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<br />. <br /> <br />( Introe.uction) <br /> <br />2133 <br /> <br />the ~roa for onploynont in the now and expandod industrios. An inoroase <br />of population is oxpoctod also fron onlargod o&rioultural aotivity rosult- <br />:I.Dg fror.l the avaUability of c. dopondc.blo supplornonto.l wator supply. Tho <br />oonbinod total of tho a bovo incroasos is rOUf;h1y 131,000 1'001'10 and tho <br />total population of tho Eastorn Slopo project aroa is oxpoctod to roaoh <br />410,000 porsons by 1985. Pueblo should hD.vo about 107,000 and Colorc.do <br />Springs about 58.000 1'001'10 by tho Sano yocu-. <br /> <br />Genoral oconolV <br /> <br />Tho regulated dopondab1e wntor supply which would be providod by <br />tho Initial Dovolopoent would result in a reduotion of mortg~gos c.nd lecal <br />ine.obtedness Md would lighten tc.x burc.ons due to incroasod vnluation of <br />agricul turc.l, industrial, ane. nunioipal property. Bank deposits would <br />be incroasod duo to hiGhor inconos, and tho invostnents of looc.l oapital <br />would be onoouragod. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Tho inprovod agricultural oconony would have a pronounood offoct on <br />industry. Incroasod aGricultural devolopnont neans inoreasod nood for <br />t!IlrIufacturod products for rural and urbo.n uso, thoroby stinulating in- <br />dustrial devolopnont both loclllly and nationally. 1.dditional sorvieo <br />faoilitios aro expectod to appoo.r o.nd prosper in tho a.ron. No.tionally <br />distributed produots such as boot sUGar, Rocky Ford cMtaloupos, Puoblo <br />oolory, Valenoia onions, cucw"bor soed, flowor soods, clovor soed, al- <br />falfa soed, alfalfa noal, flour, cattlo, end lanbs would bo ~vail~blo <br />tc neet tho dcr.mne.s of l;rowing nationo.l nnd world narkcts. <br /> <br />Mnnufacturoe. CODJ:lodi tios would bo purchc.sec~ fron othor o.rOc.s to_ <br />gothor with agricultural products whioh aro not producod in the valloy, <br />theroby onhancing tho econo~ of ovory stato in the Union. Tho Initial <br />Dovolopnont woule. oncourago tpa use of mtoric.ls for incroasint; heusing, <br />tho ostablishnont of noW factorios and proccssing plants, and tho pur_ <br />chase of f~n L~lenonts llI1d household applic.neos. It is also anticipa_ <br />tee. that with the Initial Developnont nore ooc.l and ore would be mned. <br />nore lunber \'Iould bo cut, and nore transportation \'[ould be introduood <br />and sorvicod. The construction, oporation, and nnintenance of projeot <br />faoilitios would provide enploynont opportunities c.m a narket on a <br />continuing basis for =l\Y no.nufaeturing centers threuGhout tho United <br />Stc.tes. <br /> <br />For ~ny yoars the .average hoc.dgate de:""nd for irrigutionwlltor <br />has exeoodod tho avorage,annual supply. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />:3 <br />