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For several years the Congress has considered the erection of a dam on the Colorado River for flood-control, irrigation, and domestic water purposes, all of which ma properly be considered as Government functions.
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gutenberg.orgCalvin Coolidge: “For several years the Congress has considered the erection of a dam on the Colorado River for flood-control, irrigation…”
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Coolidge outlines the congressional discussions regarding a dam on the Colorado River for various government functions.
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