Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-04-26

Now Mexico. a. such. and the entire
people thereof have n vital interest at
stake IN this cause and are therefore
entitled o. Intervene.
e. That prior 10 thc inception of this
suit. the general government had by
th, survey ana reservation Of reservoir
sites In the valley 0f the RIO Grandc
iu New Mexico, clearly indicated its
purpose To treat the waters OF the Rio
Grandc and its tributaries az suitable
for irrigation only
s. That the y neral government has
never attempted to iuhibit the use Of
the Hood waters OF the Rio Grande for
Irrigation in Colorado and that until
the inception of this suit. no attempt
had been made TO restrain the citizens
OF New Mexico from appropriating and
using the food waters Of the stream
for irrigation and other beneficial pur-
poses
.. That the non-ropras of the
territory at the incept on and during
the progress of this siit has been Diet
rimcntal to the clear prescntment To
the courts Of the sr'at interests Of
the people Ot New Mexico iu the prom
Uses. and that &c "a essential TO the
safeguarding of the torrrOry's best in.
terests mat il BE- directly represented.
and be allowed 40 present arguments
and evidence as to tho rue purpose OF
the defendant company (which counsel
for the plaintiff has Incorrectly stated
to the end that tho r"al lacts of the
case may be placed clearly before all
courts in which the cause may bc
heard hereafter
a 9 y IL.
take judicial noltce pf the fact that
from certain OF the afidavits and re-
ports presented in support Of the plain
tins contention IN The premises-uo
tably from the affidavit OF General An
son Mills. OF the International boun-
Diary commission. as subscribed and
sworn to by him on the 23d day of
June. A. u. S97; from letter of the
said Anson Mills. dated 81 Pasc. Nov
ember II. 1876. addres 5ei 10 the Hon.
oraDie Secretary Of state. Washington
u. c.: from a letter To the Hon. Richard
Olney secretary OF state. dated WASH
ington. November 30. 1895. 10 tan Hon
orab,e Secretary of the Interior: and
from a letter of the said secretary ~
state dated Washington. January 30
1897. TO the said secretary of the inter
Tor 1t is patent tnat the objection to
the building ~ the said defendant com
pany's proposed dam grows out OF the
proposed construction OF an intcrna.
tional dam and reservoir at II, paso
Texas. thus evidencing the deliberate
intention of the general government by
it's political department to take meas
ures not for the purpose of improving
the nayigability OF the Rio Graudc,"
but for the purpose OF approriating
the food waters of the river for the ir-
rigation OF certain lands lying below
the southern boundary II the territory
of New Mexico in the Republic of Mex
leo and in the state Of Texas and that
in maintaining this suit against the de
PENDANT company the plai ntiff seeks
under the guis2 OF question Of the
ravgabilty Of the stream, 10 obtain
an adjudication of the interests of rival
irrigation projects 60 the permanent
injury OF the territory Of New Mex
leo.
Wherefore. as New Maxico's right to
appropriate and utilize for beneficial
purposes the waters u her catchment
area is Of paramount Importance 10 her
people, the said territory. by its solici
tor general. prays this honorable court
10 grant 10 the territory permission 10
intervene as aforesaid In this cause.
EDWARD l.. BARTLETT
Solicitor General of New Mexico,