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<br />276 <br /> <br />INDUSTRY. As heretofore been announced by <br />eminent authority, the Western Slope of Colorado <br />has the largest energy resources, deposits in <br />the world. Even greater than the Rhur Valley <br />in Germany, for which two world wars have been <br />fought. Eighty-five percent of the uranium <br />produced in the United States comes from the <br />Colorado Plateau, which is adjacent to the <br />Gunnison river, yet, in order that,this pro- <br />duct, so vital to national defense can be <br />processed into atomic energy it must be <br />transported by rail to such places as the . <br />Columbia river and the Tennessee valley where <br />water and water power is available." <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Mr. Cory stated that he thought he should intro- <br />duce Mr. Herbert W. Ross, Mayor, Montrose, Colo- <br />rado. Mr. Ross made the following statement: <br /> <br />"Mr. Chairman, as I am a new man at this meeting, <br />as you all know, may I take a minute to give you <br />my background. . <br /> <br />I am an oldtimer in Colorado, having come to the <br />Western Slope in 1907 and have been a resident <br />there ever since. After my stint in World War <br />I, I returned to Montrose and became a stock- <br />holder, an active member in a Hardware and Im- <br />plement Company, implements being my work. This <br />took me allover the Uncompahgre Valley and ad- <br />jacent areas until I retired in 1950. <br /> <br />I made hundreds of friends among farmers, stock- <br />men and many miners and soon found that their <br />problems were not only theirs but ours, as one <br />could not progress without all progressing or <br />retrogressing. <br /> <br />In 19S1 I was elected to. the City Council of <br />Montrose and this year am Mayor of our City. Our <br />Council thought we should have a representative <br />at this meeting. With what prestige I may have <br />from my official title I wish to endorse the <br />statements of the representatives of the Western <br />Slope, as I know most of them personally. <br /> <br />One statement of Mr. Dodds (Bill to us of the <br />Uncompahgre Valley and adjacent areas) "is the <br />need of additional pasture and grazing land". <br />I notice in driving around the project the in- <br />creasing number of livestock kept on ranches in- <br />stead of going to the higher ranges as was formal- <br />ly done. This increasing of pasture land is ne- <br />cessary if we are to continue to fulfill our <br /> <br />I <br />