Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-28
ONLY ONE DANGER
Importance OF Securing to Gov
ernment Right and Title to
Sufficient Land on Grant.
A. & M. COLLEGE CONDITIONS

Hon. G. A. Aicharison, president OF
the territorial irrigation commission.
who has been here for several days {
as an attorney for the defense in the
case Of Millheiser vs.. Long ct al, says
that in his opinion there Is only one
chance Of slip up on the matter OF
a reservoir for Las Vegas. The posi-.
bility Of an unfavorable decision on
the part Of the department lies in q
failure to establish the government
title and right to all the land that
may be needed for reservoir and ca
nal purposes. II the grant commits |
) settie the matter TO the sat
isfaction Of the government, MT.
Richardson believes the work on the
reservoir will be begun soon and that
the fact the enterprise is carried On
on a grant may help rather than
hinder.
OF course, II Mr.. Richardson Is cor
rect In his opinion and the reser
yoir depends on the proper attitude
Of the grant commissioners, there
need be no fear Of the result. The
commissioners have already agreed
to place at the disposal Of the govern
. ment all the land that may be need
ed in the enterprise and TO secure
the title. The commissioners have
worked hard for the reservoir a. has
the board Of trade, and II may be re-
garded az certain that nothing VAL
be lacking on the part of Las Vegas
/, or Las yegans TO make the promis-
ing project reality.
/. Mr.. Richardson says that on the
Hondo. where the people are work
ing for government reservoir. even
the farmers along the stream who
have owned rights for years volun'
tarily relinquished their rights TO the
government and agreed TO take what
ever rights the government might see
a fiji to give them under the new sys
TEN. The gentleman places the
: amount of land that can be irrigated
by the proposed Hondo system at 70,
| 900 acres. He says the conditions art
very favorable and the reservoir car
be constructed at comparatively smal
|. cost. The proposed Pecos reservoir
aims 10 bring into irrigation nearl!
9 100 900 acres Of prime land Thi
/ will. however. cost much more thar
the Hondo enterprise.
s Mr. Richardson received yesterda,
from Architect Rapp, the plans 70
I the annex 10 the girls dormitory q
g Che A. M. college at Mesilla Park, 9
g which he Is regent. The additio
will give eighteen more nicely furf
ished rooms. The board Of regents
considerably disappointed at the d.
g cisIon In the mandamus case agains
/ the territorial treasurer. II had bee
9 the intention to build a new uibrar
= and class room building and to ut
Z lie the present main building as
2 boys dormitory. This purpose cH
Is not now be carried out. Mr.. Richar'
q son says 1t Is the intention Of u
q board TO appeal the case. Notwitl
e standing the shortage Of money, u
g. crowded condition Of the girls dorm
e tory made Il necessary to provide Il
ht an addition Immediately. Already O
I. the available space In the presel
e building has been spoken for. N
u Richardson hears good reports 4
y this years prospects at the colleg
y Tho attendance promises 10 be Y
& largest in the history Of the instit
ton.
The gentleman's last word was
le the way Of urging united action
W the matter Of besiowing upon the 50
n ernment fun rights in the reserve
~ matter.