The evening herald., 1918-03-23
j. S. DRAINAGE MAN
HERE FOR IMPORTANT
MEETING TONIGHT
Engineer Z. A. Hart, of Drainage
Investigation Service, Says lie.
gal Drainage Unit Is First Re-
quisite.

u. \. Hart. tsnNing engineer of the
drainage Investigating service of the
L = Department of AEicWture ar
rived In Albuquerque this morning
He will speak tonight at drainage
meeting TO bc held nt s o'clock % tho
chamber ~ commerce and viii LAY
emphasis on local drainage problems
All farmers and business men. aud
citizens who are Interested In drainage
are urged tu attend.
Mr. Hart spoke very cnthusastical.
~ this morning about recent progress
IN drainage work in the state Of Utah.
lie states that investigation has shown
that increased crop production, makes
drainage an important war measure
and that several projects recently or
canized In Utah expect to show large
~ Increased production by new ycar.
Drainage securities. he says. are
meeting with an excellent market ana
cites c1rscs Of Delta. Utah where 81. :.
i50.Os0 In bonds we-e voted few
DAYS ago by majority ~ 555 To ..
\ drainage district AZ Oasis. Utah. Isl
eaid to have recently sold ti50.00o b.
bonds at par. the net interest being
somewhat over six per cent. Al Mon
roc, Utah. f65. 000 worth of six per
cent bonds were floatcd "a few days
ago at par.
OrgaUiSc Districts.
Mr. Hart is laying sp-cinl emphasis
on the fact that regardless of tho
question OF FEDERAL aid in financing
drainage, the first step for any com.
munity 20 takc is to organ nike drainage
districts This move. he says. is
equally necessary In an cases and
will be necessary IN the vicinity -
Albuquerque even though the federal
government lends financial aid to the
drainage Of the Rio Grnnde valley
II was stated by Officers Of the
chamber of commerce to-day. that an
impression prevailed among local
farmers and business men, that IL
might he wei To see what the rcdcra'
goNcrnmcn. is going to do before
pushing drainage districts but Engi-
ncer fIart's explanation entirely dis
poses Of this argument and lends adj
ditiOnal Importance To- the local drain
age hearing Ia be held hcrc early In
April.
This local hearing X In connection
with Bcrnalillo county distri-i No !
extending from Atrisco To- Is.Cta The
law requires that u iavoring petition
complying with specified requirements
BE signed bv . ccrt,in numhcr ~
property owners To be benefited by
the ditch, asking for the organization
Of the drainage district be submitted
10 the Judge OF tho circuit court so
hat legal permission FOR organization
may he obtained
such q petition for drainage distrlr.
No viii be presented to Judge Raw
noldS on April 6. VI the law In pi.l
matters has been complied with. ihc1
probably he Judge will authorize the
necessary procedure Tor erecting dis
trict No. into an irrigation unit.
Drainage IIas Opponents.
II Is stated that an opposition Bctl.
ton Is being circulated on the grounds
that OF the United States takes up the
proposition of drainage ana reclama-
tion OF the Rio Grandc ,aEey that
n local drainage unit VIII not be nee
cssary.
Chiot Engineer Hart contradlcts
this idea fldt-footcdly. lie declares
that WhateVer mny or may not he dont
by the government in this connection
legal drainage unh IN the very lirs
thing demanded by Uncle Sam before
he viii aid In tho work.
Engineer Hart is comforting today
with the drainage commitrce Of the
Albuquerque chamber Uf commerce iu
rcgard 20 the local situntiou.
The drainage meeting tonight al
the chamber ot commerce, O'Clock. IS
nf first Importance to the citizens OF
Albuquerque and Bernalillu county
and all citizens are urged 10 come out
and hear what this government has 20
say.