AZ vs. CA:24 California Exhibits, Vol. XXIV; Miscellaneous

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COMPACT----REPORT BY CARPENTER----COLORADO A85 We, the undersigned, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by unanimous vote at a meeting of the Governors of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, held at the capitol at Denver, in the State of Colorado, on the 10th day of May 1921. Thomas E. Campbell, Governor of Arizona. William D. Stephens, Governor of California. By W. F. McClure, State Engineer. Oliver H. Shoup, Governor of Colorado. Emmet D. Boyle, Governor of Nevada. Merritt C. Mecham, Governor of New Mexico. Charles R. Mabey, Governor of Utah. Robert D. Carey, Governor of Wyoming. History of Proceedings by Colorado River States Leading to Interstate Compact Legislation-Colorado River Salt Lake Conference January 18-21, 1919, a conference between the representatives of the seven Colorado River States, to wit, Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, was called by the Governor of Utah for the purpose of discussing questions relating to the utilization of the water supplies of the Colorado River and its tributaries, and especially in connection with a law then proposed by Secretary Lane relating to soldiers' and sailors' settlement. Hon. W. J. Spry, ex-Governor of Utah, present Commissioner of the General Land Office, presided over the meeting and was made permanent chairman of a continuing organization. The other Colorado River Basin States above noted were represented. The meeting of the seven States resolved itself into a permanent organization to be known as The League of the Southwest. As a result of the sessions the following resolutions, inter alia, were adopted: The history of irrigation throughout the world has shown that the greatest duty of water is had by first using it upon the upper reaches of the stream and continuing the use progressively downward. In other words, "The water should