Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-08-11
INTERESTING ARTICLE
nv FORUM MAGAZINE

Prof nlackmaf of tie state hniycf.
aiiy, rs tao author of an article in tho
current Forum ON the "Econumics ana
Politics of the Reclamation Service.
Tao reclamation act 81 juno M.
1909, provides that nl monoYa no.
coiYcd from tio sale und disposal of
public lands M the states ANA ,orri.
tories west of tho Missouri river. IN.
cluding oklnhOmn. except the fees
aud commissions due registers and
recelFcrs and the 8 per cent Sex aside
ior educational purposes. shall Boz
special fund 90 bo used ID The exam.
lnatiun ana survey aud maintenance
OF Irrigation works Tor the reclamation
OF the arid and aoml-afid lands.
undor this act ever thirty million
aOiinrs have already been acoumu
lated FOR expenditure. and plans Tor
she irrigation OF nearly two million
acrea nave been consummQiod. Manf
projects ero now under construction.
upon other lands Nave been recivod.
and sun others and more than both
Che procodlng, have boon approved hy
ne. secretary Of inc interior 10 tho
entire arid and somlnrid regions Be- la
estimated thai the tO.nl amo1ut that
can ho irrigated D. ono million acres
OF ihls, nearly ten milllona are al
Ftady under cultivation. With the cid
oi private enterprise ln the govern
mental scheme of irigntion. 10 Do osgi-
mated that the national wealth would
hc Increased ave billions of dollars
The cost az Irrigation construction
carried ~ hy ihe government la 90 Be-
/ paid bY ihc users oi the water in ten
annual lngiaIlmQnia and varies IN pro
poriion to tho .dliiculty Of conslguo.
ton and the amount or avallaalc
WaleE The law requires conlinuuas
residence on the land from the Hrst
nnd this removes fno speculative elc.
ment
Amer paying che nrsi cost mo set.
Ter has 40 further expense except
ihe annual paymtat Tor keeping an
the water supply, which includes fe.
pairs. cleaning bitches and niatrlbu.
ting the water The Rogernmaai un.
deNoak 100 project because private
enterprise haa about reached o. limit
ma IN this material AID an soclaiisfif
features are barred because tho man
aeelnenl ui the waiter supply ~ finally
given back 90 the individual peonle
Tho government only temporarily pro.
moies an Industry aldiaR and alfilina
q citizen, which % ln the trao hsoglnco
~ government The Building nf great
Jams reservoirs dlirhea and nque.
ducts represents a vast ouiny and
neeoaaiiaios many subsidiary enfaf.
prifef. such as the manufacture Of
cement and lumber. and thus the gle.
eminent has gone further in fhia nlN
role than any other for the soie nar
pose Of muaomltlng .lo cost 40 tho
people wao purchase the land an
WaieI rights end saving millions bt
oarrylng ON lia own indtpednenl en-
ffrpriseH.
Ordinarily forty acres under a good
irrigation aYiem are sufficient lar sue
eraiui and rtmuneHiise farming
tfni hlaoamar says sneeeasiul farm
Ing hy irrigation takes a hian deere,
/ f luiollgenco. The selection of cfofg
seed, methods 0f tlilaEo. of machinery
enc economical nEo of water. ail iheHl
= fai ur an intelligence equal fn lhai
required in any other occupation
viii crops assured under Irrigation
anf markets secure. tho larger fN
peudliuTe 20 she farmer Il made pro
stable. il la noted. says the professor
ihni by IRRIGATION tko average annual
Income d over lO per cent on th,
fHlue Of tho mnd. and IN many in
Hancca over 100 pes cent -Artesia
Advocate