Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-11-24

Tor the station when I came 20 Il a
year and a half ago. was % get an if-
fiRation expert on our stan. but ap- /
probation ~ the Importance OF cer- I
tain line ~ work. and the means 70 car.
~ u out are two very different things.
and ] write 10 you at this time % re- |
move " possible the false impression
that Mr. johnson appears 10 share with
~ man" citizens OF the territory, to-
Wit that We can employ the fund.- with
which We are supplied by the United
States government for any sutpose that
may seem TO as proper. ON the con-
trary the income that this institution
draws from the federal government is
hedgsd about with close restrictions and
can only be used for limited number
~ specified purposes the greater part
Of % must BY law be APP led 10 teach.
ing. and cannot be- used Tor expcrimen,
station work AZ all; and % that part OF
lie known az the Hatch fund which is
Tor the support OF the experiment sta
iion. only $3.50 a year can b. used for
anything In the nature % permanent
improvements to realty: and cut OF this
sum All our but ding and repairiug well
digging. etc. must be raid. u has been
expressly ruled BY the authorities At
| Washington that The putting IN % a
water plant IL such an improvem nt Of
realty as cannot be paid out Of our fed
sral appropriation except 20 the extent
Of o. much Of this $3.50 % AZ may be left
after exp sndinE on cur realty what
may be necessary TO keep our plant up.
| n must also he borne ~ mind that We
NAV not assumulsts a sum for psrman
snt improvements By sayinG part Of
this $1,000 from. year 20 year All % ~
mus, be expended within the year for
which lt ls grant a. or Il wnl be lost to
us forever BY bsiag rurned to the
United states treasury
Il cannot bs too often repeated that
the theory upon which the United
states government has proceeded ia
d lpruViding Tot the partial support OF
colleges % agriculture ana mechanic
larta and experiment stations. l. that
lands buildings. and all dnds OF I'm
] provements thereon. 80 well az the ord.
mary running expenses - administra-
D tlon. mus, be paid for by tie state Of
. territory Co which the federal appro-
priation l. given. the United states sp
preparation being exclusively devoted &
the payment % teachers and expert
! menters and the providing u books AM
= lpparatus (other than that which
7 would have the nature ~ a hxture @
the realty. or an improvcr ent upon u
TO facilitate such teaching or eNpcr,
menting
Unlcss therefore the territorial l,gis
laturp makes n nberh appropriat on I
~ Ne cannot DO the work which Mt
johnson aud myself agree In dccminl
so Important The federal governmcn
% go literally provides Tor Us In the mat
ter % trained men ana tools. that
b the legislature should have the wisdom
w 10 show a like llberalty by supplyin
wat is necessary o. give these men an
tools their highest cfnclrncy--in othe
words. to make available the gcncrosit
l' ~ Uncle Saul--thc value 90 the insutt
'' ton 90 thc territory would be- doubled
D. ma. uutdruplcd. at what would still /
'' A slight expense e. the territory But ,
10 present I am sorry 90 say we do not g,
enough from the territory 90 keep ON
" plant ia running repair To say nothin
' ~ adding 60 20.
20 II .,r johnson and the other far-se.
' Ing men. who realize as hc does what
~ value to the territory and whore
- should naturally look Go have the nece'
'- sary work well and economically don
would put this before the legislature
men Of business insight and cxperien'
can. much might be- accomplished &
the upbuiiding % the interests OF q
"A, territory In this most important ma
u. ter Of irrigation. ana In many others
i, we'll FREpEIIC W SANDERS.