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[Journal of the House, pp. 221-22, February 7, 1923.] House Resolution No. 16, by Mr. Kilcrease of Pinal, was read in full as follows: House Resolution No. 16 Whereas, there has been introduced into the House of Representatives of the Sixth Legislature of the State of Arizona, a resolution known and designated as House Concurrent Resolution No. 1, pertaining to the so-called Colorado River Compact, and a subsequent Resolution germane thereto, known and designated as House Resolution No. 15, and submitting an amendment to the said House Concurrent Resolution No. 1, and Whereas, there now exists along and wholly pertaining to the Gila River and the waters thereof, within the State of Arizona, reclamation enterprises for the reclaiming and irrigation of many thousands of acres of land, which said enterprises will also produce and generate electrical power of great potential wealth, and Whereas, many of the enterprises referred to in the preceding paragraphs, although not advanced to the classification of perfected rights, have reached an advanced stage in primary recognizance, surveys, etc., entailing the expenditure of considerable sums of money on the part of the Federal Government and by private citizens of the State of Arizona; it is therefore Resolved, by the House of Representatives of the Sixth Legislature of the State of Arizona that the Gila River System, including the waters of said Gila