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<br />Ih.. hand ot dl.....I..r w"'" 'la)'f"f1 by Ih.. worklnJ;1'
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<br />IK'gnn In lak.. "h..P<' In 1l*l9 wh.-n HI,alll Prlnt~
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<br />''''ml')'-'' "nd ~1""'III~ul"r ....<'I..",..lIon proJ......
<br />..v..r undrrlakrn_lh.. Color..<lo.I.II~ TJ1mlll'...n_
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<br />Inlo aeUon ..nd N'..........I Ih.. pl..lnsm.." of norlh.
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<br />lion .y.l..mO aod nnlo Ihl' powrl..rNl land- Ami
<br />Ih.. crop. ,o;:",w.
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<br />ur"dlncalloa"80f.ugar"""I..p<>und.otbPrf
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<br />wh..n Wl'.I..m Slop<- W"ll'r wo. dl....r1f'<1 I" sl"...l'
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<br />loin ...pl"cem"n. rf'Sl'TVolr, prn...ldf'<1 3li0lX) acrt1-
<br />f....1 fnrth.. Ihl....lyo"'hard. and t"mplandsof
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<br />~'or Ih" Inl Iwu monlh. I ha...l' bPrn .ifUng
<br />,hr<>"r:h f",I"'al .".t1sU...... InlcTVlt'wlng lIu.ln.....8_
<br />m..n iln" 'arm..ro. lo"rlng U... "U.... walenod hy
<br />ll!.o:.1', 10 I....,n ..""elly wh,,1 thls n"'lomllllon
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<br />..mazl"l1, "nd h"iI!1~nlng.
<br />Had nnl Wall'r bPrn av"Ual>l..ln Ihl' Pk'dmo"l
<br />......a. I.... Ih"n h"rr il l'Top ""'"ul,1 h"..... bt~.n r.-al.
<br />IUd a"""rdlng 10 Ih~ hP.I agrlcullur,,1 opinion.
<br />Th.. dlrt..'''n.... "m<.o"nl"'" 10 $Z2 mJlllon. In Ihls
<br />a...." which nnrm,oJlypro...ld"'lIbt,ul on..-flflh of
<br />C"Iora<ln'a agrln,lfur..1 pr<>ducUon Ilnd IIlso pur.
<br />l'l'a...."bnuto"..-lllll1otlhpprnd'...I.b"ull'htby
<br />all 01 Color"do'o farm....... b"sl".... II,"II"lly ....
<br />m.lnP<! SironII' .~n(\ h....lll1y d"_I,lI.. 'h" d""''''h.
<br />Som.. 7~.')f)l, non.larm .....ld..o.a ..nJnyl'd l"'Il,'r
<br />rn~nm... """",,>It' !lIK-T wal..r lumP<! dl.,.,'pr jnln
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<br />Jl"~lu""" Willi .ollkl..nl '0 Ilnlsh 92 million
<br />j><>onds or """.f and bmb_ WllhoUllllj(_'j' wal..r It,..
<br />Dfon....""....a..llv....lock '....dlog..nl..rprl""$w""ld
<br />hav.. ""fr"r<od..n $II mUIl"n I"... St......n '''gilr
<br />fiI~lnrl... In Ih.. Ilrp" wlll,'h bad" 'olal payroll
<br />nf 01".... Ihan $4% mJlli"n In 1953 w,.... ..hi.. In
<br />m..ln'aln n..ar-nntmal J!r,>d"l'llon In J954 Ihaok.
<br />II> [jlg-T wal..r.
<br />!-3l'nnombl. bave way. 01 tlJ:"rlng lolat In<<>m...
<br />110m III.. v..l.... of ~ml>o l'rodu("PtI hy ad<linll a
<br />....naln I><'r<......,"-g.. calJPrl "...al".. a,ldP<! by mllno-
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<br />....t. lhl. ..mounla In a bulky ~1 miJU"n. Sl"I..
<br />.al..~ lax "''''l'nll.. trom Ihls till"'"" anw,,,". I"
<br />np>lrlyt2mIlUon_ln 195-l..I....pU..n ......'rd-h....llk.
<br />lnll droulh. II .''''amf>d Inln Ih.. .Inl.. IrM,ury
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<br />on hi. In......'n'.-'ll In krillilll"n In II". .Ir"rkl
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<br />l(<<vt',nnu'nl'. "lllk.." .IIno,,,,I...1 In $41 mllll"".
<br />010.... Ihan h"l! fhc fP<1..ral laxl" paid lIy ""}'
<br />or Ill<' slllll'" 0' Vpr",on.. N""otl.,. N<<rlh anti
<br />SOUlh Il"kola or Wyomlor:.
<br />Farm <'Qul'''''''"I In....."'''..... In tI,,, "...a "'TV.-d
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<br />Ill"", t... ",pl",,,,,I"lIch y"ilr. Thr '"rn'r... "Iw'nd
<br />anolhrr $.15 mUllon annually .1".1 In "1>('tAlirrg-
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