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The Sentinel=record., 1914-02-08
LEAGUE MEETS TUESDAY.
Large Attendance is Urged as Some Important Matters Will Be
 Taken Up,

The regular meeting of the Busi- ness Mems League to be held Tues day evening will be of the utmost i'm. portance. and large attendance Of the membership is urged. Some very important matters in connection with
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-24

big wing on the Buchanan street side
of the Fisk apartments, on Missouri
street, which cost $4,000. This is Of
buff brick and contains 16 apartments
and 4S rooms, and is four stories high
with a basement.
The NagIey apartment house built
on Arizona and OchOa streets, cost
about $4,000 This was built by the
Ell Paso-Phoenix Building company for
Mrs. Minnie G. Nagley. The apartment
and contains nine apartments, vary
ing from three to five rooms each, to-
falling about 80 rooms. The building is
of brick and stuccO
The Wilson apartments, on West
boulevard, near COrto, cost about So
ger company for Billy Wilson. The
apartment house is two stories high,
with a basement and contains six
apartments of four rooms each.
Mafield Building and Improvement
company built the Carolina apartments,
on Myrtle and Octavia streets. early in
the year. They were completed in April
and cost about $685. 900. The building
contains 10 four room apartments and
was built for ]. D. and T. M. Mayfield.
VIII Face Houston Square Park.
Dr. Burleson Staten is having an
apartment house built on the corner Of
Ange and Montana streets, facing
Houston Square park. The apartment
building will be completed in about two
months and will cost approximately
$4,000, representing with the lots a
valuation of about $4,000. The build
ing is two stories in height with a
basement containing a bail room, pack
ing rooms, laundries and other modern
features. There are eight apartments.
the front four contain six rooms each
and the four back apartments will
have four rooms each. J. A BOur-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-24
Suburban Growth Rapid; Thousands
Spent to Make Additions to City;
Mecca for Ell Paso Home Builders

~ HE phenomenal development Of
the suburban districts of FL Paso
has been one of the most note
worthy events Of 1913. Districts that
were only one broad expanse Of sand,
cactf and scrub brush have in the
short y months developed into settle
ments of attractive bungalows and
handsome residences. In all Of these
newly opened residence suburbs the
streets are curbed and graded, many
of them paved and electric lights have
been installed, trees have been planted.
and the transformation has been most
extraordinary.
Among the suburbs that have been
opened this year are Manhattan
Heights, Castle Heights, Richmond
Terrace and Morningside Heights,
while Government HILL Grand View
and Military Heights have continued
to develop remarkably.
1t is expected that early in the year
an additional suburb will be opened
for the building Of exclusive homes.
This win be a tract of about 200 acres
Of land that adjOins Government Hill
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-24

Grande reclamation project are SocoiIO'
Sierra and Dona Ana in New Mexico
and Ell PasO county, Texas.
Through this area the length Of the
irrigation season runs from about Feb
ruary Is to November IS, PA days.
The average elevation of the irriga-
Die area IS 300 feet above sea level
with an average annual rainfall for
this area of 9 1-2 inches. The tenn
perature ranges from 0 to 100 degrees.
Storing the Flood Waters.
In the irrigation plan of the Rio
Grande project the storage Of flood
waters of the Rio Grande is provided
in the reservoir controlled by Engle
dam, about u miles west of Engle,
n. NJ, and the diversion of water from
the Rio Grande, about six miles below
the storage dam, for the irrigation OF
lands in Las PalOmas valley; about "A
miles below for watering lands In Kim
con valley; about so miles below for
the irrigation Of 5000 acres in Mesilla
valley, known as the Leasburg unit
and about 120 miles below for supply
ing water to lands in the FL Paso val
ley and furnishing 5000 acre-feet Of
Ell PasO valley on the Mexican side Of
the Rio Crande.
All the irrigation works required for
Las PalOmas and RincOn valleys will
be new. Those for the Leasburg unit
include diversion dam, II miles OF
canal and an extension Of the existing
$4,000 acre canal system to cover all
the lands in the MesiIla valley, and
those required for Ell Paso valley will
supplement and improve the present
canal systems.
The only features of this irrigation
plan that have so far been constructed
are the diversion dam, the headworks,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-24
Value of Ell Paso Valley
Crops Exceeds 100000
During the Year of 1913

