Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-02-13
MEETING LAST HISHT
Al Commercial Club Was on lm-
plriaHl irrigation MalisIS,
WHITE ROCK CANYON DAN

= atuuh interest was manifoated On
~ White Rock Canyon dam propoui.
aon al last nighta meeting OF she
Commercial club
Tho meeting wna cailed for the ox
PRESS purpose or discussing the best
) moana o. be- pursued In bringing the
FeNCoilcncy OF the White rock Canyon
reservoir site before the United statea
ard laud reclamation department a.
Washington. and TO take steps toward
90 doing. 4 ia probably the most foa-
slblo reservoir nlto IN the RIO 0ranoe
valley and its location. formation.
tie vast amount of water tl would
ttgge it carried out ana tho vast area
81 rich land 10 would put under irrl.
raliau and Cu-Ivation. ia already
knuwn by the early 5ottlern of the val.
ley and residents of this city
et few years ago when the gov.
srnmcnt made a preliminary survey
che site and when government en-
EineoFa collected data regarding a.
Tho importance OF the matter 90
come up before the meeting attract.
20 e goodly number OF influential cit.
gena President Basor was present
aRd called the meeting 10 order Min.
utoa Of the previous meeting, when
a commltteo was appointed 30 80 BE-
fore the councn and county commits.
aiouera IN regard 90 having the dyke
reconstructed. we're read. and the o..
port OF that committee was received.
rhe lnbors 81 the committee we're not
strenuous. but they hao done al that
could bo done. The city council had
appointed a committee 20 appear be.
fore the county commissioners, and
tho dyke committee was continued
ana instructed 10 follow the course OF
the council and county commissioners
Ahd report ai the next meeting OF the
club
The meeting was Informed that no
alaepor uccomodations coald be- aocur.
20 AZ tho local Santa Fo station on
any passing trains before such train
BAD reached Gallup u coming east
and .as Vegas. n coming west A com.
mitteo was appointed % investigate
the matter and IN case OF finding
% true. ascertain reason Why TIE city
ef Albuquerque was not supplied with
% least two sections. winch the sense
81 the meeting believed the city en-.
titlsd TO- This committee was also On.
structed 90 ascertain why tho bag.
cage room ls not kent open In the
afternoon. The clubs informant aa.4
that the baggage room closed after
the leaving of the eyer n o'clock "a
the forenoon and continued closed
unti o'clock In the evening.
Secretary r. r McUanna read come
Recommendations from Delegate Rodey
IaEaroing the White hock Canyon res
ervoir aite. Attorney W. A. Childora,
who ,nrough his connection with suits
brought against dam projects OF the
RIO Orande valley had ~oliocted
large amount o. information about the
white Rock Canyon proposition, ad.
araased the meeting.
MI ChildeTs said that the White
Rock Canyon 20 a natural reservoir
site some forty miles north OF this
Oliy. and was probably the most foa-
anlo lnnNfNuN hlAN ~ tue AAAo hteANN
valley The government has already
store Of information about the site,
and the important thing 20 DO 10 20
hring the matter forclhly before tho
reclamation department
W. A. GlllonWater. o. N. Marion
and other members of the ciub spoke
On the Importance OF the project 90
the people OF the valley and the city,
and after much discussion, a com.
ulttee OF ave. was appointed 20 form
some plan OF action On this com
nittoo were appointed Gov. h. 3. STOW.
sr. o. ~ Marron, ". b. Cnildofa, w.
pa uiIlenWalor and J. a. Omelly.
aad they viii meet this AFTERNOON iu
be ONCE OF w. y. Childora.
Col. Borradailo was present and
hraught up the matter Of tho armOry
appropriation of 5000. which has
sagn sometime coming, and tho see
rethFy was instructed % Frite Deie-
Eaio h0dey regarding %