Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-02-09
PENDING DAM BILL.
While in El Peso, Hon. Y. 3. fer
gusOn Was interviewed.
NEW mfxCO's OBJECTIONS.

Hon. IT, n. Ferguson. who wos al
white oaks whore he was employed
by the shareholders OF the Compromise
mine In n suit Instituted against them
by w. y. Chliderp. Of this city. and y
H. Dye. OF white oaks, returned to
Albuquerque yesterday morning. While
IN ~ Paso waiting for the departure Of
the white oaks train. he was inter.
Viewed BY Times reporter az fellows.
Yes I believe that new railroad Il
Albuquerque IL a 50. n II backed ~
strong men with plenty ~ capital who
intend. ] believe. 20 push q through"
said AIR Ferguson.
"Mr. Ferguson" asked the reporter
'as resident o. New Mexico. whaI
do you think Of the international dam
bin before congrcas7"
THE proposition 20 prohibit US IN
New Mexico from taking any NOR,
water from the RIO Qrande or ne trlb
utnties." replied Mr. Ferguson. IS
simply an outrage. Colorado ~ ever
year taking more ana more water out
at the river ana ioasen.nE our supply
ana our only hope 81 salvation - q
build dams and catch the food waters
II the Culberson bill should ever be
come a law we are caught between
tive milistones 20 grind us hypelessiy
down, Colorado being the upper and
Texas the lower stone. The result vii
be the utter ruin ~ our agricultural
Industries along the RIO Grnnie.
we have no objection 20 ~ Pas
getting a d3m built by the government
provided We are LOFT free 10 90 likewise
ana there "a EnquesiiOnably enough
water runalng 10 waste TO OIL eli IN,
dams we will build flr the next nfiy
years ana the International dam az
well, as witness the food al ~ paSo ia
1897 ana the many floods a I along the
river throughout Now Mexico and a.
M Paso. New Mexico has 40 desire &,
be unncighborly TOWARD ~ PaE0 or &
hamper Or inJuls tnir city or 80 later
ests ia any way. bat w. must prolec
ourselves from ruin ana we ask n,
more than our Just rights IN tho prem
ists
colorado Is taking more aad nor,
water each year until our supply haa
almost disappeared Gt he seasons lt u
most needed ana 20 y evident that Col
oradO intends o. continue doing 80
Recently the farmers q Kansas Pet
tlunci the governor AMI attorney sen
Cral " thoig stats o. Institute prO.ct q
iUge 90 have Colorado onloincd from
BpproptiatiBg Au the Uatefs ~ the Ar
kansas river A state Ike kansn
may be able 90 help itse.f, but aa
territory Il Is helpless except 10 pro
bcrEon bill
"A am. however. perfectly satisne,
that there 90 no possibility % the BIZ
ever passing congress IN its presen
form or uriil that clause IL taken out
Then I really believe there might b.
pretty good chance for Il 80 pass.
have been in congress and know
som, ching Of the sentiment there ol
the subject The bill was reported IA
time from the senate committee und
mlslpprehcnsi1n OF ~ tue purpori
ana now that this 90 understood Il la
been sent hack 20 tho committee an
there u no chance - IT, ever bsin
brought forth again until The claus
forbdiing New Mexico 70 construc
dams % eliminated from a."
AANN AiiANN ANN t0NtA .ha AtNN 49,
son so Objectionable % New MeNlc
has long ago been condemned IN a yer
emphatic manner by The chamber o
commerce and the cltiEena o. ~ Pas
generally Nearly a year ago reHolu
lions So this effect syere passed by "a
chamber ~ commerce AMI by mas
meeting az the court house. El Pas
supposed tren mat nothing more woul
b, hoard ~ ihls ohieciicnlble CLAUSE
gnd no one was more surprised tina
the people ~ this ci;y when The
learned fsr the Grst time % was stu
tho bin before congrcsr. Furthcrmor'
Ei paso. MS soon as tho fact wrs know
here. acted again through The c6ambe
OF commerce ana sent a pO'cs, ~ WI
90 Senator Culberron asking Tor N
elimination OF this provision. and Sci
ator Turney has been 10 Washinsto
10 endeavor TO bring about on unle
standing. El Paao has also pe,l,ione
the attorney Ecneral, through N
chamber Of commerce, 20 dirmlss n
injunction suit against the Elephai
Butte Dam company