
doors excluding both the press
and public, because of objections
voiced by the Arizona delegates
10 press statements of AriZona's
stand on questions involved in the
discussions.
The members of the commits
sions have become convinced that
some agreement between the
states must be reached in order
to serve the best interests Of all,
and II is expected that definite
agreemen will be arrived at with
IN a short time.