Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-03-27
UNITED EFFORT
RECOMMENDED
Board of Trade
Takes Step To-
ward Harmony
new IRRIGATION LAWS
Interesting Address by the
Territorial Engineer V.
L. Sullivan.

Whereas, the present and future
| growth of this city of Santa Fe de-
n!ands especially at this time, the uni
ted and best energies of each and
every one OF its business men, and,
Whereas, with the present situa-
ton, there are, i'll comparatively
small community, two commercial
bodies, which is neither z business
like or economical condition OF af-
fairs be 1t
Resolved, that committee OF
three be appointed, by the chair, to
take this situation under advisement,
and to confer with the officers of the
Commercial Club to the end that a
consolidation of the two bodies be
brought about"
The above resolution was adopted
at last evenings meeting of the Board
CT Trade, after thorough discussion.
President l.. B. Prince appointed on
the committee: A. Fl. Brodhead, A. L..
Morrison, Sr., and Paul A. +. Walter.
Secretary Don w. Lusk was at his
desk when the meeting was called to
order. The session proved to be a
very interesting and satisfactory one.
Among the visitors present were Ter
ritorial Engineer Vernon L. Sullivan
and John Randall.
Carl A. Bishop was unanimously
elected member of the board upon
motion of DR.. A. J. Casmer
A. H. Brodhead, for the tree plant
irg committee, made comprehensive
report and laid before the board a
plan which contemplates the planting
OF trees the entire length of Don Gas
par avenue from the Capitol to the
top of Buena Vista; from the Capitol
to Fairview Cemetery and from the
same point to the National Cemetery.
Don Gaspar avenue from the Capitol
to the Plaza, and Montezuma avenue
| from the Capitol to the depots, has
been already planted and this year
any trees that may have died during
! the winter will be replaced. The
planting of the Santa Fe River boule-
ward from near the Capitol to the
| Delgado street bridge and later to
the junction with Canon road and Pal
ace avenue, will receive the imme.
date attention of the committee if
the city co-operates in opening that
thoroughfare. This plan will give
/ the city several shady avenues all ra
dating from the Capitol.
Paul A. +. Walter. for the commit
| tee on publicity, reported that it has
in preparation a pamphlet on Santa
Fc County. which the Bureau of I'm
migration has promised to print with
/, out delay and A. l.. Morrison, Sr., fol
the committee on membership, report
ed that the committee had secured {
number of applicants.
Professor j. A. Wood, for the join
committee on Chautauqua, made re
port on the plans formulated by tht
committee, which include the setting
aside of twenty acres near the old Ra
mona School site on top of Bueni
Vista Heights on the southern boun
Diary OF the city, for a Chautauqui
Park, the erection of a pavilion Il
seat a thousand people and the eret
tion of tents and rustic cottages TO
) the accommodation of, visitors. Witt
the summer school of the Archaeo
logical Institute and the normal sum
ner schools of Santa Fe and SUI
rounding counties as nucleus, TN
Chautauqua would draw a considera
BILE attendance from the start, Whlcl
would increase each year until SAINT
Fe's Chautauqua would not only riva
but surpass the Boulder, Colorado
Chautauqua, which now draws thou
sands of people each year and whicl
was begun under less auspicious Gil
cumstances than would the Santa p
Chautauqua. 1t is proposed to rails
about $4,000 at first, either by sui
scription or forming a stock company
Territorial Engineer Vernon l.. Su
livan then made an Illuminating at
dress on Irrigation Legislation. IA
, claimed that New Mexico today has
better system Of irrigation law tina
any commonwealth of the Unite
States Today 100000 acres in tn
Territory are under irrigation an
| there is enough water available TO
, the reclamation of 100000 acres. II
| explained in detail the District Irr
, cation bill passed by the Thirty-eight
Legislative Assembly and under whic
communities may unite into distrie
and bond themselves for irrigation in
provements. Mr.. Sullivan says ths
the system is very successful in Colt
RADIO and that capitalists buy thes
! district bonds eagerly. He then g,
,,Iainad tho nrovisionc of tho Care