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294& -l~- " 6. That arw return flows in the ~outh l'1atte Basin resulting from the importa- t~0n of trans-mountain water be allocated in accordance with the contract between tae United ~tates of America and the Northern ColoradO I'ater Conservancy District, e'~ec;lted July 5, 1938, and that the said Bureau of Reclamation of the United States 0: America, take no steps to adjudicate a priority based on said return flows. 7. That any condemnation of irrigated lands shall be based on appraisement of such lands as irrigated and that the water rights app.Il't",nant thereto shall not be ~eparated for this purpose. Respectful::'y s'lbmi tted, Riverside :;:rrigat!.oIll District Riverside Reservoir and Land Co. by Cecil Osborne, Supt. Upper ilatte & Beaver Canal Co. Denel & Snyder Ditch Co. Riverside Reservoir Co. The Bijou Irrigation Co. The Bijou Irrigation Dist. The Yleldon Valley Ditch Co. A. A. Snith Ditch Co. Snyder Ditch'and Reservoir Union i.!ut;jB,l Ditch Lower Ylatte & Beaver Ditch Co. The Trenont Mutual Ditch Co. Lower Platte & Beaver Canal Co. Ft. Uorga.'l Ditch & Reservoir Co. Jackson Reservoir Co. Hillrose Irrigation Dist. * *.;} il- *'i.,f.. * * ~TATl>MENT OF THE S.t'EClAL NiUWulif" DJ.Jl COic1IHTTlOl!; OF THS FORT MORGAN CHAMBlill OF COI'L,mRCE P!l,J,;::;t:NTED TO TIle COLORADO WATER COilStRVATION BOARD AT Ttlli PUBLIC !1.i:Jll:ING ON THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 1951 IN Tflli V. F. II. BUIL;)IijG, FORT i,mRGJiN,COLO. In April, 191.8 1.1r. i:.. C. Rodney, t'resident of the Fort Morgan Chamber of Commerce appointed a Special Committee, known as the liarr;:Jws Dam Committee, to deal with prob- lems affecting Fort Morgan which might arise in conneckon Vii th the building of the Narrows Dam. This committee has been active since t~at t~1e. The Chamber of Commerce and this Special Cor."Jnittee l.i\W, takenm position either for or against the building of the Harrows Dam for tlle ,"e3,,0C1 that we do not feel that we are competent to weigh the long range advantages or the disadvantages which would result from the buildine; of the dam. The Committee learned that if the dam is built, it would be necessary for the Union faciSic to relocate its tracks for a distance of about 20 miles west of Fort Morgan. The Bureau oi' Jieclamation made a survey of tI;o proposed routes, one of which 'Would take the rai:road farther north and the other route would bring it into Fort Morgan, crossing tbe river about two miles east of the city. The Connni ttee found that the sen timent of the community Has decidedly in favor of the Union Pacific choosing the route into Fort 110rgan and felt that its greatest