The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-05-04
Engineer Sent Here by Gov
ernment Office of Drainage
Investigation Will Arrive
Monday for Weeks Work.
HOPED TO ORGANIZE
TRIO OF DISTRICTS
d. G. Miller Third of Federal
Experts TO Examine Into
Local Conditions, Including
Chief of Bureau.

.NH.' ''I'.|. .'l 'IIf IffAlINh 81 u
drainage distinct ur drama 90 districts.
whi.h mas no'u going un here for a
t.tr N.Il reach , climax next wcci.
with th" Arrival of - q Miller 'hict
uf iu, Western ufuU. uf draiuay, iu.
N,.tIltt"u tt Washington. a. ben.
t"r o.. mptr u thorough Investigation
nt ru' local lands condition. and sit.
nation generally. Mr. Miller -
uipught uot, through the offurts of
County Agent ~ g. stewart. who ha.
uc'u cooperating sine. hi appoint
mout with m, other men who hiso
advocated n" drainag. of the waite.
lands
Nr miller viii arrive MUnday -.
VIII REMAIN here q week The tirst
irN da's viii bc spent by him VA
gathering Information at nrst hand
and 100 goiuE over th. data already
complied for him Dos iucal men 10
is thuruurhN acquainted with .ho
problems ukcy To- b" encountered.
having spent ms entire career tn
drnlupg, ,uguc'rur. working ~ tn.
state colorado lt,h Wyoming apd
rls"V H'ru 100 IN, west
/ Arrangements have Doen and ara
being mtd, O." have MI Miller meet
.
which H I- proposed 10 drain and To-
have him give them facts aud nguro,
on dpiutg. vufk ur l- expected t.
discuss rn" benefit. uf drainage, its
cost aud tno proportion of improve
meut boz p'r acre Yields experienced
els bcr' i- Ifs result
! II is stated that uu effort viii ha
/ made. through nl- ad 10 organiln
ot least uuo district near this city
while b., I- here aud t1 gpt commits.
.i"urrs appointed aud generally start
/ things goiup llH wuiH il va. stated
/ Itn.- moruiup mun. VIII hc r.uDl-
/ uYuh shruius The local people how
| l1 handle th'Ir problems and what
/ has been duu, .u similar cas's else
/ whore
IN, Drainage districts proposed ,r"
| located. first uurth u' thI. rit, uu th's
! sido ot the river. extending from oiI
| Nlbuuucrqu, Goo Alameda second. th'
! Ntris,u iisirI.t across the river. th,rd.
| south of the oitt uu this side uf ,f.
/ EIu Grando som, work aircnds has
been dom, in these districts toward IN
| tcr,sting the people. ,ut 70 is Geo M.
! Nnlor- efforts hat those who hurs
tu -r. the project gu Through az" look
.us tu supply thc necessary hni-h.nH
touch
Nr Miller .- mot th, trs' druua4
engineer tu visit thl- section uu gu'.
crrm'ut detail Last Juu" "a shul
ume after th' project iits wa 1EI
uacd. = x Duunci ana CLARK VI
carr rnc latter president o' ,h'
Chamber of Commerce. succeeded boo
getting u. g.. Hciuzrr who had been
LAT Roswell ON work 100 connection
win the drainaFc projects m that s''
Ituu. Goo spend % week going over 'n
local situation
Iu October : H Mccror, chIot
IIu, uur.uu uf drainage iuvr-tlgti'uu.
sp'ut q week. In IA" valley, going g. '.
.lu.lt conditions. and pledged IA" 1l
0Nu.Hlse 4 o drainage project that h'
IN,uula -rc 60 -. u even one dralu|t t"
luefr.f Nt. formed here. that su r
.,.'m,u' engineer was sent 90 th' .'.
/ o. %. lII the NutA ueCczsars Iu CON.
r.. fun Nlih IN, project. Thu o''I
Do .- .u.d ma, stin hold good. th1ugr
IHr 'u, ru. % Nds mad" % Duut'n-
.U.|.H .u early formation "i tu' d..-
Iu"
Tu, local districts would compr -"
|.. 30 about .uuH acres. An tho land
r.H.ur, dIr.,rN to this city bui
.ul.n uf ~ bt- produced fre rrup- H
inr past uunI spoiled hy the hlgh
Iv.... table with consequent alkti
..,pu.H- and other detrime' -, m
i |druuta, work. 30 is said would pu
the who'll. area back into state ~
u-n uuIu,us.r
H,.II. th, men already named
f. Jacobsen. residing north ut "a.
.,r nt- aided Materials IA adNu,.t.
H. 't' project
Vh, .nuut. agents view of tr
i...ar.u .- given n the toliu"r
statements made plpu, TODAY.
|, u .pII th" tinted States uurv,l
, .. .HI- u cooperation wlih tho N,N
N,s... agricultural experiment -'I
.uau mal, detailed soil sur'vy .
'U, wIia|, ... Gruude valley arrf
u which .. m..Utrb tho Whal" OF Hc.
IT.. uaulIo count. uurIns 'hs progress a
h.. ..Itr -.,.HI attention was si."'
o.. iu, depth uf th- water table. ..
: account OF tu' poorly drained .ordl
2 u.r # much .f fn' area From ahoa
? 5000 boring. equal, distributed o,cO
tn, valley the water liable was encoun
tered al s,A inches 60 s'A feet IroU