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Show 120 DIXIE PROJECT, UTAH Mr. BARLOGKER. There is less than 1 percent in my calculations. I believe our largest cash crop at the moment, which was not mentioned this morning, is sugarbeet seed. We raise all of the seed that is used by the sugar growers, the sugarbeet growers, in the intermountain West, at St. George, and it is one of our main cash crops. Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Duncan. Mr. DUNCAN. Your statement indicates Washington County is the poorest county in the State of Utah, is that correct ? Mr. BARLOGKER. Yes, sir, Mr. DUNCAN. Has it been designated as a distressed area, with eligibility following, for an accelerated public works program ? Mr. BARLOGKER. NO, sir; at one time, a year ago, a group of us were instrumental in getting industry into the area, which took care of our employment situation, and at the time wTe were taken back off. We now have a subsidiary there of Sears, Roebuck, manufacturing many goods, which has taken care of our unemployment situation, sir. Mr. DUNCAN. There are no area redevelopment funds included in this project, to make it feasible ? Mr. BARLOGKER. NO, sir; it is a complete repayment. Mr. DUNCAN. That is all. Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. Burton--^ Mr. BURTON of Utah. Mr. Mayor, it is nice to have you come back and help us with this. There were some questions raised this morning, and I think you have pretty well straightened them out, but let's make sure. The fact that St. George City would be getting 1,000 gallons of water for 7 or 8 cents was mentioned. You pointed out this was raw water that you have to treat, and you are now consuming 3,000 acre- feet a year, supplying it through your own system, and under the terms of this contract you will be buying 5,000 additional acre- feet, which is going to give you a supply of 8,000 acre- feet, is that correct ? Mr. BARLOGKER. That is correct. Mr. BURTON of Utah. And in order to provide, in a farsighted way, for what we both hope is going to be some great growth down there in the next generation or two- that is No. 1, and No. 2, in order to help make this project feasible, what you are doing in fact is contracting for 5,000 acre- feet of water, which you cannot consume, today. Mr. BARLOCKER. By the time the project is completed we will probably need about 25 percent of that 5,000 acre- feet of water immediately. Our projection is about a 20- year program, to utilize the complete 8,000 acre- feet. At that time, then, I think we would have to revert to the suggestion made this morning that we may have to retire some land and purchase additional water. Mr. BURTON of Utah. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. That is all, Mr. Chairman. Mr. JOHNSON. Are there any further questions ? If not, we want to thank you, Mr. Mayor, for your statement and your appearance here, today. We have as our next witness Mr. Wayne Wilson, Washington County Commissioner and member of the Utah Water and Power Board. |
