Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-05-31

to For Quitman, rN '-t miles be-.
low ~ paso.
November a. lpnN tnD United
States proposed to Mexico the az.
| poinf mem of Join tumuis.ior for
| the purpose of AN equitable distrih.
utioh' at the remaiuiur NuIors of the
! Rio GIaude. covei.uu That NORTON
from Folt Qutman To- iis mouth This
/ proposal was accepted bf Mexico he.
| ccmhcI 2l 1905. Ac'in- under thi4
! Joint agreement Mexico appointed
! Fernando l,cllran y pulu us lbs CON.
missioner aud the United states
! named Louis &. III. -up,rviSins en-.
! aiU,'r OF the reclamation service. a.
/ hc american commissions NAV q.
/ 1910 wilbur keblng.r for eleven
/ wears secretary to ihc boundary com
! mission, vas named to succeed Mr.
| iiiil This Joint commission agreed
| to make 4 full Investigation %. con.
nitiun3 along that part OF the RIO
| Gandr rom Fort Qutuun 10 the
! guilt and both sections oi The com.
! mission began the inv, iaatiOn la,S
| December II is believed here All In.
formation will be available for guild.
| ing thC deliberations ana conferences
! of Che commissioner '0l the iurmula.
| lions uf treaty by tune 49,
j. o. maintained thai tho data col.
! lOt'ot 'u date by the i1iul commits.
! ion how hat nor than uno.hali Of
tHc normal How OF Doc rio Grandc
! comes from tributaries ia Mexico.
| and tua more than ihrcr tourihs oil
/ ihc storm wiIor supply ur .lood wat.
| "is. como from the Mexico water
| thodH
Zoo order ~ obtain Inc ar.ul amonnl
| uI technical data ANA information uH.
| ccs.afy 10 IN understanding uf the
| cue -tIuns 20 arise, the department oI
| state has utilized The olldnlla,iou
| ana tho machinery of the Joint iu.
| ioInational boundary commission, 'hat
\ has been working ior many wears tor
q settlement OF thc boundary quos.
! iions between the United States and
| Mexico
! OWING to active agricultural 10.
| vclopmonts along the course 81 the
| Rio Grandc. promoted by Americans
including the construction OF lrrign.
| ton plans, ANA in view ot contcn
! ton The waters of the Rio Grand.
are approaching In quantity abou,
| onc-hali of the average normal How
q tentative working basis between
the two countries was made known
10 The cucct that each country to-
The present should be presumed q
ne entitled 30 hall OF the water
| Acting IN concert with and al IA,
I suggestion of the department O
state. the secretary OF war issued al
order March l2 this year. tnrougi
Major @ T. Howell corps o. engi
! necrs. Ia charg, of the South TeXa
, district. providing that further con
: siructioh 81 works Tor IA, diversion
Noi the Rio GraHdc waters Tor Wriga
/ uOn purposes all not be sarc,iouc
/ tor the present This order wa
j drawn under authority con erred b
Sections 10 ana n OF the River an
| iialhO, act ot March ., 1889, an
based upon The agreement Contaiuc
.n the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalg
I to the eject thar the waters of IN
| Rio Grandc should be by the tw
f.. governments taken and considered &
. De and have fho status OF Eavigall
waters. In support of this rostri.
hon on the use OF the Rio GrandC
s waters II has been urged that. whll
d the United states is extremely 81
y ! lcitous iu thu maintenance OF IA
j.. rights of it, citizens in this case.
s realizes u "a greater amour OF wat,
. should Ice diverted from the ri
! Grandc bt Americans than should at
h orwards be permitted under IN
terms ~ q treaty. further hardshi
. and financial loss would accrue
those who have bcen erecting cost
| pumping plants and making oNpcud
lures and acquiring property belize
, ing IN ih,ii ,-tIllished right to m
q water The rpstfainng order. b.
hcld, therefore s merely a ur,oul
, llonary to o,rtall possible Wur
; loss 40 Americans
The engineers md organi2a ION ,
e he boundary commission arp ur
u pairing a careful statement. as arC0
rate as IL rs possible TO frame. oI Oh
amount al water that Is al prysoI
being diverted rom the Rio Grand
commencing 90 Fort QuitmRn and a.
tending 10 the month. The quaaui
that is a. moscur bcing drawn moi
the river from The American side
! the estimate ul such quantity h,u
based upon the pumping capacity
| AIl' .iN4ilN hII'hlh iHSidiltt anu
use would indicate that about On
half of the normal ilow OF the rI,,
has ho"a ,onohod hv the cnpacit,
he pumps Mou ioncd. These mum
ms plants are located at the folio
!, ms points.
: Al Laredo. supplying water 20 ~
i onion and truck srowers in that
entity
a At on neaI RIO Grando City are b
d lieNcd 10 hc some pumps Of sm,
capacity
J. The plant of HE Mission Land II
\ proNement company situated at
near the Town of Mission. Hidal,
county
III The l.ousiana.Rio Grande can
company, Hidalgo county
al The IA Donna Canal COMPANY /
dalgo county
I, The Rlanco AGRICULTURAL compan
iiidalgo county
4. Tho american Rio Grandc Land
\ Irrigation company Hidalgo count
~ The la Feuo canal COMPANY. Cal
exon county
n The san Bonito Land a. Wat
= COMPANY Cameron county
II Brownsville Land A. lrieatt
n l rOmuauN. Cameron comfy