Show Wf MING GROUP R ur OPP OPPOSING SING RIVER l S Bill to Repeal Ratification tion Gets Unfavorable Unfavorable able Report FIGHT TO BE PRESSED D Dern rn Says California Should Make First Move CHEYENNE Wyo Feb 7 AP- AP Opponents of the plan to repeal Wyoming's ratification of both the six and state 7 Santa Fe Colorado river compacts have won the first round of the legislative skirmish The senate committee on public lands and irrigation reported Unfavorably unfavorably un- un favorably late yesterday on the proposal proposal pro pro- introduced last week by tile the Natrona county Casper delegation seeking repeal of the states state's ratification cation of the state 6 compact As a result of this action th the dele dele- gation from Casper withdrew the bill bill which would likewise repeal Wyoming's acceptance of the state 7 However a memorial would ask UTe tIre bureau of rec- rec to withhold the start of construction of the Boulder canyon canyondam dam dani until the four upper basin states had agreed on allocation of the waters of the tho river was p t- t fee to remain before the legislature ture TO FIGHT FIGHTs s a result of the action of f the senate com in l recoMmending that tle repeal proposal on the 6 state ratification do not pass members of the Natrona latrona county count delegation today declared they would carry theIr fight to the floor of the senate senat in an attempt to prevent acceptance acceptance ac- ac of the committees committee's report and recommendation SAN FRANCISCO Feb 7 AThe AP- AP The possibility that more negotiating Ing by the upper basin states of the Colorado river dver will be necessary before there can be a ratification of ofa a a. compact making the tho Boulder d dam m bill bUl effective loomed up today As Francis C C. Wilson river commissioner corn com missioner for New Mexico yesterday yesterday yester- yester day announced that a meeting of representatives would be held In Santa 1 Fe e next Thursday to attempt a a. settlement of the Colorado river differences among California Nevada Nevada Ne- Ne vada and Arizona a move was made In the Wyoming senate to request postponement of plans for building build build- Ing Boulder darn dam until the upper basin states can discuss s water allo cation among themselves The move which was in the form I ot of ofa a memorial resolution in the Continued on page 6 5 WYOMING GROUP OPPOSING RIVER COMPACT LOSES Continued from page 1 Wyoming senate Introduced by the I county delegation would bind the l legislature of that state to ask tile the government to hold up lip construction construction con con- plans until an agreement Is reached among V Wyoming Cob Colo- rado New Mexico and Utah for distribution of tile the waters allotted to each Tile The county delegation dele dele- I gation last week eek introduced 3 a resolution reso- reso lution provIding for time the of Wyoming's ratification of both tile tho state six and state seven Colorado Cob Colo- rado river At Salt Lake City Governor George H. H Dora Dern wrote a a. letter to Governor C. C C. C Young of California pointing out that California has not ratified by legislation either the state six compact nor the Boulder dam bill which limits the Golden state to feet acre of water annually from tile the river The amount of water which California demanded was considerably in excess ex- ex cess of that figure with ArIzona also claiming a greater share than was allowed her in the Swing John son on bill The argument between California and Arizona over water allocation was vas one of the points which delaYed passage ot of the bill for forso forso so long California has been urgIng lag Ing ratification of the state six compact so the project may Proceed if the seventh state Arizona finally finally final final- ly refuses to accept tle orIginal state seven pact DERN SENDS LETTER Said time the Utah governor to the governor of California in his letter It Would obviously seem Slem in order for California to ratify time the six six- state compact before askIng Utah to do so Inasmuch as the water limitations were imposed upon California Call Call- fornia by congress for the express purpose of affording security to the upper basin states I have assumed that California will formally bind herself in tilts this respect before expecting ex- ex Utah to deviate from her consistent stand for a state seven ratification |