The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-10-23
\. VALLEY
IRRIGATION

The Daily Record has received the
following copy of a letter with he
compliments If DR.. L. Baeta Neves,
rigation Congress, who visited the
Pecos Valley after the close of the
congress-. That the Brazilian delegate
was well pleased by what he saw will
appear from reading the letter:
Albuquerque, N. NJ, Oct. 10, 1908.
"Excellency DR.. Joaquin Nabuco, Am
bassador of the Republic of Brazil,
Washington, D. C.
"My dear Sir and Friend: Here
with | desire your permission to in
form you thai in this Territory of
New Mexico, the Brazilian Delegate
to the Irrigation Congress has receiv-
ed from the American people many
proofs of their sympathy with his ma
ton. Our country ought to feel indebt-
ed to the federal authorities n rep
resentatives of the Government, to
the Directors of the Sixteenth Ma
tional Irrigation Congress, and to the
people of New Mexico, for the gra-
cious and kindly reception accorded
to its representatives before, during
and after the session of the Congress.
Especial mention should be made
of what was done to entertain me and
to promote in every way my studies
in respect of the irrigation systems
in the Pecos Valley.
In my short trip through this val
ley / was enabled to gain much valua
BILE information concerning both gov
ernmental and individual irrigation
works, and l hope that the result of
my observations will be of profit to
our country in regard to the irrigation
of the semi-arid lands of northern Bra
zil. The Pecos Valley is perhaps the
part of this territory where water is
becoming valuable; and the best re-
suits obtained by its distribution are
found in the irrigation Of the lands
in the South Spring Farms, near Ros-
we'll. This system, which / shall de-
scribe later in detail, is admirably
SoliuuolCu ny WI IdSCl otOll1o
to me of a high uti11ty,-and for the
reason that it is economical and suit
ed to limited areas where the water
supply is scarce, it may be considered
as being especially applicable to GER
tain regions of Brazil.
I received in h Pecos Valley a
very courteous welcome from the En-
gineers of the Reclamation Service,
the Chairman of the Committee on
Foreign Representation, the eminent
DR.. Edward D. Mcqueen Gray, and
from the members of the Commercial
Clubs of Roswell, Carlsbad and Aries
la, who were prodigal of their atten-
lions to me, facilitating my studies
in every possible way.
They thus gave an additional proof
of the splendid hospitality of the A
merican people and a fresh demonstra
tion of their fraternal feelings in re-
gard to our country, which feelings
have beer fully exhibited by the local
press of this territory, where an en-
terprising people are winning the con-
quest u Lie u0S0El anu IuIIluS IL III
to a paradise replete with beautiful
homes.
Especially to DR.. Mcqueen Gray,
who undoubtedly was one of the most
prominent figures of the Congress,
the magnetic center of the foreign
representatives, Brazil ought to be
much obliged.
For the interest which our Republic
is arousing in the minds of the people
of North America, we Brazilians are
greatly indebted to yourself, who ave
ever been the indefatigable apostle
of he closer union of The two great
Republics of the North and South.
I congratulate you upon the splen-
did results now appearing from your
wisely applied efforts in so valuable
a direction.
I present to you my earnest desire