El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-08

he main tanned during the course OF tn
discussion. He said that his mind We,
m ade up, that he knew as much abou
the matter Is any body. and that b.
couldn't be changed. He started on
by declaring that there was a schems
back of the desire of Dr.. Boyd for the
passage by the CHI am Der OF commerce
of these resolutions. He wanted tC
know what It was.
DIR. Boyd explained that is was hoped
such action would hasten the end oil
she litigation. He did not believe tina,
the United States would take an app. al
tu, 1t was greatly desired that toe
matter should be expedited as rapidly
as possible.
DIR. Boyd explained that his com.
pany would be recompensed for it's
investment by taking from one half
to one third of the arid land which is
now worthless, and charging one
dollar and q half per acre for the use
of the water This he explained had
been In the original statement of the
project which was started here in Ell
Psso. The other half of the land which
would remain in she possession OF
the land holders in this arid desert, he
said, would be worth five hundred
times more than the whole of it Is now /.
The charge OF q dollar and q half pers
acre was only nominal, and the AfK,meI,
were satisfied with the arrangement :.
They had already offered to take water
on those terms. 1t was the most gene
rous land and irrigation com pAny in
the Unitod States, said he.
Captain Hart made bitter assault on
the company which proposed, Is he
expressed It, to make a first charge Of
''half Of what you've GOT" and an ad.
disional charge OF dollar and half
per acre.
!! Mr.. Morehead called DR.. Boyd to 40
count for q statement which he claimed
he bad made. DR.. Boyd had said, he
asserted that the valley below Ell Psso
would be supplied with water provided
the company found they bad enough
to spare. He appealed to the chamber
of commerce to prevent Ell Paso being
made q cats paw, and urged that as Ell
Paso rights were of the fret import
suce, the scheme of the Elephant
Butte people should not be encouraged
by any such resolutions to the attorney
general.
DR.. Boyd explsined.to Mr. Morehead
that he had said that his company
proposed to supply the mesa with
water provided they had a sufficient
quantity. There was never any ques-
Ell Paso as far down perhaps as fort
Quiitman.
"You can't convince me-" said Mrt
Morehead. my mind Ia made up. l
say you did cay that Ell Paso would
be supplied with water provided you
had q sufficient quantity
DR.. Boyd bit mis- lip and managed
to keep his temper.
Mr.. Morehesd commended that the
only question was whether or not Ell
Paso wanted the International dam. II
the city did, he belle we'd that the Ele-
plant Butte dam would prevent its
being built. As q business proposition,
he said, IL would be against the inter-
ests of the Elephant Butte dam to have
the international dam constructed. He
wanted some assurance that the Ele-
plant Butte dam would not oppose the
international dam. Until he had that
be was opposed to the FL Paso chambe
OF com merce giving their moral supper,
to the Elephant Butte proposition. BE,
aud FL Paso, we're not unfriendly TO the
Elephant Butte dam.
Mr.. Martinez favored the passage 70
The resolution. He believed that 10
less the Elephant Butte dam was built
the international dam would not be
constructed. he predicted thstevery-
body alive in Ell Paso today would be
dead before the International dam
was built, unless New Mexico aud
illness OF Ell Paso: The people, he
thought, OF this city. had done New
Mexico an injustice, and be was in
favor of showing good faith by passing
the resolution.
). A. Smith believed that Ell Paso
had done an Injustice and should make
amends. Mr.. Morehead refused to be
convinced. The argument lasted for
40 hour. Mr.. Browne favored COM
promise resolution. He was In favor
of some resolution being sent. He
questioned DE-. Boyd on the effect of
such resolution. Mr.. Morehesd To-
sisted that he would not vote for the
resolution.
After some discussion which result.
ed In nothing being accomplished, the
president requested all the men pre-
sent with the exception OF the board Of
directors and Mr.. Dillon, chairman Of
the irriR ration com ittee. to withdraw.
The board then went into 81
secret session which lasted for more
than an hour.
The above compromise resolutions
we're then passed.
The vote on she resolution resulted
in five votes for and one against the
com promise resolution, Mr.. Morehead
that Mr.. Morehe.d has
always determined to oppose such q
resolution or anything expressing
similar sentiments.
Through the course Of the meeting
both Capt. Hart and Mr.. Morehesd
were extremely abusive in their langu-
age toward DR.. Boyd The abuse WAS
In many cases personal and quite
without justification.
Dr.. Boyd last night after tbs meet
ing stated to q HERALD reporter that
the construction of the Elephant Butte |
dam would undnu htadlr nrexant Tho