Rio Grande republican. (Las Cruces, N.M.) 1881-1914, 1889-09-07

poses, lg accordance S.th I.se sur
, ye5s Ct tfe RIO Graude sud sala
.ald-. made by the authority OF Con.
gress under the direction oi the Eif
TED States s1.s. III accordance with
The gcaeral las regulating the water
privileges and irr' CATION Of lands,
both state aud Iuteu4auoHal.
The tlll fIlihcr provides HAT The
-ald company may take from the Hio
-Grande, On The cast bank Of -sli riy
er. sa5isieatiy lar north 10 bring the
water aut-apon the -ald ''Jos,sada ,iei
Aaerto" and not farther soath tbau
HE Fort Selieu military reservation,
lhe> waste watersgnf the said river,
also The waters from thr ar.iarCui
mountains. aud may conduct lhg
same ty c4pal and i system Of res
erynlrs and lateials on the adjacent
land.
As the construction Of said irfiga
ton works will be very edsily, and
as The laws OF the Uai;ed States per
siFlli eitiiy,, eitiiy,, small holdings Of lands by
individuals, the bill proposes TO allow
ihls company to purchase al 10 cents
per acre tAe alternate sections 81
Government lands near said canal,
reservoirs, amp latersls.
These lands are al present with:
out value, aud uninhabHabie III c.,n-
sequence OF the absence et water,
an1 will never be seIiled up aud
made valurble unless by work OF
such magnitude 60 is proposed by
this company, aud that withoat spy.
exuenSe 10 the Government. The
bi!i grants no subsidy, but on the
conuary will briag iato market ~
an carly day several iailions OF acres
OF land =, !. largely enhanced valgg
TO the Government, and which can
be SOLD readily to actual settler. and
thereby add many Thousand 5eIlieS
10 this now uninha6iied rpgtfi, FFhe
company IS permitted TO aeqaire the
oWnerehip oil these lands obly ne a
section oi the canal, tly't les than 10
miles, Is bailt and Dat in successful
operation. AMI theh ia amount not
ttt,tfe than 50 So egaS4 attu-, and npun
the payment oflthc price stipulated.
Upon the c1fupietion of each addi
u0nal ID piles Ot said canal aud The
pay n.entof ike sam. like amount
, 1i 30. 90 may DC acquired, the whole.
Iam'glnt thus acquired moi 10 exccc,!
u ,p10, ,o00 acres oi land.
* The bill carries with It an apar0
Z Z rria{ion Of So, eco Tor ,be purpose
II yaSSius surveys aud lcseIa ol the
river ant The lands. nrssirr tie d rec
,inn vi they Geological Surrey TT ihe
Government aHd in hae wdh tic
work atready began by il. flie ont.
/ lay for this Womb, be iaapprerr;,i,le,
while the alternate seelilli.z Il -i-.l.n
I retained by the GovesNment be en-
hanced IN yaIHo mauy\ dollars per
acre and the public b. ,hHgaiacr BY
the expenditure.
While the Gpycrnment Is aaRually
apprnptia;i4.g liberal sGias ihr lhs
Surveys aud maps OF the arid regions
furnishing valuable information 4,
the pubic, what will be the benefit
20 lac States and Territories in thC
weel. uuioss steps are taken 10 ear
TX IL. !! = .-l7s.--i u tH1 EB--I
iJtlS4sf.fs= III ihe tse,,tstsie<ii Survey
wbieh aro also strongly il,dor.ct +,
the honorable Secretary of The III
terror Wall the GoyernmeM enie
upln the construct on OF a genera
system Of irrigation works Through
out the vast area OF ARID lands. at
cost OF hundreds ot millions OF dol
) lars, or wili Il allow private capita
first 10 take hold Of this grea, qaes
/ tion and demonstrate its PRACTICABLE
: ity and value to The pab!lc2
Your committee believe that Ill
passage Of this b;Ii Will inaagnrate
policy which will speedily open up
vast area OF country 10 actual Sc,
iiers. which is now worthless and a.
inhabited.
They believe also that while msn
! millions uf dollars are being cxpet4
/ cd annually for rivers and haFbors i
, The Eastern States, justice and iai
!. dealing toward to the wesler
States and Territories demands III
encouragement of this system Of
!, rigation, which is the only mcth0
Of development of these lands.
/ Accurate surveys have been mad
Of the proposed line OF sad rssaI ar
+. sizes tor said reservoirs and lateral
demonstrating the praetieabiiily Z
lsaid works, aud reliable assnranc,
arc given ihat~eapital and ehterpri
commensurate with this great u
drinking ars al hand ready 10 cor
pielo ttcm at an early, sday. md
the proper encouragement -f.if -f.if Il
!, Government. asrontrmpla,cd in IL
bill. All OF which Is respectful
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