Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-15

crowd, notice him, say "hello" to him
don't pretend to be too big or too high
to reach down to shake hands with
him. But boost him and boost with
him. Tell him that he is here to stay,
You know that the Indian sometimes,
or once in a long while, can tell and
figure that two and two make four,
"As to this drainage proposition.
We, the Indians, are there If you can
show us that 1t will also benefit the
Indians, too. You need not be sur
| prfsed when I say that I have my
doubts that this drainage will benefit
us Indians unless it is carried far
enough south so that it will not only
drain from our lands, but will also
drain what you are going to drain on
! us. Because the people north of us
will drain on us and in turn we will
| drain on those below us. So that in
order to accomplish the desired pur-
pose, if started it must be carried
! through or else it will benefit some
and harm others,
Unity Can Accomplish Anything.
There will he some mighty hard
"Malpal' rock to go through TO pass
! my pueblo. But l guess unity can go
| through anything, 1t has so far. 1t
sure would have gone clear through
! to Berlin if the Germans had not got
cold feet. And that was some going!
Money we have none, but we have
plenty of hands to work And ! am
almost sure that my pueblo Will con-
tribute very near five hundred DAYS
of work As / said before, the Indian
is not altogether q blanket Indian
Sometimes he putJ on an overcoat
But for this drainage proposition
neither q blanket nor an overcoat
is any good 1t is the united coop,
Grafton of capital and the work o.
hands that is needed to accomplish
what the meeting has in view,
again, ! repeat that we, the In
dams, are in favor of it and hope /
: will be carried through and not be al
lowed to die"
"Water Conditions in the Ri
! Grande Valley" was the first subjec
discussed at yesterdays session. !
was presented by George NJ, Neel, VIII
Is connected with the stale engi
,, neer's office and who spent NOR
than year making a survey of tn
Rio Grande valley and determinin'
! water levels, and Dean w, Bloodgoot
of the state college,
According to Mr., Neel stated tha
y the entire country would be flooded
!; within a year were II not for the plan
! uses and evaporation.
j One ditch, Mr.. Neel said, will dram
4 an area of about three-q quarters of
mile on either side of it.
Mr.. Bloodsood said there are fou
sources of water seeDage, the larges
: of which is from the river. The heX
! ia from er-irrigation. The IN
n Grande valley is troubled mostly b
X the former.
+, Indian Service WE Aid.
II. +. Robinson of the departmen
of irrigation, Indian service, calle
the attention of the convention to tn
fact that 20 per cent of the land
= which are to be drained belong 10 ~
: Indians and that it was time to IN
= form the government that dratn1s
y work was about to be started. il
y stated that he had the matter NJ som
time ago with WASHINGTON ana wa
! informed by the department thS
2 when the drainage of the valley wa
y started ii would be ready to assis
y The cost of draining the Indian lane
k will be borne bv the government.
y George Sfckless and ~, y 3atsa'
Is of Socorro county, Walter il. Ellso
y. county agent OF Sandoval count.
81 County Agent r. S. Conroy Of Y.
m lencia county, County Agent !.
'e Tinsley of Bernalillo county and Jof
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