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<br />000214 <br /> <br />..::;";,~.::".-\:. <br />d.", __~."\.. <br />.\,.~.,.: . <br />:'< <br /> <br />?.';>~':'.~"': ~:~>, <br /> <br />., .~ <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />:,< <br /> <br />"..,-. <br /> <br /> <br />:........ :........ '. <br />,. .;. .' <br />...::/;..::.:::::::<~<.:;';'~':... .. d <br /> <br />~1' <br /> <br />REPORT ON SANTA MARGARITA CONTROVERSY <br /> <br />,', <br /> <br />HOll, JOHN R. MURDOCK, <br />Chairman, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, <br />House of Representatives, Washington 25, 15. C, <br />My DEAR MR, CHAIRMAN: This letter will serve as a report on the <br />hearings of our Special Subcommittee on Irrigation and Reclamation, <br />which held hearings at Fallbrook, San Diego County, Calif., on August <br />13 and 14 regarding the controversy between 'the local people and the <br />Federal Government over the waters of the Santa Margarita River, <br />These hearings at Fallbook were the last assignment of the special <br />subcommittee which attended the Central Valley project celebrations <br />I1nd also conducted other inspection trips while in California as <br />requested in your letter of July 19, 1951. <br />Brief reports. on other assignments of the subcommittee in the <br />Central Valley of California and in Santa Barbara COlmty will be <br />covered sepafl1tely, <br />The subcommittee for tbe hearings at Fallbrook, San Diego County, <br />Cl1lif., consisted of the following members: <br />Representative Clair Engle, chairman <br />Representative Walter S, Baring <br />Representative Samuel W, Yorty <br />Representative Norris Poulson <br />Representative John P. Saylor <br />Representative Reva Beck Bosone was a member of the special <br />subcommittee also, but she was unable to attend the hearings at <br />Fallbrook. However,' she attended earlier meetings in the northern <br />part of the Stl1te, , <br />Mr, JllJlles K. Carr, civil engineer and consultl1nt on irrigation <br />and reclamat..ioll tor the cOlllmiLLee, also parLicipated in the hearings <br />and served as clerk at FalJbrook for the special subcommittee, <br />Our colleague, Congressman Clinton D. McKinnon, was unable <br />to be at the hearings in Fall brook, whicb is located in his congressional <br />district, He had to be in Washington, D, C., to appear before <br />another congressional committee on behalf of tbe people of his district <br />to urge construction of tbe "second barrel" of the San Diego aqueduct, <br />a water project that is extremely vital to tbe San Diego area, Mr, <br />0, p, Heald read a statement from Congressman McKinnon in which <br />he said: <br /> <br />SEPTEMBER 18, 1951. <br /> <br />,.- <br />" <br /> <br />"-. . <br /> <br />" <br />, ' <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />,'. ",>. <br /> <br />. !..' <br /> <br />".,0;;.," <br /> <br />;, . <br />.".; <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />..:. <br />; :~. <br /> <br />. ." . ::'..::'~'~' <br /> <br />.. <br />.. "", <br /> <br />.,.". ','" <br /> <br />~~" <br /> <br />;0::~!~'Z::: ....... <br /> <br />'".' <br />:-, ,- ~ <br /> <br />'. ~-", '.: ;-'." <br /> <br />.:.:,. <br /> <br />.; "'. ". <br /> <br /> <br />", '.: . <br />. ~ ~ . " .. . '. ;". :.::.../>.~-\:.~;.;. <br />~;~~~r~%~lsiB~qf~~1~ <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />...... ." <br /> <br />. ~: <br /> <br />.;.'. , <br /> <br />":""'~.~:.:;~~" '.~.~.:' ;'.' ~..; .. <br />- ..,.........-.... <br /> <br />:::'-~;'" <br />'. t. <br /> <br /> <br />..'.' . ,. 4'.",'..' <br /> <br />. ;:~., <br /> <br />INTEREST OF STATE OFFICIALS <br /> <br />:.~. '~.. .'~' <br />:, . ". . -~ ..;.: .' .'. }~: .~- <br />:.; ,. . ~ '. ~.. .' '. -, '. -.' <br />':",.~_..' '" .~.-:.:"",..,:";;.-;..; . ,,'-'/-:;~'-.:~/.':, <br />to,:-: ;:,:;,.',' .',..',:;,:,',:,';~,.~.,::".,'"',,.:,:,~,',',":,:,',:~~l-,',,:.~~,'",.:,'~..~,::,.,','.. ':'. " , Cc ,: ');t'i'};' <br />. J.' .'< ..~": ..:....~.~;..,-..:.~:~,"~. <br /> <br /> <br />~~lf~~~~li <br /> <br /> <br />.::;.-...., -, .' .'. .....;.--..... <br />.;.: .' .. <br />. \" ....~,. <br /> <br />::', ":~'\:,",.... <br />. .', ~',' . <br /> <br />I deeply regret my ina.bility to be with you today for I ha.ve looked forward to <br />a congressional hearing at Fallbrook for many weeks. <br /> <br />The hearings were considered of such importance to the people of <br />Cl1lifornia tbat several members of tbe joint legislative committee on <br />water problems of the State legislature were present and sat with us <br /> <br />,":.. <br /> <br />'. ',~.?'<.: ;t-}. <br />..J":~; .~;/./-: <br /> <br />"., . ~.... :" <br /> <br />.' .'. <br /> <br />:---:- <br /> <br />....,.... "1 <br /> <br />, "'. <br /> <br /> <br />:', <br /> <br />,.,., . '-' <br />;, :.' "'-'. <br /> <br /> <br />~.' <br />.. <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />..,. :, <br /> <br />~ ,.;.. . <br />.....-". ..':-.':. <br /> <br />.. :>,;: <br /> <br />..-.' .":.-, <br /> <br /> <br />.r. <br />. ." <br /> <br />"" <br />