The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-08-01
MR.. eRAY's VIEW OF 1T.

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To the Editor Weatherford Herald,
Weatherford, Texas.
Dear Sir A copy of your paper
placed in my hands yesterday, con
tanned an editorial upon the subject
of the Carlsbad Celebration, in which,
upon the authority of one of our citi-
zens, you comment somewhat ulfav-
orably upon this section of the cOun-
try. / do not wish to question the
logic of the inference you draw from
the information furnished to you, but
would remind you that Ia all cases
of the kind, there is another side to
be considered-audi alteram partem
is an adage of approved wortn-and
believing that you nave no other OBJ
ject in view than to present the truth
you for some of your valuable space
in order that 1 may offer what l be
lieve to be a juster appreciation OF
| the locality in question thai your cor
| respondent has supplied.
/ have resided in Eddy county, in
| Carlsbad and its vicinity, for more
| than fourteen years, arriving about
/ the beginning "a the irrigation move
ment. During that time I nave observ.
/ ed and participated in ma4y of those
fluctuations common to all young CON
munfties: have witnessed many re
verses and rejoiced in some success
es. The reverses have often seemed
to more than ceunteFbalaRce the sue
c~esses; but they have all been trace
able, in my mind. to the same cause
a failure to properly understand and
make use of the new conditions inev-
itably attaching to farming and horti
culture under irrigation. Added to
this there have been the saline con
| ~stituents of the water Of the Pecos
river. Special conditions require a
special process and those who in the
past have made a failure of irrigation
in this district have done so because
they were either unable or unwilling
to adapt their methods to the require
me1ts of the locality. The phenome-
nal success Of those who have had
| the requisite skill and patience to fol
low nature rather than attempt to CO
| cree her, is a sufhient proof of the
truth Of this statement. Figures are
| at ali times misleading, but I am Ger
tain that an examination of the ship
ping returns OF our leading orchard
lists during the four years previous
to the loss of the Avalon dam in 1904,
would astonish the residents of any
| farming section. The average price
| per box for peaches at the depot has
have always sold at prices ce1sidera'
| bly, above the fruit from IN part OF
the country. and the demand has in.
| variably been far in excess of the sup
| ply. Carlsbad peaches ave won for
themselves an enyiable name in the
Colorado markets. and we look to see
the demand and the profit increase
with increased production and trans
p~ortation facilities. Our main draw
back a been in the fact that we
have too few o~rchardists; but add
tional orchards are being planned and
md1J ACRES Will De Set OUT Ills ldl1.
A notable proof Of the stability OF
the operations in the district is sup
piled by the action Of the government
whose representatives, at a time wner
many demands. supported by infiu
entail men IN other sections of the
country. were being made upon the
funds in charge OF the Reclamation
Service, preferred 10 devote nearly
threequarters Of q million of dollars
to the re-establishment Of the irriga
ton works OF q small. uakaown dis
trfct. unable to command any politi
cal influence In its favor. The decisioz
OF the Commission was based on the
evidences OF valuable returns furnish
ed by the records OF the district, and
the witness Of the orchard lands them
selves.
The reason why Carlsbad feels JUS
tiled in looking forward to Q period
Of settled prosperity are briefly these:
1 The governments guarantee OF .