Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-07-19
ELEPHANT BUTTE IS
ATTRACTING MUCH
ATTENTION
Farmers Who Live Under Rio
Grande Project Will Have
Water Should Drouth Last
Three Years.
Especial Correspondence 10 the herald,


llcphant Butte dam being built uy
the United States government at e
cost ot $lu0UU.OOO. b. attracting wide
attention iu every state in the Union
The lalgc part ol the United States
depends un rain and this year Kan.
sas. oklahoma ana Texas are among
The ones who realize that 20 be- with
out water for The land Us 90 be- with
out crops Happy are the residents
who live under the great Rio Grandc
project tor they VIII have water
should a druuth last for three years
The Elephant Butte dam Is an exam.
pie cot The latest method Of storing
Hood waters ior irrigation During
an average year enough water runs
down the channel of the Rio Grandc
a. irIigat, the state OF Texas Most
OF this water comes down 40 different
periods as Hood water. and when the
farmer needs % the worst for his sui.
icrng crops the channel g. Ivy OF 30
near 80 that loss follows Under the
Rio Grande project this drawback TO
a larp, area ct rich productive soil
will be done away with ana there viii
be water az all times a plenty
The Elcphanc Butte dam Is being
build where the Rio Grandc uasscs
! through narrow channel in the
mountains larg ilOum Is being
constructed ON one side 10 care Tor
the water until the dam wall Is erect
cd Two Conordaus assisting the
iloam. The wall viii he POP feet high,
1909 feet long, 1876 feet thick at the
bottom AMI 10 feet thick at the top.
| II viii back up ~ miles and have a
mean width OF six miles. This great
Artificial lake has "a capacity ot lO2,
! 500 ,UUu.un0 cubic feet, suhmcrgrs i0..
oo0 acres and will irrigatc 100000 II
is estimated that 30, 600 horsepower
viii De generated and used by the
farmers Tor trans9 ouatiOn. manuiact.
urlng mining and other uses. This Is
/ the largest enterprise Of It's Kind IN
the world ana will cost the govern
mCnt $9.0uO.0OU 90 complete o.
Some 500 men are nov working on
| this great dam and The engineers IN
charge hope 90 have Il completed ny
The spring OF 1915. At present, work
| Is being pushed on the iloam aud as
soon as II Is completed and the river
changed 20 its bed. cXcavating will
commence on the dam Several thou
sand cubic Yards of earth must be-
removed for an" wall. all necessary
machinery is now on the ground
The Rev Mr. Nichols a ravoling
| representative OF the Orphans Home
uf Sew NcSico. lecured IN the Pres.
! h,.criun church sunday nisht
\ practice BAH game viii be- played
~ tho bah park Sunday afternoon
! The boys are ondCayoriug 10 select
| fho very best team ohlanahlc In or
der 10 beat Las Vegas nrNf month
Friday night 70 laIg, number of
] young people met at me Presbyterian
/ church .n f,spousD 90 call tor q
! twisted social Leaving the church
/ The Young people were twisted over
about half Of the town, malN stop
/ ping % the rcsld ace Of \ y Blown'
! Ice on Miranda avenue. Twisted
games were PLAYED, twisted stories
told. twisted refreshments served and
q twisted Time generally was enjoyed
until "a late hour.
Aztec Lodge, 40 3. A. F. 4 \. NJ,
. held q special meeting Thursday night
and conferred the arst degree on four
candidates.
The Young Peoples Christian
nion of Las Cruces will hold an omen
meeting la the Baptist church Tues
day night \ program consisting or
readings. reCitatluns, music and Other
entertaining features viii be rendered
Al recent meeting of the board
OF county commissions Tor the Couu
lty OF Dona Ana IN addition TO the
regular business of the board. Slu,2lu
in warrants were paid for the main
tenanCe of the county for the second
! quarter of the present year This
does not embrace any funds paid fOt
public schools, which would make the
amount much larger This amount IN.
cludea salary and mileage OF county
commissioners. probate clerk, iaif0r
guards, district attorney superIntend
ont of public schools sheriff aud dep
uties, support OF prisoners justices OF
the peace, probate ud-e. Interpreters
Witnesses, road ONorsccrs, repairs ON
lublic buildings. county assessor
fees, stationery supplies and other
expenses
The above expenses do not lnCludc
any extra expenses for public build.
ings. bridges new roads OF "a. like
but are expenses tnat mus he me,
every quarter
+ G. Barker a CO. have moved
their office 90 their warehouse neat
the depot This drm Us making large
daily shipments OF fruit aud yoge
tables
The local teams have arranged 4
bah game Wits vi paso for next sun
day Las Cruces has six teams and
the fans are endeayoriug 10 get VIII
lacoby or W. 4 sutherland 20 man
age o picked team to represent Las
Cruces This picked team viii also
play Las Vegas on August Q
Las Cruces ana vicinity were visit
ed with heavy shower saturday an
Crnuon
, Father Gcroy has returned FROM
Iluscon, Arizona
Mrs G. - Martin Is visiting In III
pasO
Major u L. YOUNG was a bushes,
Visitor In III paso saturday
The Misses Anna Gallaghcr and 7
g Rodd recently arrived from Penn
sNlyunia
Cot W 4 Fleming Jones and VII,
are Wishing IN Santa 20
The window frames for me second
story OF the Masonic Temple are nov
IN placc and work on The brick wal
has started
Miss Iva EnglprIght popular
ttufhpr in tho Ina ErttrU4 YullI