Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-03-14
PEC0S VALLEY TO HAVE
A R0USING BLOWOUT
Resolution Introduced Tender
ing Thanks of the People of
New MexiC0 to Officers of the
Reclamation Service.
The Morning Journal Bureau

the first government project to be
completed. The resolution follows:
Council Joint Resolution No. Z.
Providing for a vote of thanks to
r. II. Newell, director of the geologi-
cal survey, lately chief engineer OF
the reclamation service bureau, b. M.
Hall, supervising engineer and w. M.
Reed, superintendent engineering
thereof, and others, officials of the
reclamation service who have had
charge of preparing the plans and eS
ecuting the work of the Rio Hondo
irrigation project at Roswell, n. NJ,
the Carlsbad irrigation project at
Carlsbad, n, NJ, and also providing
for' celebration commemorative or
the beginning of the use of water in
the territory of New Mexico, supplied
from irrigation works constructed by
the United States and providing for
fund for assisting in defraying the
expenses of such celebration and fOl
other purposes.
Whereas, by the recommendation
and through the friendly Offices of f.
II. Newell director of the geological
survey. lately chief engineer, and w.
NJ Reed experimenting engineer
and other officials of the reclamation
service of the United States, the needs
of the territory of New Mexico in
the conservation of her great water
supply and in rendering available FER
tile lands for the making of thousands
of beautiful, attractive and productive
farms, orchards and homes upon the
same within her broad valleys, have
been brought to the attention Of the
honorable secretary of the interior
| during the past three years, and with
the active cooperation and untirlns
assistance of said officials the Citi-
zens of New Mexico have been able
/ to have approved as feasible, three gl-
/ gantic irrigation projects, viz: the
/ Rio HOndo project, on the Hondo
river near the city Of Roswell; tn"
! Carlsbad project, on the Pccos ltv,n
/ near Carlsbad and the Elephant
! Butte project. the largest of all of tn
irrigation enterprises undertaken by
/ the United States to the present time
on the Rio Grande north of Las CRU
| ces: and large sums Of money have
been appropriated from the reclama-
ton fund for the construction of said
/ projects, and additional funds have
been appropriated by the Fifty-ninu
congress for the construction of the
permanent work upon the last named
| project: and
Whereas, the said Rio Hondo pro-
iect has been completed at cost ol
1 about three hundred and fifty thous'
and dollars and water Is about to bC
delivered for the reclamation and lr'
rigation of twelve thousand of tht
fertile acres of the Rio ll9pdo val
ley during the present irrigation sea
son, thereby increasing the Wealtl
of the territory by hundreds of thous
andS; and
whereas, the said Carlsbad projec
is now nearing completion and is suf
hciently advanced that water is read!
for delivery therelrom, and which
when completed Will have cost mOrt
than six hundred thousand dollars an'
will afford the water for the reclama
tion and irrigation of twenty-five
thousand acres, thereby further in
creasing tho wealth of the territor,
by many more hundreds Of thousand
of dollars; and
Whereas, work is at present beinl
rushed upon d diversion dam for tn
purpose of supplying water to tn
lands in the Rio Grande valley unde
the Elephant Butte project during tn
season Of 1907 and until such time a
the main irrigation works for salt
project shall have been completed, a
an estimated cost of more than scVel
million dollars, and
Whereas, 1t is due fit and propc
THAT the people Of New Mexico
through its legislative assembly
should at this time give some expires
sion of their appreciation of the ef
forts of said officials Of the reClama
ton service in their behalf in securing
appropriations for all of said pro
iects, and for the expeditions mannc
in which the work of constructing tn
same has been accomplished.
Now, therefore, be is resolved by tn
council of the eThirty-seventh Legislative
assembly the house of representative
cOncurring therein that a vote o
thanks and appreciation is hereby cX
tended to the said II. II. Newell, +. M
Hall, w. NJ. Reed and the other off
cials Of the reclamation service Of tn
United States. for their active inter
est in the needs of the territory q
New Mexico and for the energy dis
played by them in the conception an
execution of the work upon said IL
rigation projects: and
BE il further resolved, that a Ccle
bration be and the same hereby Is au
thOriZed and directed TO be held /
CommemOratiOn of this the first sea
son when water Is supplied to tn
citizens Of New Mexico under the pro
visions of the act of congress, an
proved June II, 1900. commonl
! called "The Reclamation Act" whic
i. said celebration shall be held on th
Sd. Attn and 5th days of July A. T
, 1907. mt Carlsbad, Eddy county
NJ. under the auspices and directio
I Of the nine executive officers, namely
the president, vice president and SCI
retary of the Rio HondO Water User
association, the pcCOs Valley Wate
Users association and the ElephaI
| Butte Water Users association, TC
= spectivcly; provided, however if io
: any reason any one or more of sal
, executive officers cannot take part
such celebration, or in The prepare
ton therefor, then, the board Of d
rectors of such associations are az
f thorized and empowered to designat
any other member or members of tn
, association to act as the representa-
, tives thereof: and
BE 1t further resolved that the sal
executive officers or representatives {
said associations shall be known q
the board of control" of the Ne
Mexico irrigation celebration. VIII
shall select their own officers and d
and cause TO be done all things whic
, in their judgment they may deer
: necessary for the success of such celt
!; bration and for the purpose of payin
! the necessary expenses of the men
$ bers of said board Of control, otht
l than the representatives of the Pect
< Water Users association. and a
: necessary expenses Of the memsers Z
said board of control other than u