Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-08-05
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N..utauaIr. N NJ. aug Tho
'.HtHr. o' tH, wofn.r. SECESSION of
N." N,yiOn t....F.D. Du. 90 h,
NHutulu..r DH.s...luI assemble. Co...
uHE fas H .H..ud.0 paper ., q, %.
NI''r territorial ,u.iu.,r witch
,....I boo sweeping detail ever. .u.
s'. .'.. nI tb, condition wm.n .1u.
iruu' sos 80 .I.l tpdls with r,..r-
,nrD Goo tu. development lt her urfi.
,lItWul resources. Nj Nu,r uId
iHuf DO F DIS belief uus,d uu au
U'irI conservative estimate. reached
cas- the result of study of facts and
Wgu',-, that NoN Mexico contains
t"". 600 acres as potential irrigatrd
area Mr. Miller juw tp be Hs cone.
SENTATIVE gr possible. proved b,voud
th' shadow of 90 doubt that Sew Nick
I.u Discs a.,.n.nuo acres OF uud from
81 hi.h crops caa Doc grown 100 album.
dance ANA which await TIM settler
who win got tho crops ther"from and
livelihood for himself ami family.
The territorial engineer In begin
ming tho reading OF his paper said
tH"i .t was not his intention to OK
plain huw Co use water in irrigation
available tor that purpose ln the dir
f'rout sections OF th. territory Pro-
c'rding Mr. Miller took up first the
history Of irrigation. saving that II
has been practiccd in New Mexico
since tn" memory 90 man rduncth not
Go The contrary Re said among other
things That u b. evident that although
Irrigation has been pruotIccd in the
sae.F
date probably earlier than in any
other portion OF the United states.
still no eva effect has been found
from The long continued use 81 wa
ter upon the soils oI the river valleys.
owing To- the replsnishmcnt OF tn
SOIL with plant foods carried In suS-
pension by the rivers Ia the form ~
'.lt. From tho history al Irrigation
Mr. Miller went on to tn" diversion
ana storing ~ water ana from that
subject 10 that of pumping Mir NH
Ter Tor tn" most par, quoted people
in various parts OF the territory on
the pumping proposition. Swing h as
mis- opinion that Their, are homes
awaiting In New Mexico Tor thou
sands ana thousands 81 people who
VIII come In tho territory ana punip
Taking up the Mimhrcs valley. where
pumping rs nouriShlng Mr. Miller
quoted Ralph q. Ely of Drrring Co
th" effect that thcrc is an area of
approximately 10000 ucros with "a
variation either WAY OF 10 ppr cent.
which can br irrigated by wells pro-
duciug from 500 TO- 1900 gallons per
minute Proceeding Co tn, Portal,r
valley Mr. Miller mid that pumping
has already been nauwuatcd ON "a
large scale in tho pprtal.s country
Dos The installation of % central pumr.
INK plant ia the town ~ portaIes.
which has capacity for th" care o;
1000 acres. having been begun in
August 1910.
Tn the Alamogoydo valley Mr. Mil
Dor gave an account OF the expert
m'un which are being carried on
there. saying that there is undouht-
'dlN sufficient water 800 M, mm,dl- .
a'. vicinity nf Ammogordu tp irrieat.
nF pumpiug and that 10 is estimated
that eventually iuruu azores. OR l.s, /
VIII De- irrigated therein
Taking up the HsruaUlI.- NIhulH,r. .
guc-Belon valley, a subject of much .
interest $50 the M1ugu,rtu. MON ur,e-
mt. Mr. Miller said That % BOO. U..u
definitely Isfertan.I tUst ..tnIu .
.'-mIIo radius %! Aluuuusrgp. Their
territory OF 100 squar, milo.
which D'u Doe irrigated ut pumping at +
"adr uf from % Goo goo feet Ar f.
i.-i"n ",Il4 -uau Wut,r -lppII,-.
"t'Ina... rHVor capital. tho WuIIu
' ia'".r desired. railroad. state
''''. I"f' phases relation o. tho