Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-01-30
Likewise Advocates Grant of
Land 10 Assist in Building of
Great System of Public High
ways in New Mexico.
ADVANTAGE TO NATION
EQUALLY WITH STATE
Candidate for Senate Believes
Government Should Encour-
age Private Irrigation Enter
priSeS by Furnishing Data,

Declaring himself enthusiastically
in favor of federal aid in improving
the channel of the Rio Grande
through New Mexico. as advocated
| by National Committeeman solomon
Luna Judge Albert B. Fail, promin-
| ent candidate for United states sena-
tor from New Mexico, also put him
| self on record in an interview with
! Morning Journal reporter last night
as favoring a grant of land by the
United States for the building of
good roads in the new state and feder-
al aid for developing government and
private irrigation projects.
Judge Fall IS OF the opinion that
while the Improvement OF the Rio
Grande would be OF vast benefit to
New Mexico, such work pales into
insignificanct when compared with
the tremendous possibilities and re-
suits which would accrue from the
construction Of "A system of state
highways and the development of a
network of irrigation systems which
would bring the millions Of acres OF
semi-arid and uncultiVatcd land I'm
der cultivation.
"The benefits to be derived from
the two latter improvements, said
Judge Fall, are scarcely appreciat-
ed by the average citizen. Never
theless this does not make them any
the less important. The United
States government with it's hundreds
OF thousands of acres in national
forests and Indian reservations
would derive even greater benefit
than would the people of the state
as whole from good roads. II
would be tho salvation of the now re-
inote rural communities and bring
them closer to the railroads
AS for the development OF irri-
CATION. I am firm believer in the
building of small projects as well
as large ones. The government pro-
lcCts are of great advantage and fill
their purpose but it is just as neces-
sary that private capital be interest
ed for the building of the lesser irri-
CATION systems. The way to encOur-
age these smaller projects and in
tercst private capital in them is
to provide some legislation whereby
the United states geological survey
will furnish the data on the available
reservoir sites and the amount of
storm water which can be stored
from the smaller rivers and creeks
As IL is now. for a man with small
ranch or farm To undertake this step
toward building a project entails
great expense ana a hardship. The
government could easily furnish this
data and the result would be the inn
mediate building of small projects
in every section of New Mexico
which would bring thousands upon
thousands of acres now lying idle,
under cultivation for the raising Of
crops Of agricultural, fruit and gar
den truck"
While urging the necessity Of fed
cral aid for good roads and irriga-
tion. Judge Fall in no wise sought
to put aside the importance of con
trolling the flood waters of the Rio
Grande and keeping that stream
which flows through New Mexico
from north to south. within its
banks. He believes such an i'm
provcment just as urgent AS does NJ.
Luna and wants this object accomp-
liShcd along with the two improve
mcnts which he warmly advocates.
As is well known. Judge Fan is
perhaps one Of the firmest believers
in the future greatness and prosper
ity Of the new state, of any man in
New Mexico. His country home ai
Three Rivers is an immense ranch
comprising several thousands ui
acres. a large part OF which h. andcr
and which is being iurth-
er developed year hy year. ON tt.s
ranch is large irritation enterprise
IS hiCh he has Installed al ms own tN-
Dense and which has made hundreds
Of acres Of the immense tract Wond- 1
arfully productive. large orchard 1
Is one OF the important units of the |
Three Rivers ranch.
Judge Fail has made close study l
If the agricultural possibilities of ,
Ncw Mexico and is therefore able to I
ak intelliuentlv as well as interest
nclv un tho subject with agricul- |
ural deVelopm also goes the con- I
struCtion and maintenance of good 1
'oads as one is absolutely necessary
% the success of the other