Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-10
ROSE SATISFIED
WITH RESULT OF
PHOENIX PARLEY
Local Director Declares
Progress Made in Con-
nectiOn With Problem

Mark Rose, director of the Imper
ial Irrigation district. who attended
several sessions of the recent meet
ing of the tri-state commissioners at
Phoenix, had this to say regarding
'hc present situation:
"The meeting didn't agree but as
far as water is concerned there was
q meeting of minds of the two com
missions. ! believe Arizona would
have accepted the water plan had
representatives of California been
willing to go in on treaty on the
division of power; the price at
which power would be sold; setting
aside provisions of the SWING ohm
son bill and attempting to control
affairs by a state treaty and not
through the secretary of he interior
which course would have taken
months to work out.
''lf an agreement nod been reached
it probably would have wrecked the
whole financial structure and con-
gress would not hove made appro-
priations for the day. The way the
affair is left at present it will un-
doubtedly have to be brought to an
issue soon. The secretary of the
interior will be compelled to make
the contracts under the provision of
the bill. Arizona will then either
nave to fish or cut bait. If She is
going to allow the secretary to go
ahead, the propect will proceed. Ii
the other course is taken, Arizona
viii attempt to obtain an injunction
which those familiar with the stu,
alton think is doubtful she can OBJ
tain. If she can't, the work will
proceed If she can, the project will
have to await the decision of the
United States supreme court which
will take limited time to obtain "
PHOEN1N, Ariz., Feb. 10. U,P)-
Although the Colorado river tri-state
conference apparently ended in a
deadlock here late Sunday, delegates
of all states and Colonel William J.
Donovan, chairman, were "hopeful"
for an agreement soon.
The conference was adjourned sub.
lcct to call 'of\ Colonel Donovan, fol.
lowing Il tense moment when Ari-
Zona rejected article seven of the
new California proposal presented
late Saturday.
~ will advise the government of
ficials in Washington that there is
still life" Colonel Donovan sa d,
"and will keep in touch with chair
men of the commissions and will ad.
Vlse them when the next conference
is, to be held"
The break came when California
commissioners refused to withdraw
from its water division proposal,
the proposition that all questions
relating to proposed Boulder Dam
project, except division of water,
be left to the secretary of interior.
"The proposal is Immediately
c'ouded and rendered impossible"
Allzona's reicctment statement read.
"This state never would have en-
tered the conference here, if it had
not been definitely stated that all
matters, whether power or water,
We're 10 be taken up by the com
missioners themselves"
Recess Welcomed
Both chairmen, Charles B. Ward
of the Arizona commission and John
l.. Bacon of the California delega-
tion, welcomed the recess. declaring
it would allow the conferees to dis
cuss the matter among themselves,
and also to obtain advice from in
terested citizens of their states.
"California's proposal in one part
was distinct advantage over any
previous one,"+ Chairman Ward of
told the United Press, sin
that it gave the Gila river and other
tributaries TO Arizona and proposed
'he division be confined to the main
stream water only"
Colonel Donovan is on his way to
Boston on business trip.
The California, Nevada, New Mex
ice and Utah representatives left
last night and early today for their
homes.