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<br />OG82 <br /> <br />17 <br /> <br /> <br />Section III <br />The Congressional Period 1952-1962 <br /> <br />Before the Congressional Period is covered, I believe <br />it is important to note how funds were derived to finance the <br />project. First of all, money came from donations be civic <br />50 <br />groups, such as the Chambers of Commerce and other groups <br />the REA, and the Arkansas Valley !:Jitch <br /> <br />like newspapers, banks, <br />51 <br />Association. <br /> <br />Perhaps thu best known method of raising funas <br />52 <br />of gold painted fryingpans. These fryingpans <br /> <br />was by the sale <br /> <br />sold from five dollars to one hundred dollars , a nd through the <br />sale of these fryingpans $75,000 were raised. The idea to sell <br />these fryingpans was the idea of Charles Boustead and it proved <br />53 <br />to be very good. A third ~thod of gaining contributions was <br />to solicit contributions from individuals who wanted to become <br />. 54 <br />members of the Water Development Ass'ociation. Another method <br />similar to this was to sell subscriptions to a monthly publica- <br />tion put out by the Water Development Association, at a price of <br />one dollar per year, and subscription to the program au'comatica.l.ly <br /> <br />~o <br />Cooper, p. 94. <br />51 <br />Christy, p. 64. <br />52 <br />Interview witn Mrs. Pat LObmiller, Pueblo, Colorado, <br />December 3, 1974, p. 141. <br />53 <br />Hoag, pp. 136, 137. <br />54 <br />Interview with Marc Williamson, Pueblo, Colorado, <br />l'lay 13, 1974, p. 169. <br />