El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-11-19
BOARD
PREPARING
REPORTS
Delighted With Salt River
and Elephant Butte Irri-
cation Projects.
WILL BE NO SCARCITY
OF FUNDS FOR WORK

Washington, D. c., Nov 19.-Gen.
Marshall, the board of army engineers
and director Newell, speak only in
words of the greatest satisfaction over
their long trip of inspection. 1t was
estimated by the member Of the party
who was keeping close tab on the mile
age that they travelled, about $4,000
miles from the time they left Washing
ton till their return.
All speak in the highest terms at
what they saw, and of the reception
received at the Salt river project in
Arizona and at the Rio Grande project
in New Mexico; and they think those
two projects should give the earliest
and best returns, both to the govern
ment. and the settlers, of any of the
projects in the service.
Busy on Reports.
The army board is very busy and
working early and late in preparing
reports to the secretary of the interior.
No single report will be made on any
single project until their reports are
completed on all, SO they think it will
take a couple of weeks or more longer
before they can finish this great task
Pleased With Salt River,
The Salt river project was a source
of special gratifaction, where it was
demonstrated during the last season
that had it not been for the dam there
would have been a serious damage TO
crops. as there would have been poor
chance to get any water for the crops
after August first 1t is calculated
that the saving to all the crops in this
one season was equal to the expense
of the entire project. The settlers
showed by their acts that they duly ap-
preciated that fact.
Rio Grande Has Advantage.
On the Rio Grande project there will
he great saving over the Salt river
project. owing to the fact. of having
railroad transportation instead OF oy
wagon. 1t is believed the government
will get its cement cheaper than II
did by making it as in Arizona 1t is
said that all kinds of construction ma
terial and living supplies will be cheap
er. particularly lumber. coal hardware
and all other. MATERIAL owing to the
work being nearer to the supply mar
ket. 1t is said thatetfe saying in many
things will be so percent, and all that
saving can be placed in the project
proper It is stated that the heavy ma
teriaI and supplies cannot be rushed
to the project until the railroad is COM
pIeted and this is now expected some
time next month.
Many Houses Nceueu-
Many new hOusessOf all kinds OF ma
terial will have to be constructed for
the officials and more than 1000 en-
ployes engaged on the project 1t is
also stated that several new towns
will suddenly spring into existence
and some of the present towns, includ-
ing Ell Paso, will receive material IN
crease in population.
Ell Pase Herald Can Help.
Then there are newspapers-as The
Ell Paso Herald-so close to the work
that in case of shortage of any class
of supplies desired, or in labor, prompt
advertisements can be inserted and
what is desired quickly. obtained. Di-
rector Newell says there is now $780,
600 still in the fund to the credit OF
the Rio Grande project; and with SEN
ator Root, who, as secretary of state
concluded the treaty to supply water to
the land on the Mexican side OF the
Rio Grande, continually, in the senate,
pressing the enquiry why the Rio
Grande irrigation project is not more
rapidly prosecuted to comply with the
treaty with Mexico. there is not likely
to be any shortage in the funds set
aside for that project.