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<br />W1th hrehDe. to ~e Colorado..81g Th_pSOD P1"oj..t. <br />the following exohange took place betw.en Commis.ioner <br /> <br />$tHu.& and Senator Watr&:lnll: <br /> <br />"SENATOR i!';Ail'KI1iS.. What Is the bailie relUlon <br />why you made an excl3ptlon in the Colorado ea.. <br />and Why you oppose an l!lxeep tlon 1 n t\",ll!1 ealle? <br />I am asilng ror information. not arguing. <br /> <br />!in. S'I'j~;j$. I did. not -.ll:e the exoeption. <br />CO~\l'~HIII made It the exception. <br /> <br />SrH.A?UU \lAT,CI1~S. Did you O1IPQ8. that? <br /> <br />lb'. STR/iUS. I wall not report:lng on th~ M.ll <br />at that time. <br /> <br />!lFHJ>.1'0R U'l'KlliIS. Did the Bu:J'tllftu oppose it'!' <br /> <br />l\JJt. STU(iS. I do not think thlit the l"ureauop- <br />po..d it or made a negative report. I think tr~t the <br />report point..", Gut that. No.1. .xe... owrlerlll:l1pe ...,re <br />v.17 minot' thet'e and that the.. _1'8 held by lean com- <br />pantEts and Federal cl"e4it aa:eno1.$ toJ" tll.l1Ul"tII to make <br />p.JUn1l. and would be llquldate<i in 11_11 bol":lnga, <br />!fo. a, that--a.nd this ral... lih.point tn.t you rai.ed <br />..-tMt tlib va. not to be Gons1de:lMtd . PQl1oy-f'llrtll1na <br />move. although of cour.~ it hae been 80 Int.rpreted. <br /> <br />SE~AT0~ ~Ar~INS. It Is an exoeptlon, 110t th" <br />6e>n.1'al--- <br /> <br />MR. STRAUS. And liIo. 3. and !;hie lit pb'ya1oal ditf'er- <br />ent1at:lon: tho.e are high land.; comparatively high <br />l~.--I donlt know what thfl altitude I., but I i_gIn. <br />1t 18 5.000 OJ' 'better' a:t'O'lmd Lov.land-_Hh a campaH- <br />t1vely $hort growing pEH>1od. You might be ablfl to <br />drum up .ome justification for larger holdings on a <br />aborter crowinc periQd. lId like to point out that <br />the San Joaquin Valley and the Va~l.y Gravity area <br />a.round Browzulvl11e. '!'ex., enjoy tbe best t,rQwing tle.sozh <br />the lOJ'l(j;elllt crop-rat.in.g ..U08. and ther9fore eertain- <br />11' 40 not nqub'.. to support an individual f'a1"lller en <br />a high lmeriean lIItandard, a. much land .s th..e high- <br />altitude projects. <br /> <br />SIDiA'T'OR WA'T'K!liIS: I oan see that you have SQme <br />realiGn. mieh 1011 think apJlI, to the Gali tornia and <br />'I'eo. projects wMeb WQ1.tld not lIP "ly to the ColoradO' <br />project. <br /> <br />lfR. STRAUS. That is right. <br /> <br />r-"C' G <br />~I t, J.. 'v ) <br /> <br />- 16 - <br />