Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-10-17
IRRIGATION CONGRESS-.

proclamation recently issued by
Governor Otero met In the hall of the
Public Library building ut 10 o'clock
this morning, being called to order by
the governor He spoke of he import.
ance Of such a convention and hoped
that great good would come out OF this
meeting
Rev. w J Marsh, Of the Congrega-
tional church, delivered the invoca-
ton
Territorial Secretary j w Ray.
nolds then read the call for the con
vcntion. after which Hon. II. +. Twit-
| chell of Las Vegas. and Antonio A.
| Scdillp. were selected temporary
| chairman and secretary respectively
Mr. Twitcheli, In fine speech on
| the subject of irrigation for the arid
| region and especially for New Mexico.
thanked the convention for the honor
/ conferred upon him. He stated that
| IL the convention would follow the
! lines OF the National irrigation con
gross as TO the appointment OF com.
mittees there will be no friction and
great good would be accomplished.
kilograms of regret were read as
follows:
Washington. D. c., Oct. t2.--Sacre-
tary of the Irrigation Convention, Al
huquerque n NJ Regret impossibili
~ Of reaching Albuquerque In time for
the irrigation convention Important
work detained me here.
+. H. NEWELL.
lNote-Mr Newell is the chief engi.
neer of the United States geological
survey. and had promised his attend
ancel
Roswell ~ NJ. Oct. l3-Hon. o. n.
Marion. president OF the Fair associa-
tlCh. Albuquerque, ~ NJ: Please ex-
tend delegates assembled In irrigation
convention my very best wishes for
success OF the convention.
G. A. RICHARDS IN.
lNote--Mr Richardson is the presi.
dent of the territorial irrigation com
mission, and delegates regretted his
non-attendance.
L. Bradford Prince moved that four
committees be appointed, namely on
credentials, permanent organization
order of business and resolutions. Mo
ton carried.
A recess of FIVE minutes was taken
to give the delegates an opportunity
to name committeeman from their re
spective counties, and after reconven
ing. the following committees were
selected:
Credentials. II. r. Whit
:. ing; permanent organization. DR.. G
. w Harrison: order OF business, r. A
Hubbell; resolutions. b. $. Rodey.
Chaves-Credentials, Z. A. Cahoont
permanent organization, John Shaw
; order of business. w. NJ. Reed; resolu
tons, w NJ. Reed.
bona Ana-Credentlals Marcial Val
dez permanent organization, Chas Z
Miller; order OF business, Jose Con
tales; resolutions, Luther Foster
J. Eddy-F. @. Tracey on all commit
+ tees. lie is the only delegate present
Grant, W. Dawson on all com
mittees. Only delegate present iron
this county.
Llncoln-Credentia G. b. Barber
permanent organization, John Y. Hew
e lit: order of business, w. c. McDor
aid resolutions, G. w Prichard.
p cKinley-CredentIals J. A. Col
don, permanent organization, W. !
% Kuchenbecker: order of business {
a. Cotton; resolutions, X. X. Scott.
s. Credentials, Il. II. Bierr
baum; permanent organization, Cri,
q toval Sanchez; order OF business, i
y III. niernhaum; resolutions, Cristova
Sanchez.
a, Rio Arriba.-Credentia A. d. Va
gas; permanent organization, l.. I
p Prince: order of business, A, ID. Va
gas resolutions, l.. Il. Prince.
p San MigCel-Credentials, Felip
Delgado; permanent organization, {
p w. Ward, order of business. w.
ogle; resolutions, Benigno Romero.
ID Santa Fe-Credentials, Marcos Cal
tillo; permanent organization. j.
ID Zimmerman: order of business, JUL
Martinez; resolutions, Jay Turley.
IS. MISUNDERSTANDING Manuel
de Baea permanent organization,
y, Montoya; order OF business. r. MOI
toya resolutions. A. j. Frost.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AHtohio
=. Sedillo: permanent organization, v
II. Lyles; order of business, A. /
A. Coon; resolutions, c. l., Herrlck.
Taos-Antonio Pacheco on all con
pc mittees. He is the only delegat
from the county.
Observation-Disclosures Silyestr
Mrabei; permanent organization, So
D onion Lima; order of business, Be
Bibo: resolutions, J. s. Van Doren.
A. The following counties had no deli
gates present: Colfax, Leonard Woo'
r. Luna. Otero, Quay, Roosevelt, Sa
Juan, Sierra and Union.
o. A recess OF ten minutes was the
taken to give the committees an Of
q. portunity TO report.
On the RECOMMENDING OF the CONVEX
ton, Mayor C. u. Myers, who was d.
,y layed In arriving at the hall. appeare'
a. Al