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<br />-, <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />Mr. C},RJ:'~nTEll: Referring to your 2aper concerning <br />"Colorado's Relction to Water P~oblems of the Colorado <br /> <br />River B2.sin" what experience have ;y.ou had? <br /> <br />lIlr. ME.;:C;(F.ll: I have had some twenty-two years I ex- <br /> <br />perience as a mining and irrigation engineer and for two <br /> <br />years have given the question of the Colorado Rive~ Basin <br /> <br /> <br />in Colorado a very careful study. With my paper it is <br /> <br />desired to submit in evidence six exhibits as A, Map of <br />Colorado Portion of Colorado River Basin of January 20, <br /> <br />1922, B, IrrigateQ and Irrigable Area, Colorado Area, <br /> <br />--~ <br />. <br /> <br />Colorado River Basin, C, topographical map of Colorado, <br /> <br /> <br />1913, D, topographical birds-eye view of Colorado, L, <br /> <br />COffiparetive data on crop p~oduction of irrigated lands, <br /> <br />Colorado River Basin, and F, Average crop values per acre, <br /> <br />Upper and Lo\'!er Colorado Basin, ::\eclamati on Pro jects. <br /> <br />Mr.HOOVER: Will you tive us your opinion as to the <br /> <br />lV2.ter supply? <br /> <br />~~. MEEKER: Prom the analysis I have made of the <br /> <br /> <br />Colorado ,river I am confident thCct the water supply will <br /> <br />be sufficient for the irrigable lends of the Basin includ- <br /> <br />ing all trans-mountain diversions. <br /> <br />Mr. HOOVER: . Based on the pOSSible c.creaiSe and the acre- <br /> <br />feet of \'later that will be returned in the ~iver for the <br /> <br />different states? <br /> <br />.) <br /> <br />MI. MEZKER: Yes, sir. <br /> <br />D <br /> <br />- - " <br />