Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-26
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!, the reclamation service, was bass
ga upon actual results obtained after
years of careful measurement and
computation of the minimum, maxf-
mum and average flow OF said Rio
iGraudc during said years. ana upon
careful estimates 90 the quantity Of
water required 90 irfigate the lands
under said Rio Grande project
whereby said reclamation service was
enabled 70 arrive at the quantity Of
water necessary to he ~imponnded IN
order e. render available ana 70 util-
lie the proposed irrigation works. the
estimated cost of which Is eight mil
lion dollars, sud,
Whereas. II would ol,siously be fu-
Tile for the government OF the Unit
ed States IA construct said proposed
irrigation works ut the enormous cost
without making
adequate provision 20 supply a suffi-
Client quantity OF water for the aforc-
said purpose and,
Whereas, The owners Of and set
Hers upon lands proposed TO be lrri
gated from said works having been
alert nnd having possessed a fun real
%i.ation Of the great advantages TO be
derived from the construction Of such
works. ana having taken the ncees-
.sary initiatory steps 20 insure the
construction thereof. and having mort
gagged their lands to secure the re-
payment ia the government Of the
United States OF the aforesaid esti-
mated cost of the construction there
Of. and having obligated themselves to
surrender their pre-existing ana pres
ent vested rights In ana to the wa
ters Of the ltio Grande for irrigation
purposes In consideration or being FUR
nished 81 tho government with ade-
quote water rights under said propos-
ed irrigation system. whereby there
has been and IL now imposed upon
the government an obligation IN con-
nection with the construction Of said (.
to provide such adequate Wa
ter rights; and,
Wherease, The policy proposed fl
The aforesaid resolutions is inimical {
10 and in contravention of the Welt
established law Of prior appropria- =
ions Of the waters Of public streams; I
ana. =
Whereas. In the judgment Of the I
members Of this association, the pol =
proposed Ia said resolutions would, =
Z carried to It's logical conclusion. De- 4
lrtNe every citizen of New Mexico.
whether In the northern, middle or .
nuthern portion Of the territory. OF a
my OF tie waters OF the Rio GrGnde l
or irrigation purposes by virtue of Q
he fact that al If said waters, eX- !
those of sieh f4ibutatieF 90 !
he Rio Crunae az rise IN New Mex
90. might under such a policy, he d. -
.crted IN the state OF Colorado. and, 81
Whereas. THIS association regards Il
attitude OF the Commercial club q
u Albuquerque and Of certain news a
In NEW Mexico toward the Ele- u
Butte project as unfair ana IN a
ana as calculated not only to "a
tia development ana upbuild. NJ
lg of that rich and fertile section Of q
Mexico lying below Elephant tt
'utte but. ~ successful. TO cause the 81
cciamation service to withdraw it's
III from all irrigation enterprises IN ~
he Rio Grande valley, Therefore, be Ia
Resolved. That the recital contain OF
y IN said resolutions to the effect M
nat the leasburg Diversion Dam is III
for the lands now under II
itch below such diversion dam is OF
rronenusi that, In truth and in fact, ~
aid diversion lam provides no stor- 81
sc facilities ANA does not increase the
unntlty OF water available to the la
under the present ditch systems. "A
nd ia NO manner benefits any lands Tie
the Mesllla valley other than those Ia
nder the bona Ana. Las Cruces ana III