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<br />Governor John Hoses of North Dakota at p. 542: /"
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<br />"He believe that the procedure set forth in the amendment,
<br />granting to the States a consultative voice in shaping and
<br />deter,,:lninr, future \later development, is sound legislation,
<br />beneficial, to the p';ople of the States involved, and creating
<br />no undue hardships on the other States in the basin, or upon 3ny
<br />other Federal agency created tor the purpose of serving not only
<br />the national interest hut the interest of the several. States as Hell."
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<br />He~rin~s on ~.R. 4~85
<br />Before the House Co,",,;' ttee On Flood Control
<br />78th Con,~., 2d s'-:ss. (191,4)
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<br />GO\'C"'lOar Sh2rl1C of So"th lJal,ota at pp. 940, 941, 9l,9:
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<br />"l.t see.ms plaint the.re.forc, that \ore do have a pl2.n on which
<br />th2 United States 113s s.pent much I!lOney for surveyin~, engineerIng,
<br />unli preparation, and ,..,hich would result in the construction of a
<br />great intern?.l iT:!pr(P.rm~ent of n?tural resources bp.lo:1gin?, to the
<br />l':9.tilJn C(\'.'C!:':!.!1~ r:;'Jr~~ th;:~"l. o:-:.~-~::!..;:t.h of the :ll"Ca of the :J.:1ticr:.)
<br />located practically in the gca:graphi.cal center of it, and uhich,
<br /><::;10:1; o~hcr uenefits pl"Clcluced, "-,,ould connect its r.reat industrial
<br />CClst c.!1.cl its ereat industrial u.nc1 ar;ricnltural south by <l useful~
<br />chc.::p, sl.Ij1plei:"!cntal transportati.on systcr:: "lith aLl the vast rat.J"-
<br />lIi3.teriL!l p:::-oducing are:1S of 't.J"hat is 2cnerally knmln .us the hread
<br />be.skct of t.he l'~ation. II
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<br />"i:ossibl)T it Ii1C1Y seem chJ~Tlerical tOd3)., out if our countr.y
<br />ever hn.d to face inv:1.sion from either' or hoth cO<.~[;ts, future events
<br />nir;ht HzJ.l justify the prudC'nce and "isdoOl of those \Iho provided
<br />here, i:r:. the very center of the country, a great phy.sica.l plant
<br />t..'hic.h ".,otll.rl gUClr<1l1tcc continued surplus food prO(l11ction, crent
<br />supplies of electric enerRY 'tJithin a valley .shcltercu--fro;n a
<br />r"ilit2.ry star>.dpoint.--on one. side hy the. t\pl1~lach-L<1n) on the ot.h(~r
<br />by the r,ocky ;.jouut;lins, ~nd ".;hich contnins Hi thin its o~Jn boundaries
<br />vast stores of co~l, oil, gas, iroll ore, 1'13n~[lIl('::;e, copper, r,old,
<br />sil\'er, <:~nd in fu::::.t, ~)r[lctic<11ly .111 the us(~fu~ and precious r.:ctals;
<br />mar:.)' of th e r;re.:l t fores ts of the :~2 tion; and in ndcli tion is one of
<br />the sere,1 t('s t food and clothinr; raH materials producing regions in
<br />the \-,'orld. 'I
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