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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-04-05
PARkER's OPPORTUNITY
M AT LAST.

Judge Alton B. Parker. Democratic
candidate for the Presidency in 1904,
is greatly interested in the Hartman.
Roosevelt controversy in regard to
raising campaign funds. Mr.. Parker
was pretty forcibly called down by
the President in 1904 for asserting
that the great corporations were
financing the Republican campaign.
In an interview given to the Asso-
ciated Press Tuesday night, Judge
Parker said:
THAT s15O.OOO was turned over by
the Equitable, Mutual and New York
Life Insurance companies to Mr.. Cor
telyou's committee has new been
denied, of course. 1t was testified to
under oatn before a body who could
have summoned Mr.. Bliss and Mr..
COrtelyou to the witness stand if it
had been denied. 1t is safe to deny
Mr.. Harriman'S statement because
there is not now a commission before
whom Mr.. Bliss, Mr.. Cortelyou and
others can be summoned n com
PEELED to testify Congress has refus-
ed to make al investigation Of the
corporate contributions of 1904 or to
pass a law prohibiting corporate IN
tributions in the future. The moneys
raised by Mr.. Hartman and contrib
uted by the life insurance companies,
aggregating $780, 900, was but a drop
in the bucket as compared with he
total contributions by railroads and
other great corporations. The public
desire for an investigation at this
time. therefore. cannot be overesti-
mated.
"One of the questions now pressing
for solution is whether federal gov
ernmental control over railroads and
other great corporations shall be *
tended further. 1t will help to solve
that problem rightly to learn that
governmental power in the past has
used for political purposes-us-
ed to raise money to continue an ex-
listing administration. The proof that
it has been used will make it clear to
every mind that it can be used again.
Possession by the public of that
knowledge and the deductions there
from, inevitably will lead to attempts
to surround such power as has been.
or may be, conferred. with the abso-
lutely necessary safeguards against
political abuse of it. So far, no effort
has been made in that direction. 1t
has not been made because the peo-
pie have not appreciated the necessi-
ty of it. That they may do so. an in
vestigation should be had that will
bring out the whole truth. 1t will
help many to see quite clearly what
is now hidden, viz: The ultimate pur-
pose of some of those vi seek to
strip the states of power that it may
be ce1tered at Washington"
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-04-05

25 feet deep. 1t is shallow, and it's ca
pacity is 10000 acre feet, but into it
continually lows at low water 100 GU
bic feet of water per second, aad at
Hood times $4,000 cubic feet per sec
ond. For floods, adequate spillways
are provided. From Mcmillan lake,
water. when needed, will be d~ischarg-
ed into the river and re-captured by
Avalon dam.
Avalon lake covers 600 acres and
will hold 5000 acre feet of water,
which will be maintained by drawing
u'nn H'M.itan LAX. Av1''n dam IS
at Il narrow gorge of Ito river, and is
CO. ECO of GarU and rrrn, rein
forced with heavy stone on its lower
side n earth payeu with stone On it's
upper. The cement and iron are set
twelve fent into the heI of tho stream
and he dam stands forty-five feet
above low water. Including the eartn
and stone. the base of the dam at the
river bed is 265 feet wide and at the
crest is forty-ive feet. The dam is
not confined to the narrow forge of
the river, but extends along the sur
CONTINUED on Third Page.)
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GBy F. L. Vandegrift, in a circular of
the Santa Fee Railroad Col

