Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-11-14
,sn.eiai Correspondence to Morning journal

carlsbad, N. NJ, Nov. II. 1903
sKeep your eye on Carlsbad" is the
suggestive slogan which appears on
carlsbad farmer. This particular
farmer is a land owner, a real estate
man. a booster. He is also long head
ed and far sighted n he has a small
fortune right around the corner which
nothing on earth save an earthquake
or sudden death can take away from
him: for he happens to W land I'M
der the Carlsbad project Of the Nat
ional Reclamation service. This is
nretty strong talk; for irrigation pro-
iects are not always successful; there
are such things as water shortages and
other difficulties. Carlsbad has known
ali of these bad things. Under the
old private irrigation system, disaster
followed disaster in rapid succession
and it is small wonder that there are 4
few, a very few, of the old, old timers
who still shake their heads and look
for the worst to happen.
Rut Carlsbad is one of the districts
If the west where the worst is over
1t has happened. The chapter of dis
aster is closed and the new era has
opened. 1t is, In fact, wide open and
one can fairly hear the hummihg of
the new machinery of the period of
progress. The season just closed has
demonstrated one and for all the
complete adequacy and the ultimate
success of the Carlsbad project. The
water supply is ample. The system
is working smoothly; acre after acre
OF rich land is being brought under
cultivation. orchard after orchard is
being planted. Deal after deal shows
n constant and rapid upward trend of
land prices. The fact is that Carls-
bad and the Carlsbad district have the
goods, absolutely guaranteed and
ready to deliver and delivery is being
made and during the coming year is
going to be made in constantly in
creasing quantity.
C. H. McLenathen, who is president
of the Pecos Waters Users association,
and also president of the Commercial
Club, Francis G.. Tracy. A. NJ. Hove,
secretary of the Water Users, asso-
citation, C. NJ. Richards, DR.. +. F
Doepp, F. L. Dearborn, C. r. Price
there are a couple of dozen other
men, too numerous to mention, but
always on the job in this town which
used to be sleepy but isn't any more.
The are live, energetic boosters. Not
boosters who talk alone, but the kind
OF men who get out n do things.
They are getting results. Carlsbad is
wide awake and the outlook for this
owns, one of the oldest in the Pecos
valley is as bright and possibly a lit
tie brighter than it has Eel been, even
in the halcyon days when ii was the
home of the only modern irrigation
project in the west.
Not satisfied with having put the
Carlsbad project of 90, 900 acres into
the front rank of prosperity the Carls-
bad boosters are marching right along
and now propose that the government
shall extend the project. The pro-
posal is a very reasonable one. There
is plenty of water, the government has
already expended q large amount of
money there and with the expenditure
Of a comparatively small additional
mount. will be able to greatly extend
the acreage, reciair7i7g land which as
Il now appears, cannot be reclaimed
in anv other way. Therefore. since it
should be done the Carlsbad people
have started out to get it done and
they have a very good prospect for
success. Secretary of the Interior
Ballinger has notified the Water U.s.
ers' association that he is sufficiently
interested to look INTO the thing per-
sonally. He is coming to Carlsbad as
the last stop in his southwestern trir
TO 60 over the situation thoroughly,
The very best things are hoped fol-
from this trip, of the Secretary. The
extension of the project will mean q
great deal for Carlsbad. But even
should the proposed extension be