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<br />23 <br /> <br />The Secretary announoed he was go1ng tG g1 ve th1s very <br />careful study. We dOIl't know how soon he w111 g1ve h1s de- <br />deiGn, but we are hopeful 1t w111 be favorable to the storage <br />of water at Echo Park. <br /> <br />I wonder 1f there are any quest1ons. <br />GOVERNOR JOHNSOI4: Itlll go1ng to have to run. I'll try <br />~, . <br /> <br />to be here th1s afternoon 1t I can s11p away a 11ttle b1t. <br />Thank you. It has been n1ce to s1t 1n .~11ttle b1t, at least. <br />(D1scuss1on off the record.) <br />MR. STONE: It presents a rather ser10us quest1on, gen- <br />tlemen, beoause 1f all of our storage spaoe and the principal <br />ones and deB1rab1e ones are go1ng to be bottled up 1n National <br />KonUlllents, 1t 1s go1ng toser10usly Jeopard1ze the entire water <br />development program in the West for storage, tor water tor <br />1rr1gation, tor power for industr1al and other uses. Don1t <br />th1nk that that group 1s not powertul. They oome trom a popu- <br />lous part of the COUl'1try. They are very vociferous. They <br />look upon us as a great national playgrol1nd and ocoupy1ngan. <br />area wh1eh belongs to the people 01' the Un1tedStates, the way <br />they put it.. It 18 a serious matter and one whlch we w111 <br />have to watch all the t1me or more ot th1s area 1s go1ng to <br /> <br />be bottled up. <br /> <br />Another 1nterest1ng part ot this is that we found a <br /> <br />letter and put 1t 1n the record, a.statementtrom the National <br /> <br />Park Serv1ce addressed to Senator King, who then represented <br />