Show PROMPT RIVER MEET Colorado river n basin states late v a make a new att attempt to settle of ot waters from the thc Boulder dam r and the river at a mettIng ii jj Salt Lake City February 25 it if othe ther states agree to a program announce by Governor Henry H. H Blood The call for the meeting was issi J by Governor Blood after alter conferences with W. W R. R Wallace chairman of ot the thel Utah water storage commission and nd chairman of the last Colorado river meeting in Phoenix in January Copies Sent to States At that time the thc meeting was wa a ad with the understanding that a new gathering would be called 0 as- as soon coon n as a new contract was prepare prepared for study Copies of ot the contract hav ha havel haJ J been sent to all states by Mr Wallace and were followed by letters it fron the governors governor office Friday calling the meeting February 25 at 10 a o. o m mc in Salt Sail Lake City I I Immediate action is necessary ary it was pointed out because the thc Arizona legislature must ratify any agre agreement agreement agree agree- ment before its Ito adjournment March 15 or ora a special session will be sary J F Contents of the new proposed contract con con- cony tract are arc a closely guarded secret ecret pending study by other states How 1 ever it is understood that rights of the upper basin states for water dl aK al located under the Colorado river con 1 pact arc are fully protected ted J The upper basin states contended their rights were threatened through the proposed contract of Arizona with the federal government calling for acre feet leet o of voter annually from the reservoir as ac well as IS waters water of the Gila river a tributary of the tho Colorado river in Arizona The governor in his letter explained explained ex ex- the vital importance of the meeting and urged a full representation represents tion from every state slate The states included in in- eluded are lre California Nevada COI i Colo-i rado Utah Arizona Wyoming and New Mexico l |