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<br />-I <br /> <br />MR. STAPLETON: <br /> <br />REP. MC NEILi <br /> <br />MR. STAPLETON: <br /> <br />REP. BAER: <br /> <br />MR. STAPLETON: <br /> <br />MR. BERTHELSON: <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />land proposed to be irrigated are in the <br />same oWnership. Under the principle proposed <br />in the project report, these landowners would <br />be forced to forfeit almost fifty percent of <br />their total holdings for the privilege of <br />placing their remaining lands under irriga- <br />tion. We think this is a novel principle of <br />which we know of no legal or equitable prece- <br />dent. Such a concept appears to us to destroy <br />the basic principles upon which reclamation <br />law is founded. <br /> <br />That is a summary. It does not include <br />the recommendation, Mr. Chairman." <br /> <br />"Thank you, Larry. <br /> <br />First of all, I would like to introduce <br />two Representatives who are here. Representa- <br />tive Hi McNeil of Montrose. Representative <br />McNeil, it's nice to have you with us." <br /> <br />"Thank you." <br /> <br />"And Representative John Baer. John, <br />nice to have you with us," <br /> <br />"Thank you." <br /> <br />"Si Berthelson, could you introduce the <br />local residents that are here who are in- <br />terested in this project, please." <br /> <br />"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I thought I' d <br />make a comment on this thing. After a meet- <br />ing we held here several months back, I made <br />a few comments and submitted a resolution and <br />it came out in the Denver Post that I was <br />hostile. That kind of affected my image over <br />west, so I gathered up a delegation here to <br />do my talking for me here today. They will, <br />I am sure, be able to present the public <br />interest as well as their own. <br /> <br />We have with us from Meeker, Bob Raley, <br />President of the Yellow jacket District. Bob, <br />