Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-01-03
FIGHT STEADILY
GAMING GROUND
Against Joint State
hood of Terri
tories.
N UNITED STATES SENATE
Bill Will Probably Pass House
--.Work to Be Rushed
at Carlsbad.
Special to The New Mexican.

pears to be gaining ground very fast
| UP to a week ago, all the great New
York papers We're in favor of join
statehood; now the New York SHf,
the New York American and the Jour
nal, the New York World and man,
odher eastern papers that maintain
degree OF fairness, equity and Justice
and declare that 1t would be disgrace
and an outrage to cram down tht
throats OF the half million people o.
those great territories, joint state
mood, when as bad as they want state
hood, If given separate, yet they would
prefer to remain as territories rather
than take Joint statehood.
Republicans Opposed.
There are twelve or fifteen Republi
cans In the Senate strongly opposed
to Joint statehood, and those who will
lead the fight are Elkins, West Vir
ginia; Foraker, Ohio; Gallinger, New
Hampshire; Heybrin, Idaho; McCum.
Der, North Dakota; Perkins, Califor.
mia; Hansbrough, North Dakota;
Flint, California, and several others.
A change Of twelve Republicans with
the tAirty-four Democrats will knock
out the Joint statehood bill.
There Is one Republican vacancy
from Delaware, and Burton Of Kansas;
while opposed to joint statehood, is
not voting. The Democrats gain one
by the appointment of Gearln, vice
Mitchell, deceased, in Oregon, though
Mitchell was opposed to joint state.
hood. Speaker Cannon may jam the
bill through the House, but the tug
OF war will be In the Senate.
Cannon Talks.
Speaker Cannon says that fair
amount Of time will be allowed for de.
bate on the Hamilton joint statehood
bill. Senator Elkins positively states
that he does not want anybody to ask
him to vote for the joint statehood
bill, that he is thoroughly acquainted
with the conditions and claims of New
Mexico to single statehood and will
support these to the end.
Ex-Governor N. O. Murphy of Ari.
zona, who is now here watching the
joint statehood question, says that the
Hamilton bill will not pass the house.
Delegate Andrews is preparing a
number of bills to be introduced upon
the re.assembling of Congress. These
bills will contain items which will be
of benefit to the Territory If the dele
gate can push them to passage.
Work at Carlsbad.
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, D. G., Jan. 3.--Prep-
arations are now being made for be-
ginning construction on the Carlsbad
reservoir and canal project at the
earliest time possible, as it is import.
ant that water may be secured to save
orchards, shade trees and alfalfa IN
the spring.
The Pecos Water Users Associa-
tion has over 10000 acres Of land
subscribed. This may be increased
to $4,000 acres, should all land inside
the district be signed up. Out OF the
land subscribed, the board Of govern
ment engineers will select 10000 acres
the amount necessary for the project.
The Water Users Association MUST
hold an election and vote on the con-
tract with the United States before
any work will be done. The abstract
Of title to the property is being ex-
amined and must be found correct. IT
Is the purpose to hurry these details,
that work may begin early.
"A. diversion dam will be built at Ava
Ion, six miles above Carlsbad. The
dam will be made as solid as modern
engineers know how to build. Con-
crete and steel will enter largely into
the construction. The canals will be
overhauled from beginning to end.
Leaky places will be cemented, IN
many places the banks Will pc
strengthened, in other places unneces-
sary curves will be cut out, the old
headgates will be replaced by cement
gates. In short. the system will Pc
made first class In every way. The
operation Of the plant will remain with
the government for ten years and pos
sibly longer.