Show Delegates Expect Decisive Decisive De De- Action to Be BeTaken BeTaken BeTaken Taken Soon RENO Nev Jan 29 Associated ed od Press Pros Having Having reached a crucial point in the negotiations between California Arizona and Nevada delegates to the Colorado river conference expectant of some decisive action today California and Arizona failed to roach reach an understanding at their first t joint session yesterday after being warned by Senator Kc Key Pittman Pittman Pitt- Pitt man that unless an a agreement could bo be reached there could bl bo expected cd no appropriation from con congress for forthe forthe forthe the building of or the Boulder dam damand dam damand and Governor C. C C. C Youn Young of or California Call Call- fornia tornia had urged that local Interests Interests interests Inter Inter- ests bo be not permitted to endanger the project A member of ot the tho Arizona delegation dele dole gation stated that Arizona's offer to California r regarding J dI division lon of or water was wa the last and that unless It were e accepted ho could see no further use of or prolonging time the conference con con- ference which ha has hai now no lasted ten tenda's days das and has climaxed marJ nearly eight years of ot compromise compromiso efforts LIMITS STATEMENT I Chairman W. W J J- Donovan limited hl his official statement of oC tho the status of or negotiations to the brief assertion assertion asser asser- tion timi that California Cal Is fighting ti over oyer overwater overwater water which hilch it will not need for fifty Itty years Irrigation interests of or California however do not agree with this estimate of or the amount of Continued on pa page e 8 CRUCIAL POINT IN BOULDER DAM PARLEY REACHED Continued from pa page 1 1 water which would be bo available to their state Although h tho the days day's deliberations started in an atmosphere of or pessimism pes pes- Chairman Donovan believes that there still sun is hope that a n definite nite break bieak between Arizona and California can be a avoided voided An informal meeting of or some somo of or ortho tho California delegates was In progress toda today and there thoro was hope that an agreement within the state could be reached so 50 that further ne negotiations negotiations negotiations ne- ne could be carried on with Arizona Charles B. B Ward chairman of or the delegation said it would be bo Impossible impossible sible f for his state to consider layIng laying lay lay- Ing aside temporarily the matter of division of or water and proceed proceeding InS InS' to a a. discussion with nUh California of ot power allocation pO power el revenues and water rates pending the breakIng breaking break break- ing of or the tho present impasse which has grown out of ot the attempt to agree asree on the amount of or water each state is to receive e. |