Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-12
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The people of tac northern pail of
the territory eannot afford 70 leave e.r
stone unturned ia their effort 10 haze
the Elephant Butte reservoir nw
amended Is eliminating that part N i
which would deprive the people ~ afi
the valley above San MareIal - any
further uTe ~ the waier ~ ne Rio.
Grande Or any 81 IT'S tributaries. Tor
irrigation purposes
Every one having any Interest 70 the.
matter viii be glad 81 wee that the
Santa re New Mexican promptly Joins
hands with tiic people ri Albuquerque
ia favor 81 the repeal 81 The obnoxious
feature 81 the hN-s feature which,
II carried into effect would iitHrail9
put an end 70 any further Development
Throughout the entire l.io GrNnle
water shed north 81 tlle reservoir and
thus az more harm Ia New Aezicpl
than could he Object BY ga tBe good
THAI could Ne dome ny an the governs
ment reclamation works Ia the sAtifa
kFftNNf3s hAtaA'iN& tW' AAN Af"f Af"At
reservoir. ID would make ;he great
reservoir tbs Instrument ~ rahiius
one Of the largest and mos; fertile
sections ~ Sew Mexico ~ t4a source
Of is development for ihc benefit 81
a small portion of tlte state 81 Texas
md . large AREA 81 oid Mexico. Ia.
an editorial an the subject 'he Ness
Mexican slss
THE history of the EitpAant Bnite
project thus far II sleh ae ~ 3astifs
the action r. tie Commercial clash i
Albuquerque lasi evening prot sting
against the construction &c the dam
under present circumstance ana ra
strietions tf IS mln remema frrsl.
how capitalists hia Organised rs cons
struci tha Elepialni i.uties dam anl
reservoir FOR the hgeslt af tha Ne-l
siiIa valley. Sos fhe ffde-si ssfe~
ment. maeh 10 tAe lay pf i4nd s~ieea-
iators in III Paso. fauaht ihc proposl-
'ion tooth Nna uail on the efauna taatl
u reservoir az lhe Elephant Hgtirs
would impede the navigation ag l4ei
Rio Crande. The New Mosieo SIS
preme court found ihe contention aa-
surd. but the government finaiiy Neu.
on technicaiitlns The case had.
not even reached Hs nnai slae
when ths reclamation service pro-
posed 10 40 Che t,rs thing the eas.
eminent had fought hut Wth Is pros
yiso thar apparently satisfied the
land sharks, for it agreed to deliver
water % irrisate afl thsr lands ~
make worthless lands valuable on the
Mexiro side as well as ID Texans win
waters that by right belonged to Neu
Meaico. Furthermore. me reciama-
tion Service tied up 90 Irrigation pro-
sects north ~ sam Marrta t'sat af-l
tempted 10 reglaim more than tioe
sand acres not anis lraiu waters ps|
the Rio Grande nut from waters ~.
its tributaries, although 81 e8ull la
established scientifically that raelI
waters had never Reached and utt Ed
would reach the ftio Grsule II ~
Elephant Duties rhe development 81.
Taos. Rio Arr.ha. Santa Us ana coua-
ties below has been halted the paes.
few Years and endless litigation lv fn.
sight uniess therc Is "a change at.
front rs the government THE Eie-
plant Battfs darn suould be ean-
stfaetsd. bait ts maisrs saaNld aol he.
given 20 Mexico or Texas without.
compensation 20 New Mexlco Nor
should thers o. any pins up 81 irr
cation projects n northern New
Mezieo or southern Colorado. Tor
such projects, instead 81 dsprielns tho
Elephant Hait.s reservoir 81 water.
would regulate fhe Supply and makc
Il more eefiaiu
Tie ~foreEoins rainares t5 our Santa
Pc -eontcmrorsrv are directly d. thf
point AZ eanieaied tf the Morning
Jeurnaf. af least tao stafs aso tfe
Elephant Butte srhemc as csntem-
plated under she present lse net ln
The proper sense off thr term "a re-
clnmatiou rfc3oei at a3 fit is g rIsn
20 construct sTeaf works fcr th, nur-
posse q reeiaimlng ~ government esq
pense ecrff'n lands il aenrigine og
water eerialn other lands uhIeh. 81
not defarrsd ts saw 81 uasa nltani
rights coaid ln1 nouid 81 Reclaimed
Ay private fnterprr aal w4tHaat $50
ponsr t. thf ~soterauaeat
An atienpt maae Us -i fhfs
policy ON .tle sraaaa thai ne fe a
der treaty ohiiestaas ia Metsa ta eel
that eoanfry tn equitable s4ra ai taf