Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-04-07
ehemrimd Water

In q recent Issue OF toe Denver Republican there ap-
foaroa IRE following editorial under iho head ine'
-sts,iiur water IRON colorado For Ignorance Of me
facts or zoe uiilu porgerson o. hcm, the editorial 10
unique s. says
.rbs coming legislature win be- asked Tor appro-
pralou 81 100000 10 help ihc people Of the San luis
,alsy earfy on their asht as1'nm the action Of ne
reclamation service ia shutting Colorado out Of any
share Of the waters Of ihe Rio omndo beyond She ez
iaiine appropriations
m has been doantoy announced by she interior
Department that of on the water 20 be- stored 10 'he
saal reservoir AZ rnrlc n o.. 0ne.hnh N go used 20
.afaft the claims OF the Republic OF Mcxlco and enc
ai her hsf vim be- employed IN rcclamng large aiei
.r lnud now Wholly arid 10 New Mexico and fe1na 10
modification win BE- made Ia the order Of 1850 iofpla
thn tho entry of other competing reservoir SIZES n e
tn.iey the RIO Grande la Colorado The eheet or 'n'
Motley viii be- Cd work tremendous INJURY 60 toiofnNo
,,s,iinr ho development of 3 large which needs
only 4 comparatively aeht amount Of stored #ator Ia
ADDITION 20 Dee present river rights
sro sum the sHuailon Ia hrci. The appropriation
~ water Ia Colorado and New Moxco had 90 diminished
tho nou oi in the RIO 0rande that Mexico pro-
s.ssed have cause of complaint The united S.a,'s
eoycfment therefore stopped an further appfopFauon
uf water BY arbitrary reiusais 20 carry ou the public
land inwe It prapnsoB 20 build reservoir which WI
hold Az this water give half ao WAGER 70 Mexco han
90 Mas MeAlcn and Texas, but none 90 Colorado
Tho fragrant injustice % this should need mo- TURNER
Representations a washington IA order 70 secure re'
sgoss but n colorado hns combat che attempt 20 ron
her OF the which her mountains FURNISH ihe state
should help the NHN Aa tntilNttaAit or ~ t"N f'
aas-Coorado case"
m any stealing has been done Colorado % che cni'
nrH ANY school child should know that the waters u
fho rio Ggando we're employed Do New Mexico for agfi
cultural purposes, supporting large and Vnlnapln cN
Izaton whoa Colorado was inhabited only ny roVin'
ssyaees The Spanish Invaders from Mexico necam'
co-uscrs with ihc puehos n oxtondinR ihe cultivation
of tho RIO Oqandc valley by irrigation from the water
81 tho flowing river This continued 20 about thirg
geas ago. che American farmer having come into th
valley ana learned irrigation from The Mexican natives
qhon the valleys of Colorado began 90 be setue
l,y small bands of farmers More and more the waite
~ the up9er valleys was 90. and year Dy year-h
New Mexico Ia the northwest Texas part ~ The valley
ana neross the border On MexicO---the desert re-eu
rroached upon the gardens and vineyards and fruitful
nclds which irrigation had roclamod' and This eonaiuo
was continued until ,he loss TO New Mexico, Texas am
MexlYo amounted 10 many miuna Now The govern
mont proposes 10 step ln and restore 90 New McNc
ana rsxaa that OF which Colorado had dcfraudcd then
IS preventing tho further appropriation Of water whc
had been used n this section before there was an
Colorado.
The water was undoubtedly stolen. but coiofad
was the thiof and her hows Of wrath because she VII
not be permitted 10 steal any more, truly udcroui
Fhan too the claim thai half of the impoundod waite
will ho given io Mexico. - untrue the charge ua
che water Is 20 be- stolen from Colorado. The geucra
government attempting partial PREPARATION to Mex
oo Tor the damage Colorado has done che southern re-
public and that. also without making Colorado pa
Tor o.