06/07/1944
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"If we had had more irrigation, more reservoirs, in the past, fewer cattle and sheep would have been threatened with starvation on the range during the drought years."
"We want to make every drop, every gallon of water that runs down the river serve some useful purpose to mankind on its way to the sea."
"We are aiming at security, security not just for one year or two years but security which comes from attaining the objective of making farming and cattle-raising real careers."
"We have shown our determination in the past by action."