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<br />i <br /> <br /> <br />,~ <br />~ <br />~ <br />~ <br />, <br />Chamber of Commerce, of the Arkansas Valley held mcetin~s locally i <br />and with representat:i ves from ,lestern Colorado in an attoxnpt to f <br />gain funds for survt:ys and investic;ntions of '-'Juter: supplies 'lv,~:Llqr. <br /> <br />. ,(':1 <br />l"tU..J <br />in the <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />Arkansas Valley and this e;roatly impressed upon tho <br /> <br />great <br /> <br />cooperation of <br /> <br />supplemental <br />e <br />the people. <br /> <br />water ancl brou5ht c:tbout <br /> <br />people of the need fer <br /> <br />In 1933 j;hE' Arkansas Valley Di teh Association and tbe <br /> <br />able to the Eastern :aope and the future needs of ',vestern Colo:::oa- <br />9 <br />do. The Public ,lorks Administration (P't/A) then announced in <br /> <br />,1':/35 tixat it would assist in flood ana irrigation control to <br />10 <br />areas needine; this help. The result of these meetings of the <br /> <br />Arkansas valley Ditch Association, Arkansas Valley C~runber of <br /> <br />Commerce, and Western Slope representatives was u [ormal appli- <br />11 12 <br />cation to the Interior Department for aid. A 150,000 dollar <br /> <br />grant was applied for, to begin transmountain diversion of surplus <br /> <br /> <br />water mainly from tbe Gunnison ;vatersned. Hr. Frank Hoar; Has in <br /> <br /> <br />wasnington, D.C. at this time offering testimony for the project <br /> <br /> <br />and also representing the Pueblo newspaper. <br /> <br />Mr. Hoag was informed by Third Cone;ressiona1 District <br /> <br /> <br />Representative, Joh~ Martin that the application had been approvod <br /> <br />:! <br />,,' <br /> <br />by th <br /> <br />that <br /> <br />Roose <br /> <br />an ev <br /> <br />Puebl <br /> <br />Hcmry <br /> <br />entis. <br /> <br />peets <br /> <br />Eel Ta <br /> <br />und C <br /> <br />CU!lsi <br /> <br />had t <br /> <br />1936 <br />cutin <br />ClctUD <br />in vo s <br />.- <br />but r, <br /> <br />tl <br /> Hoae;, p. 131. aU:! <br />9 <br /> Christy, p. 41. cour,. <br />10 " <br /> Hoag, 128. . dO\om <br /> p. <br />11 , <br /> Christy, p. 41- , <br />12 " <br /> Hoag, p. 120. <br /> '. <br /> " , <br /> , <br /> " <br />