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<br />'. <br />C' <br /> <br />MR ~EYES: Yes sir. Governor Shoup is here anc ~ill <br />address you. <br />GOVERNOR SHOUP: Mr. See retory, Tho Color;:,do Ri vcr Com- <br /> <br />mission, Ladies and Gentlemen: above all elso, Colorado <br /> <br />relics upon the use and value of its water rights. One of the <br /> <br />most important activities of our State is th6 construction of <br /> <br />watcr-woI'ks and the application of watur to our lzends. I <br />hope that through this Commission c. feasible pl~:n me:;; b8 <br /> <br />wor~ed out that ultimat~ly will be satisfactory to all our <br /> <br />citizens as woll as to the citizens of our sister states to <br /> <br />,a. <br />~, <br /> <br />the \Vest and Southwest. ~l'his be ing ona of thl:paramount needs <br />of Colorado we do not want to neglect the situation Bna yet <br />desire to be fair to states on our boundaries. Our state is <br /> <br />new; our populction 'is comparc.tivoly sparse, and in consider- <br /> <br />ing future needs, WE; must c.pproach these matters w!th care. <br /> <br />Colorado is proud of Secretary Herbert Hoover--proud <br />of all his achi evements--tne man who is gt thG .ho:::G. of this <br /> <br />Colorado River 0ommission. ColorrG.e learned, to love hiD dur- <br /> <br />ing the war. He is a man of zection; he is a man of justice. <br /> <br />Justice will be the basis of his conclusions. So we feel, <br /> <br />Mr. HO,over, with you ntthe h<Jad of this Commission, that you <br /> <br /> <br />will go int~ ell the details of this intricate situatiori Bnd <br /> <br />rivor. <br /> <br />I .. <br />I <br /> <br />Therefore it is a g~Gnt pleasure to the people of <br /> <br />'D <br />