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<br />County. The',assesiled"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 annuallv, If a dam is built on this
<br />reservoir site, you would lose this assessed val-
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<br />, The following Is an accuraterel!reSe~Ul~\W'(f.m, W"'W<1-.'
<br />the annual gross income produced In Weldon. V:,I-" ""..,.. ~'~'~',
<br />ley, and it is based' upon actual count. The 011 In-' .. "
<br />come is estimated as being the minimum. Look
<br />at tlte following statistics for 1963:
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<br />Beef Oa"18..................... 9,305 al $260.00 per head, or
<br />Ensilage....,...................... .18,630 Ions al $8.00 per lon, or
<br />Hay....................................8,450 Ions al $20.00 per lon, or
<br />Corn.........................,......,203,250 bu. al $1.00 per bu., or
<br />Dairy OOWS....................250al $300.00 per head, or
<br />Milk.......':..'....................." ' '
<br />Dairy Heifers.................380 al $150.00 per head, or
<br />Sheep and Lambs ......,...., 2,500 al $15.00 per head, or
<br />Hogs ..............,.,..,..........,2,130 al $40.00 per head, or
<br />Barley........,........."........,3,800 bu. al $1.25 per bu., or
<br />Dais ................,............1,400 bu. al15c per bu., or
<br />Beans .........................315,000 Ibs. al $&.00 per hundred weighl, or
<br />laying Hens.................l,2&o al $1.00 per head,or
<br />. Eggs ............................
<br />Gross Sugar Beellncome...
<br />Beet Tops aflerfeed income
<br />Oil Income .......................
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<br />$2,326,250.00
<br />149,040.00
<br />169,..On
<br />203,250.00
<br />15,0110.00
<br />249,500.00
<br />51,000.1\0
<br />31,500.00
<br />85,200.00
<br />4,150.00
<br />1,050.00
<br />135,OnO.1IO
<br />1,260.1\0
<br />5,600.00
<br />282,000.00
<br />14,100.00
<br />500,1100.00
<br />$4,295,500.00
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<br />The Weldon Valley Ditch Company
<br />Weldona. Colorado
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<br />The re&idelJtsof Weldon' Valley borro.whund-
<br />dreds of thousands of dollars a yeaifr..m th.doill,"
<br />ing histitutlonli; . ' ",:. ,
<br />'We. purchase annually groceries, meat, cloth-
<br />ing, drugs' and other necessities of Ii 10 that
<br />are estimated at well over a million dollars. We
<br />buy automobiles, 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 />types of . businesses in Fort Morgan and Brush.
<br />We simplv cannot believe that a few insufficiently
<br />informed people can be shortsighted enough to
<br />think' that this is not an imDOrtant factor in the
<br />:' economy of the community. 'We are stating these
<br />t facts, not alone fer ourselves, but in the hope that
<br />the people of the Fort Morgan community will
<br />realize the importance of the Weldon Valley area
<br />to the economv of the community.
<br />By way of contrast, you may not know, i:Jut the
<br />assessed valuation of the dam site in Weld Coun-
<br />ty, that would be acceptable to the Bureau, accord-
<br />ing to their statements, has onlv 27 families and
<br />has a total assessed valuation' of $230,000.00.
<br />We are stating this on I., to show the comparative
<br />values. We do not intend to go into the question
<br />of the feasibility of the two sites when everybody,
<br />Including the engineers have all said that the Weld
<br />County site Is tho boat from a water use stand-
<br />point.
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<br />We know we have 'many.friends::in the Bijou
<br />and Riverside Systems that believe as; we do and
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<br />If you believe that Weldon Valley' is important
<br />to the welfare of Morgan County and to Fort Mor-
<br />glln IInd Brush, we ask the following things:
<br />1. That as individuals, you sign the protest a-
<br />gllinst the Lower South Platte Water Conserv-
<br />ancy District.
<br />2. That the City Council of the City of Fort Morgan
<br />take .a position adverse to the conservancy dis-
<br />trict, and a position favoring the Weld County
<br />site. (Previous action was taken by tho Ccun-
<br />cil witheut an opportunity for the farmers to be
<br />heard and the reouest of the farmers for a hear-
<br />ing was refused.)
<br />3. That the Chamber of Commerce of Fort Morgan
<br />take a similar position favoring the Weld Coun-
<br />ty site.
<br />4. Give us any suggestion you have that may help
<br />in the preservation of this area. We would like
<br />to hear from you no matter what your previOUS
<br />position has been.
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<br />We ask you sincerely to support us in this
<br />cause.
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