El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-24
EDITOR Of TIMES TEsT|HES THAT
He HAD Nd FACTS FOR HIS EDITORIALS
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A don't know that.
Q. Then you don't know whether there
was a proportion Of one TO 40 between
that place and this place or not, az
you?
A No. don't; but 1 know this, we
had a similar question pending there
and 1 had all the figures in regard to
the matter; 1 think 1 could find those
figures at home.
Q. You are as accurate about that as
you are about this matter here, are you'll
A 1 don't quite catch your meaning
/ have no desire to lie to nybody, or to
evade the truth. / am here to tell the
truth.
Did Not Estimate.
Q. Who made that statement in regard
TO the price of 100000 in this article
here?
A made it.
Q. From who else did you get that
estimate?
A Well, I did not go into the details
Of it all, only in a general way.
c. How many wells did you estimate1
/ am trying to get a conservative es-
innate.
A 1 did not estimate that.
Q. How many pipe lines into the city
did you consider in your estimate?
Just Guessed 1T 1t.
A / did not estimate that at all; ]
Just guessed at it.
O. Then il was not conservative es-
innate was it?
a. L considered it a conservative es-
innate; now, 1 will tell you something
I based that estimate largely by the re-
port made by the Hunt people when
they estimated the value of this entire
plant, including all their holdings at
$4,000.
O Do you think they did that? That
they estimated all the holdings Of the
international Water company at s713,-
600.
A Yes. sir: that is my understanding.
O. Is that as accurate as the rest OF
your information?
A 1 suppose it is.
II Did Mott.
Q. How may pipe lines did you bring
in from the mesa?
A. ! did not bring in any
Q. How many pipe lines did you take
into consideration in making your es-
timate2
A. What am 1 to understand by pipe
lines: do you mean water mains?
q Yes
A. 1 did not figure out definitely how
many there would be
@. Well. in making a conservative es-
innate. how many did you allow for?
A. 1 am not a waterworks expert, and
O. How many lines did you allow
for?
a did not consider the number of
lines.
Q. How much did you consider the
cost of each well?
Mr. Hughes Said
A Let me explain in regard to that
~01l hot inc m
his estimate. these wells are from 40 TO
so feet deep, and there is a supply OF
water there that is inexhaustible; he es-
Fimated that the cost Of pumping would
be light
Q. How many of the wells of Mr..
Hughes entered into this estimator How
many wells were you going to use?
A don't know.
Q. What was each well going TO cost
in your conservative estimate?
A 1 had no idea. but it would not
cost much, as they were shallow wells.
Does Not Know.
O. You don't know one thing on
earth about how many Of these wells
it would take to supply the city of
FL Paso with water. do you?
A No sir, do not.
@. Or what it would cost?
A No sir.
O. Nor how many pipe lines you
would have to have?
A No sir.
Q. Nor the length Of the pipe lines?
A. No sir, I don't.
O. Nor the cost OF your meters?
A No sir.
O. Nor how many you would need?
A 1 do not
Merely Guesses for Editorials
O. And yet you think you made a
conservative estimate?
A. Yes sir. 1 do; if the present plant
was estimated by the experts of the
Hunt company TO be worth $4,000.
and the city of Alexandria secured its
electric light and waterworks and sew
erage plants all for less than $500. 600
1 estimated that with shallow wells
and the water available as il is said
TO be, plant for this city would nor
cost to exceed 5000. GOO Now, 1 am not
an expert, as 1 told you ana this esti-
mate is merely a matter Of opinion-an
opinion of mine. II was not intended
for anything but a guess.
O. How could you say how much If
was worth without estimating the num-
Der OF lines you were going TO have?
A l don't know, but l think this;
If 1 were a man of means, I would
undertake for 100000 to put a water