The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1892-02-04
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LINCOLN COUNTY IRRIGATION.


meetings throughout the Territory on
the subject OF the Irrigation convention
They are also appointing delegates and
the sooner the delegates from Lincoln
county are appointed the more time
they will have for preparation on the
various points on the subject and
the essentials requisite for the recla-
nation Of her arid lands. Proportion
ately, Lincoln county has not so much
land as some other counties that must
have irrigation to make it productive, yet
there are thousands OF acres that would
be titled that are not now cultivated for
reason that portion of the necessary
water is not at hand from rain fall. All
of the arid lands, or partially arid, could
be SO easily made a source of great rev
enue to farmers who would settle there
il water was stored for irrigation in the
mountain water courses and water sheds,
that it will be almost crime for Lincoln
county to be behind her sisters in the
matter Of joining in this grand movement
and sending her representatives to the
convention. 1t will be money and time
repaid thousand fold to secure informa
ton and cooperation upon the part Of
our citizens and capitalists to populate
every acre of cultivable land in Lincoln
county, where the soil is the most fertile
and most adaptable to such large
variety Of fruit, grain, vine and vegetable
products,
Some time ago in letter, enclosing 8
subscription, from former resident ol
Lincoln county, the party said: Il dc
hope your labors will be blessed and thai
the EAGLE will be able to wake UP the
sleepy heads OF Lincoln county to real
ization of what their county contains anC
that they will become SO aroused thai
they will take their proper rank in tht
Territory" Now it is fact that all thai
is being done in this county to develoT
her resources and carry forward new en-
terprises is being done almost entirely
by very few mon.
Get up and look about and see what
wonderful section OF country you live in
Compare it with other country that yot
know of, that once was barren and des
olate with scarcely any of the advan
tages which Lincoln county has il
abundance.
What is the reason that You are not
now enjoying the blessings OF railroad
communication and its concomitan
blessings, markets which would demanC
at home and abroad ten times as much al
you could now raise Of all kinds o
products?
Why are not your coal mines and gol,
and silver and copper and lumber ant
farm lands busy as bees with throngs o
men toiling night and day and produc
ing and consuming millions of dollar
worth OF the natural resources of Lin
coin county, Simply because the large
majority OF the citizens of Lincoll
county have not yet done anything t.
have the public abroad know what won
derfnl resources we have. They hav,
not been represented in the public affair
Of the Territory as they should have been
The representation Of this county in tn
efforts to secure railroad have all beei
borne by citizens of White Oaks exclu
sively. "Brethren. these things ough
not so to be-" but people from all owe
Lincoln county should be aroused anl
active in aiding the promotion of ever
kind OF enterprise calculated to benefl
all. The first opportunity for the far
mers and general business public OF Lin
coin county TO come to the front is at tn
Irrigation convention, and every citizel
ought to take personal interest in seein
that our Board OF County Commissioner
are informed that the people want del,
gates sent, and data should be sent [
the Board from the different neighbo
hoods about what could be done toward
improvement by irrigation. The Cou
missioners are all right and may call a
extra session for this and other matter
but every man in every part OF tn
county ought to immediately do wha
ever is in his power to encourage Il
Board in their actions on this and q
other matters Of public enterprise. ri
columns OF the EAoLF are also espoc,a!
rendered for publication of the procee
ings Of Lincoln county citizens outei,