Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-02-15

Washington, Feb. 15.-President
Taft today signed bill designating
San Francisco as the city in which
is to be held in 1915, an exposition
signalling the opening of the Panama
canal
Taft Scores Clark.
Washington, Feb. 15.-To number
of callers this morning, President
Taft expressed astonishment that Rep
resentative Champ Clark should have
injected into the reciprocity discus
sion in the House yesterday any
thought about the annexation OF Ca
NADIA. The White House is said to re-
gard the remarks of Mr.. Clark as
most unfortunate and the President
would like to have it understood
throughout the world that his admin
istration had no thought whatever OF
annexation when a reciprocity agree
ment is arranged.
Sullivan Boosts New Mexico.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 15.-NeW
Mexico has millions of acres of un-
occupied lands, and many OF these
acres would be remarkably fertile II
water were supplied, according to
Vernon L. Sullivan, engineer OF New
Mexico. who was seen at the New
Willard hotel last night. In an inter
view he said: Several large Carey
act nroiects are soon to be filed on
in New Mexico Under the provision
of the law, 100000 acres are to be
set aside for development and irriga
ton by private capital. The lndlca
tions are that the major portion OF
this acreage will be segregated Wlthf
comparative short time and latel
opened for settlement. From VIVA
available data we have regarding the
water supply of New Mexico, it is tap
parent that there are more than f.
100000 acre-feet of water flowing ou
of New Mexico annually, in addluol
to many thousand acre-feet lost D.
seepage and development betor'
reaching the streams.
ut is evident, therefore, that eVen'
ually we can irrigate about 2,0o0,oo
acres of land; that is when we ar
able to conserve all of our water SUI
nly and also learn how to handle sol
and crops in the most scientific maj
ner.
Reciprocity Bill Passes House.
10 yoh
Taft's reciprocity agreement VIII
Canada was ratified in the House {
REPRESENTATIVES last night throug
the support of an almost solid DEM
cratic vote, The Mccall bill carryln
the agreement into effect was passe'
221 to 92.
The Republicans present voted Dol
for and against the measure, the q
vision being IS ayes and 81 noes III
Democratic vote was 143 ayes al
only five noes.
A majority of the Republican l
surgents present voted for the Dill.
The Mccall bill now goes to II
Senate What its fate will be in tn
body is problematical Preside
Taft believes if a filibuster can
avoided and vote taken the Dill W
pass He is insistent that the Sc
ate shall act one way or the 9th
and has indicated that he would C
an extra session of Congress if it dc
not do SO.
New Mexico Delegation.
Alexander Read, district attorr
of the first district of New Mexi
IS also here in the cause of the C,
stitution, while before the affair is
nally closed it is expected that H.
Bursum, chairman of the Republic
central committee: Solomon Lu
national committeeman for New M
leo: George W. Armijo, clerk of
constitutional convention; Col. w.
Hopewell, of Albuquerque; Granv
Richardson, of Roswell; 0. A. La
zolo, of East Las Vegas; 0. N. M
ron, of Albuquerque, Thomas B.
ron of Santa Fe, and T. D. Burns,
TERRA Amarilla are expected
Washington.
Arizona Population.
The census bureau has made
tho nop,,lo+;o,, of all cities in !