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<br />To :The 'a'xpayers of: Morga n (ounly;'The (ity (bafitWF~ !2;F~
<br />:cWorl Morgiln; The Chamber of Commerce of for'
<br />Morgan, (olorai~o; Bushu~ss and Professionil People
<br />of Fori MOrg,in, Colorado; and Friends:
<br />
<br />
<br />This is written with the hODe that it may have
<br />some influence on the people' of. Morgan County
<br />cancerning the destruction 0 f Weldon Valley
<br />through the building of, the proposed Narrows.
<br />Dam' .
<br />
<br />We have always felt that we have been a part
<br />of Fort Morgan and have contributed materially
<br />to the wealth of Morgan County, and to the towns
<br />in the county; We would like to think you want
<br />our business _ and will encourage us to continue
<br />making Fort Morgan' our trade center.
<br />
<br />To show YOU what the industry of Weldon Val.
<br />ley is worth 'to the community, we have made a
<br />house to house canvass and give you the follow.
<br />ing accurate information. In Weldon Valley there
<br />are 583 people consisting of a total of 176 fam.
<br />i1ies. This in itself is an important asset to Morgan
<br />County. The assessed valuation of the land that
<br />would be taken by the Narrows Reservoir is
<br />$709,000.00, and the valley produces about $100,.
<br />000.00 in taxes annuallY. If a dam is built on this
<br />reservoir lIite, you would lose this assessed val-
<br />
<br />uation for tax payments. It would be made UD by
<br />you. Possibly the merchants and businessmen
<br />who feel favorably inclined to the Narrows Dam
<br />might think they' could absorb the additional taxes
<br />without too much problem. but the gross income
<br />from Weldon Valley is something that cannot be
<br />replaced.
<br />
<br />If liny community in Morgan .County was lible
<br />to lIecure a business that would have a payroll of
<br />176 families with an income of four million dollars
<br />a year, we are sure the Industrial Foundation' and
<br />others interested in the prosperity 'of Morgan
<br />County would welcome the opportunity to support
<br />such a program. Certainly the people of Weldon
<br />Valley would welcome such an arrangement, and
<br />connot understand how anyone would want to de.
<br />stroy that kind of an industry.
<br />
<br />The fOllowing is an accurate representation of
<br />the annual gross income produced in Weldon Val.
<br />ley, and it is based' upon actual count. .The oil in-
<br />come is estimated as being the minimum. Look
<br />at the fOllowing statistics for .1963:
<br />
<br />Beef Gattle...................... 9,305 at $250.00 per head, or
<br />Ensilage ,........................18.630 tons at $8.00 per ton, or
<br />Hay..................................8.450 tons at $20.00 per ton, or
<br />Corl...............................203.250 bu, al $1.00 per bu., or
<br />Dairy CO,,5......................250 at $300.00 per head, or
<br />Milk......:...................,....' .
<br />Dairy Hei'ers...................380 at $150.00 per head. or
<br />Sheep and lambs........... 2,500 at $15.00 per head, or
<br />Hogs .............,..,...,....,. 2.130 at $40.00 per head, or
<br />Barley ,..,.........................3.800 bu. at $1.25 per bu., or
<br />03ts.......................,......1.4oo bu. at 75c per bu., or
<br />Beans ........:..................... 375,OOOlbs. al $6.00 per hundred weight, or
<br />laying Hens...........,......1.260 at $1.00 per head, or
<br />
<br />Eggs................,................
<br />Gross Sugar Beet Income...
<br />Beet Tops afterfeed income
<br />Oil Income ..,...................,
<br />
<br />.. .
<br />The residents. of Weldon Valley borrciwhund.
<br />dreds .of thOusands of dollars a year from the' loa,,' .
<br />ing' institutions;" '..... ",' ..,', ':.':' "':, .,' '.'
<br />'We purchase annually gniceries, '!Ieat, c1oth-'
<br />ing, drugs and other necessities o.f life that
<br />are estimated at well over a million dollars. We
<br />buy automobil...., trucks, farm machinery, gaso-
<br />line, fuel oil, electricity, entertainment and end-
<br />less other items. The people of Weldon Valley
<br />suppo,rt the hospital, the doctors and all other
<br />typ.... of businesses in Fort Morgan and Brush.
<br />We simply cannot believe that. a .t':~ i!,suffici,:nt.ly
<br />:-&,___.__1 __ _ _nl. ..
<br />
<br />$2,326.250.00
<br />149.040.00
<br />169,000.09
<br />203,250.00
<br />75,000.00
<br />249,500.00
<br />57,000.00
<br />37,500.00
<br />85,200.00
<br />4,750.00
<br />1,050.00
<br />135,ODO.00
<br />1,260.00
<br />5,600.00
<br />282,000.00
<br />14,100.00
<br />500,000.00
<br />$4,295,500.00
<br />
<br />, We know wehaye manY,friei'lds':in the Bijou
<br />and Riverside Systi"riS thatllelieve' iis,'we ,do anil
<br />support us. . ., . .
<br />
<br />. If you believe that Weldon Valley is important
<br />to the welfare of Morgan County and to Fort Mor.
<br />gan and Brush, we ask the fOllowing things:
<br />
<br />1. That as individuals, you sign the protest a.
<br />gainst the Lower South Platte Water Conserv.
<br />ancy District.
<br />
<br />2. That th~ t'!:itv ~AI......II ~" ...... ,..;... _" r_...... ______
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