El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-05
Legal Notices


To THE MEMBERS OF THE WATER
USERS ASSOCIATION AND ALL
OTHER LAND OWNERS IN THE
RIO GRANDE VALLEY IN Ell PASO
On Monday. Nay 27th, The Herald
published a copy Of the petition
or complaint which has been Siled
IN the name of the Water Users
ASSOCIATION aaginst all Of the own
ers Of land in the valley This suit
is brought under the instructions Of the
Department of the Interior and is in the
fullest sense of the word a friendly suit.
It is intended to bring into Court every
person owning or claiming land in the
valley on which water IS now used for
irrigation or which the owner may de-
sire to irrigate in the future. Ii is not
the purpose of the suit TO take away
any water right from any IersOn, but
is intended to determine and establish
just what water rights are now held in
the valley by any land owner and to
make provision for supplying water in
the future as far as posi- bic TO every
land owner who wants water. There
will be no expense TO the individual de-
PENDANTS sued as defendants If they viii
act in conjunction with tie Water Users
Association, except the small assess
ments which the Water Users AssOcia-
ton makes against ali OF its members
This letter and the accom- panytug petit
ton will be printed in English and in
Spanish and IN effort viii BE- made to
deliver copy to eye 1y owner Of land
in the valley. bar your assistance in
this is requested f yCs Sle an owner
Of valley land. please read tile Ueli-
tioD and see Il You i:re aIme1 as a de-
Iendant II you are not named, you
should be, Tor your own protection and
your name viii be added II you send IL
in with a description Of the land owned
by you to the legal office Of the Water
Users Association If you are named as
a defendant in the petition or If you
are the owner Of land in the valley you
are requested and urged to Cal at the
legal office OF this Association at No.
502 Two Republics Life Building in the
City OF FL Paso at the earliest con-
venient date after you read this notice.
Some one will be at the Office every day
from a. m. to y o'clock noon and
from 1880 p m until p. m. and any
information you desire concerning the
suit or the perfecting Of water rights in
this valley, viii be given, as far as we
are able to give it An Interpreter viii
be present who can speak Spanish
fuently. 1t is desirable that the Water
Users Association should be in com
muntcatiOn with every person in this
valley who claims a water right or who
desires z water right Ample time VIII
be allowed for all claims to be heard
and examined fully and no decree viii
be taken in this cause until ample Op-
portunity has been given for all to be
heard. but you should act promptly
You have nothing to gain and much to
lose by delay. Call at No 500 Two Re-
publics Life CRiO Grande) Building.
. he Ell PASO VALLEY WATER
USERS ASSOCIATION
By T. MARTINEZ. Secretary.
FELIX MARTINEZ
a COURCHESNE,
G. ". HUFFMAN,
HORACE B. STEVENS. }
T. i. COBB
Z. T. WHITE
J. "A. SMITH
D. z. DOANB by F. " |
G. N GARCIA BY F. N Z
ROYAL JACKMAN
Constituting the Board Of Governors /
In the District Court of the United
States for the Western District OF
Texas. at Fl Paso. Texas.