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<br />~VJ-r <br /> <br />MR. D. MILLER.: <br /> <br />MR. STAPLETON: <br /> <br />"I think this is a wonderful thing for the <br />South platte and the interest taken by the <br />members of the Steering Committee indicates <br />that they will follow it through actively. I <br />think we should point out that the Vice-Chairman <br />himself attended this meeting and has given time <br />to it and I want to say that Mrs. Keating also <br />had the equipment which we have here today and <br />took down a very difficult set of comments in <br />an excellent manner and I personally feel that <br />they are very important to the final outcome <br />of the Steering Committee because through these <br />minutes of the Steering Committee we have the <br />positions of the various people involved and <br />an accurate record of what has taken place. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I think I would like to say only that the <br />real question here - I might say there are two <br />things - first of all, those people who have <br />indicated a primary interest in this project <br />are the Henrylynn Irrigation District, the <br />Bijou Irrigation District, the Riverside Irri- <br />gation District and the Farmers Reservoir and <br />Irrigation Company. The problem at the moment <br />is whether water can be exchanged up to the <br />headgates of those ditches from the Narrows. <br />The statement was made at the Steering Com- <br />mittee, and probably more or less uncontra- <br />dicted, that without storage at Two Forks the <br />exchange would be very doubtful, if at all <br />possible. So this, I think, represents a <br />challenge to us all. <br /> <br />There was a meeting at which Regional <br />Director Spencer spoke at Fort Morgan a week <br />ago Monday, and explained the total picture <br />very well. There was a capacity crowd there <br />at the Country Club at Fort Morgan which indi- <br />cates a very high local interest in the matter. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I'm sure the Vice-Chairman has additional <br />comments that would be worthwhile on this sub- <br />ject." <br /> <br />"I don't know whether I do. I was a little <br />disturbed at the meeting. I didn't think things <br />were going to move along as rapidly as I had <br />