Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-04-18


ne Rocky Mountain delegation in
WaehinslUn
Mr. F4ela win Do 20 Washington
next month o. attempt 20 interest nog
only the members 81 congress from
the west but also the representatives
~ foreign countries. who reside al lhe
lapitus. IN the vHst opportunity Tor
home King IN the Rocky Mountain
fc6lon, Mr. Field has been invited to
attend d meeting 81 tho western rcpl
rtaontatiteH ana senators in Washing
ten. who have been quick 20 see the
aofautNse ~ the plan no has pyo-
posed. Following thls meeting ln
Washington in May there will be a
meetlns. probably tea Denver, lmmedi-
aiely after coh8reaa adiQ1rug. az
which the movement will be- formally
iuAn4hod. AT Field started the
movement b q series 81 letters and
hn has created great Interest
~ feel that the most important
work for the population and deVeiop-
ment Of tho Rocky Mountain states
can be- done ~ Washington. said Mr..
Field. some Of flfe opportunities
% benefit the states of this great re-
Nion are now ready % be- taken ad-
vantage ~, and no time should ha
lost For example, there n The mas
Indecent epnortplslg 20 attract settlers
% this western region from tho army
OF nep thar Will have finished work
on tho Panama canal Ia few months
from now Ton thousand men. on an
AVERAGE have occn al work there
since tiie canal vas started. al earn
ing good wages. and all OF them nov
IN Il position where they must soon
cast about for new locations. They
have money enough and are capable
enough 10 be a credit 70 any county
into which they come. II IN practical
~ certain the east will not attract
these men, They have seen enough
~ The new country about them 90
want 10 locate In a new and AZ leaht
partially undeveloped land. The o.
portunity 20 atrract these men 10
such states as Colorado. Wyoming,
Utah, Idaho. New Mexico and Mon
tana - 10 great 70 be lost.
MY proposal on this question -
ghnt an she Rocky MOHntain states
unite Ia an effort 90 bring these TO-
eco prosperous. successful ana COM
petcnt settlers within their borders.
i believe an expenditure Of $4,000
would do a.
Already efforts arc being made by
tho states on the tower Mississippi
river % innecuce congress 20 bring
tie millions OF dollars worth Of
giant machinery now IN use on the
Panama canal 20 the ievees along the
Inwlande % the great river and utilize
u 10 construct additional lcvces ~
means Of protection against foods
singular al u may seem, they are try
Ing by this plan 10 secure protection
az the wrong end OF the line, The
cause Of the floods In the unusual
quantity 81 water from the mountain
states brought Into the rivers by the
melting OF the deep snow IN the hlgh
attitudes. RMS volume Of snow water
Ia the sprlngiiDae amounts 70 more
than az the rainfall that eyer reaches
the mississippi during the spring sea-
son. ard the proper remedy Tor This
condition IA 10 keep the food waters
la this Rocky Mountain states, where
they viii beneiit instead 81 harm In-
i6ss some action ~ taken ny the
Rocky Mountain states IN congress,
tias machinery nov in use on THE great
canal will coon be put 20 work 80 VAST
public expense on icvco work when
a. use III constructing irrigation res.
cfpolrs ln tie semlarid regions would
serve "a double purpose.
cat the same expense tie food vat
ere from tho mountains could be ini.
pounded Ia reservoirs and prevented
from reaching the lower Mlssissippi
until midsummer aud million acres
III me richest land in the world could
81 turned into homes for prosperous
farmers This plan has been pestcd
anon fayorabls by the most skilled
aud practical engineers in tho roun-
try. Including those ia ihe 80, erhment
service whS are engaged iu Solving
probiciaa affecting The annual hundinH
ID the l0uiandr Ia the sociion ~ the
country protected by loNccF,'