UBy F. L. Vandegrift, in a circular of
the Santa Fee Railroad Coz.
The Hondo irrigation project in the
Pecos Valley of New Mexico has been
completed and water is now running
into h reservoir. This is n of the
first of the great irrigation projects
under the United States Reclamation
Act of Congress to be completed by
the government. The Carlsbad project
il the same valley, seventy miles
south of Hondo, will be completed in
the early spring, in time for the plant
ing season of 1907. Official descrip-
lions of the two projects appear in
nation Service, now ready for dis
tributiOn.
The two projects will add 5000 or
more acres to the arabic area of the
Pecos Valley. Water for 10000 acres
already has beer apportioned. This
much even the conservative engi-
neers of the Reclamation Service say
is certain. However, 10000 acres are
only the first or minimum estimate.
The governments engineers, when
they make an estimate, must be sur
of their figures, and so their first ap-
~portionment of water from these two
PAOJNSN' l" my oO,oOO W. 30
But the supply of water will be
greater than that, wen il seasons of
minimum rain and snow. This has
been proven by measurements made
by the governments engineers, and
there is nc doubt that, after the first
appOrtiOnment has zee tried a yea
or two, additional allowances will be
made, until the total area irrigated
from the two sources will be sc, 200,
or even 10000 acres. For, in addi-
ton to the daily normal flow, the pro-
jects include large storage reservoirs,
which will be drawn upon when nee
essary; and these basins will be kept
supplied by storm and snow waters
from the mountains.
The Hondo project is twelve miles
southwest of Roswell 1t is a reservoir
in the plain. Nature has o. most
of the work, and the government has
done he rest. 1t is a natural basin,
and where openings occur in the me
sa which surrounds it the government
has put in earthen dams lined with
stone The sum of the lengths of two
of these dams is about 2h miles.
Three others are shorter. The five
dams. with the Mills of the mesa be-
tween, complete the lake. The shore
line is irregular, but reduced to a cir
Gle the basin would be nearly nine
miles il circumference. 1t has an
area of 1910 acres, and a capacity of
10000 acre feet. The entertainments
are As feet high. At the base they are
so fee wide. On top is a roadway &c
feet wide.
The source of supply is the Hondo
river, a fine stream, tributary to the
Pecos), which takes its rise in the
White mountains 120 miles distant.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-04-05

These mountains are nearly the a1ti-
tude Of Pixies Peak, and now lies
in their canyons the year round. The
entire flow OF the river is diverted
into the reservoir by a canal, 10 feet
wide (bottom), 10 feet deep and 115
miles long. At the lower end of the
canal, shut out of tae reservoir by
gates, is a settling basin for the cap
ture of the heavier silt; and sluice
gates and s~pil1ways. On the deepest
OF south side of the basin is q cement
outlet controlled by a headgate,
through which and a short canal be-
river again. Below in the river are
three dams, by which the water will
be diverted to the fields-three canals
On the south side of the stream and
n on the north. By these canals
and their latera1s the water will flow
evenly without necessity of changing
Natures grade.
The cost of the Holdo project, in
Guiding maintenance n operation
for 10 years, will be $3O5, 900. This
sum, by the terms of the Reclamation
Act, is to be refunded to the govern
melt in ten annual payments, the
same to be assessed per acre against
the lands benefited.
The Hondo reservoir is 200 feet
higher than the Pecos river at
Roswell and the declivity is so even
that it is hardly perceptible. The lay
of the land between is ideal, and the
soil inexhaustible in fertility. The
Hondo reservoir is credited By the
first apportionment OF water with
10000 acres, and subsequent appor-
tionments will add 10000 more. When
the water is turned on and the farmer
plants his fields, this area, now arid,
will bloom as a garden, producing
nearly all the crops native to h tenn
perate zone. For it is the same soil
all owe the Pecos Valley, and when
ever it is watered and planted it
yields in wonderful abundance.
In addition to this 10000 acres
will get the Hondo water, there
is a vast area of the same quality of
soil which will get no irrigation from
that source. This land, although it
lies beyond the reach of the bitches
and their limited supply, is not with
out crop value. For it is underlaid
with shallow sheet water, which may
pumped and turned upon the sur
face cheaply by means of gasoline en-
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-04-05
Racine Matinee at Memphis.

Memphis, Tenn, April 5.-Although
the racing meet scheduled for Mont
gomery park has been definitely de
clared off, owing 10 the operation of
the anti-betting law, Memphis sports
men will be given an opportunity to
see some of the best horses in ac-
ton tomorrow, when a matinee will
be given at the track. No betting will
be allowed and silver trophies will be
the prizes awarded to the owners of
the winning horses. An excellent
card has beer arranged. Including a
gentleman's race, a short course stee-
pie chase. a 2 yea old flly race, dis
lance half mile; a 2 year old colt
race for the same distance. and a
three quarter of a mile dash for 3
olds and upwards. Some of the
most noted horses stabbed at Mont
gomery park have been entered in
tn events. Malcolm N. Macfarlan,
secretary of the New Memphis Jockey
club, will officiate as judge.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-04-05
WANTED.

