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Show DIXIE PROJECT, UTAH 51 And, so, we hope that you will bear with the committee and be patient so that this matter is handled in due and orderly process. I might also point out there are a number of other projects, reclamation projects that people have been working on for a number of years that do have some priority, in many instances, over new projects, and the Dixie project is in effect a new project; that has just been finished insofar as the termination of feasibility is concerned. So, don't be impatient if work is not started within the next few weeks. It's been nice to have the subcommittee here, and I want to commend you people for the manner in which this meeting has been handled and worked out, and I want to recognize you right now for the applause that you withheld for the many witnesses that testified that you remained silent. You may now applaud. The mayor advises me that he has received a telegram from the Farm Bureau Federation of Farmers- Farmers Union that he desires to have inserted in the record, and without objection that will be inserted in the record at the appropriate place. Is there any further business to come before the committee? Mr. BURTON. Mr. Chairman. Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Burton. Mr. BURTON. If I may receive recognition for about 1 minute, I committed a grievous error when I was introducing the members of the official party and omitted the man on our full Interior Committee who does all the work, and we are happy to have him with us, Sid McFarland, who is staff director of the full Interior Committee. The last item I want to take up, Mr. Chairman, I want to advise my constituents of the great efforts that the members of this committee have extended to be with you and with me today. I know exactly what it is, because I took the same airplane out several days ago from Washington. They had to get up at about 5 o'clock in order to get packed, get breakfast and get into the Capital at 7 o'clock so that they could make it up to Baltimore at 8 to get on an 8: 15 airplane to come to Salt Lake at 12: 30 to be here at 4, and I would like to advise you all now that by their time, Washington is 3 hours ahead of us, and there it is for them, it is 2 o'clock in the morning and it will be nearly 3 before they get to bed and they had breakfast at 7. I hope you will say thanks with a little hand applause. Mr. ROGERS. If there is no further business to come before the subcommittee this evening, the subcommittee will stand adjourned subject to further call of the Chair. There is a telegram received from the Utah Farmer's Union which indicates that they wholeheartedly support the entire Utah congressional delegation in their support for the Dixie project and urgently request early congressional approval of these dams for Washington and Iron Counties. It is signed by Douglas Simpson, president. |