I am strongly of the opinion that flood control in these Basins is of sufficient importance to the States of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Connecticut to warrant the calling of a special session of their legislatures to approve a compact.
Letter on Interstate Compacts for Controlling Floods on the Merrimack and Connecticut Rivers
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