WANTED Woman to do house
work, 205 N. Mo. 29t2
WANTED Young man of age to
work in store. Address s., City. If
WANTED Good secondhand roller
top desk. Address P. O.. Box 457.
29t3*
WANTED At the Sacramento Mar
ket, chickens and eggs; also fifty
more bone polishers. 30t4
WANTED A good, secondhand
runabout. cheap. Apply C. w. Hea-
to1, care Price & Co. 1t
WANTED TO RENT 5 or 6 room
house in desirable location. within
six blocks of P. o. Phone 262. 29t3*
WANTED Man who will contract
to, pillow mi fence 80 acres Hondo
land. Will be in Roswell April 6
to 10.-John H. McKi1stry. 26t5
WANTED Person to travel in home
territory; salary $3.50 per day and
expenses. Address j. A. Alexander,
125 Plymouth Place, Chicago, Ill >
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-04-05

The New Mexican on last Monday
again showed its manner of getting
news by means of the wireless"
Three items, Installing Big Pumping
Plant Casing for an Artesian Well"
and Moriarty to Have Newspaper"
were stolen bodily from our last
weeks issue, and by placing a date
lile over each, were palmed OFF as
press dispatches. If Il items are good
enough to copy, are they not good
enough to credit as we'll? This is GER
tainly the lowest class of theft imag-
inable.-Estancia News.
Hardly so bad as marking items
"Ex." when you know well enough
the name of the paper from which
they were clipped, for that is adding
nsu to injury.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-04-05
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT One large front room,
719 N. Main, phone LAG. 24tf
FOR RENT A pleasant furnished
room. Apply 309 N. Richardson. 26tf
FOR RENT Two furnished rooms
with or without board, 703 n. Rich
ardSon 26tf
FOR RENT Nice rooms. some of
them for light housekeeping. Apply
SIG n. Main ST. 29t2*
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-04-05

Mr.. Hartman, like many others
who ~gleefully tackled the man with the
big stick, had t o crawfsh, by declar-
ing that mis- letter to Mr.. Webster did
not state that there was any bargain
for the raising of money in consider
alton of the President taking care Of
Depew.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-04-05
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS.

for instance making the observation
himself that IN looks like the ears
of h OWL" which originally represen
ted the sound. The old man soon be-
came as deeply interested as the boy
in things that everybody knows"
and forgot to apologize.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-04-05

Politics is important, of course
but there are comparatively few peo'
pie, IN these not often the best peo-
pie, engaged in politics all the time.
A paper devoted entirely to politics
has a place. perhaps, but it is by no
means a NEWSPAPER.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-04-05

The difference between talents and
character is adroitneSs to keep the
old and trodden round, and power and
courage to max a new road to new
AID better goals.-EmersOn.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-04-05

The Artesia News says Artesia
county is an assured fact But II
seems to be one of those abstract,
Intangible sort of facts, like the de-
livery of the goods by the solid sew
enteen. or something of h a sort
Albuquerque Journal.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-04-05

People all over the United States
breathed a sigh of relief yesterday
afternoon when it was announced
through the daily papers that h con-
ference of railroad and
employees at Chicago had reached an
agreement and n a there would be
no general strike.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-04-05
FOR SALE OR TRADE.

A splendid hotel proposition, a mon-
ey maker the first day and every day.
Don't pass this up See CARLTON
e. BELL.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-04-05

The Record overlooked the Easter
service at the Colored NJ. E. church
last Sunday. But as the Register
Tribune failed to report any of the
others, it cannot claim a SCOOP"
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-04-05

IL is the function of a newspaper
to represent the business, moral and
social life of its community, and all
of these are more important than
notifies.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-04-05
THE HONDO RESERVOIR

The Hondo Reservoir and the CarIs-
bad Projects and What They are
Doing and Will Do for the Valley
More Than Four Hundred Thous-
and Acres of %IrrieabIe Lane in the
Pecos Valley.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-04-05

Two fire alarms on a day as wind.
as yesterday ought to help swell th'
w~aterworks alarm.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-04-05

A fire on Main street some sucf
day as yesterday might cost mort
than a municipal w~aterworks plant
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-04-05

The Artesia News seems to admit
that it was Mullens who did it.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-04-05

The first base ball games of the
season Friday n Saturday at the
new base ball park. Roswell against
N. NJ. NJ. 1. Don't miss them as good
games are expected. 2S-t3
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-04-05

Even the biggest buffer of all tn
railroad kings e not stampede tn
Rough Rider President.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-04-05

And now Mr.. Hartman refuses to
talk any %
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-04-05

1t is remarkable now many men
are hit when some Republican poll
tician calls another a liar.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-04-05

We nave the cheapest money to
loan on realty n Roswell.-Woodruff
6 DeFreest, opposite Post Office. loft
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FOUND.

