Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-10-23
IRRIGA-
TON PROJECT
Good Reasons Ad-
vanced for Its
Extension
VERY GRATIFYING RESULTS
Fifteen Thou,and Acres Are
Under Cultivation This
Season.

hSSoIS' - H. MCLeudlHdn ana +
e. Tracey, who came to Santa Fe last
Sunday to meet Secretary Ballingel
in reference to securing the extension
OF the Carlsbad irrigation project and
an adjustment of payments by the wa
ter users, were much pleased with
their reception by the secretary at the
executive office this forenoon and left
for home this afternoon. They were
promised thorough investigation and
consideration of their plans and feel
certain that the secretary of the inter
ior will be just in the matter. Mr.
Tracy said that Carlsbad is growing
that new buildings are going up on
every side. The largest brick and con.
crete garage in the territory has lust
been completed and a two story bust
ness block is under construction now.
Good results were obtained this wear
under the Carlsbad project. The cot
ton crop was especially good, although
the are was less than will be under
cultivation next veal. The cotton is
ginned at Carlsbad, This year, there
were in cultivation $4,000 acres under
the Carlsbad project and by next year
the entire 10000 acres will be signed
up under the government contract.
Mr.. Tracy has issued the following ad-
dress to the people of the lower Pc
cos valley:
President Taft has announced that
the administration will request of
Congress an issue of ten million dol
lars in bonds for the completion of
reclamation projects in course of con-
structlon, the reclamation fund being
wholly inadequate for that purpose.
The following reasons are advanced
TO show that the Carlsbad project
comes within this definition and is en-
titled to share in the benefits of any
such appropriation.
l. The Carlsbad project was ap-
proved by Secretary of the Interior
Hitchcock on November 2Sth, 1905. In
the order of approval it was stated: i:
That subject to the conditions here
lnafter named the report and recon.
mendations of the board of engineers
dated August 81, 1905, are hereby CON
Cured in and approved and the oum
OF S60O,OOO is hereby set aside and ap-
propriated from the reclamation fund
for the irrigation of the first 90 Ooo
acres as recommended in said report -
Under this order the Carlsbad pro-
Ject was constructed, and it remains
10000 acre project to this time.
2. In the report of the board of
engineers above referred to it was
stated; The necessary reconstruc-
tion and repairs for the irrigation
OF 10000 acres depending upon the
storage to be had from Lake McMil-
Ian may be placed at $450,OOO as a
safe estimate
The full development of this pro-
ject would provide for. the irrigation
OF 10000 acres of first and second
class land, involving the use of what
is known as reservoir No. 3 with a ca
pacity of $1,000 acre feet"
The estimated cost of 10000 acres
would therefore be $1,O50, 900 Add
ing the amount deemed proper for the
purchase of the existing irrigation
plant makes the total cost for the
larger acreage $1,2O0,OOO." ,~q
THE advisability of using reservoir
number depends upon the results
shown by further examination of the
site, to determine whether gvpslm
beds exist such as to prevent it's use
Tor storage. 1t is believed that the
necessary boring can be completed bv
November l, 1905.'
me concluding recommendations of
this board were as follows:
I. That the necessary borings at
the site of the Avalon dam and res
ervoir No. be completed at the earl.
lest possible date.
2. That the Pecos Irrigation Com
pany be asked to inform the reclama-
ton service before September 80,
1908, whether it will transfer it's en-
tire irrigation plant to the United
States for the sum of $150,00e as here
in stated
3. That if the company agrees to
a sale at such sum, the 10000 acre
project herein outlined be at once
taken up so that water may be fur
nished for irrigation at the earliest
possible date.
a. That if reservoir No. 8 shall be
found suitable for storage, the 10000
acre project be taken up for construc-
ton.
80. That if the Pecos Irrigation
Company refuses to make sale at