The Colorado statesman., 1908-10-03
SHARP CONTROVERSY IN NATION.
AL IRRIGATION CONGRESS
AT ALBUQUERQUE
RIGHTS OF COLORADO
PRESIDENT GOUDY SPEAKS FOR
THE PEOPLE OF THE SAN
LUIS VALLEY.


renewal at Thursday afternoons ses-
sion of the National Irrigation Con
gress of the discussion of the forestry
service, when Will C. Barnes, an in
spector of grazing or the national for
ests, replied to the attack made on
him by d. C. Beaman of Colorado the
day before
Mr.. Beanan violently attacked
Barnes for writing magazine articles
laudatory of the chief forester while
on the government payroll. Mr.
Barnes, who has been a prominent
cattle grower in New Mexico and Ari-
IONA for many years, undertook his
own defense and the defense of the
forestry service, vigorously asserting
his right to give his views through the
medium of public speaking or masa-
zine writing
President Goudy in brief s"eech
took up the defense of the rights of
the people of the San Luis valley in
Colorado against an attack made Wed
nesday by w. w. Follett, consulting
engineer of the national boundary com
mission, vino asserted that the Colo
RADIO people had no right of usage OF
the waters OF the upper Rio Grande.
He bitterly resented what he termed
the stopping over of Engineer Fol
lett. who intimated that the Colorado
water users were trying to rob the
people of Texas and New Mexico and
Old Mexico of the waters of the river.
Mr.. Goudy declared that the south
ern water users were demanding mil
lions of acre feet more water than they
needed, and said that while they
wanted water to irrigate millions of
acres of new land, the people of the
San Luis valley merely want enough
water for the completion of the irri-
cation system which they have built
entirely with their own money. with
out government aid. This he con
trasted with the attitude of the south
ern water users, for whom the gov
ernment is to build a great dam. and
who nevertheless want to appropriate
not only what water they need, but
great deal more. He showed clearly
that the water used in Colorado will
not affect the Elephant Butte project.
The capacity of all our reservoirs
in the San Luis valley" said Mr..
Goudy, will not be over 100000 acre
feet. We simply wish to complete the
reclamation of long farmed lands. We
are not asking to reclaim new lands.
There is absolutely no ground for any
contest between the people of Colo
RADIO and those of Texas, and those
Texans who are seeing visions of
civil war between the two states have
no basis for heir fears. We resent the
charge that we are thieves and rob
bers.'
Mr.. Goudy paid tribute to the keen
intellect and sterling motives of Judge
Beaman of Colorado whose speech as
sailing the forest service created such
a commotion Wednesday. He more
over, paid high tribute to Chief For
ester Pinchot, and said he believed the
forest service had already SO pro
tected the Lead waters of the Rio
age of water at the Elephant Butte
dam forever un1OunQeu.
Will C. Barnes, inspector of grazing
in the forest service, who was includ-
ed in Beaman's attack, defended him
self and took a shot at Judge Bea-
man, when he declared all such at
tacks on the service were inspired by
corporate greed or personal selfish in
terests. Mr.. Barnes warmly defended
Mr.. Pinchot and the administration of
the forests, and took up in detail and
refuted specific instances of injustice
presented by J. A Eddy of Colorado.
Colorado has occupied the prominent
place in the sessions of the congress
Dwight B. Heard. of the Arizona Cat
tie Growers Association, defended the
forestry policy in behalf of that asso-
citation, asserting that the cattle grow
ers Of Arizona were satisfied with the
condition of the Arizona forests.
William w. Wheeler, assistant sec
retary of the Department of Commerce
and Labor, delivered short address
as the personal representative of
President Roosevelt.
The resolutions committee today
removal of restrictions from foreign
immigration proposed by C. B. Schmidt
of Chicago and adopted a plank sup
porting protection of American sugar.
Silver Purchases Resumed.
Washin pton n-Diractnr nf tho Mint