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<br /> <br />of these prineiples to all streams having their rise in the moun'GaiR <br />states would work uaif<lrnl injury to all of these states and. 'by reasen <br />ef the earlier develepment of Colerade. WGuld 'Work greater il'1jury to the <br /> <br />neighboring states than.to Colorado. <br />The mountain states of the West were I argely responsible <br /> <br />for the ereation of federal agenoies fer the aid of the states in <br /> <br />nw.tters of reelamation. The original intent of the CongressioMl aets <br /> <br />ereating these agerloies was that ef aiding !Utd not ef retarding leeal <br />altd private develepment. The object was te temporarily lG!Ull the eredit ' <br />. . . <br /> <br />of the national government to the eonstruetion of reelamation enter- <br /> <br /> <br />prises whieh should be repaid by the beaefited areas. the projeets turlied <br /> <br /> <br />ever and title given to the people who repaid the eost and the funds again <br /> <br />invested in other and new enterprizes. <br /> <br />A number of largS undertakings have been te a greater or less <br /> <br />degree eompleted under these aets of Congress and great benefits will rua <br /> <br />to the natien !Utd to the !!everd westerll states if the spirit and intent <br /> <br /> <br />of the Cemgressional acts is follewed. No less to the Government need <br /> <br /> <br />result thru such a polioy. Aid and net paternalism was the original iAtent <br /> <br /> <br />and a departure has a.niL will ultimately defeat the' purpose of the uts. <br /> <br /> <br />These aets require the federal agenoies to eemply with the leoal laws <br /> <br />ef the states in "Which enterprises are uadertaken. Jll;would seem reasons.ble <br /> <br />te presume that efficials would net preeeed with the expenditures' of publie <br /> <br />f.unds upon projects extending into 'two er mere states. without respeeting <br /> <br />the severign rights af all the states iavelved gd refusillg ta preeeid with <br /> <br />eenstruotien until a. satisfaotory adjustment by intersta.te eompaot eould <br /> <br />J <br />