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ferent matter. Possibh' such a plan may be practicable on the Sacramento and San 

 Joaquin rivers, but where the water of a navigable river can be consumed in irriga- 

 tion it will be far more profitable to the State and nation to so use it, even if the 

 benefits derived bj- the people from inland navigation had to be preserved by the 

 substitution of a State railway for the waterway. 



I have found difficulty in deciding whether the Wj'oming plan of board of 

 control might not be applicable to our conditions, but in view of the large number 

 of water claims now existing and which would require early adjudication, 1 have 

 concluded that a somewhat different organization is desirable. 



