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<br />-11- <br /> <br />WATER RESOURCES COUNC I L I f'l ST. LOU I S LAST f-1ARCH. AS A PART OF <br />HIS STATEr.IENT, HE APPROACHED THE PROBLHl IN THIS WAY: <br /> <br />"SHOULD WE ABANDON RURAL FREE DELIVERY BECAUSE <br />THE BENEFIT-COST IS BETTER IN NEW YORK CITY? SHOULD <br />WE DISCONTINUE ['lAIL SERVICE TO SI.1ALL MID-WESTERN <br />TOWNS BECAUSE THE SERVI CE DOES NOT PRODUCE ECONOflI C <br />BENEFITS COf1PARABLE TO THE YIELDS THAT r1IGHT BE <br />EXPECTED IF WE INVESTED OUR TAX DOLLARS IN STEEL <br />r1I LLS? <br /> <br />"THE ASSOCIATION MAINTAINS ITS OFFICE IN DENVER, <br />COLORADO. DOES THE COUNCI L PROPOSE AN ECONOflIC EVALUA- <br />TION TO DETERmNE THE NERITS OF f.1AINTAINING ROCKY <br />MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK AS COMPARED WITH LOGGING ITS. <br />FORESTS AND MINING ITS MINERALS? OF COURSE YOU DON'T, <br />AND NEITHER DO WE." <br /> <br />HE CONTINUED LATER BY ADDING THESE QUESTIONS WITH REGARD <br />TO THE ENYI RONf1ENTAL GROUP BY REFERRING TO THE 13 ErN I RONrmHAL <br />ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING THE PROPER CONCEPT: <br /> <br />"ARE OUR PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND CITIZEN ORGANIZA- <br />TIONS SO UNSOPHISTICATED AND LACKING SKILLS THAT THEY <br />I!jUST TERt-1HlATE I/ATER RESOURCE DEVELopr'lEiH COf\lPLET EL Y <br />