Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1891-08-29


To come 10 see us some ~ prospect Tor
new locations aud others tn get nm idea
~ the products aud resources ~ the .
country, So M a. b. better able tu nudge
~ the vulume ~ uus,ur-r wNi'h Denver
may reasonably rSr'c' e. rct 10y u direct
road g. the point and tie present lu"
rate iu'n,shrs them a better opportunity
than the, have ever had before, ur are
likely to hNNc again 'ut come t,mc, to
come aud see Tor Themselves, when they
come they will naturally expect to lind
samples - the b" products - the terri
tory on exhibition nj ~ far and any
Instruct that farls ,o have lt-"lf veil req
resented viii iail 10 take advantage - a.
excellent opputt iur advertising t"
teauutcee
EAstLN tONTHOLLID
Nhuut tao mouths age rne railroad
company drove Few rilrs probably u
dozen ur fifteen, 81 - putrt nbuut a mile
south ~ town. where the tlyet vac do.
iug the inst damage, Bui nheto u was
carrying away hpus"- aud orchards every
day, aud land 10y tie acre tut tfum the
time the first three p,.,r were driven,
the cutting Il tn" hauk stopp,Sl, aud
Though the main channel % the rNvt Wae
at that time bearing agHlust thus shore,
aud carrying away rNcSthug iulir path,
there las not .lucr been tquBr" loo, ~
land earned on. but ou the contrary, ~.
stead ~ destroy ing any more property.
the eddy created 10y the pllrs, cauted the
RIVER 20 commence at unC- - repair IT,"
/ lamage It had done, aud there IL nov
. dry land Tor uany u MI" wes' ~ the
4 POINT nj which the most mls 'hirf WAS
done las, spring The wagon rund to the
south ~, that point, nov runs where the
man ctArnri ~ the tIVer was tlNty days
b ago, aud though The bcw land II still be
luw hlgh water mark, every rise IN the
RIVER vii deposit u little more soil on IT,
aud ~ the course ~ three or tour yeAfs
It will Oc raised up ont ~ the way uf the
NHNfl Hil'l WV Nv ghrN SO k''' NNiH Ne
there ~ ~ thu country.
THIS shows how EASILY the RIO Graudt
can lee controlled aud kept ~ In chan
mel, AID how much valuable property
m,ght be- saved to- the people ~ thus val
Icy every year through the work that
could br accomplished 10y ~ very moder
nte appropriation l.! cot gt"ss Tor thu
putIuec We have cudravurrd scverH
times To brlug these factI To- the attru
ton ~ the national government, aud sue
Creded 81 far about five years ago ~ I,
get email appropriation made 10y con
gross Tor III. pup 80 ~ having the nv
er surveyed, T. make an estimate ~ hov
much the work would cost, but 10y reasor
~ thunder som-~ here at hrsdqu rt.rs
the entire appropriation WAS wasted b!
u party ut engineers who came here IRON
the east, tpent the summer ~ yunketlug
! and then submitted a report IL the eiIec
that It vas not feasible to make the re
! Grand- ma, gable" OF ruurs. tt,s W.
! nunceusa whether the mistake Was Will
tue department or in the law aud MIA
We want Ia try f,r next winter IL sm"i
} appropriation Tor the purpose of making
an estimate 81 tue probable cost oi sucl
\ works Of internal Improvement as wi
protect the people q, the valley aRnlns
tho encroachments ~ the stream. Their
IN no constitutional difficulty IN the wa!
! The United States government havluI
! sold VA the lands upon which W. hav
) made our homes. IL IN duty bound L
protect us IN the enjoy meut Of them
and certainly will do II u We can onl
, get the matter property before congress
Having appropriated from time to tim
scores OF millions for the purpose Il
} building levees along the Misslssippl /
, protect the property near that strear
from overflow, there could not, certain
r l,. la my serious objections to the eS
/ pandlturc ~ few thousands for u
3 purpos" 81 protecting the lands IN TIN
, valley against the ravages OF the III
> Grnnde. This furnishes Mr.. Joseph
chance to distinguish himself by doing
work that will save millions OF dollars /
I New Mexico, aud that will lie apprecia'
} ed 10y the people OF the shole t"rritor,
sis-N 1T.
A petition to the president Of Ia
=, United States IL being circulated, ask
ing that u certain district ~ country u