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Show A STACKED COMMITTEE 143 believe. Prior to that, the state of California's position on the 1950 report, I think you may recall, if you refer to the record, that the state raised hardly a murmur. At that point, the Sierra Club was raising quite a murmur. We got interested in this about 1950, and by 1952 we had taken a strong position, which is the same one we have today, while the state of California insofar as I know, the Colorado River Board, were say- ing nothing, and what they thought, I do not know." Senator Watkins: "Let's go back to the question I asked you. What did you do when you came to Wash- ington? Did you have a conference with the representa- tives of this group?" Brower: "I spoke briefly with the representative -" Senator Watkins: "You did have a conference?" Brower: "And an engineer." Senator Watkins: "The answer is 'Yes.' Who did you have the conference with?" Brower: "I spoke briefly with Mr. Matthew and Mr. Ely." Senator Watkins: "Who else?" Brower: "That is all." Senator Watkins: "Just those two?" Brower: "Those two." Senator Watkins: "Did you seek them out or did they seek you out?" Brower: "I sought them out." Senator Watkins: "Did you have an appointment before you came here?" Brower: "No, sir; I had no appointment. I saw them about, I would say, it totaled perhaps an hour and a quarter of the entire time I have been in Washington. The rest of my time I have been in consultation for the |