The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-10-13

The first volume of the History of the Pecos Valley has been
s,Ossd; WE BE-. n tSe a s1sa E a ad~ e1 Of t5a WORD og 2 m Sas la at e daan tSs burr or
der and is at rest. He has solved the mystery of life and has enter
IT $ proper that we should assemble to pay tribute Of respect
f for m aa%'e of ns to IL Be the Ssr @s foday. q the man who made it possible
outline-so after the strife and struggles of life are over, we can see
with clearer vision tthhe; Characteristics 1ara which elevate few above
rounds II depart departed d. we e can estimate sna It those sse,s great at qualities sss y, which
Let us remember that in paying this tribute of appreciation to
the memory of Mr.. Hagerman we are simply acknowledging our
obligations to the man whose energy, indomitable will and vigOr. ir-
The world is indebted to its workers. not to its drsamers.
of action rather than Of theory, merits our homage.
beaut Gsne OF st, h literature fe a %o asGtsuf Both I k pa1li ap ans e priSats Of a .ne
t e f and ar fU einI pur 1T nou in its ; adherence sd to high nigh ideals shtsa a devotion \
hGnor faith that tbass go ona, citizenship nnd is m4re precious %n, than hs wealth wealth or
wbiab Se eo up tn 7 the h IN fbs Peaos Of Ts 9bllv Mn, but ran tine great as w works Is
wood grows and water runs a mute though speaking monument
Every home under the two great canals will be a shrine. Ev-
cry blossom redolent with gratitude. When Mr. Hagerman came
teen miles Of Carlsbad: Now there are thousands and every Leaf
that portion Of the valley was a desertits parched and arid wastes
f aeIds. Orchards 70 %aist and Tp Prosperous spere sfh home isn 6eaa Il pr the iand. It It
b trSe tb he M Was not aw the d atooS e n N OBJ those dfzy vast ba 4Sfsib ad Sisw He w Was
and who led the industrial forces. through difficulties, into the
promised land.
In this age of industrial activity, we are accustomed to look on
great enterprises with nonchalanoe and accept results without con-
sidering the personal efforts and sacrifices involved This is a
n MANY MANY Of y you Il look sts upon %nortth the e. earlier sSa Ro efforts of Mr.: H Ha ss; r m
equal pnnht5 or of M grea Hsgi importf b1gst eha enf hS w0rd in ti the S;l lUwer y valley y
of difficult railroad construction.
the Midland road. Many of them employed their vast aggrega-
enterprise. They misjudged the man, He overcame ali obstacles,
financial and physical, and won a signal industrial victory;
S SSt tn s sDriq Pe 1 Rayp pI1 Rive end de th ier5 Hstt ma ths sn fsTti1s m alSRss 1 Tsos.
Of US who have seen the old Peeoa in the majesty Of its On-rolhng
flood can realize the Heculean task presented. Might as well at
tsmpt to to o stay 0c th9 tn inG bon ifl tid The o sn sS%mdn nro the white dt th crested eami
paratiyely unknown science if irrigation were the question with
the & Of concrete construction, n e II lis associates commenced
Pecos, gathering the surging water of an empire, resented the
restraint.
In August 1898, a then unprecedented flood swept down the
valley, carrying out the Avalon dam, the fune, bridges and the
short short h hour. and at such a time. You will remember that i IN August as
1893 occurred the most disastrous financial panic within the mem
crashed to earth like a house upon the sands carrying with them
railroad companies, banks and mercantile houses without number.
was impossible. Distrust, suspicion and doubt ruled the world.
great flood and its disastrous results were wired Mr.. Hagerman
who was in New York--then the storm center of the business
world. In the midst of the financial chaos which held the markets
in its grip, this new disaster would have overwhelmed n ordi-
t" With characteristic courage and the habit of quick decision,
he wired the management at Carlsbad a message IS unique as it
Immediately and the irrigation system completed Before that
f pisaning ava "a im nsediate departure sseay D9e f Taa h tRe count and many on it's we RE
cept and publication hope and courage returned and the life of
indulge in the mental operation of worrying as to how the great
work wa to be accomplished. And why? Because they knew
be written over the lower valley as an example of the calm
courage and resolute- determination of the man who would not
The work of reconstruction was started at once and prose
those awful months. The investors of the country suddenly
changed INT into pe rsnn sI"tc hoard fn6gs towards naEs,l gra5p imno ohenf purse nos
trate. The activities of the great world were suddenly changed
from the prosecution of vast enterprises into frantic efforts to
save fortunes and regulations from impending wreck Yet owing
to Mr.; Hager r u sup em1 an effort a steady stream OF gold gold
people. saved. -.
| valley are not his only monument. The whole country from Pecos
to Amarillo will be a memorial to his prophetic vision and of