Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-23
OFFER IS
!, MADE TO
ARIZONA
California Delegation to
Denver Conference Seeks
to Reach agreement.
ARBITRATION URGED
Governor Young Willing
NtO Leave Division of
Water Up to Committee
Nv Vnited pres. ..sssed WIRE

II DENVER, Aug What they
| termed further concessions were
4 offered by California delegates to
Arizona at the seven state Colorado
river conference here today
Arizona consistently has asked for
| one-half of the water allotted from
| the Colorado river to that state end
California. California has insisted
upon two-thirds. Today's "fnrther
concessions by California follows:
u. l. To Arizona and Nevada, their
lNrlbutarv waters, subject however,
hlo the condition that anv tributary
waters not so used and reaching the
main stream shall be considered pnft
Of the main stream flow for the pur
pose Of agreement.
z. To Nevada, 300 900 acre feet
Fer annum from the main stream.
8 To Arizona, her present per
feeted rights t. 233 500 acre feet
Ier annum and to California, her
perfected rights to 2,lJ9,0O0 acre
| feet per annum from the main
stream; the balance of the water
below Lee Ferry to be divided equa
lly between Arizona and California.
If the offer is unacceptable to
Erizona, Governor c. @. Young os
California said, he believed the dis
pute between the two states should
he arbtrated as he had suGgested at
fine opening meeting Of the confer
ence Yesterday.
Not mrtioninP water rights al.
ready perfected by either statcs,
ARIZONA cnuntered with the follow
ing pronosition;
/. That 100000 arrc feet of the
lower BASIN s share 10 be given to-
Nevada and the remainder after
such deductions rs may be made TO
| cnre for Mevican lands, shnn he do
|vidcd EQUALLY between California
Md Arizona.
II . Waters of tributary streams
which enter the river below Lee
Ferry md which are inadenuatr ~
|develope their own valleys must re-
h ert t. the states In which they are
|lorated.
2. ANY comrnrt dividing waters
B. { the river and its tributaries shall
Bot imnair the rights Of the states
kmder their respective water laws
! o control communications Of water
Sittin their boundaries.
n Hunt wants Square Deal
n 4 fter listenin0 N proDositlons
h Nade bv both sides, delegates from
Hliforria and Arizona appeared I"
NJ rs far from agreement as evor.
Neither group evidenced any dis-
rosition to accept the proposal made
NV the other.
Asked whether California 's"cou'
essions' was acceptable to Aril-
ma, Governor George W. p, Hunt
t that state declared
"Hell no What we want is a
3quare deal. "
Arizona is entitled to all the water
can use for future irrigation de-
elopment, Thomas Maddox, for
sor Arizona state engineer, conten-
ed.
Between 100000 and 10000 600
More feet Of water goes into the
HJlorado river from Arizona tri-
|butaries, " he said, "Arizona can
|use part Of this water and part 1t
leannot use. The very existence of
Hlrizona denends on an equal dis
trihuton Of this tributary water,
4 Maddox declared that his state
|k not opposed to dam in Boulder
fanvon, but that it is opposedto the
bcation % set forth in the Swing
ohnson bill.
eve admit that there must be a !
am in Boulder Canyon" he said.
n But Arizona will insist that il be
|kcated somewhere else, preferably
|dt a HIGHER elevation. |
III Maddox laughed off charges that
tSrizona is dominated by a power
Must.
"The arbitration board suggested
v the Governor of California to
ettle the differences between that
ate and Arizona, would be un-
satisfactory because 1t would have
n it federal engineers who ara
[hiased in favor Of California,
jaddock charged.
/ The Mexican situation, he added
l6socds immediate attention,
|# The reason Arizona is arguing
Aye Swing johnson bill iV that it
tSes not provide for curtalment of
Mexican rights TO water from the
'Ever, Maddox declared