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Show 90 DIXIE PROJECT, UTAH I visited this area as a member of the subcommittee. We sat, as I recall, from 7 in the evening until after midnight listening to witnesses. Not bankers, not chamber of commerce people, but people who work the soil. Frankly, I have never met a finer group of people or a more sincere group of people. I am hopeful that this committee will give this project careful and sympathetic study. These people are willing to make sacrifices in order that this project might be realized. I want to assure the folks from that area, as one member of this committee I intend to give it every consideration. Mr. HOLUM. Congressman, I haven't had the opportunity to visit the region and meet the fine people who live there, but I share your enthusiasm for it and I am very happy that ways have been found, and the local people have demonstrated keen interest in the project. Mr. SKUBITZ. Mr. Secretary, may I say you will never meet a finer group of people. They remind me of the people in Kansas. Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Johnson. Mr. JOHNSON. I just want to welcome the Secretary here. I see by the statement that this has been under study since 1940 and 25 years of consideration has been had. I want to say, as far as the project is concerned, it meets all of the criteria, I certainly think this is the way our money should be spent on all reclamation projects that are as good as this one. Mr. HOLUM. While the Department of the Interior is equally enthusiastic about the Auburn- Folsom project Mr. JOHNSON. There are so many of them flying around that I just want to make sure that those who don't have 25 years of consideration aren't moving ahead too fast. Mr. HOLUM. We hope so. Mr. BURTON of Utah. Mr. Holum, I thank you for an excellent statement and we appreciate the cooperation you are giving us on this project. That is all, Mr. Chairman. Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Udall. Mr. UDALL. NO questions. Mr. ROGERS. Thank you very much, Mr, Secretary, for your testimony. STATEMEISTT OF FLOYD E. DOMINY, COMMISiSIONER, ACCOMPANIED BY DANIEL V. McCARTHY, CHIEF, DIVISION OF PROJECT DEVELOPMENT; H. E. PELHAM, REGIONAL PROJECT DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER, REGION 3; AND A. B. WEST, REGIONAL DIRECTOR, REGION 3 Mr. ROGERS. The next witness scheduled is Mr. Floyd E. Dominy, Commissioner of Reclamation. Mr. DOMINT. Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, if I may put my prepared statement in the record as though read in full, I will then just refer to those parts of it that are not repetitious of the questioning that has preceded my testimony, if that pleases you. |