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<br />~ <br /> <br />~' <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />,. <br /> <br />11R. M-"lR.'1ILLT,; I would like no?!, gentlemen, if I may. to call <br />upon a gentleman \Vho ~.dministet's under the Colorado system of dis- <br />tributing water - administers the distribution of water in one of <br />our Colorado water districts, which contains both high lands and <br />low lands; but before that, may I say that our attempt to present <br />this matter was intended to be that of outlining, if we might, <br />Sor"e elaboration of the prGliminle.ry mbtter to show from the facts <br />how we have used the water in the past, and how we prepose to use <br />it in the future; and then to ~ss to the question of our posi hon <br />regarding the use of wuter in the future. <br />I will callan M1'. H. C. Getty of Montrose, COlol'ado, as <br />Division ~ngineer in ~ivi3ion ~, to outline briefly to you, the <br />situation in his district. <br />1m. CA.'1~LNT~R: Mr. Getty, what river does your division in- <br />clude? <br />U.'l. Gl!:TTY: 'rhe Gunnison e nO. the San Jaun. <br />MR. CAJPLIJ'l'l!:R: Your chief in the water administration machin- <br />ery of the State.is whom? <br />MR. Gl!:T'1'Y: A. J. llcCunc, State EnrtineGr. <br />MR. CArlPLNTLH: How many irrigation divisions are there in <br />the State? <br />MR. G~T'1~: Six. <br />MR. CAi-iPLLJ'l'LH: You are division engineer in charge of the ad- <br />ministration of one of those divisionsY <br /> <br />MR. GtT'EY: Yes air. <br /> <br />G. J. <br />