Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-03-30
NO POWER TO
Be DEVELOPED
Water Users Associations
Hold All.Day Session in Ell
Paso and Adopt a Definite
Policy.

III Idsp, T'N. Narch 10 AT a
Joint meeting Of the board OF COVER.
uors OF The Elephant nu,tc water as.
ISOLATION and the III paso Water
| Users association. hold yesterday III
The grill room of the sheldon hotel.
which WIS an all day session. the
| plan which has been under considora.
lion hy The boards ~ governors " the
two associations FOR the development
| mud utilization Of the power IN con.
noction with the dams and canals. by
| q corporation to be- formed by the
union "f the land owners under the
tvs" associations was rejected.
TIL" plan under consideration en-
bodied the construction of an elcc-
isic railway from "a point above Las
'ruc,s- Riucon had been suggcsted---
&" fap"us. Texas. which railroad was
&" De built and operated by this pro-
posed corporation ga be- formed out uf
tn" water users comprising tn. two
associations under the rio Grando
project TIA" plan also involved th.
|
ma. heating and domestic purpoxos
and for general use.
tn meeting was organizod with
the election OF u r. Hon of Las
cruces. president of the Elephant
Butte Water lscrs' association. as
chairman, and T.. l.. cobb. of tho ~
paso Water Users association as Soc
Rotary The meeting Was opened by
Chairman Holt. who explained That
the purpose WAS to consider IN Joint
session THE tentative plan or organi.a-
ton witch had been under cunsid-
Grafton by the two boards separately
Tor The past two w".ks lie stated
that the general cpnceneus of opinion
Of the board of governors of his assoc
citation "a It's last meeting WAS that
thc plan WIS feasible aud should b,
carried our along the gcncral lines In.
Dictated. provided tn, ownership of
The power association could be so
eaf'guard,d that II could not got ont
of the hauds OF tha water users
Mt Holt then called upon r. ~
Burgess "f this cit,. Who stated tho
plan outlined above.
Aft'r som" general discussion. r. l..
'upb attacked tho plun. and stated
That u Was not tho bus ness ~ the
"ntoy users association to think abpu,
,nc Development of any power. hut to
rui their rnori. solely To- he urn sh-
rug of sufficient waite for th, purpose
log rrieaiiur tho land under ID, RIO
Grnudo proi'yt
T. r. white of IN Paso smportcl
The position pi Nh. cobb. bur Talix
.tf
oWuluiirply NIth both th, gentle
mon H. believed The people of El
Ha-u Voir PROF., srito enough 10 rene
i-' The Immense benefit to ~ tho
Cpl, uf this section illt could bc
derived rom IN" development oi tho
d'as advanced I'm thv proposition
then before tho mcotna. ANA while
not miuim ziug 10, services rendered
py TIE reclamation s'rNirr, Mr. Mar
unoz proceeded To- review ma. history
~ the project and tu point uut chat
tdo best results hal been obtained
when the efforts ct to-, government
had hcen seconded hN tho vigorous ri.
forts of the local people
At THIS point gcn RAJ melee en-
.urd. Every body wanted to talk. and
only with difficulty was order rostor-
'd When order WIS nntly restored.
"a .'soiuu"n prevailed endorsing thc
hill a. passed %, ca, p, ..ui session nf
tougr,bs authorizing On, sccr,t.I-y.
Vita the consent pf the Water rs,rs'
association. 20 make leases for Cd pee
riud not exceeding dftN years a., the
power or power privileges undo mo
project hut deciding no, ,o take nA-
Nauiaso Of the act