Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-27
TO BOOST
IRRIGATION
FL Paso Men Seek Cooperation
OF Las Vegas Commercial
Club
AN ENDORSE MEN1'
Board OF Directors Believe
special Article on This See
tion viii DO Good

The board Of dirscri, Of the Com
mercial club held an important meet.
ing last night. Fl. L, Edwards, edi-
tor and publisher of the Miner and
Manufacturer. an El Paso publication
devoted to the interests Of the south.
west. and Chester Halle. representing
the Southwestern irrigation congress,
were present to present the claims OF
the National irrigation congress and
of the paper The gentlemen ex-
planned that they had no definite
proposition to make 10 the club and
that they made no request for finan.
cial assistance, hut if the organization
believed the work they were doing
would prove Of benefit to this section
whatever help was given in the way
OF broadening the scope Of the work
would be properly appreciated.
1t Is proposed to publish in an early
number Of the Miner and Manufac-
turer. comprehensive article dealing
with Las Vegas and vicinity. This
is to be profusely illustrated. The
publishers guarantee that the edition
shall reach $4,000 copies and that
just as many copies as desired shall
be placed at the disposal of the club
Mr.. Edwards says that the regular
circulation of the paper amounts to
more than 5000 copies. A large
number OF extras will be sent to the
head office of the National irrigation
congress 10 be distributed from there
to anyone likely to be interested In
this part of the world Members Of
departments. congressman. people IN
prominent positions, irrigationists
farmers, and homeseekers throughout
the United States and Canada will
be supplied. The splendid resources
climatic advantages. the possibilities
under irrigation, will be exploited
and much useful information concern
ing this country will be furnished.
Mr.. Halle urged the importance q
making the coming of the national ir
rigators to the southwest Of the great
est Importance to the whole section
surrounding El Paso.
That city. he pointed out, with lts
ribbon Of irrigable land, could rear
little benefit except in temporary
way from the entertainment OF the
convention, but could the irrigators
including many members of the con
gress, and people OF great Influence
be brought to appreciate the undeyel'
oped resources of the arid wastes
waiting only for the application oi
water by means Of intelligent conser.
walton to be changed into fertile
farms, the southwest would have To-
ken a great step in advance.
The directors approved Of the plan
to exploit the resources Of the Las
Vegas section by means Of the Miner
and Manufacturer. II was the gen.
eral belief that the write-up devoted
to this part Of the Territory should
include Mora county, and the south
ern part Of San Juan and Colfax and
Rio Arriba counties, as well as San
Miguel.
No definite promise of support was
made but the directors agreed to send
out a strong committee to seek finan.
cial support TO enable Las Vegas to
secure as much benefit as possible
from the special articles In the pub.
Iication. The sentiment Of the board
Of directors was also that Las Vegas
will, by every means In her power,
seek TO advance the interests Of the
National irrigation congress. as she
realizes that considerable good Is like
ly to COME 70 us as a result OF the
visit to the southwest Of the great
body Of irrigators which includes so
many Of the prominent men Of the
United States.
A finance committee, consisting Of
Dr. Cunningham, r. n. Pierce and
Louis Ilfeld was appointed to secure
funds with which to support the prop
osition of the FL Paso editor Like.
wise q committee Of Six citizens will
be appointed BY Chairman Whitmore
TO act with the executive committee