Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-06-18
NEWELL DISAPPOINTED
Ills Listeners at Club Rela-
tive TO What We May Expect
Of Reclamation Service.
PUMPING PLANT SYSTEM

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has recently been engaged with ref
pronco 90 pumping plants by the Geo
loR'ca, survey, having been driven
over the city and vicinity yesterday
and having examined the water and
pumping conditions. we're tho guests
of the evening at the Commercial
club last night, where they we're met
by many OF our citizens. and made
statements with reference 90 iuiga
ton iu the Rio Graude valley.
Mr. Ensign made very interest
ing statement with reference 20
pumping plants wherever the under
flow water was as abundant 1B ho |
said be- saw % was loo the Rio Grando /
valley. and where coal was a. ayaila
BILE as u lB Iu This vicinity. lie point /
cd out how a large plant for general |
Ing electricity could be- erected az any |
of the coal bods over on the pucrco. /
or up around plac.tas or Madrid, and .
the electricity transmitted TO the val. |
IUy for use at the irrigation pumps
ON tho different ranches Tie detailed
the success of such power plants IN
California, with which be- had Co do.
Mr. Newell made an extended state.
mont with reference to The roClama.
ton act. aud with reference to the
preliminary work which is being done
u New Mexico. such as measuring
our waters. gathering data. taking
| levels and doing other work of that
. Kind. ne showed that tho work al.
ready done was very extensive. and
I that there was a large force OF men
"a work In the territory now. Ho
showed that there had been great
deal OF work done down Ia the yicin.
iity az Las Cruces, aud also some
work clear mp as high as White Rock
canyon. Tie also showed there was
large amount OF work being done
around Las Vegas and down the
pocos valley and up In the San Juan
country. and that the contract for the
Hondo project near Roswell would be
let pretty soon. and that probably
the Second project would be the one
az ! as Vegas. 10 u turned out on IN
yostigation that the water that could
De- lmpoundcd is sufficient
Mr. Ncwolls talk with reference %
what the Geological survey intended
p 20 DO iu tho Rio Grande valley was
very unsatisfactory and Disappointing
to the people OF the valley Major
I Llowollyn was present and made q
q statement on behalf OF the Ia,
Z Cruces section Of the valley lie lB
J. llao. deeply disappointed. Sac ant
? Delegate Rodey have had q confer
ence over the matter and both thel
5 and the members ~ the citizens com
mttoo. who were present last night
y are very much disappointed In h'
attitude the reclamation service Il
taking. The service does not seen
to bo doing anything IN earnest IN th'
E Rio Grando valley. Delegate Rode
} has made up his mind, az he express
ed q 70 The Citizen representative
b this morning, 20 have a talk with th
president OF the United States ant
tho secretary OF the interior dlrec
about a. Irrigation matters in IN
RIO Grande valley under the reclama
IS ton act are not at all satisfactory {
t. our people The progress being mad
Is Is certainly too slow.
y Mr. Newell pointed out the advar
% tage OF pumping plants, as STATED
c and expressed tho intention al th
q service 10 look into the matter fuI
p. thor. and then cali upon the peopl
10 Of different sections OF the Rio Gran
10 DO valley 90 do what the service a
h. WAYS requires 90 be done as pc
IA oulsita to have the government TAX
10 hold OF an enterprise. such as 90
o. ding renters for the power 20 be gol
II Grated. and getting lands pledged
q Tho government for reclamation. On
a. people are pleased al the pumpin
a. prospects, but they regard II aa mer
se |Iy auxiliary To reservoir work.
a. The meeting was a pleasant one
that q gave the people an opportu
w llty tomeot Mr.. Newell and his assia
m. ants. but 10 the delegate and the pc
plo present. IN 10 far as impoundir
, waters and building dams on tho III
!, Grande is concerned, Il was not
~ an satisfactory, The people IN u
\. valley feel that the influence % Me'
h. 90. Texas and a certain cotorio
"a interested people at El Paso are rex
d. iy hamperlng and hlnderlng the p'
=. gress OF the government In the i
Gmnde valloJ IT, New Mexico, o.
No there Is 20 De a concerted moveme
'0 made by our people % set 10 the X
q" tom Of @ and see n something ca
not be- done about II.
nc A delegation was IN from Casa 81
y" AGAR 10 see Chief Newell about but
'I Ing a dam IN the Puerco for the bor
la NJ OF the people there. and their
lh' torvIow was very satisfactory. n
OF Newell promised 10 send a man
ar look into tho matter within two
'W three weeks.
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