El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-08
HOT WORDS
PASSED
At the Meeting Of the Cham
Der Of Commerce
Directors.
COMPROMISE ADOPTED
After a Tempestuous Dis
cussion Among Repre-
sentatives Of All
Sides.

| rectors of the chamber of commerce
was held last night, when the board
met to decide whether they would pass
resolutions requesting the department
OF justice at Washingt ton. through the
state department., to accept as final
| the recent decision of the territorial
supreme court In New Mexico in regard
sothe Elephant Butte dam question.
Both sides had their supporters, and
st great length. The matter was
decided after q session lasting until
after eleven O'Clock, by the board
adopting compromise resolution SIS
follows:
Resolved, that is Is the sense of the
El Paso chit Der of commerce that
no obstacle should be placed In the
way OF she project of the Rio Grande
Dam and Irriga alton company, but on
the contrary it should meet with all
encouragem ment; aud, Furthermore, any
enterprise that is intended to provide
the people OF the Mesilla valley with
a water supply should meet with the
support OF the people OF Ell Paso; and
Be IL further resolved, That Ia the
matter of the suit now pending against
the Rio Grande Dam s. Irrigation COM
pany, title the sense Iot the chamber of
commerce that said suit should be speed.
lily decided, aud all litigation pending
that interferes with the building Of said
dam should be settled, and We favor
such action by the proper authorities
as will result In prompt settlement of
all pending litigation.
There were present last night direc-
tors c. r. Morehead. Felix Martinez,
B. L. Berkey, George W. Emersop,
and G. w. Browne; Moses Dillon,
chairman of the irrigation committees;
j. A. Smith. Captain Juan Hart, DR..
Nathan Boyd, and Secretary Russell
Of she chamber of com merce.
Presidens Freudenthal, chairman of
the meeting, stated the object of the
meeting, and asked the secretary to
read the resolutions presented by the
irriga alton committee, as follows:
Resolved. that this committee recon-.
mend that the board OF directors of the
chamber of commerce. pass resolutions
petitiOning the state department ct
Washington to request the depart
ment OF Justice to accept as final the
decision of the supreme court of New
Mexico 10 the case of the government
against the Rio Grende Dam and Irri-
CATION company.
President Freudenthal stated that
as she Elephant Butte, side of the
question had been heard the previous
night, supported by Dr.. Boyd, il was
bus right, and In fact desirable that
the other eide of the matter should be
represented. and he called upon Cap
tain Hart to make q statements with
the consent of the board.
REMARKS OF JJAN S. HART.
~ wish to state at the outset" said
Capt. Hart, ''Ihat L am no euemy of the
Elephant Butte dam. was one OF the
subscribers to the project, and l am in
favor OF all such enterprises which will
help Ell Paso. 1 caused by my efforts,
the withdrawal by Mexico of her objec-
tion to the dam, and arranged meet
ing here In this city between the Mex
lean ambassador and the p.ople of El
Psso that we mig ht make more pros ress
In obtaining that great necessity. 1 am
not inimioal TO the Elephant Butte
DAM"
Captain Hart then bitterly arraie q ed
the board OF dire ctors for their alleged
in advising the attorney
general as to his duties. He inquired
whether the members of |
the board considered themselves able
In legal sense to cope with the ques-
tion. and aeked them whether they
considered themselves more able to
solve the question than the brainiest
men in the nation who had been con.
the best solution of the
trouble for years.
'Are you willing to confess that you
are party to this suit?", said he. "If
D o., why are you taking part In il when it
In no way concerns you. 1 do not be-