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<br />0017/t8 <br /> <br />On March 17, 1945, Honorable Herbert Hoover, former President <br /> <br />of the united States, in a letter to Senator Hawkes of New Jersey, <br /> <br />speaking of central Arizona, said, <br /> <br />"In 1922 the possibility of a project over several <br /> <br />hundred miles long, involving continuous tunnels 80 miles <br /> <br />or more in length for the carrying of mainstream water to <br /> <br />central Arizona for irrigation purposes, was thought <br /> <br />fantastic. Today such a project is under detailed <br />study. " <br /> <br />I have spent many winters in Arizona; am a modest water user <br /> <br />and taxpayer in that state 1 and know that the water level in a <br /> <br />large productive area in Central Arizona is receding rapidly and <br /> <br /> <br />that new water must be brought in without delay. For years and <br /> <br /> <br />years I have hoped that Central Arizona might be built while Carl <br /> <br /> <br />Hayden was a member of congress. No one has done more for the <br /> <br />West than he. I have wanted to see this project the crowning <br /> <br /> <br />glory of his illustrious services to the West. This project <br /> <br /> <br />should be known as the "Carl Hayden Reclamation project". <br /> <br /> <br />Indeed "Central Arizona" could be the world's greatest recla- <br /> <br />mation project. It has the salubrious climate, the fertile soil, <br /> <br />the beautiful landscape and the broad magnitude to make it so. <br /> <br />It is nothing short of spectacular. It took big men to perceive <br /> <br />it and it to~c courageous men of broad vision to undertake it. <br /> <br />That is reason enough to name it "Carl Hayden". <br /> <br />- 3 - <br /> <br />~ .~.' <br />