Show DERN HOPEFUL OF AGREEMENT Utah Governor Thinks Arizona and California Will Vill V ill Join DENVER Colo Aug 22 By 22 By The Associated Press With With an attack attach on federal bureaucracy and the presentation presen- presen presentation tation Atlon of or two plans for settlement of the Jie California Arizona-California dispute over the division of water ater diametrically op opposed op- op opposed posed po d to each other the seven se state Colorado river nver governors' governors conference formally opened here today The two plans as offered the con con- conference conference conference ference by Governors C C. C C. Young of or California and George W W. P P. Hunt of Arizona foreshadowed a fight to a finish in ln the conference room over the thc division of water allocated to the lower ower basin states states California Arizona Ari Ari- Arizona Arizona zona and Nevada by Nevada by the famous Santa Fe compact drawn in 1922 Gov Gov- Governor Governor Governor Hunts Hunt's plan was presented cryptically and with a finality which virtually seemed to preclude a re recession re- re recession recession cession from the stand taken by the Arizona delegations The California plan became the center of a concerted fire by the Arizona del del- delegation delegation delegation following the recess of the meeting until later this afternoon by Governor George H. H Dem Dern of Utah chairman DERN HOPEFUL DENVER Aug 22 By By The As M- Associated Associated Press Getting Getting Arizona and California together on a basis agree agree- agreeable agreeable agreeable I able to both is by by no means a hope hope- hopeless hopeless hopeless less job Gov Go George H H. H of Utah said sale upon his arrival to at attend at- at attend attend tend the state seven Colorado river conference which opens here today As M a a result of the conferences I have have- had during the past few months with representatives of Call Cal California fornia forma Arizona and Nevada said Governor Go Dec Dem I am inclined to feel highly optimistic over the out out- outcome outi outcome i come of the present meeting While most of the time will be devoted de to the problem of dividing the water among the lower basin states certain tangent questions will wm wille willbe be e considered in ln all probability These Include ownership o of the water and of the stream bed plans for develop develop- development development development ment and so forth Utah does not feel that the Santa Fe compact I should be altered alter d but Utah is participating participating participating in this conference with a aview aview aview view to obtaining full fun signature to the document We therefore feel feel that certain concessions may be necessary Governor Dern Dem originated the Idea of a state seven governors' governors confer confer- conference conference conference ence and suggested it last March |