El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-25
joint EXHIBIT Of
RES0URCESS0UG
Upper Valley Water Users
Ask Ell Paso to Join; Ask
Funds For Canals.

Users association, held here, l. Ciapp
president of the association, was ap,
pointed a committee of one to confer
with the Ell Paso Valley Water Users
association and the New Mexico Col
lege of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in
regard to a joint exhibit at the New
Mexico state fair. 1t is planned to have
the exhibit to show the general re-
| sources of the country under the Rio
! Grande project. The Ell PasO association
! Will be expected to pay one-half of the
expense.
A resolution was adopted asking the
| secretary of the interior to set aside for
/ the Rio Grande project sufficient funds
! for the construction of distributing
! canals. so that lands already under Gull
! tivatiOn may receive a dependable sup
/ ply of water. a meeting of officials of
| the reclamation service with directors
/ of the water users associations Is to
| be arranged either at Las Cruces or FL
Paso.
Dr.. johnson Is Shown Valley.
George w. Frenger, William E. Baker
and Harold H. Hague went to FL PasO
Saturday afternoon by automobile,
where they were joined by Frank W..
Campbell, Hugh Clary, R. Henry Sims
a
upon Rev. Or. S. w. johnson, who has
been in Ell PasO for several days as the
official pilot for New Mexico, and a
director of the National Southern High
way association, awaiting the arrival of
pathfinder Westgard and Col. Del Pot
ter. This committee went down to Fl
Paso for the express purpose of getting
DR.. johnson to visit Las Cruces while
he IS waiting the arrival of the party
from the west and see for himself she
actual conditions of the Mesilla valley
The party left FL Paso later on Saturday
evening and returned to Las Cruces.
When Dr. johnson was asked II he had
any conscientious scruples about gath
erlng information about roads on the
Sabbath he replied that next to churches
he believed good roads did more for the
uplI1ht OF community and the spread
OF Christianity than perhaps any other
agency. and that therefore he would be
glad to do any missionary work pos
sIble IN the good cause He was shown
over the valley by members Of the
committee, and Sunday afternoon there
was a gathering of prominent citizens
at the Ell1s' home, which was briefly
addressed by Dr.. johnson and others.
VIII Meet Westgard.
The Las Cruces Automobile club has
made arrangements for a number OF cars
to 90 to Fl PasO to meet Mr.. westward
and Col. Potter and the other members
OF the pathfinding party of the South
eIn National Highway association, Tues
DAY or Wednesday, when they VIII ar
rive from the west, and escort them to
Las Cruces, and from Las Cruces to Ala
mOgOrdO. One or two cars have gone to /
Deming to meet the party there. and
come into FL PasO with them. Arrange
ments have been made for entertaining
the party while here, and showing them
over the valley.
Expert to Demonstrate Tractor.
The expert from the factory who is !
TO demonstrate the working of the big |
new tractor ordered by the Dona Ana |
county good roads commission arrived j
Sunday morning. and will today unload /
tie tractor and begin his work This is !
2 large and very powerful tractor. and /
has three cars which will hold ten cubic 4
yards of material each, and the use OF ]
this machinery will without doubt great (
~ facilitate the building of the good I
roads, IN which DOna Ana county is the /
leader OF the state; in fact, the leader /
Of the southwest.
b B. Hamilton, district attorney. has
arrived from his home at Carrizozo for
the beginning of the term of the district /
court at Las Cruces.
ElkS Day IN Las Cruces.
The members OF the Las Cruces lodge |
u Elks Will give a most out of the or
mary celebration Tuesday afternoon
and night, to commemorate the entrance
Eto the order of 30 new members.
Music will be furnished by two bands.
wilson, Taft, Roosevelt and Marshall
sal be represented by prominent men,
oCusa VIII also be represented as the
e9der OF one of the bands. Other repre-
'rntatIons and make-ups will appear in
bis parade.
Business houses along Main street will
De decorated with the Elks' colors, court
aHl adjourn, the postOffice viii close.
nd, for the first time in his long publ.
aver, the sheriff Will appear behind the
Jsrs.
At night a big banquet viii be given
alter the initiation ceremonies. Quite A
number of Elks viii come from II Pass
-or the occasion. P. B. Hinton is in |
;harge OF all committees
Work on ROuault Building.
The Rouault building has had tus
nate glass put IN on both Main auG ]
5riggs streets. The painters have near
Y finished their work of tinting the
walls and staining the woodwork on the
second floor. The hall which viii be
lsed Tor dances has been fIoored with
lard maple. Plumbers are working on
lie heating plant. The electric wiring
5 all rOughed in
The Bascom-French company Is max
ng good progress on the L. D. Williams
,mlding on Main street. which. when
Inished, will be occupied by the barber
hop of Z. D. Williams and a motion
ncture theater inaugurated by Sam For
wood.
Mrs. T. C. Casey and daughters.
esther and Naomi, former residents of !
as Cruces, are now located at Palomas
springs, where Mr.. Casey has purchas, Il
he Graham hotel. Mr. Casey and S N
re employed by the reclamation service
1 Elephant Butte.
Clyde Walters, of the Z. S. reclama-
Ion service topographic camp at Berin5.
anne up Saturday night to meet his /
vie and son, who have returned from ]
five months visit among friends and !
elatlves at Monte Vista and FowI-r.
)Olo.
DR.. o. H. Brown, who has been in The +
business for several wears
ere, has resumed the practice of den. Y
istry.
J. W. Magoffin. I. S. Prewitt and R
!. Fitzgerald of Ell PasO were visits
n town.