The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-03-18

could ouI, ret the water to change
their shimm"riug SAINTS int" gardens
and homes
Need Government Nid.
The time Be- rapidly approaching
even In America when nIl OF our
really productive area o., going 90 nu
utilized lu our western arid states
the cost Of these huge irrigation "n.
tcrprisc- ls prtCtiUHllF Too great for
private capital. These Immense arid
units must hc treated as % whole"
and h seems that 70 new deal. and al
diuoual government cooperation are
now needed. think Governor Lind
ary should take the lead aud call the
convention. Existing conditions d"
maud action. which believe VIII hc
taken. whether Ncw NcNico leads coo
not
- : HoscuWald. OF Eosouwlld
Bro, bis department store 80 city
can grow and develop permanently,
beyond the point OF IT, contributions
trade territory 90 maintain To bring
200. GOO acres Of rich land into ,ult
Walton 30 our very door. would hv
one of th, most drsirnhl. things that
could happen
"Thosr who have studied ia" qu"--
ton most favor oue general plan fur
conserving the waters of the lto
Grandc river. from head Go mouth
endorse this movement and Join iu
the request co. Governor LIu'sov that
he cali the proposed convention
On thc Right Track.
Cot n. *. a.. Sellers stat, ruu-t'r
aud chairman ct Hc.ualinu county
democratic central ,ommittp. Tn"
Herald rs ON the right traok boo this
constructive. development work.
History OF the human race begins in
arid. irrigated countries On ancient
'haldea tu Egypt. iu Palestine and
on the Nesteru hemisphere. leo south
America. Central America iu Mexico
and in the arid regions ut the United
States, are tu be- found ruins OF am
Client pr'mitiy" irrigation systems.
which were found necessary tn mBiu-
tain human life 100 those barbara,
times
Tho needs OF civilization arc much
greater than those OF uuciyiI1rd peo-
plies The best lands have h.ru taken
up for hom"-tctw- The vast 7him-
mrriuE plains and Wcsas of such
states ls Sew Mexico nnd Arizona tr"
extremely fertile bur are only tt for
! grazing Iunds without irrigation The
cost OF retaining these iano- be- too
great. as 70 rule. Tor private capital
Irrigation uui'- are large I'm san
Juan county for instance. there are
one million acres susceptible of rec
lamatlou under one system. which
would cost 500. 600. NHU. Private cupl-
tai does not go into Jhcso hugc eN-
ponditurcs o. finds moro sl'isftc-
tory Investment Boo other lines which
offer quicker returns
Concerted Notion Seeded.
~ L. now plain hat the roc,tmf
ton ~ the millions Of acres of arid
and arabic lands. bon ,l5c arid states
cannot Wait ou the present slow policy
of the government fur development
Now conditions and demands aro up
on us and viii Increase ts time pass
os feel that concert OF action boz
necessary Sew McNi,u should always
lead boz greater movements cll,uiatc'
Co aid bon putting the wet 60 the fore
and Fastening its development and
increasing ill., usefulness Boo the sister
hood of states think Governor
.Iindso, should cal lthi- convention u-
soon as possible
Philip q lnuorrlu. superintendent
IT Pueblo Indians Alhulurrlue
Conditions ar, ripe for such 3D. CON
ycnuuu The west is entering uu Iu