Show AIDS NEW MEXICO Impetus to A Given ft by 11 Prep Preparations for Opening the DIg Mamie Dam Washington July 10 The preparations of ot the reclamation service for forthe forthe forthe the construction of the big Engle Engl dam damhave damhave have baYe given a great Impetus to agri agricultural agricultural agricultural cultural development d In that part of ot New Mexico according to t bi 1 statement issued by the reclamation service The Tho increase In la the value of or lands In the first unit of the UI Rio HIo Grande pre jeet It was wu sold said has hu been taken as u an nh Indication of future prosperity through throughout out the Irrigable areas areG Under the Leasburg diversion last lost year ear 25 acres were Irrigated and the acreage this thin year It was said doubtless would exceed ex eed that amount The value of o land under cultivation at present varies vane from to per acre and that rawland from and that of raw land from U 30 30 to to JK It ie As t a comparison it was pointed out that the value of the land under cultivation at the time of ot the prelim inary InarT survey was 20 40 to 40 per acre and that of ot raw land n 2 3 to no 10 The Tho majority of tho the land la is now In the hands hand of ot Americans AmerIcan it was wu added while previous to the advent of the reclamation service It was wan controlled by bT farmers of ot Mexican Mex Mexican cn extraction |