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<br />is offered for the reoord. Under this resolution the Direotor of the Board~
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<br />its Chief Engineer, and other representatives of the Board, were direoted
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<br />to appear at &nf suoh hearing, ~d to make olear the position of the Board
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<br />with reference thereto. The position of the Board is expressed by the ro-
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<br />solution in these wordsl
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<br />"1. There is a present civilization and agricultural &nd
<br />stook r&ising economy which depends for its existence
<br />upon the eoonomio&l, full and oontinuous use of all
<br />waters of the Arkansas River whioh oan possi. bly be
<br />made available, there being oonstantly a greater de-
<br />mand for those waters in creating the basic neoessi-
<br />ties of life, than there are waters available to sup-
<br />ply that demo.nd.
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<br />112. The oontinuous and serious shortages of water in the
<br />Ark~sa8 River hnve led to almost interminable liti-
<br />gation between Colorado and Kansas, whose differenoes
<br />are now sougl~ to be composed by oompact. and Com-
<br />missioners have been appointed to work out a system of
<br />reservoir rele~~es for the equitable distribution of
<br />the soant supply of water. whioh. beoause of the short-
<br />ages involved, will neoessarily be. oompl1ol\ted and diffi-
<br />oult, without the injection of the problem of attempting
<br />to preserve fish life ,in a portion of the reservoir.
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<br />lI3. The prefient aotual administration of the river, together
<br />with both direct deorees, reservoir decrees and the new
<br />and unoertain oonditions created by the presenoe of
<br />Caddoa Reservoir. presents administrative difficulties
<br />which ought not to be further oomplioated by an attempt
<br />to provide oonditions suitable for fish life.
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<br />"4. The relatively low elevation and the tendenoy of the
<br />stream involved to oarry excessive silt, tend to in-
<br />orease the difficulty of oreating a body of water at
<br />Caddo a Reservoir suoh as would support game fish.
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<br />"5~ Diffioulties of fish oulture at Caddo a are such that
<br />there does not appear to be any basis for assuming
<br />that a fishing resort can be developed at Caddoa Re-
<br />servoir, of such substantial value as ~uld be com-
<br />mensurate with the damage to the agrioultural and live
<br />stock economy which it supports.
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<br />116. A fishing projeot at Caddoa would tend to be destruc-
<br />tive, in that it would create oonditions in whioh ex-
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