FOUND Lap Robe On South Main.
Owner may obtain same by calling
at this office and paying for ad.
29tf.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-04-05
THE PECOS
VALLEY

A DESCRIPTION OF THE IRRIGA-
TON PROJECTS AND IRRIGA-
TED LANDS OF THE
PECOS VALLEY.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-04-05

FOR SALE Land scrip.-W. G
Skillmal. Aft
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1t contains no opium or other harmful substance, and
may be given as confidently to = baby as to ar adult.
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-12-19
Mrs. Saae's Renefactions.

Mrs. Russell Sage continues her
benefactions in ways that promise
most salutary results. She has given
100000 to enlarge the building for
the naval branch of the Young Mems
Christian association at the navy yard
in Brooklyn. The existing building
was presented by Miss Helen Gould
and has accomplished a highly bene
ticent purpose. The structure is nc
longer adequate to the growing needs
of the association, and the generosity
of Mrs. Sage will meet an urgent
want, says Troy Times. The jackies
Of the American navy, who are great
ly profted by the provisions thus
made for their comfort and pleasure
properly appreciate the work of these
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-12-19

yond the three score and ten" took
her first Bible class in the Baptist
Sunday school in Burlington when but
16 years of age, and is still teaching,
says Christian Herald She joined the
school when only eight and later
when she was given a class, the girls
she taught were almost as old as her.
self. She continued for some time as
an instructor of boys and girls; but
in later years she has devoted herself
to the teaching of adults, and her
Bible class for women has long been
the largest in the city. She is a re-
markable little woman and her faith
fulness and enthusiasm in her work
have served as inspirations to the hun
dreds of younger teachers and schol-
ars in the Sunday school, and to many
others
She comes of family many mem
bers of which were prominent as Bible
teachers. Her father was a minister
of the Gospel and her mother was one
OF the first teachers in the First Bap-
list Sunday school, organized in Bur-
lington in 1925. Her husband, the late
Noah E. Wright, was also an active
Sunday school worker, and for 40
years was connected with the same
school where his wife is still teach
Ing, and where he himself was, for
several terms, superintendent. Be
sides being teacher, Mrs. Wright is
prominent in mission work.
Teachers and officers Of the Sunday
school and members of Mrs. Wright's
large Bible class rendered her a COM
plimentary reception recently. Speak.
ing Of her career, Mrs. Wright says:
i have made many mistakes in life,
but the teaching of the Bible is not a
mistake. One would suppose that
after so many years study the Bible
would grow old and uninteresting,
but every time l read ! it find some.
thing new. When | started as a Sun.
day school teacher little thought that
| would spend so long a time in the
work, but had l my life to live over
again | would still teach a Bible class
l Will give you a recipe for keeping
young, Teach a class in Sunday
school,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-12-19
Rice Christians.

The Chinese missionaries call those
natives who become converts for pc
cuniary motives Rice Christians. "
There are 20 to 40 per cent Of these.
The missionaries are doing better
and more successful work than they
have ever done. The Chinese say that
the missionaries have made. more i'm.
preston in the last ten years than in
the previous 80. The medical and
educational branches are especially
praised The Chinese, even of the
highest classes, are grossly ignorant
Of the care of the health and cure OF
disease. Thus the missionaries have
been able to perform wonders in the
treatment of the sick.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-12-19
For a Friend
By Emma c. DOWd


Copyright, by Joseph 3. Bcwlns)
As Helen Sargent stopped singing a
sweet voice from the other esd CT the
room said: That is a beautiful song.
dearie. 1t seemed as if l could see the
Lord riding into Jerusalem, and the
people casting their garments and
palm branches before Him, and hear
them crying, 'HOsanna!' You make it
all so real
Il am glad you like it, grandma. l
feel as if | were there myself; per-
haps that is why | can make it seem
real to others. l am to sing it at
church tomorrow and / hope it will
please my audience as well as it
pleases you. But not everybody is as
kind critic as you are" Then stoop-
ing to kiss the smiling lips she sped
upstairs.
The flush that her grandmother's
words had called to her cheeks had
not died out, and her face reflected
the pure joy that filled her heart.
Helen Sargent was very lovely as she
stood there thinking her happy
thoughts.
Presently she turned from the win
dow and made preparations for a
walk.
AS she was ushered into the parlor
of her friend, Mabel Emory, she saw
that another caller was before her.
oh it is Mile Crawford" she said
sweetly as she went forward to greet
the girl who had turned slightly at
her approach. Il have hardly caught
glimpse of you since l came home;
but we used to be good friends before
| went abroad. | wish | might see
more of. you. l never forget old
friends Mile"
The young lady thus addressed re-
piled somewhat stiffiy to this cordial