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<br /> <br />0689 <br /> <br />24 <br />75 <br />along with other oivic leaders, ,of the dry Arkansas Valley. <br />This visit was of course a great promotion for the F~yingpan- <br />Arkansas Project and it would again be revitalized the following <br /> <br />year. <br /> <br />Following the set back of the Fry-Ark Project in 1956, <br />Governor McNichols took a strong stand and felt that the problems <br />over the Colorado River Storage Project Act hart to be solved <br />satisfactorily if the state was to proceed with its water develop- <br />ment. A firm resolution to the problem didn't come about until <br />76 <br />19~0 though. Following the failure of the Fry-Ark Bill to <br />pass tl~ Rules Committee in 1954 additional bills were introduced <br />77 <br />and hearings were held in 1955 and 1956. Congressmen fOllowing <br />the latter two hearings told supporters of the bill that the <br />Fry-Ark Project probably would not be passed until a taxing <br />district was formed and a Repayment Contract with the government <br />could be made. As a result, in 1957-1958, supporters of the bill <br />led by Mr. Hoag, Mr. Christy, and Mr. Thomson, began circulating <br />78 <br />petitions to form this taxing district. <br />These petitions were oirculated because under Colorado <br />law they were needed so the court could establish the district <br />79 <br />as a political entity. <br /> <br />75 <br />Lohmiller, p. 142. <br />76 <br />Sparks, p. 150. <br />77 <br />Hoag, p. 136. <br />78 <br />Thomson, p. 156. <br />79 <br />Hoag, p. 156. <br />