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<br />I <br /> <br />Blue River Stipulation and the other is to grab <br />the water of Green Mountain Reservoir for the <br />City of Denver. If that idea is inherent in <br />this plan, I think I can say now that Colorado <br />will be far from unified on this program. If <br />it does not comprehend it, I think I can say <br />on behalf of our Board of Directors that they <br />will go along with it wholeheartedly. Which <br />leads me to make this further suggestion, and <br />I am not opposing this appropriation, I'm for <br />it, I think it's a good thing. <br /> <br />You know, maybe this is digressing a <br />little, I've lived in all parts of Colorado. <br />I don't restrict my desires and my ambitions <br />for development of Colorado to western Colorado. <br />I like to see the southwestern area develop. <br />I like to see eastern Colorado develop. I <br />don't think we can have a lopsided development <br />in these water resources or any other resources <br />in Colorado, which is designed primarily to <br />promote the interests, selfish interests, of <br />any city, Denver or any other city. I'm for <br />a state-wide development of these resources. <br />We've got a pitifully small amount of water <br />left, you know, and I don't see that it is any <br />wise program to say that that water that we <br />have left must first be earmarked for the use <br />of any city or any area in Colorado. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />However, the City of Denver entered into <br />a solemn agreement with western Colorado in <br />connection with the water of the Blue River <br />that none of it would be used for any purpose <br />except municipal. They entered into a solemn <br />agreement with western Colorado that the Green <br />Mountain Reservoir would fill every year. If <br />I can accurately appraise and assay the senti- <br />ment of western Colorado, our people are deter- <br />mined that the City of Denver shall live up bo <br />those agreements and therefore, Mr. Chairman, <br />while this is not appropos of the question be- <br />fore the Board at this time, and while Mr. <br />Saunders has demanded that Denver be given, <br />more or less, the leading role in studying this <br />matter and formulating plans for it, I'm not <br />demanding, I'm simply saying you'd better <br />