Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-08-20
Denver Capitalist Says He is Here to Talk
Business From Start to Finish
BRINGS TWO coon ENGINEERS WITH HIM
Exhaustive Examination Being Made the Damsie by Repre-
Senaives 81 the Prospective COnactOrD A. Camield is
Expected 10 Arrive Here TOmOrrow to Consult With
Trustees Regarding His Contract and Certain Legal
Complications Which Have Arisen


For the purpose Of listening to the
proposition of James r. Thorpe oi
Denver, Colo, who Is willing to un
dertake the completion Of the irri
cation project upon the Las Vegas
grant provided mutually satisfactory
terms can be agreed upon, the board
Of trustees Of the grant met this
morning in special session. The pro.
ceedings were entirely informal. Mr..
Thorpe announced that he had
brought competent engineers to Las
Vegas with him and that they were
engaged in examining the work al
ready done, source Of water supply
and other essential details AS the
proposition is large one and there
are numerous complications caused
by the litigation with the Camfield
Development company. it was an
nounced that the negotiations with
Mr. Thorpe might require several
days before conclusion is reached.
Mr.. Camfield is expected to arrive
tomorrow He also win 80 before the
board and asusHlt wish It n regard
to the proceedings which have been
instituted against his bondsmen to
collect the 100000 bond, forfeited
for failure to complete the project
in the specified time. 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Camfield is friendly TO
Mr.. Thorpe and woulu be willing toI
allow him to contract for the COM
pletion Of the dam. 3. G. Murphey,
a member Of the grant board, is ex-
pected to return from Denver imme-
diately 1t is likely the board will
await his arrival before accepting or
rejecting the Thorpe proposition. The
board expected to meet again with
Mr.. Thorpe this afternoon. It is like
ly the body will be in session for sew
eral days.
In an interview with q representa-
tive Of The Optic this morning Mr..
Thorpe declared he was here this
time with the intention either of ac.
cepting the contract OF Of giving up
forever any inclination to handle the
project.
1--WE are here to do business" said
Mr.. Thorpe Il have proposition
to submit to the grant board. II it
is acceptable and my engineers make
a favorable report / will undertake
the completion Of the irrigation sys-
tenn We have spent large amount
of money in trips about the country
and in engineering Investigations
This should convince the people OF
Las Vegas that we are sincerely in
terested. This is practically all there
is to be said at the present time. Mr..
Camfield will be here tomorrow to
talk over with the board the status
Of his contract and bond.
Those who hoaccompanied Mr. ThorpeE
to Las Vegas are J, w. Sleeper. 2 |
prominent Denver attorney; Gavin
N. Houston, a civil engineer: W. HI
Knowlton, prominent New York en-
gineer; and Harold W. Moore, Den
yer capitalist
B Another engineer win be summoned
here about August 20 if hit presence
is needed.
Messrs Knowlton and Houston Wis
tied the irrigation project this morn
ing. Mr.. Knowlton is a veteran engin-
eer. He had charge Of the construc-
ton OF the New York Central termin-
ais in New York city and was rail-
way commissioner for Costa Rica fol
several years during which he super
intended the construction Of a large
railway system, saving the country
large amount OF money by building
the road with $5OO.OoO while $2,OOO,-
1000 had been appropriated for that
purpose. Mr. Knowlton also built