Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-07-08

executive ability of Manager Pels and his
assistants, and regarding the manage
ment's idea of the future of this splendid
property in particular and all vast irriga-
ton enterprises in general Col Hinton
had much to say of complimentary
character. "Mr. Pels has solved the
possibility of high altitude irrigation, !"
said he. Il was struck, too, with the
mans great tact and administrative
sagacity. 1t was apparent when We
visited the settlers in their homes, for
we found Danes, Dutch, Mexlcans,
Swedes and Americans living together
amid the utmost good feeling and show
ing the fullest confidence in Mr.. Pels'
plan for the future development of these
lands, and working in harmony with him
along those lines which have been
mapped out for the common good of all.
1t is Mr.. Pels' idea that
THE POLICY OF CAPITAL
should be to make its profit out of irriga-
ton enterprises as quickly as possible,
then turn the control OF the systems over
to the people who own the lands that
the people who till the land must own
the irrigation works and the water. This
is admirable. 1t strikes the key note of
the situation throughout the arid region.
The Maxwell company has adopted this
policy; it sells lands with a guaranteed
water right with the understanding that
when all the lands are sold in eighty
acre tracts under any one system then
the water works pass from the COM
pany to the ownership of the land own
ers."
Thus from wholly dislnterested sources
it may be seen what the Maxwell com.
pany is doing and proposes in the future
to do toward
THE MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT
of eastern New Mexico. In this connec
ton also it may be stated that the com
pany has now arranged for bringing some
200 additional families upon these lands
this summer and fall, comprising class
of well-to-do people who have ample
means to establish their homes and live
comfortably until their new lands can be
brought under cultivation.
Col. Hinton thinks that thus by the es.
tablishment of open plain reservoirs to
store the waters coming down from the
mountains through the canon streams,
there can be had water sufficient to re.
claim at least 50,000000 acres along the
eastern slope of the Rockies that the
daming OF the mountain canons can not
accomplish this end he is equally certain
they must be reservoirs built out on
the open plain, similar to the system
which has been inaugurated by the Max
well company and which in point OF
cheapness, durability and general econo-
my have proven so highly successful.
THE DORSEY FARM.
Col. Hinton also visited while on this
trip the mountain home OF Hon. S. w.
Dorsey at Chico Springs and he spoke in
glowing terms Of the varied ways and
means adopted by that gentleman to util-
ize the waters from mountain springs and
combine them with the soil and climate
thereabouts to produce magnificent farm,
orchard and garden.
Col. Hinton's visit is for the purpose of
gathering accurate and detail information
relative to the irrigation enterprises of all
New Mexico. In this work he is sparing
neither time or care, so that when the
next official volume on irrigation is issued
by the agricultural department of the gov
ernment it will contain matter of very
great benefit to New Mexico both at home
and abroad.