AZ vs. CA:11 California Exhibits, Vol. XI; Nos. 1001-1011; 1101-1109; 1201-1251; 1301-13431301-1343

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-20-- The Arizona committee made every effort to prevail upon the Nevada and California committees to continue the conference in the hope of eventually working out something constructive, but without result. California-Nevada Proposition Your committee continued its activities in trying to bring about an understanding of the questions at issue. Several conferences were had with various persons interested in the subject, including a presentation of facts to the Senate Irrigation and Reclamation Committee at Phoenix. December 1, 1925, the eve of the meeting of Congress, the committees representing California and Nevada came to Phoenix and submitted to the Arizona committee the proposal attached hereto as Exhibit B. Their proposal in effect was: 1st. To give Nevada 300,000 acre feet of water per annum in perpetuity in addition to rights in the water of the Virgin River. 2nd. To give Arizona 232,000 acre feet of water per annum and California 2,146,600 acre feet of water per annum in perpetuity to care for present perfected rights. 3rd. To recognize Arizona's rights to the water of the Little Colorado, Bill Williams and Gila Rivers, in exchange for the right of California to take 1,095,000 acre feet per annum out of the Colorado basin to the coastal plain cities. 4th. To divide the remaining water 50-50 between Arizona and California but with certain reservations in Article III, Section E, and Article IV, which might nullify the apportionment made to Arizona.