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NATIONAL RIVERS AND HARBORS CONGRESS

llr. lva.l V. Gosl • n

748 Hortb !venue

Grand Junction, Colo.

li..J\r Kr. Goslin;

WASHINGTON 6, 0 . C .

November 27, 1957

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tOte c.o--.•encVT A¥&.. N W.

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Th .. n 1a hel'\:by called a. special -rgenq -eting ot th• CllA!Ibtre o! thl

IIAt.inoal Rinre and Harbors Congreee t.o corwider appropriate action to me~;t

the ve17 graY(> threat. to our entire river and harbor and fiood control prcgnr.s

po . . d by the anticipated drutic !'edUCtion (and, in 8a:1e CUM, ~Hminationj o!

proviaione tor public works in t~e revieecl

Budaet

tor the next !bcal ;rear now ~int'

pr~~recl tor submission to the forthcoming eeeeion

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Congree~.

'!be me11t.ing will be held in Waehington, D. C., at the Ka1fiower Hctsl at.

10:00 A. K., and the tentative cl&te 1a Saturclq, Janua.I7 4, 1958.

Our intoroation 1a to the e!!ect that all public worlca projecte r:J87 sut!t.r a

20%

reduction in the _,unt previouel.J' contcplated tor e:xpend.1turs d;uing tbe nat.

fucal ;rear; that all cunta!lpl.atd new eta.rte w1ll ba cancelled; and even that work

mq be e~apended on eome projects nov under conetruction. More eariou. than tMee,

however, 11 the poeeibUity that thil curtailment. mq extend over a period ot yean,

The 1118eting will be a etrictl.J' bu.ineea ee1eion tor the purpoee ot t~l,;ing or

putting in train euch appropriate action u mq be agreed upon. I t is ve17

de-eirable that ;you, u a key member, aclvile me u to llhether or not ;you w1ll be abl(

to be preeent, and it will be appreciated i t ;you w1ll ~ tu1 ot..-t and mail

th• encloeed earcl •

.u1 ma:lbere or our organisation erto urgec1 to attend thU aeetina, and all Stat•

Viet Presidents are requel!ted t.o obtain appropriate publicity tor t.h.ib notice.

Sincerel;y

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ltilliam H. lhbb

Dl!X:Ul'rB VICE FUSm!fl'l'

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UPPER COLORADO RIVI<R COIM\ISSION

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Junctton, Colortdo

8ecau.~e I - . - el Oaoee lUtr-eotal la cw . . .

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wa . . theN la MJactt•" cOialllct .ttb oU..r parte fill 0111' proaraaa.

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T'- Ugpu Colo•••

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01' Mber recla~D&tl• u fl~ coetrol

prejecta aot hacJ_... 1a tbe Colo 1r Jl.beJ' Stonae Project alll&horl•tl•)

wlU ~ &Mut _.. lldlU• for - ecoaomlc raw of c . . .

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Tile t • l approJWiat4oa far reclaaa&tlOI\ few 19H • • r"lhlY

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Valte IIDOil«l••clab-

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dae lafOna&c:e el tM Uppel'

c.a-. . 4inelopqaelll la aatlOMl •«•ire aa4 . . . Wlay tile Oppa

Colonllo IU"r ConaJDbeloa

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takle Ute leu la fona-.Jattaa ad uec:u&lea

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a ,POftthe ,..We relatl•• aa4 WorrQ&&loa groarua la cooperatl• with

MMI' cwJ,IUiaad_. f.lari . . Ule eec:..- . . 11ioe of

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Slacerely

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