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<br />(J,ir. Har?er then ~ade the follovlinf coment outside his paper) <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />I P.iight say rip:ht herG that H.e ;1i~;,tory of the develo,?t1ent <br /> <br /> <br />of irrigation in this V&l1oy is ~!"ot"bl:1 much the same cs in <br /> <br /> <br />,other sections of the \Jest, The lower lanc,s which could be <br /> <br />irrigated at the leaat expense vlere deITeloled first, le.ter on <br /> <br />the higher }ands began to be deITelope~ and in this case pum~ing <br /> <br />plants were required to w::n.er these hip;her l[.[) ',S 'tecc\Use the ex- <br /> <br />pense of a gravity canal fro~ the Colorsdo RiITer \Vas )rohibitive <br /> <br />to private enterprise. 1'he district around i'llisade, v!hich is a <br /> <br />rich frui t district, before consoliiation ,:i th the gJITermJent <br /> <br />project was irrigated by pUJ:lping ple.nts, utilizing the we. ter in <br />~~'€CC,~:c:. <br />a we.y tha~ \'!as ITery wcsteful. i'hey ',wed 1,,>JI),'feet of )O'Ner <br /> <br />water to lJumP one 1<:::0 socond feet for the init;",tion of c totE.l <br />of about 8,000 acres of land. <br /> <br />r <br />.' <br /> <br />(Mil? Hcrper then ccn'tinued to read his pEper) <br /> <br />l::lir:Jina tine; 'Jower ViE. te r used t','Jic e [nC'c alsc the powe:.' \'.'i. te l' <br /> <br />later used fer irrigE.tion, the totel net demand was 2,320 second- <br /> <br />feet. I'nis r:Jr:timum cioI!1iil1d, howelTer, has nOl'I been reduced "0 <br /> <br />on1:! l,.~25 second feet tnou,!h the com:olidction of the lle8a :';0- <br /> <br />\'nt:T, :""llscdc aDd O:'chc;c: :;csc districts ~'Jiti1 the govcrnr.18rit <br /> <br />pro,ject anri t:le elir..im:tiof' 0::' :Joner water :'L"'::ts amountinr to <br /> <br />1,200 secon'l. feet, '0;' ',1;""1;lin0 c, ~: ""1'9 ')l'rt of the lends in <br /> <br />the distri::ts by {!:rE ITit;:! froi1 the :'):'oiec: no~'ks. <br /> <br />Hr. H(;r:'ler then '.Lc.e the folloning coment C1:tside hiS ":lC')~i') <br /> <br />rlh~~eo .";'3':':":-G ,-.:::0 vIe ente:"oc.. into:.: cc.nt:.sct with the 2G1J.:3...ce <br /> <br />:..b:i I.le3':. "':Oi.lnt:: :.JlStTl.Ct..C, to sU::>J..11y thaI.: t~..:Gi_. \~':. tel' by grc:..',,-i..t~. <br /> <br />'~..'\ <br /> <br />th:' OU ::,: <br /> <br />C_~-...~ s~.' .~L<::".-: ~.t. }r~.c tict:.l2.y thG SLr.1C <br /> <br />- - , <br /> <br />:e thE. tit co: C <br /> <br />G.J. <br />