The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-07-05

carlsbad, N NJ, July 5--1Oday IS
the last day of the great New Mexico
Irrigation Celebration that was held in
Carlsbad. July 3. 4, and and it is5one
of the most memorable celebrations
that has ever been conducted in the
Southwest and was a joint one author
lied by the 37tn New Mexico LegiS-
lative Assembly and directed to be
held in commemOration of this the
first season When water is supplied
to the citizens of New Mexico under
the provisions of the act of congress
commonly called THE Reclamation
Act" The Rio Hondo project at Ros-
well has been completed at a cost of
three hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars and water is about to be delivered
therefrom for the reclamation and ir-
rigation of twelve thousand acres of
land.
The Carlsbad project is now nearing
e. completion and is sufficiently advanc-
ed that water is ready for delivery
therefrom and When completed will
have a cost of more than six hundred
thousand dollars and will reclaim and
irrigate twenty five thousand acres
of land
Work at present is being rushed on
the Rio Grande or Eagle project upon
a diversion dam forth purpose of
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Rio Graade Valley until the project
has been permanently completed. The
estimated cost of this vast project is
seven million, two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars and when completed
will reclaim and irrigate $4,000 acres
of land in New Mexico, Texas and
Mexico: The reservoir will be forty
miles lolg and win contain a storage
capacity of 1000, 900 acres of water.
n
and the entire Pecos Valley has been
well represented at the celebration
and it has been time of glorious
thanksgiving to paternal government
for what it has accomplished il re-
claiming the arid lands of the west,
under the wise provisions of the Re-
clamation Act
The proceedings were started We'd
nesday morning at $50 by music by
the celebrated Canaan band of Win
field. Kansas, which rendered excel
lent music for the entire three days.
Mayor Arthur O'Quinn, Carlsbad's S
efficient and genial mayor called the
meeting to order and turned over the
keys of the city to the visitors and
the ceremonial part of the celebration
started Wednesday morning at the
stand on Mermod Street, opposite the
Schlitz Hotel and Immediately follow
ed the hose contest between Carlsbad
and Roswell in which Roswell was de-
feated.
Captain Etienae de Pellissier Bujac
the Silver Tongue orator of New Mex
leo acted as master of ceremonies.
Captain Bujac delivered the welcom-
ing address on behalf of Carlsbad and
it was thoroughly a gracious one. In
it he spoke of the vast work and the
great significance of the Reclamation
service in reclaiming the so-called arid
west. He gave a brief outline of tae
possibilities of the future. His t-ib-
ute to President Roosevelt was in
most glowing terms and he declared
that the president was the foremost
and grandest man il the world today
He said that all regardless of party
Affiliations should take of their hats
to the man who stood at the top of
San Juan hill nine years ago today
for the vast good me had accomplish
ed in reclaiming the west and the
aid that he had given the "Reclama-
tion Service
Bujac is red hot Texas democrat
and said that he spoke from the stand
point of a democrat tine man who
causes two blades of grass to grow
where there were formerly only one
is greater than a conque-er of a city
quoted the speaker. His reference to
Roosevelt caused a burst of applause.
Capt Bujac spoke of Hon. ]. o. Cam
eron, as author of House Bill No. z,
creating this celebration and highly
complimented Mr.. Cameron for his
splendid work His references to the
members of the Reclamation service,
both local and general staff was in
words of sincerest praise His clos
ing tribute to Carlsbad was given in
deepest feeling and he welcomed the
visitors in the name of the town the
Territory and the Pecos Valley.
Captain Bujac intrpduced Hon. H.
B. Holt of Las Cruces who delivered
the address of welcome on behalf of
the Board of Control. Mr.. Holt is a
lawyer of note and was the leading
republican whip at the last session OF
the territorial legislature. His Grafton
was the finished one of the day, being
full of instructive and significant data
and statistics concerning the future
growth and development of the Terri
tory. He termed the Reclamation
Act" as the greatest act of the ma,
4iona1 congress for in its application
lies the hope of the desert and the
certainty that New Mexico viii in
time be one Of the greatest states oi