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<br />Deever, Colorado
<br />September 13, 1945
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<br />To all United States S~nators and Congressmen,
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<br />Gentlemen:
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<br />The Colorado Sooiety of' Engineers hereby ~eclares its opposition to the
<br />oreation of a federal corporation to be known ae the "Missouri Valley
<br />Authority~ (Bill s. 555. hy Senator Murray) for the follo"ing reaeons,
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<br />14 It would dissolve, cr delegate minor roles, to existing Federal Agenoies.
<br />suoh as the Corps of Army Engineers nnd the Bureau of Reolamation. who3e
<br />teohniques are understood with contidencR by the people, and whioh bave the
<br />Rxperienoe of several deoades in water 1evelopment and control.
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<br />2. It ~ould usurp tne rights at Amerioan oitizens beoau~e its ill defined
<br />powers are so broad '-n Boope that thlity are wi thout preoedent under our
<br />democratio form of government.
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<br />3. It would establish a dictatorial or sooialistic tendenoy'for oontrolling
<br />our dom~stlo, oultural and reoreational faoilities &S well as our ~trleultural,
<br />tran$portation and industrial enterprisss.
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<br />4. It would have ~upreme control OVRr all water uees Bnd water rights,
<br />her~tofore seoured under State la~s, thru oondemnation or thru oth~r broad
<br />"Authority Granted" power8. and thus could prodUce undue hardships to Cities.
<br />States and Regions.
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<br />5. Clothed with the power of government, yet not held acoountable to the
<br />people, it would hinder ot stop iridustrial growth and individual ent~rpri6e.
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<br />t. It ~uld F1Boe the States in 8 role of 3ubservient polioal units under an
<br />appointed 3-.an corporation whose ideas could be opposed to long established
<br />State procedures whioh have bsen provsn beneflcinl to the people of
<br />individual States.
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<br />7. It would be a trend away from all the ideale, hopes and rights for which
<br />we have been waging ware to pres~rve. When we delegate authority without
<br />responsibility, We have gone against the traditional rights and
<br />ConstitutIonal policies of the United' StateR of Amerlo~.
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<br />Respeotfully 8ubmittsd,
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<br />~OLORADO SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS
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