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<br />. <br /> <br />'-\ <br /> <br />(.' <br /> <br />We he~G illu8~ratiops on the northern oO~Ddary and the <br /> <br />southern bou[J(~er;l o:i. t:10 poliC:~T of the United states, which j,s <br /> <br />to Q,eal ~s i;8(lel'ousJ.y aod fairly ',lith our n6i;chbors as .'Ii. th <br /> <br />our e~n states. It is hope~ thet no sUbg6stiun will ever arise <br /> <br />that t'16 DnHi'd. States m",~7 u":':>8rt frOln that policy. So that <br /> <br />in 211 your dolibel'E.tions you must consie_er that there is a <br /> <br />largo are" of lano_s running anywher<3 from 2;00,000 to 700,000 <br /> <br />aC~6f:l, )8Tbs.)s, ii.'J Old l\lexico V/hich are Susc0ptible of irriga- <br /> <br />tion fl'Or,l t:1e se'lle bedy o:~ W2.ter ';/<3 are 2ttaffi)tinE, to divide <br /> <br />amon8' onrse1 V88 a.nd. you must allo'./ for that. <br /> <br />,lith rtOs)ect to the conditions which surl'ound the river <br /> <br />withio tbe United St2tes eod layin~ aside all consid.erdtion <br /> <br />of the rights of !,ie:r:ic-o for the t~.JG beint;, I undel'stand that <br /> <br />it is tte ppinion of thlS ComrJission and the memb&rs of the <br /> <br />CommisSion that til'll'e is en arurle su?ply of water afiorrl,ecJ, by <br /> <br />this river basin to pro)srly irrl~ate, reclaim and c~ltivete <br /> <br />all of thE: i,-,,:':i('ao1<3 lands that may be reecheu. from the riv&r. <br /> <br /> <br />It is true that we have to conside~ the fact that some of these <br /> <br />lands are outside the d~ainage basin of the Colorado River. ' <br /> <br />Wost of the st~tes have some 2roblem of this kind on th6ir hands. <br /> <br />. Colo:;"2.c~o has i'u iil the dil"ersions \-,hich:have already been made <br /> <br />frOLl tI1G C010l'ao.o ba!:nn l;C the ea.:;terD slos;e ana. the large <br />diversions that are ~'Jossible. whic:1 2l'e llrO)OSeo_ to be m2.a,e. <br /> <br />;Ie h",ve H iLl Utah where the \Iater", of ;)trawIJ&rr:, Cl"etk and <br /> <br />draina26 baSiJ havo beeJ (ivel'ted into t:h& Gr&st ~ult L~ke <br /> <br />'oa~i~ <br />vJ..~: , <br /> <br />and we hevs in Cal iforoia the 8i tuati 'Jtl oi thE> 1m") er ial <br /> <br />Valley where the wa-oers 12.ve be0.1 taken out of th6 tel'l'itory <br />