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<br />.~ <br /> <br />Mi'l. NORVa,L: You wi.ll ,"l,k for the lmpport of yeur priority to <br />the river? <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />MH. HP.rti'LJ: YeG, sir. <br />I.IH. NOHVlJo:L: You SflY in the c onrse of your paper tha t in <br />the early stages of t!-e development of this valley, the lOVler <br />lands \Vere firet put in cultivetion and ~radu2l1y you went up <br />the stre;in un'ui.l you reached the fllll limit of the project? <br />MR. HABPJo:R: Yea, sir. <br />MR. NOi,VIL'L: DOll' t ~'01;, th ink th., tis the economical way to <br />develop a stream? <br />MR. llARPtR: No, but that \'IaS the logical wc.y at that time; <br />when this valley waS settlGd, people could not afford to pay <br />$50 to :;$lOO for a water right. <br />MR. lW::Vn;I,: Then if the \\hole Colorado basin were made a <br />single' unit, the same as this project, it Vlould not be improper <br />to develop the lower part of the river as early as the upper <br />part. would it? <br /> <br />M~,. HAHPJo:R: I ree.lly don't feel that I should express an <br />opinion on tha t because I was called as [, wi tness by the Colo- <br />rado peo~le here to furnish a few facts. <br />I.W. HO()Vl>R: I hope you will c orlsider yourself to be a witness <br />for nobody; we want to foet at the reel fE.cts end not one side <br />of the facts at all. <br />MR. HARPJo:R: Mr. I.lerriell, who can SD'Jal: for the local people. <br /> <br />and Mr. A. P. Davis, who will 8peal~ for the Reclamation Service, <br /> <br />J.J. <br /> <br />lilt <br />