Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-06-27
MOVEMENT TO reclaim 100000
ACRES OF rio GRANDE VALLEY
BOTTOMS GETS united SUPPORT
Meeting to Perfect Permanent Organization
of Irrigation District Attended By Citizens
Of Four Counties and Governor of State;
Directors Are Named.

Enthusiasm and determination
to bring about the reclamation of
the lands of the Middle Rio
Grande valley marked the meet
ing at the Chamber of Commerce
last night at which permanent
organization of a drainage dis
trict to comply with the require
ments Of the Smith McNary fed
feral aid bill was gotten we'll un-
der way. Representative land
owners and business men of the
valley, from the White Rock can
yon to San Marcial, were present
and brought encouraging reports
of the support the movement is
being given all along the river.
1t was brought out by the va
rious speakers that the project
includes flood control, drainage
and irrigation, and a part of the
burden will be carried by general
taxation of the communities to
receive the benefits. so that the
landowners will not be required
to bear the entire expense. 1t
was further made clear that un-
less this project is carried
through to completion there will
be a depreciation of production
and of land values and ever in
oreasing menace from fool
waters.
As to the value of the project
to the entire valley, various men
who addressed the meeting
showed that 100000 acres will be
reclaimed and irrigated; that the
increased production will more
than meet the costs of construc-
ton and maintenance and pro-
duce a good profit; that the in
crease in valuation and output
will augment the wealth of tho
state; that the Middle Rio
Grande valley will become the
garden spot of the west.
Directors Are Elected.
The bylaws committee of the
temporary organization of the
Middle Rio Grande association,
under whose auspices the meet
ing was held, reported, and by
laws were adopted. These re-
quire the selection of board Of
directors composed of five men
from each of the counties of
Sandoval, Bernalillo, Valencia and
Socorro. The board of directors
is to elect the president, vice
president, secretary and treasurer
of the permanent association.
This board, which was selected
last night, is to meet in Albu-
querque on June 20. at 9 o'clock,
and select the officers. The
board also will elect an execu-
tive committee of five men which
will have charge of the affairs of
the district and handle matters
that must come up quickly when
it is impossible to assemble the
Z whole board of directors.
The board of directors. which
was nominated by a committee
composed of ]. II. Smith, Abran
Abeyta, J. j.. Tondre, Philip
Jaegels, and Frank A. Hubbell,
was elected unanimously. 1t is as
follows:
Valencia county-Eduardo Otero
Los Lunos; II. Emory Davis,
Los Lunas; Procopfo silva; Tome:
Manuel Garcia, Belen, and Jose
Cordova, Jarales.
Sandoval county-Manuel Ar
milo, Pena Blanca: Francisco
Miera, Algodones; Francisco G.
de Baca, Bernalillo; Charles
Brown, Bernalillo; Adolph Vohs,
Bernalillo.
Bernalillo county-B. c. Her.
nandez, Ross Merritt, Jesus Ro-
nero, Charles s. White and
Frank A. Hubbell, all of Albu-
querque.
Socorro county-C. T. Brown,
Melicio Apodaca, F. Bremen,