Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-06
SIZED FUSS
AMONG ALAMEDA
|RR|GAT0RS
SMALL FARMERS KICK
ca NEW DRAINAGE DITCH
Referees Chosen 10 Adjust Se-
rious Differences North Of the
City; Big Meeting Held Yes
terday at Alameda.

a big bunch u grievances. real o
alleged came 20 q head ai lhe Ala
media school house north o. the cit
yesterday afternoon. when som sw'
hundred farmers gathered tn a mas
meeting to give voice 60 general pro
test against the building al q new
drainage ditch IN that locality IN
taiiiug an extra saN on the water users
A. this result of the meeting. 81 which
nearly everyone present had some
thing 10 say ~ thn way of kick
sheriff Jesus Romero and Colonel y
X. T. Settlers. chosen as referees, made
81 thorough inspection of the Alameda
accqaia ana thr work already done
On tie neR drainage ditch, and viii
convene AZ the sheriff office in the
court house on Monday afternoon 20
hear any further statements from any
interested parties.
The referees Viii then decide
whether the nen mils-and-taT
quarters long drainage ditch shall be
unlnisheds or whether the water
users shall continue 70 use the nine
yrar-old ditch.
The largcY property owners aho ~.
pushing The new ditch take the
ground that the old Rcequia results in
much disastrous 90oding ~ land by
waste water. az the old ditch has no
continuous flow and whenever g far-
mer wanled water for irrigation ne
had to notify she mayordomo and
have the exact amount turned
The new canal which will 81
low a continuous flow from the
Intake az Curraies to an outlet into
the river near Duranes. lheg claim
dOss away with this bother. ana at-
lows any farmer 10 take what water
le wants az any time without waste
and without the need ~ going % the
mHyordOmo or commissioners.
The commissioners NJ the Alameda
ditch are MessrH Luciano a. Montuya.
Santiago Garcia and Ma Chavez
Eugenio Harcia being mugordomos an
elected last October.
The small FARMERS men who avn
ane 70 fogr acre tracts, are protest
ing vigorously against the action Of
the maNerdufn0 and commissioners in
tie premises and would ven have
them removed from their positions
II Is hoped the referee plan will result
IN amimiacable adjustment of the DIFF
frrFuees.
II ii claimed by advocates 81 the
new canal that heretofore the use 90
$50 EtN So tat" W. fNF+" NAAf tA
onto some 500 acrca about five miles
from the intake at Cprrailes. doing an
nualtiy SERIOUS damage. The old
timers who register the Kick say the
old ditch IS coed enough ana object 40
the i~uursasa tax ~ 90 cents per acre
due ~ the improvements. the tax this
being fS.a0 an acre. against
Sl.6a an acre last year. A recent act
81 the legislature has changed the law
% that zach wner has "a vote for
every acre no owns Formerly. as
by Colonel SELLERS last night.
every man IN the community had ~
a. a result Of this regulation
II ~ said the large owners have been
able 60 Flggi "a beard OF commission
IN favor " The new project and
70 twenty men have been at
work N thu nnn ditch Tor some
months past.
The dissatisfaction among ,hc old
timers has been increasing tn volume
steadily as the work progressed until
y has reached % crisis. The referees
going into the matter thoroughly
and hope 10 he able 10 effect a COM
promise satisfactory to all. They
we're accompanied bs a deputation OF
some scyenty-fiyc farmers OF .l.d!g.
inspection trip Yesterday afternoon.
which they made a through
investigation q conditions