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Show I NEED MORE MONEY New Mexico May Ask Government for Another Direct Appropriation. CAKL.SBAD. N M.. July 4 The second sec-ond day of the New Mexico irrigation celebration found several thousand people peo-ple added to the crowds of yesterday. Every part of New Mexico is represented. The "program mo lodriy Included a horse 1 show, contests in driving, competitive ' events by the various departments renre-' renre-' sented. a formal ling raising, steer riding and bronco busting t...i The speakers of the day included Judge ISylar of El Pruso. R E. Twitchcll of Las Vegas. G. A. Rlchanlson of Roswell, and II V Scott of Carlsbad. Mr. Richardson rJ'viowed tho work of the reclamation K in I ho Rio Grandn and Pecos vallevB Mr. Twitchcll suggested that it mlirh'l be necotsciry to ask the govorn-entVor govorn-entVor a direct appropriation to build ho Rio Grande irrigation system In the Rio Grande "alloy of New Mexico. Texns and old Mexico. The estimated cost In ?7'rh'money tor the building of the ir-vIa ir-vIa XUm projects constructed and now In -oi Si ofnHtrucllon by the government im" come from Vooooon t! be-" 1 C'ontrresB appropriated ?1.000,00" to oe t Kiwork on the Rio Grande Project, but LTther appropriation Is needed. M - Scott detailed the plans to build ' nf i Tun of Western conditions, es- lcJi fi, conwvutlon of PUhHc forests, smd the co user tared ,mnllcrable ad- R.co1Sl?ho8 ffof single .tatehood for New Mexico |