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<br />001557 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Reclamation, the limiting factor in the irrigation of land in <br />Colorado is the cost of getting the water to the land, as dis- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />cussed on Page 2. <br /> <br />ECONOMIC POTBNTIAL REPORT <br /> <br />The Bureau of Business Research at the University of Colorado <br /> <br />was asked to prepare an analysis of the economic potential of <br /> <br />Western Colorado. This it did in a report of 265 pages wherein <br /> <br /> <br />the following topics were treated: <br /> <br /> <br />1. Western Colorado - Its Growth to Date <br /> <br />2. Statistical Population Forecasts of Western Colorado <br />3. Agriculture <br />4. Timber <br /> <br />5. Minerals <br /> <br />6. Coal, Oil Shale and Liquid Fuels <br />7. Tourist Trade <br /> <br />8. Related and Other Industries <br /> <br />9. Population <br /> <br />As a conclusion the report estimates that the total popu- <br />lation of the Western Slope may possibly, at some time in the <br /> <br />future, amount to 2,000,000 persons. The last paragraph of the <br />Report follows: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />"The population figure of 2,000,000 for Western <br />Colorado should be considered as a potential rather <br />than a forecast. It is based upon a consideration <br />of what appears possible. Based upon the many <br />assumptions presented in this report, the potential <br />population of Western Colorado may some day reach <br />this figure." <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />-5- <br />