Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-09-26
Waters Of the Rio Grande.

"rhe people OF the central Iio
/ Grande valley Of New Mexico are
I with you to a man in this fight. said
CoA ". :. hCpeWeil at the CONNER
! c'al club ycstelda! morning to the
assembled Irrigation congress dele
! gates nom ri Paso and he Mesilla
! valley Who arrived hero shortly be-
| fore s o'clock IN their big special
| train en route 10 Pueblo where the
| Eighteenth National Irrigation con-
gress opens its sessions this morning
colonel Hopewcll's speech was brief
and ~ the point II Tas SIMPLY
welcome TO Albuquerque and cor
dial assurance o. the entire cooper
alton and support OF the people OF
northern New Mexico in the move
ment led by the southerncrs To fight
Colorado's attempt to secure the
waters Of the Rio Grande for the san
Luis valley without regard TO the
rights OF water users in this territory.
The Colorado contingent arc 70 start
u bitter campaign agains the Ele-
phant Rutte dam and their attitude
has consolidated the sentiment of all
New MeXicans INTO = readiness 10 de-
fend our rights TO the Rio Grandc
waters TO the last ditch.
Secretary G a kinne of the ri
Paso chamber OF commerce made a
neat little speech. as did also FeliX
Martinez of this city and President
+. B. Schwentker OF the Commercial
club who arrived on the job a trifle
late and looking sleepy. but who did
his full part In welcoming the visit
ugs. do you El PaSo people get mp
at 8 o'clock on Sunday mornings
he demanded. in explaining why a
larger deputation of citizens had not
turned out. As 1t was. the southern
water users were greeted by good
crowd and made to feel ut home while
they were here Headed by the
splendid FL Paso municipal hand, the
delegates. adorned with brilliant
badges. marched 10 the club ana af- |
ter the speaking marched around /
town 20 stretch their legs before the
train pulled ont for the north.
The band PLACED most of the time |
the crowd WAS here ana played classy /
music az that While the men from |
the Pass CITY and Las cruces are out I
for business they also mean to have |!
cracking good time and had got |
pretty well started toward that end I
hy the time the ti3lin reached here I
They made pretty fair amount OF /
noise for quiet sabbath morning n I
fNiUHI IttlHuf Flit are lntAbiANbiA h
Jolly bunch.
Has any one here seen Happier"
ono FL paso man was heard chanting
as he walked mp and down the plat
form looking Tor J. A. Happier, the
VOL known El Paso booster.
He's at breakfast volunteered
another delegate.
For the love Of Mike" calculated
.hc other Happer at breakfast whom
he's got a chance to see Albuquer-
luc'' and ne went after Happer.
Various little ditties were heard
rom the crowd including classic on
well known rcsourccs-deVeiopcr
rom as Cruces.
on. oscar snow
: about To- go
l'pon the road to
pu-eo-lo." etc
W x, Brown, the wel known santa
re man Nhoa- official duty is 10 see
hat an cxcurEionists have q good
ime. accompanied the train COL j
mel HopeWell. Felix MARTINEZ and {
,thcrs Joined the bunch here and LEFT Z
cr Pueblo while George Arnot who \
vas TO have gone yesterday, and who |
las called out 81 the city will leave
oday for Pueblo. Quite a number OF {
'ther northern valley men viii make {
or tho congress J
We look for fight" said oscar s
now of Les cruces. the well known 6
lfalfa leron hut We are going I
eady TOR II ana ! think We can give I
he Coioradoans a run for their
money You see the argument Is al G
N our side. II II is a matter OF dc
ate they have the weak side of the
proposition an the way through
ooh though for the opposition 10
ct decidedly and vigorously sat upon 1
" the congress il they try seriously 1
% start anything. As q matter of |
act / don't believe that the Colorado !
rowd viii accomplish anything worth
Mentioning
The delegates from the southern
alley are all thoroughly representa-
I'VE men nd men well qualified To
epIesent tho business interests or
MS Cruces. IN Paso and enyirons
hey have heavy supply OF the right
ind of ammunition Tor the threat
ned conflict ana will make good use
{ il Fl occasion requires.