Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-12
BIG FORCE At WORK
ON MELOCHE DAM
IN C0LFAX
seventy-Five Men Busy Com
pleting the Big Irrigation
Works Near Town Of Ration;
Teachers Hold Meeting.

Especial Correspondence 20 HerRid.)
Ration, n. NJ. April 1.-THE Mel
oche dam, one OF the largest pieces Of
private constructed Irrigation work In
the state Is rapidly approaching COM
plotion. soventy-hve men being AT
work on the dam. The reservoir In
now filled within three feet OF the top
Of the dam and enough Is Running
over che spiilway 70 assure filling the
reservoir whenTthe work Is done.
About 25 feet OF aii work on the
G6-foet dam remains TO be put IN.
which. when ready for the retention
Of the flood water, VIII give a storage
capacity Of over 5000 acre feet. AT
present the dam retains about 1880
acre feet and cRuSoe the water 20
cover the reservoir site back a dis
lance OF over half mile. The force
OF men ~ engaged al present with the
steam shovel on the splilways and as
soon az weather conditions open up
little more a larger force win be
put az work completing the nllwork
on the top OF the dam. johnson Park
and Immediate vicinity viii hence
forth become a lively community as
the big Irrigation project ~ placed In
operation and tho several thousand
acres under the huge dam are put
under bitches.
Grading santa Re Park.
Tho Santa Fe company has a force
OF men and teams az work iiilnR IN
and grading the large santa Fe tract
between Ripley Park and the santa
Fe reading room. This will be put In
60 grass ana trees aud will add TO the
attracflveness 81 that part OF tbs Gate
M
company which IL showing an admir-
able puollc spirit IN beautIfying these
grounds VII also put IN a large grass
plot In front ~ the master mechanics
Office.
Teachers Association Meets.
The Colfax County Teachers Assoc
citation closed most successful two
days gathering here the last OF the
week. The closing event as a splen-
ala lecture az the Presbyterian church
by President Frank H. II. Roberts Of
the Las Vegas Normal University on
THE Making Of a Man" some nifty
or more teachers we're present from
Raton, Springer. Cimarr0n. Elizabeth
town, Dawson. johnson Park, Bril-
liant Maxwell. Van Houten. Yankee,
Red River. Cclmor, Dorsey, Des
Molnea. French and elsewhere. The
programs we're the best prepared and
best ever presented az a county tcach-
ers' association and in consequence
greatly enjoyed. In place OF the lee
turo scheduled for Friday evening az
the Presbyterian church by State SUI
porintendent Alvan White, Attorney
L. s. Wilson, ON short notice, present
ed an interesting talk on "Ihe Moral
Aspect OF Educational work In
tefestins and Instructive papers were
presented a. the saturday sessions by
Prof =. n. Moss. ISoohler; Prof r. D.
BOwldg. Ration; Miss Mannette Myers
Maxwell; Prof ~ ~. Malcolm, Taylor
Eprinss Miss Grace Romine, Daw-
sons Miss Minnie strump, Ration; Miss
Isabel O'nrien, Springer Miss Jessie
Chanee. Yankee Miss Inez Balder-
son. Ration; superintendent r. W
Conway. Ration.
The association IL indebted 20 tho
following who provided most excel
lent music for the several programs
The scherzo Oloo club. Mrs. ChaH NJ.
nnyne and Mrs W. a. Cole. Miss Mary
Smith. Koehler; Mrs, George peg-
ner, Mrs. Percy James.