El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-21

open the question of what size TO make
the reservoir and cause delay
Having arrived at the conclusion that
the dam will be built and that the wa
tiers of the upper Rio Grande belong
to the people of the lower river by prl-
GRITTY rights, the leaders Of the fight
in Colorado, Ell Paso speakers said,
have now concentrated their fight on
the contention that the Elephant Butte
dam is too big and that it should be
reduced in its storage capacity to $780,
300 or less. The Ell PasOanS all resolved
to work hard when they reach Pueblo,
and to try to get a bigger delegation
to go.
The Trip to Pueblo.
Leaving Ell Paso at s o'clock Saturday
evening the Rio Grande valley Irriga-
ton special will start for Pueblo with
IS delegates to the congress on board
Preceding the departure a parade will
will be given through the streets, head
ed by the band which will accompany
the party to Pueblo.
At Las Cruces a stop Of one hour
will be made to take on the 25 Mesllla
valley delegates who will represent the
upper valley at the congress. A band
concert will also be given there. Ar
irving in Albuquerque Sunday morning,
a band concert will be given there and
the party will be Joined by Fell Mar
tinez who left Wednesday morning for
Albuquerque to arrange for a dele
cation from that city.
Another concert will be given at Las
Vegas.
The run will then be made through
to Pueblo, where the special train Will
be parked and the headquarters estab-
lished at Congress hotel, where ar
rangements for a meeting place and
oronof0n hoan made.
This special train will consist of
three standard sleepers, a tourist car
for the Mexican band and a diner
The delegates from the entire Rio
Grande valley viii go as one delega-
ton and will make their home on the
special during the stay at Albuquer-
que. J. A. Happier and c. A. Kline are
in charge of the arrangements for the
excursion, while Felix Martinez, r. L.
Burgess, ]. A. Smith and others will
lead the fight in the congress as the
representatives of the Water Users as
ISOLATION.
Colorado Spectators.
D. NJ. Payne, president Of the cham
Der of commerce, presided at the mass
meeting Tuesday night and also made
a short speech in which he pointed out
that the backbone of the fight against
the Elephant Butte project is made up
u lAS capitalists VI OShNCI VIM al
specializing in the lands of the San Luis
Valley of Colorado. This is not the case
Of the lower Rio Grande valley land
owners, he said, as they were fighting
for their homes and their rights.
They claim that our reservoir is too
big. that 100000 acre feet of water
is too much and that 100000 acre feet
or less would be enough for our uses"
says Felix Martinez.
They are going to try to show by
a minority report that we are trying to
have the secretary of the interior. and
if not the secretary, then congress,
compel the reduction of this impohnd-
ing reservoir.
This is our plan. We will show by
expert witnesses and by legal argu-
ments that we need 1000, 600 acre feet
F. H. Newell, l. C. Hill, A. P Davis
of the reclamation service, all say that
1t cannot be done with less.
I'VE must make the fight of our life
there, If need be- They want to use
the moral influence of the Irrigation
congress to secure this adverse
action. That it will die in the resolu-
lions committee is certain, I believe.
We have powerful friends. But they
will bring in a minority report and we
must be ready TO defeat it"
"El Pasoans Slow"
Mr. MARTINEZ then told the meeting
that the people of Ell Paso seemed to
be suffering from hookworm; that they
needed to go to the Salt River valley
of Arizona and to the Imperial valley
of California to see what the people
who were in a positive state of being
were doing. Even Las Cruces was show
ing more nerve than the Ell Paso val
ley, he said, and lands were selling for
more up there because they believed
in what they were doing.
r. F. Burgess and J. A. Happier spoke
along the same lines Mr.. Burgess said
It was the first time the CoIoradoans
had ever had anything practical on