Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-01
SOIL SURVEY MAY
Be UNDERTAKEN
IN MONTH OR
SIX weeks
Secretary T. J. Eaylon Of Com
meroial Club, Receives I'M
portant News From New
Mexico Agricultural College
GOVERNMENT WILL
ASSIST IN WORK

or much importance to Albuquerque
ana the Central rio Grande valley is
The announcement made today 10y
Luther Foster. dean and director Of
the division % agriculture OF the New
Mexico College OF ARriculture, In "a
letter 90 Thomas J. NayIon. sccrc-
tary OF tho Commercial club. that
sail survey OF Albuquerque ana viclu-
iiy viii ho undertaken Jointly by the
AGRICULTURAL college and the govern
ment within the next month or six
weeks Mr.. Nayon has had oonsid-
cradle correspondence ON the subject
With Prof. Foster regarding the pos
sibillty for the survey, but today's
leiter contains the almost positive in
formation that the work VIII bo be-
KUN im VcfPs short time The soil
survey VITA be Of inestlmablo benefit 10
This section as % will show what can
ho raised ou the mesa lands and i'm
bottom lands. proving once and for
an the worth or the soil Tor certain
vtyctPi and fruits. Mr.. Naylon
VIII take the matter up with the
mombers ana directors OF the Com
mercal cluD and win indicate TO Mr.
Foster as soon as possible what lands
Il is desired to survey and the dis
tanccs north. east. and south OF Al
buquerquc. Prof Fosters letter to
MI. Naylon follows.
January 81. 1912.
n. J. Naylon,
Secretary Commercial Club. Albuquer.
que, y. NJ.
Dear sir:-Some time ago ! had
sonic correspondence with YOU con-
corning soil survey OF the Albu-
QHerque valley and We have now
reached the point where II everything
goes az we expect. we can take up
that work In connection with the bu-
feau OF soils. u. $. ID. A., within the
next month or six weeks. Two men
from that department IN connection
with the assistance that We have given
them, have been az work In this valley
since last November and have now
about completed the survey.
a. the same time the survey was
arranged for here took up the matter
with Professor Whitney OF having the
work continued ia New Mexico and
taking up the section around Albu-
querque Tor the next work. ] VIII let
you know definitely very soon just
wnen they will Move @R 30 your
place In the meantime, ! would be
glad 20 have you discuss the matter
with the members OF your club or
other citizens and determine some
what definitely Just what lands You
would like the soil survey made OF
and how far above and how far be-
low Albuquerque you would consider
might De included under the name OF
the Albuquerque valley or any other
name that you may see iit 10 apply
60 ID, for in making the maps and
discussing the lands, you would proD-
ably prefer something more definite
shan the Rio Grande valley TO indi-
cate the location In considering the
matter my eli il seemed that your
valley might probably start IN at q
point few miles above Bernaiillo and
come down this way as iar as Belen'
or perhaps as far as the mouth OF the
Rio PucrcO However this Is a mat
ter for your own people TO decide ana
We VIII Of course be glad 10 abide by
yuur Judgment Ga the matter. ] pre-
sumo thar there are certain portions
of the mesa Fiiat are likely TO be put
under cutiiyGtiop az no distant day By
pnmpine and TINT where a PUMPING
pfoiect Is feasible you would IKE the
survey 20 also cover the mesa.
am taking II for granted that YOU
atill want this survey made, Dut
would be- glad 20 have your conilrma-
finn Ina he matter as soon as cOnVen-
iont Very truly yours,
LUTHER FOSTER,
Director.