El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-26
Twenty-fOur Delegates.

he was forced to abandon his plans for
the trip.
Twenty-fOur Delegates.
But one shy of the prommised quota
of % men, that shortage having been
caused by attorney Young's inability
to go, the Mesilla valley delegation
was the strongest that has ever gone
out from the upper valley on a similar
pilgrimage. Headed by n. Gales, H.
B. Holt and W. A. Sutherland, the Me-
silla valley delegates were: James
Quesenberry. H Heffelman, w. P. La
Point. J. Barncastle, II. Casad, J. G.
Eighmay. I. c. Oden, W. S. Gilman, S.
P. Stewart, Z. 3. Hoa gland, G. A Sny-
man, J. S. Jones, B. J. Viljoen, Luther
Foster, I. Rouault jr., L. Clapp, o. c.
Snow, F. L. Bixby, DR.. w. e. Garrison.
Mrs. W. A. Sutherland, Mrs. o. c.
Snow and Mrs. T. Rouault
FL PasOans Start.
Promptly at o'clock conductor
Patten, of the Santa Fe system, gave
the high sign for the Irrigation con-
gress special to pull out Of the FL Paso
union station and the Rio Grande dele
cation to the 18th National Irrigation
congress at Pueblo was off. Consist
ing of three standard sleepers, a tour
list car for the band, big baggage
car and later to be supplemented by
a diner of the Fred Harvey company
at Albuquerque in time for Sunday
breakfast, the Irrigation special was
completely equipped and stocked for
the comfort and convenience of the
delegation. The train was in charge
of trainmaster a. Ewing, of the Santa
Fe, who wore an Ell Paso hat and a
flag cane and paraded with the dele
cation at Ell Paso and Las Cruces.
Division passenger agent w. r. Brown
and city passenger agent J. S. Norris
son, of the Santa Fe, were also on the
special, Mr.. Brown going to Pueblo
with it and Mr.. MORRISON as far as
Las Vegas, N. NJ The train was in
charge of conductor H. c. Patton. as
sisted by Tally Cook and E. Demere,
the two brakemen. Engineer Ed
Loutherback took the train through to
Albuquerque on time, with J. c.
Wellbone on the left side of the cab.
Parade 10 Station.
Preceding the entrainment, the FL
Paso valley delegation, augmented by
a number of the upper valley pilgrims
who had joined the party here, pa
raded through the downtown streets,
led by chief B. F. Jenkins and three
mounted men and the Municipal Mill
tary band under the direction of Prof.
J. B. Kendig. The parade formed at
the chamber of commerce and, wear
ing their Ell Paso hats and with the
flag canes, the delegations, As strong,
marched through the streets and to
the union station in time for the de-
parture of the train on the scheduled
time.
Forming Mountaineering.
The first leg of the trip from Ell
Paso to Pueblo was spent by the del
egates in getting located in their cars
and getting acquainted each with the
other. The delegates who had joined
Ell PasO from without the city were
soon introduced to everyone on the
train and by the time White Spur had
family of Ell Pasoans, cemented to-
gether by a common bond of fellow
ship and out for the expected fight
and frolic at Pueblo Story telling
parties, barbershop quartet led by
Garnett King and H. s. Potter, polit-
ical junkets, irrigation sessions and
current event clubs were soon formed,
and by the time Las Cruces was called
the crowd was a rollicking, care free
association of good timers.
The revised list of those who went
on the Irrigation special from the Ell
Paso valley. including Ell Paso. is
Judge J. NJ Goggin, Winchester Cooley,
Joe Pollard, August Andreas, a. L.
Cobb, H. S. Potter, A S. J. Eylar, J. J.
Mundy, G. Giron, J. A. Happier. c. A.
Kline, Felix Martinez, r. F. Burgess,
E Moye, August Meisel. S. c. Aubrey,
J. A. Wright. Chas. R. Loomis, William
Moeller, H. B. Stevens, D. NJ. Payne, 1.
G. Gaal A. E. Laizeau. Garnett King,
J. B. Brady. H. W. Schofield, Alamo
gordo, n. NJ; NJ. L. Swinehart Pecos,
Tex; c. H. Stahl jr., Elmendorff, n. M;
H. H. Lisle. Elmendorf, n. NJ; o. H.
Baum, ]. NJ Morrison, W. r. Brown,
C. A Martin. w. H. Austin, W. S.
Clayton. r. F. Morris, J. l. Hewitt, J.
J. Smith. NJ. c. Edwards. ]. B. Kilpat-
rick. Geo. T. Jones, c.. D. Freeman,
Richard Warren, J. A. Smith.
IRRIGATION SPECIAL NOTES.
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