The evening herald., 1918-03-25
EDITOR BUTLER IS
SEEING THINGS IN
THE SAN JUAN BASIN
This Is Desire of Government Of
ficials Now Looking Into Rio
Grande Valley Reclamation
Problem; Visit Los Lunas.

William Butler. publisher OF the
Timcs Hustler 80 Pennington. San Juan
county. New Mcxico. han been u the
city ion fcN days. but left ON the
train last night. with bis son,
! l.yudall. fof home, Niu the Gallup route.
Here is an editor who has been show.
ing his faith by his works for many
long years. Long ogo be became con.
Vincrd that san Juan county is the rich.
est county In New Mexico. IN i's latent,
resources and other favored
gifts OF nature. lie stnItcd uut on
publicity enmpnign of his own. and has
never wuvcrcd in his bclct nor nbntcd
his efforts ns booster
rndnuntcd hy war alarms, uutcrri.
fed is abnormal trade aud economic
conditions, aud unntraid Of successful!
contradiction. be is today more con.
vinccd than ever OF the truth Of vii.
lium Cuieu Bryant = words;
Truth crushed 60 earth will rise again,
The eternal years of God orc hers
Whilst error, wounded. writhcs in
pain,
shlIN hANH NhNN'AnA AAn N'NHN2 lIflNs
Seeing Things.
lie secs the things yc, 10 be. as
though they we've, already. lie secs the
Italian skies of san Juan looking smil
ingly down upon a valley matchlcss in
its vcricgatcd developed resources, and D.
tecming with multiplied thousands Of /
happy prosperous people, who feel that
they are supremcly blcyt in thus being
permitted to enjoy the maximum of ma.
ture's gifts to mankind.
100 Billion Tons Of Coal
lie sees the time near at hand, when ]
the one hundred and sixty billion tons
of coal there slumbcring in its dark I
abode of uselcssncss. will assert itself (
in useful constructive energy and make
light and warm the hearts uf millions
Ui people who now suffer because men |
have llot believed his statements before. !
aud acted upon them
Prosperous Cities.
lie sees towns and cities ihrubbing
with manufacturing enterprises, made
possible by cheap fuel and its first
cousin, cheap transportation and cncr.
~. lie see. the seven rivers of the
great san Juan basin hnrncssed into In.
spring service to mankind, az they
transform the deserts into farms and
gardens and leave Joy aud singing bc.
hind whore once rcigucd only sorrow
aud silence.
A Million Acres Redeemed.
He sees the day nuw also near, when
our good nclr Samuel will construct
an irrigation system there which will
utilize the now practically idle waters
of the san Juan river, aud cause them
to kiss into life and oil manner Of
growing things, one million acres of
desert land. ~ present the desolntc
Hbndc of only the rnttlcsnake, the
horned toad aud the unfortunate Indian.
Great Oil Fields.
He pcrcciVcs that The day is AZ hand
when she great basins OF oil which sci
cntists have for hfty years insisted are
accumulated under great an}iclimnl
domrs there will be tapped by American
enterprise and contribute very material
ly To the worlds fuel supply and the
various useful things which will come
as by.products. lie already sees this
oil basin, especially IN san Juan county.
covered with rigs aud dotted here aud
there with oil rchncr,rs
Mich III MlnefhS,
He believes that II viii not be long
now before the mineral development of
this scrtion, which il said Ia hc the
richest mincralizcd area IN America win
increase the world : supply Of gold, sill
yer copper. lead, zine, and their Kin.
dred enterprises will receive proper.
tionntc impetus.
lie secs the vast region dotted here
aud there With the most famous and
mcriturinus summer sorts for henlth
seekers to hc found anywhere in the
United States.
Southern Railroad Outlet.
He sees the time still nearer ut hand
when broad gauged, modern railroad,
properly operated, viii transport meal.
culnhle amounts of fruits aud vcac.
tables, coal aud lumber, hay and live.
stock. and perhaps oil. too. from the
basin to the world = markets Then will
viii rise into great trade shihboleth
throughout the commercial world the
phrase, From the san Juan Basin, - or
90 Made IN san Juan Basin" lie will,
in that happy time soon ~ be. mo- longer
he called q visionary, bet will be re-.
spectfnlly referred 20 as "a man Of
vision.
Development az Hand
Incidentally, Butler has recently bees
working With the lawyers committee
appoiatcd last December tn arrange 10
raise a round million of dollars 10 be
offered rs a bonus 20 whoever viii build
"a railroad from the basin 10 Albuqacr.
que.
This committee has maturcd its plans
and arranged tU raise the expense
money necessary for the greater work.
\ few thousand dollars OF this prelim.
mary fund is already in the bank The
.umuiuder has been arranged for.
Day is breaking in the San Juan
country. II Albuquerque does not wake
up she may lose the one opportunity
which - nov knocking AZ her door. This
city should bc connected with the san
Juan basin 10y direct railroad line.
This would not only bc u godscud "a the
1. 4 a. Al.