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<br />development ~~~xa%~xXi2E is and will be almost wholly dependant <br /> <br />upon a reasonable use of the w,,-ters of the str2.v.ms that rise and flaw <br /> <br />~ithin her borders. NateI' is the very life blood of Colorado and her <br /> <br />institutions. lrhile our cities and arid plains compel us to take a <br /> <br />XIIlgli~ small part of the flow of' our western streams to -the eastern <br /> <br />plains throue;h tunnels, the topography of our state is such th,,-t in no <br />by reason of natural conditions, <br />instance may such diversions beoow" \llweasonable andjthe major part of <br /> <br />the ,"",tel's of e.ll our streams T.mSt for all time flO\v mlt into other states. r <br /> <br />Our neighboring mountain states are similarly situated. Y1hile, in <br /> <br />isolated cases, the applioation of goneral prinoiples detrimental to the <br /> <br />:Lnterests of Colo"'ado might bring some small temporary gl<in to limited <br /> <br />aroas of neighbebing territory of other states, in the long run the appli- <br /> <br />oation of the.e principles to all streBms having their rise in the mount~in <br /> <br />stet"s would work uniform injury to all of the-t<state8 and, blT reason of the <br /> <br />earlier development of Colorado, would work greater injury to the neighboring <br /> <br />states than to Colorado. <br /> <br />The mountain states of the West were lar~ely responsible for the <br /> <br />creation of federal agencies for the aid of the st"-tos in no.tters or re- <br /> <br />clamation. "'he oric;inal 111tor,t of the Cor,r:ressional JDl:ksllltUrl o.cts cre~,ting <br /> <br /> <br />these aGencies was that d' Eliding and notA~etarding local and private develop- <br /> <br />~er~. The object was to temporarily loan the credit of the national sovern- <br /> <br /> <br />ment to the construction of reclamation "'tnterprisos which sho'J.1r', be re-.pe,id <br /> <br />bJ' the benefited areas 1I:Xlll:x:klUlx;i'KlIJis, the projects turned over a"d title s:iven <br /> <br />to the people who re-paid the coet and the funds a[,ain invested in other and <br /> <br />new enterprizes. <br /> <br />A nlmber of large vndertnkin[,s have been to a greater or less degree <br /> <br />OOThDIDST,ed \muer these acts of Congress and gre~t benefita will Tun to the nation <br /> <br />r:\nd to the sevet'al western sto.tes if the spirit !l.nd intent of the ConGreesional <br /> <br />~ <br />