Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-08-12
WHOOP-LA!
The New Water Deal Closed and the
Capital City will Be Strictly
in 1t Henceforth.
Home Enterprise and Outside Capital
Combine to Garry Out n Big
Undertaking.

An interview with the promoters OF the
new irrigation company reveals the graft
flying news that the Carr city water sys-
tenn was transferred to the new company
on last Tuesday, and this morning the
resident bondholders of the Carr company
received New York drafts in payment for
their respective interests. Hon. l.. \.
Hughes, the president of the Santa Fe
Irrigation company, at first declined TO
talk about the matter, saying that many
of the principal business men OF the city
had thrown SO many obstacles in the way
of this company and made so many I'M
kind remarks about the impecuniosty OF
its officers that he thought best to wait
until the dirt began to fly before giving
the news to the public. However, when
assured that the news was on the streets
he said that the old city water system and
the new irrigation system had been con.
soldated; that $50 900 would be expended
this fall to enlarge and improve the city
system and build reservoir No. !, which,
in addition to furnishing the city with on
unlimited supply of water for domestic
purposes, would irrigate limited acreage
in the immediate vicinity Of the city.
Whether or not, or when, the balance of
/ the irrigation system will be built depends
upon circumstances and Developments.
This is all that could be had directly
from the president OF the Santa Fe Irri-
CATION company, but from other sourc S
the New MEXICAN gathers some addi-
tiona facts of interest relative TO this mo-
mentous enterprise.
The existing city water plant and the
franchises, reservoir and canal sites and
surveys of the Santa Fe Irrigation COM
pany have been sold to the Municipal
Investment company, of Chicago. a cor
poration backed by men Of unlimited
means and business capacity, and the
intention of the new owners is to con-
struct here a city water and suburban
irrigation system that will make product
i've thousands Of acres of the most fertile
, fruit and farm lands in the west, The
. officers of the Municipal Investment com
pany will arrive here next week from
Chicago for the purpose of arranging tbs
details for beginning active operations
/ Construction work will begin on reservoir
No. about September l.
The reservoir is located in ratura
depression in the foot hills at the eastern
edge of the Knaebel mesa, 3l5 feet above
: the base of the plaza monument, and 1T
capacity will be sufficient TO more thar
double the present water supply for do
nestle purposes and for the irrigation 0
g all suburban farms, orchards and gardens
e The Hood waters OF the Rio Santa f.
are to be diverted at a Golfer dam abou
half mile above the present reservoi
and thence conveyed to this new reser
yoir through q canal eight feet wide AM
r four feet deep. To complete this part G
, the improvement it will require the eS
: penditure of $4,000 or more, and this
to be laid out here in labor and materie
2 this fall. 1t is expected that next sprn
the other reservoir sites and canal line
4 will be built necessitating the expenditur
u Of at least 5000 900 and atfording waite
!, sufficient to irrgate thousands OF acres {
n lands in close proximity to the capit'
e city.
a The announcement of the closing I
~ this deal is the most glorious good new
s. ears. 1t has been a long time coming
. but it is now fixed fact, and as water
- king" in New Mexico there is no dout
\ but that the day that work OF c)nstru'
ton is commenced, will find Santa L
is enjoying a degree Of prosperity that wi
prove OF lasting benefit toward rearil
. here in this most inviting of all Ne
Mexico's valleys q beautiful modern cit
le Surely the masses owe debt Of eratltut
e, to the men who against such heavy ode
IA both at home and outside have earnestl
- pushed this enterprise. These men al
IL Messrs. l.. A. Hughes, j. W. Akers,
or l.. Bartlett, Max. Frost and }.
Hughes.
ps For two years these citizens hay
=, worked perslstently and expended I
" small share of their time and means
he behalf OF this undertaking. What The
al yet out of it, is Individually very small
Id fact, is nothing as com pared with Il
-. general benefits it brings to the comm
LII nifty, and in future in carrying forwsl
the work and enlarging its scope OF us
D. fulness, it is fair to presume that the
20 efforts will be much more thoroughly a
preciated by the local public than thu
II have been thus far in this matter. Sur
10 ly it is the duty now of all good citizel
es who desire Santa Fe's prosperity, to cea
Of their petty chickering's and give this enie
- prise, its promoters and hackers the
'e- unstnted moral support. This it sure
as deserves,
of
Badness is either hereditary or caus'
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