Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-17

tial accomplishment of the general
reclamation project, by the carry
ing out of the plans of the Caliror-
mia people, lie in this; If the
Boulder canyon dam is now UNI
dertaken and, as project by itself
carried to final contamination, the
flood waters of the Green river, the
Grand river and the San Juan river
all Of them tributaries to the COLO
RADIO, being thus controlled and I'M
pounded and applied to beneficial
uses in the reclamation OF lands IN
California, Arizona and Lower Cal
ifornia will, under the law, give the
people of those states preferential
right to the continued use OF those
waters. to the exclusion of the utlh-
zation of the waters of the san
Juan river for the reclamation OF
lands i'm san Juan county, so that
we may not in the future utilize the
waters of that river for the
reclamation of our own lands IN
San Juan county.
Conference At San Diego.
"On the third day of next August
conference will be held at oail
Diego. at which there will be pres
ent large delegations, prlnclpaiiS
from the Imperial Valley IN oa,l-
fornia. and Arizona: there Will pe
present, in all probability, delegates
| from the states to be benefited Ny
line larger reclamation project as
above explained; Director Arthur
p Davis. of the reclamation sery-
| Zoo will he there for the express
nurpose of comforting with those
people on the subject of putting
| through the Colorado river pasIh
reclamation undertaking. 1t is now
| = well known fact that the people
iof california. who will be there III
| force. will use every effort ana en-
Geavor to confine the dlscussioiI
altogether to the project OF the
Ibujldiue of the Boulder canon cam
! which seeks to redeem Janus III
california. Arizona and Lower Cal
nornia | do not know what sue
cess those people will have IN thus
lconfining the discussion TO tna'
lone point, but it is apparent tha'
we should positively and emphatl'
callv object to the consummatlor
of that one plan, for the evident
reason that if it be carried through
New Mexico will be a pefmaneh
loser thereby. The project, IL car
ried out at all, must and should DC
carried out in its entirety, 10 tht
end that the several states through
which the tributaries of the Coio
RADIO river run may utilize the
waters of these rivers, respectively
in the reclamation of the arid lanu'
| in the respective states where suci
river run.
] Send Strong Delegation.
| at is important, therefore, tina
| New Mexico send as strong dele
CATION to the San Diego conference
4 as we can possibly send. Few peo
! nle are financially able to defra.
/ the EXPENSES of such long trip
nor is it hardly fair that few in
i divid,laIs should so defray such eX
nenses. even granting that the!
were able so to do, in an under
taking in which the whole count.
is interested. am, thefeIoIe
writing, this letter TO you, ana y
several other citizens of that coun
~. with a suggestion that you az
Immediately get together, by nav
ing public meetings or otherwise
as Won NAV see fit, and by genera
subscription of all parties In IN
teresas that you raise sufflciehti.
Elarge fund to send representa-
tive delegation to San Diego, theI'
to defend and protect the interest,"
of our state, and of your county y
particular. Mr.. Gillett, the sta.
engineer, will be there, and L VIII
be glad to appoint such delegation
from your county as you may oe
signate.
Meeting In Denver.
Later on, during the month {,
August, am informed there WI
be a meeting at Denver, COLORADO
of the governors and state ensi
tneers of the several states that ar
Il interested in the general project 9
the reclamation of the CoIorad
river basin, at which it is expecte
THAT final action will be taken !
this matter. This meeting q
Denver will be exceedingly import
ant, as it may finally determine tn
action that will be taken in tn
premises; but in the meantime,
consider it of exceeding importanc
that New Mexico be properly REP
resented at the San Diego confer
Il, ence, with a view that the prope
|lfoundation be laid there for turtle