Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-10-31
TEXAS BUTTS IN and FORCES A
PoS1PoNEmENT OF HEARING ON WATER
: QUESTION AFFECTING San LUIS VALLEY

Another annoying delay has been
announced In connection with the
proposed meeting of he Rio Grande
River Commission and from all re-
ports It will take until next summer
Sefore anything definite will be de-
termined regarding the future Of the
sater interests Of the San Luis val
ley. Secretary Herbert Hoover of
the Department of Commerce met at
Colorado Springs the first of the
peek together with Senator DELPHI E.
Carpenter Of Colorado and J. o. Seth
Of New Mexico and the statement
that the postponement must be made
came at the close of the conference.
Major Burgess of Ell Paso. Texas.
and one Of the foremost citizens of
the Lone Star state In connection
with the development of its irriga-
ton projects appeared before the
commission to urge that no meeting
be held until Texas might be rep
resented.
Tho Governor of Texas was ap-
prised Of the plan Of New Mexico
Ind Colorado to settle the matter OF
the division of the Rio Grande's
waters before the legislatures OF
these two states passed measures
authorisins commissioners to act for
them. Texas saw fit to ignore this
information until the very eve Of the
Commissions sessions and then ask
cd to BE- permitted to enter the con-
ference and to present claims to the
'Rio 0rande waters.
Had Texas taken any steps to pre-
.Dare for the meeting her request
might have been received with bet
ter grace. But to enable Texas to
- represented II will b. necessary
to await the action Of next legisla-
ture In that state and the problem
aticai passage Of . bill authorising
such . eommissioner's appointment
and action.
Texas has never had foot OF gov.
ernmsnt land within Its borders, It
has bsnefitted To wonderful degree
By the construction Of the Elephant
Butte Dam and the water works
osastructed below II. II 10 now irri-
eatinG $1,000 acrss Of land with Rio
s,oraaAs water sad plans to reclaim
3ee zee acrss In addition. This
wassr. II taken. will 60 from the San
Luis valley. Its claims to this water
sssa 70 Colorado and New Mexico to
d. ~ uAfounded.
The upshot Of the whole situation
partieuiariy from the viewpoint o1
; the San Luis valley v that such .
campaign ~ has never before besn
vased 10 protect its interests must
b commenced. Tho lawyers COM
uittss which has had charge OF the
preparation Of Coiorado's case to as
sist Senator Carpenter 10 fully alive
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The people must awaken to true
consciousness Of the crisis which con-
fronts them. The water allowed to
the San Luis valley by this commits
sion will determine whether the san
Luis valley IL to have reservoirs ana
supplemental water rights. II little
10 allotted then the future OF the
section 10 determined. II fair d'v's-
ion IL made then tho valley will come
into It's own.
Funds are needed to finance this
mighty task and the people who de-
psnd upon water and watcr rights
for a livelihood must furnish II. The
entrance Of Tsxaf into the eontro-
vsrsy means that Colorado Will have
70 fight for every drop Of water II
gets and old dccrsed water rish"
ere IN . fair way to bs sssailsd.
JUDGE JESSE G. WILEY.
". ". PLATT.
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