Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-09-30

has not forgotten this kindness and !
he takes advantage of every means
to supplement it by the simpler meth I
DDS of irrigation. In recent report
the minister Of the treasury of CO. /
lombia notes the abundance of water |
in the cultivated areas, but he also !
gives careful attention to drainage |
and irrigation, noticing especially a
project to combine the two along thu
great highway of Cambao.
The area of Bolivia is wonderfully
diversified. The mountain regions are
dry, rocky and often sterile, but the
plateaus to the east and north con-
tain some of the richest land in South
America. Here everything Will grow,
but there are valleys between the
mountain peaks where crops and
herds could be much increased IL wa
ter were more abundant or better
preserved. The study OF these higher
valleys has been carefully undertaken
within the last two years by the min
lister of colonization and agriculture
with gratifying results. In this case
the government Is decidedly in ad-
vance of present demands. for the
soil needs agriculturlsts to till it quite
as much as water to nourish 1t. When,
therefore, colonization shall have
filled the unoccupied spaces Bolivia
will have plans ready to make fertile
by irrigation all land settled by the
farmer.
Enterprises of this kind are not
confined to the larger countries to
which / have called your attention.
Il All
| appreciating the value of irrigation,
and the increased income both to the
agriculturist and the government has
| recently made an appropriation for ir-
rigating the Monte Cristi district, and
the public treasury has appropriated
annually the sum of $4,000 which Is
to be expended according to the
] plans prepared for this purpose oy
the ministry of promotion and public
works. The executive power Is au-
| thorized at the same time to use all
means within its reach to hasten the
realization of this important work.
/ must remember the fact that
Porto Rico-and in many senses oi
the word this island is part of Latin
| America-has inaugurated a magnifl-
cent irrigation program. The sum II
$4,000 900 was within the last few
days appropriated by the legislature
in special session.
Some Facts About Latin America
In conclusion, let me mention few
general facts about our sister Amer
lean nations which are primary II
their nature and not generally rec
ognized by the average citizen OF tn
United States. ALI America, inc.udini
the United States and excluding Can
ada. which Is not a republic, cover
an erea approximately Of 100000
square miles. OF which Latin Americ
: occupies nearly 100000. or three
fourths. The total population Of tn
same Pan-America Is 160,000,000. o
which 70.000,000, or almost half. liv
in Latin America. The total averag
foreign commerce, exports and i'm
J ports, OF Pan-America is $4,000, 900,
600, of which the share of our littl
appreciated sister nations Is owe
$4,000. 100000, or considerably NOR
than one-third, Last year the for
z eign commerce OF the Argentine Re
4 public reached nearly $600,000,00(
Buenos Aires, the capital of Argen
tina, has a population OF 10000
( and Is growing faster than any city
e the United States after New York an
Chicago. Rio Janeiro, the metroI
= oils of Brazil, has nearly reached tn
S 100000 mark, while the total are
n of Brazil exceeds the connected ara
e of the United States by sufficieI
e square miles to have room almost f.
: Germany I'm addition. Out of Il
d Amazon river every day flows 70,
> times as much water as out of OF
: mighty Mississippi. And so / mig
go on telling of this southern wonde
j. land of Latin America, but / will ste
0 here and ask you to place yourself
5 in touch with my office in WashinI
Il ton, the International Bureau
= American Republics, If you care
e learn the details OF the story togeth
e with pamphlets, maps and boo
,e which will prove that l have not g
% aggerated one iota.
r An intermission of few momen
II followed the address of Mr.. Barre
II during which the band played and
ie canvass of the hall was conduct
)f for the purpose of finding someo
% who understood the mechanism of I
.y government maps behind the plt
Ie form and who could unroll them
ID It was presumed they might be uset
Il in Illustrating the speech OF ID.
l. Beaman, of Colorado, which was I
next number on the program. tt
was unnecessary. however, as
ID speaker, who in an exceeding
al lengthy address on the "Governme
r Forestry Service" did not refer
m them in any way.
~ Mr.. Beaman's address took
es form OF a criticism of the forest sci
ID ice In general and of it's chief. G
A ford Pinchot in particular. 1t v
to have been made tomorrow aft
n noon but owing to the absence
We other speakers slated for this MOI
X ing the speaker was substituted.
n the close a disposition was mantle
'r ed to question Mr.. Beaman on seve
al points which he made but as the III
n for adjournment was past, discuss
es was postponed till later In the
r and the meeting dispersed at 12
10 o'clock.
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