The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-05-04

agreed that IL would not he pos~lhl"
go secure legislation along this inc a.
the present session of congress This
statement IL practically correct 1a 90
my judgment upon the matter.
The reclamation service claim tee IN"
considering the matter of % general
drainage law. and II Is their prrros"
as I understand 60 oppose % prop
uSitioh not advocated nr Gd. iIrcd ly
,tcr huroau.
Tho -,crctnry ~ Interior has taken
iN" position heretofore that mo- addi-
'iuuol land grants should Doe made TO
Ncw MeNi,o.
huNc iu%troIucod syt rrtI bills al
th. different Sessions 81 congress
granting lands to bc used or tn pro-
crcd- o. Which should he used Tor The
construction ~ roads. for assisting boz
irrigation; Tor educational and other
general purposes. lud fnr ~Strtightcu-
IuE the channel and preventing over
Flow OF the Rio Grade and draining
he lands adjacent thereto. from
White Rock canyon -,lth
As is the universal custom. each bin
affecting public lands is referred To-
the Publ Lands committee, aud au.
tomaticllly referred 20 the ~ccrctary
~ the interior py tnrf committee for
% report th%"rcUpon
have before me e FAN report upon
the Din for the drainage OF 'hr Elp
Grande sI.ucd hy ~ccrctory ltHc and
addro, -cd to IN" chairman &C the cnuI.
mlttee on public lands ,%scuuto1 Uu.
der date Feb TO- 1916 On other and
4tthaa.ta,y V.t.,rt. ttr..t ..,..f.- ..tN
other bills. she sccrctar, 800 opposing
IN" proposed legislation has referred
60 this particular report.
IN this letter To- the chairman Of
tn" committee upon the bin, he SAYS
1t Is proposed to grant 20 the
state Of Sew McNico 1900, 600
acres within the limits ~ the
state FOR the purpose OF straight
cuing and deepening IN" chapuc'
OF the Rio Grandc i'm NcN Mex cu.
]prcventiug The overflow 81 a..
banks thereof and thn floodilg of
the lands adjacent thorcto DO.
tween the Wh1c Rock canyon
and the common poundprn i'uc Of
Sew McNiru. reNns ana ord Mes
leo, and ussisting In thH drtinagr
OF such adjacent lands BOO the Rio
rrarde valley
a., then Calls attention to the
amount ~ hand heretofore granted "a
Sew McN op for Nar'our purposes, and
attempts tu itcmiyN the same claiming
that We have received 49, i0G O0O pin,
acre. he ALSO calls attention fu thl
rpcrinc grant made under the act 4"
June -. 1885 ct 100 uNu acres. de-
mated FOR tho purpose ~ impro. Ina
I.he Rio GranJc Boo Sew Mexico. an'
Increasing On, surface flow ~ waite
boz the bed ~ he same
viii not und. rtakr 90 quot" th.
letter az icugth. as Tor ali purpose
the final cu1clusluu b. efficient. ]
reads as follows
I'm ylew ~ The liberal grant,
heretofore made to the state ae
Indicated lnoye I de- not under
stand how 10 can r|clsorah. cN-
poet further donations uf .u great
IL portion 60. the public lands With
In Its lm.i 20 b' used for ull'.H
stale purposes II appears Co Iuo
tina, the interests of the stat,
would be- u.tter -Ibsor,cd %. "a,
disposition ~ tn" remaining puJ-
lie lands th,rein under the hoIuc
ri stead ana other federal land la"s
which would result IN the SETTLE
ment and Development ot The
~ state.
cordially yours
tSgn,dN Franklin Is, Lane.
Secretary
The scnat. ~ the United States ha
lin ms Judgment. been ready az AZ
thine during the past five wears,
grant New Mexico donations Of Lar
not only for the drainage ~ the ~
.oI Grandc and for tho drainage ~ "a
Ipecos and other drainage purpose
~ hu, for assisting In the construction
leI roads. and BOO fact | have every nj
a ~surance that hy a very substantial ma
h. jurlty. my proposition advanced MOI
is thar once. go donate all the remainir
n public domain in New Mexico to n
n state would be enacted into law VI ~