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Show BANANAS ON PIKE'S PEAK 207 and Company had harbored the hope that California, in the face of such a discouraging situation, would cur- tail its case, they were disappointed. The obvious reali- zation that no opposition could defeat or delay the bill had no effect at all on the California contingent. It was comprised of more witnesses than had appeared the previous year, and they presented a full case, just as if they believed they had every chance of emerging vic- torious. * (See Appendix j.) Although the committee was obviously anxious to have the California spokesmen get through as fast as possible and go their way, their presentation was a little more than Watkins could bear. Although he asked few questions of the California witnesses, he could not re- frain from interrupting them now and then, ostensibly to put something in the record. He presented a state- ment intended to show the great benefits which would come to the nation from the crsp.245 Another document listed the amount of interest taxpayers lost from flood control projects in Los Angeles.246 He asked that the Los Angeles power rate schedule be printed in the record, and it was submitted.247 Anderson assisted in disrupting the California pre- sentation by calling upon Rep. John J. Dempsey of New Mexico, who made a speech denouncing the "avarice and unfairness of politically powerful neigh- bors," namely California. Shortly afterward, Anderson recognized Senator Goldwater, who delivered a lecture on history.248 * The chief California witnesses were Attorney James H. Howard,238 Engineer Samuel B. Morris,239 Attorney Gillmore Tillman,240 Ben P. Griffith, attorney and dam builder,241 Engineer Raymond Matthew,242 Evan T. Hewes, president of the Imperial Irrigation District,243 and Attorney Northcutt Ely.244 |