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<br />i.1 <br /> <br />,~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />to that portion kl1o\'ln as the '.Icstorn Slo)c. Fe will show the <br />amount of land now irrigsted from the waters of th~ Colorado, <br />anc that nearly 2,000,000 acres of land can still be irribated <br />from tho waters of thu Color2~0. He will prescGt a table based <br /> <br />on government statistics sho':Jioe; that pCl' acre-foot of water <br />there <br />lis no land anywhere in the Colorado River basin which will <br /> <br />produce more than our Colorado land. <br /> <br />Mr. McCune, State ~nbineer, who has had much exper- <br /> <br />ience in the Colorado portion of the Colorado River basin, <br /> <br />will show the character of the Western Slope and tho nature <br /> <br />of crops therc raised. <br /> <br />Mr. Hosea, Deputy 0tate Engineer, will present <br /> <br />testimony showing the grc2.t amount of' water that comes back <br /> <br />to a stroaili in the ferm of sce~age and return woter. In other <br /> <br />words, no matter hor! much water tho upper states tab;; out, a <br /> <br />large part of it will return to the stream. It is simpl;\, <br /> <br />borrowed for the time being, tomporarily stored, and returns <br /> <br />at that time of the year when most needed for the irrigation <br />of crops. <br /> <br />fu~. Mills and Mr. Bull will set forth the needs of <br /> <br />Denver for water supply from the Colorado xiver. <br /> <br />Mr. Follansbee gill set forth the physical obstruc- <br /> <br />tions whic!, limit tn.nsmo1lntain diversion. <br /> <br />Mr. Sullivan will compare crop :;>roduction and values <br /> <br />of Colorado land with t~e lower river production. <br /> <br />lcir. W.H. Olin will disc-,',ss r.eao_ lettuce, celery, <br /> <br />cauliflower and high altitude vegetables. <br /> <br />D <br />