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<br />. <br /> <br />ciple ''-lhich of necessity covers COloredo, but we cen under- <br />st2.nd their invoking tho Ripericn doctrine egainst us for the <br />:il\1J:pese of using the v:2-ter for irrigetien, <br />"Colorado being the pieneer in the development ef <br />irrigation b~.sed Oll the absolute abrogetion of ripe-rian rights,' <br />the development of our lo.ws h2.s been rether by means of \'Tell <br />contested suits at lew th211 by st8.tutory enactment. In the <br />development of our l8.wS we differ from Now Me~,ico, Nebraska, <br />Wyoming 2~1d IdLho in that they ere governed to a much greater <br />extent by ststutory lews 2.nd by customs institutod and promul- <br />ge.ted on the b<;,sis of a tlleory rather thLcn by 2.ctual eXpcri011oo. <br />"In the pioheer d::ws, agriculture ViaS 2. necessi ty in <br />Cole-redo to suuport the operations in OUI mines <:',lld the .devel- <br />oPQent of our Bincral resources. Without the irrigated farmst <br />in the vCllo:ys, end on the plains. j,t would h8.ve been iT:rpos- <br />sible to heve develo~od our mineral resourccs. <br />"The trc.nspo~tr,tion of 'foed for men l,',nd enime.ls might <br />h2.ve ml'.de it pOSSible to develope a portion of our minerel re- <br />sources out no such 2,dv2ncement or development 2.S we h8.ve he.d <br />I'/eulo h2.ve 0cer. ]Joss ible without theslll:rporting influence of <br />near-by egriculture. <br />"On our ewn initie.tivc, mostly wi th lecel funds and a <br />thorough 2,~))recic.tion 2.nc1, understccnding of 10cI'.1 conditions <br />ane. necessities on '.;he ;;e.rt of our ee.rly citizens, Colorado <br />hc:.s clevelOiJed more re.pidly the.n S-I'L'\' of the adjoining ste.tes. <br />D <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br />