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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />BnC recognized before wa e~n consent to aid in the davelo~- <br />ment Itn otl1e r states. II otr:i thst8nd ing our e:xperience in 'che <br />past, V'e are '.'Iill ing to enter into :;. rrri tte:!l ,-,gre8n1C nt in th8 <br />beli"f that theS8 will not prove to ho mero scre:ps of -paper. <br />We fe81 th1Ct i"i; is not asking too much of our [lister states <br />to have this qucstion definitely settled and t;12-t they should <br /> <br />at this timo forl~['.lly reco[;nize onr c l~,ims. <br /> <br /> <br />"Tho uso of wetor in the Stete of Coloredo end the de- <br /> <br />velo:pment of mands is very limited !is com:x:.:red rli th the <br /> <br />ql1Bnti ty of wr,ter r.vai12ble and oven 8\1c11 VI~,tor as will be <br />wi 11 <br />nsed lin a 12-rge mec.sm'c return to the strel'.ms. This ph;rs.ical <br /> <br />condition does not affect our riGhts. It is B fortunr,t8 con- <br />dition for those states below. <br /> <br />"As to tr2-l1smountt-in <:iversion',< such diversions r.'ill <br /> <br />brinG \'!c.ter to its hd:gh8st )ossible US8 2'.n(', vlill lead to the <br /> <br />production of the most valuable cro~ 8.J1d mero desir2.ble homes, <br /> <br />end incidently will be of benefit to hoth K~nsas and Nebraska. <br /> <br />Tho commissi on is well aware tha'~ in no country where irr iga- <br /> <br />tion is ;:;recticed L,t no time in the hictory of civilizetiol1 <br /> <br />heD the right of tr2,I1Sr,lount2.i 11 di versi on been Clues'"i olled 0;;:- <br /> <br />CO~jt :tecont1;y in the: Un5,tod Stetes r.'hore trc~nsmom1tein c'-i vor- <br /> <br />sions 8-1'8 un.i.vorsally :Jl"2.cticecc bClth bJ ste.tes ane by the <br /> <br />Feder2-1 Gcvernnlen'c for overy 8.cr'3-foot ,of water 'brought across <br /> <br />tho divide ':Iill endle ns to use: moro benefici2-11:1 our floot1 <br /> <br />Hater <lnil for evor:}' a:::ro fo at e.t lcest two 2-cres of 18.n0, vlill <br /> <br />~)e il"j~iDc:(,ed 2.nd T.10:C e valUE-bIG cro::.'G )ToclllC8Cl. <br /> <br />D <br />