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<br />... A CO~MJIS3ION1R: Did I understand you to say that that conditio~ <br />of priori ty, of irrigation would not I!pply to Old Mexico? <br />MR. McGRb;GOR: That is what I would say, yes. sir. <br />A CO~~IS3IONhR: Well, why? <br /> <br />all <br />MR. McGREGOR: Because of the development expense being/borne <br /> <br />by the United States. If Mexioo would come in and offer to help <br /> <br />us build the dams. and so on. whw. we might <br /> <br /> <br />have auohrights in the future. but my idea <br /> <br />oonsider that she would <br />not <br />is that she would/have <br /> <br />any ri~ht6. They would have a riglJt to use 'the water as it flows <br /> <br />by. <br /> <br />A COMMISSIONER: Ona thing more. The particular site that' you <br /> <br />have mentioned is commonly known as what? <br /> <br /> <br />tt Lffi. MuGREGOR: Why. Lee's Ferry, Glen Canyon. <br /> <br /> <br />A COMMISSIONER: You say that holds if the gates were closed <br /> <br /> <br />down tight so that no water would escape to the river and would <br /> <br /> <br />pour in there. it would take it three years to fill'up? <br /> <br /> <br />MR. MoGREGOR: :Yas. that is about the capacity of the site. <br /> <br /> <br />A COMMISSIONER: That is all. <br /> <br />MR. NORVItL: Lest we forget. I think there will be some~changes <br />made in the program of those who will address us tomorrow, and if <br />there are thqse whoEle names have Dot'0been handed in, who desire <br /> <br />to address the Commission on tomorrow. aither before or,after noon, <br /> <br />I Wish you would be kind enough to see that tha names get into the <br /> <br />P. <br /> <br />. <br />