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Show Users Of Indian Vialsr Protest Increase In Hate Senator David A. Walkins and Commissioner Lee of the Department Depart-ment of Interior, were in Roosevelt Roos-evelt Tuesday conferring with users of Indian water in the Uintah Basin relative to a proposed pro-posed increase in rates that have been announced. Meeting at the Roosevelt City Park, Mr. Lee and Senator Wat-kins Wat-kins heard a united group of water users, both white and In dian people, protest the increasa the government had indicated would be imposed on those using us-ing Indian water. It was pointed out that the present administrative body which has the detail of handling the water was set up by an acc of congress, and could not be changed except by a similar procedure. pro-cedure. However, the Washington Washing-ton representatives agreed they would study the problem very carefully and when a solution was conceived, they would return re-turn and hold another meeting with the Basin water users. |