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<br />IJIII there is still o~:!po"t't.uni.t7 to ).1':' j 8<d1-dj ::-:."bont 1, :.00.000 ti10"i.~e <br />acreB of land. Ls a DIet ter of f'2C"t , the ~lP, e in Co 10:a0. 0 0:' tile <br /> <br />waters of the Coloru~o Rh"er, 12pon lar;ds now um,er develo:)r;Jent, <br /> <br />is slight, and even ~.fte1' Vie may irr'g8te E.l1 the lana. rle can <br /> <br />irrigate in Colorado, more than tho-thirds of ;,11 the water of <br /> <br />the rive~ ~ill eventually go down to the lower basin. <br /> <br />~e fgel, naturally, of course, that bein~ on the he~dwater8 <br /> <br />. of the stream, Colo:;:ao.o has a vitEl interest in this problem <br /> <br />concernil1f' which the c ommiss ion is G1 tt ing. 1Cle bel ieve from <br /> <br />the testimony going to bo presel1teo. to you, Oi' tr.e stat9r.lents <br /> <br />made, that it r:Hl be show]"! th.~i, peT acre-foot of water, the lane <br />in this section of the basin will p~Oc1.UC8 as much as an" 12nd <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />in an7 other part of the basin. we also feel that because of <br /> <br />the topog1'8phv and natura.l confio'uration of our state, \Ve can <br /> <br />neVGr use enough 1'13.1;81' to injure those people 'below us Vlho wish <br /> <br />to make LIse of the stream. Vie thini. the main thing in connec- <br /> <br />tion with this hearing, is to arrive at a true underst2nding of <br /> <br />the i2Ct9 2.n0. therefore it is with th2.t in vie'" t",at thec'o <br />..- <br />meetings e.~'e be ing ho la.. Nr. '!er~' ioll, an engineer of o.:'::.nd <br /> <br />Junction, has r.rranged t}lis meeting for Gr2.nd Junction, 2nd I <br /> <br />am goin~ to ask him, in turn, to c~.ll on the various individ- <br />I: <br />auls 1Jho lrill :Jarticipate in t;1is h,ni'ing, fil'st asking the.t he <br /> <br />himself m2.!:e the ]l'81imL13.i"J StctN'19Dk; \'/'itt r8ference to the <br /> <br />G.J. <br /> <br />-\ <br />. I <br />