Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-13
CLUB MEETING
MONDAY NIGHT To
TALK DRAINAGE
Every Man in BefnaIiIlo Coun-
ty Urged to Turn Out to
Discuss Problem Of Vital
Importance,

RernaiillO county" This is the slogan
adopted by those who are behind the
movement 10 assure q big attendance
Of representative citizens or city ana
county at n mass meeting to be held
at the Chamber of Commerce Monday
night for the purpose OF discussing
the problem of draining the water
logged lands Of this county from Ala
media TO Pajarito.
Tho drainage project has been re-
viyed and reJuvennted during the
week by ID. G.. Miller. Of the office OF
public roads and rural engineering,
United states department OF agricui-
ture piloted about the county by
County Agent II. G. Stewart Of the
state agricultural college, and clark
Al. Carr, president OF tho Chamber OF
Commerce. Enthusiasm has been IN
1ected into the drainage proposition
People UP and down the valley are
talking drainage; many land owners
will sign up their acreage the moment
n petition Is offered, and others VIII
fight for the Improvement untii they
secure II.
Big Club Meeting.
The meeting Monday night IS to DC
OF extreme Importance TO every citi-
zen OF Albuquerque and of the coun-
ty. Facing the hard cold facts, 1t may
be said without exaggeration, aho
without fear of contradiction, that
there are $4,000 acres of land In Der
pallllo county now lying idle and in
nocent of cultivation, which, W1h
drainage at fractional cost OF the
value OF the land. can be made 70
produce crops which will mean hair
n million dollars o year TO the COM
muniiy, and increase the value OF the
land approximately 100 per cent
These 1000 acres Of land, at the
present time, are valued at an average
of $40 an acre, or In round numbers
one million dollare. Drained, the land
will be worth three million five nun
bred thousand dollars. Tho drainage
will cost, It is estimated. in the neigh
borhood OF twenty dollars an acre, this
figure being based on the cost III
Chayes county, where 10000 acres Of
land was reclaimed at twenty dollars
an acre throughout four districts,
Provided the 5000 acres Of land
now lying useless in Bernaliilo coun-
tv is drained. 1t IL estimated that the
resources OF the county
will be Increased 100000 annually.
This will be permanent addition 70
the wealth of the community
Duranes Enthuscd
That the people of the county are
in drainage Is certain
big meeting Of the farmers of the
Duranes district was held In the Du-
rapes school house Thursday night.
Scvcutv-five people were IN attend
anee. p. Jacobson introduced Mr..
Miller, the drainage expert, who tod
the people that drainage Isl IN his
opinion feasible ana advisable, ana
that the work can be undertaken
speedily. and carried to q successiui
at reasonable cost APP
1000 acres Of land was
AZ the meeting and every
land owner present signed petition, |
asking the district judge to appoint /
commissioners and take the necessary !
steps toward the forma-
lion of u drainage district
A meeting will be held at Pajarilo |
tonight and one AZ Griegos sunday NJ |
ternoon. The meeting in the Cham
her of Commerce Monday night VIII
be the final meeting Of the cam
paign conducted throughout the |
county of Messrs Miller Stewart ana |
Carr Or. Brown, who recently came /
Ia New Mexico and manifested his I
faith in this community by buying the
farm, lust north of At
buquerque, Is the chairman OF the |
club committee which has the Mon
lay night meeting in charge num-
Der of prominent men, familiar with I
actual conditions In the county, ana
posted on what has been accom-
plishcd i'm other parts of New Next
20 through drainage. will make short
talks. There viii he sandwiches ana
other refreshments.
The meeting Is of extreme import I
ance to Albuquerque, for the reason
that any thinking man will admit that
permanent wealth can be founded
only on development of agricultural
resources. Albuquerque has permit
led the years to go by without paying
any attention to the energetic. ag-
development of the rural
The opportunity now
presents itself--through the gift OF
he United States department of agri-
get started on campaign
Tor a greater county.
Albuquerque citizens have never
tailed TO get busy heretofore on any
which meant much 20 the
,ity. For that reason, II is believed
he meeting Monday night will be ,
worth while; that there will be big
attendance and much enthusiasm,
which will spell results for the drain I