and the main canal of the Leasbure
unit.
Construction work is in progress. on
the Engle dam and the features remain
ing for future construction are tho
canal systems for the Palomas, RincO1
and Ell Paso valleys and the extension
of the Leasburg unit.
For all of this, the Rio Grande %
the source of the water supply. The
area of the drainage basin is ~ OO0
square miles. The annual run-Off in
acre-feet of the Rio Grande, at FL Paso
Texas, (3S,600 square miles) from the
past p years was maximum of
100000 and a minimum of $1,000. with
a mean of 927, 900 acre-feet.
Short supply During 1913.
The water supply during the wear
was limited and crops suffered consid-
erably from lack of water. For several
months the river was practically drv.
with the exception of slight discharges
due to local rains The quality of
the water was good and above the av-
erage, carrying only at short interva Is
any considerable amount of detriment-
ally heavy silt. In the FL PasO val
ley a number of private pumping plants
were operated to relieve the condition.
The area which will receive water
from the Elephant Butte reservoir lies
in New Mexico, Texas and Mexico. the
project being both interstate and inter
national The land to be irrigated lies
on both sides of the Rio Grande river
for a distance of $50 miles of its
course. Beginning six miles above the
storage dam, the project is made I'D of
four valleys, the PalOmas, Rincon, Mes
lila and FL Paso, and it is expected that
through the project 10000 irrfgable
acres in those four valleys VIII be OBJ
tanned.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-24

URING 1913 the crop area in this
valley was 6S,519 acres, not in
IL Guiding approximately 5000 acres
in the Juarez valley in Mexico. The
average value Of the crop yield per
acre was s23.64, which is 1915 less
than in 1912. The area served with
water diverted by the reclamation
service was 26,72O acres, with an aver
age valued yield of $3.50. Alfalfa
was the principle crop grown with an
acreage Of $685. acres.
OF the 27,72O acres using water di-
verted by the United States reclama-
ton service. the water at diversion
point was SCI acre-feet per acre, and
at the farm 4.34 acre-feet A total
Of 1880 acre-feet OF water were di-
verted.
Crop Yield Exceeds S5OO,OOO.
On the 26,720 acres under the di-
verted water the crop yield amounted
to 1857, 235. The total gross land value
on the portion OF the project valued by
the reclamation service was $6,743, 200.
Weather conditions during the year
were favorable At Ell PasO the MAXI
mum temperature was 104 and the
minimum temperature two degrees.
There were no serious rain, hail or
wind storms.
The farms now under the irrigation
project number 1874. Approximately
the population on the farms is evenly
divided, half Mexican and half Ameri-
can.
Four Counties Included.
The counties included in the Rio
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-24

pAsO is TO have in 1914 what
II III he one of the finest apartment
l. houses in the southwest not e&-
cepting Los Angeles. 1t viii De s''l -
early in the new year. ms ap'-l
7,an+ building will be erected upon 'He
site of the old Mesa gardens, IN sunset
Heights and will command an unoD-
et,.1c+ad view of the entire valley.
aDar+nent building will be OF 80 IL
forced concrete, mission style, W. in
tile roofing, will be flVe ST. lL- -
height with electric elevator seI Iii
ME- first floor CT the bulIdlnS W.
bo On a level with the 18th Story %
ne Mills building. It will contain ~
apartments, varying IN size - 5i - md
to six room suites. Inc sLdiul9 wall
construction Of the retaining We W.
about the terrace has been COMP 90
and the actual building VIII peg ~ t,,1 Sa-3 +
month. Surrounding the apaIs IL 80.
house will be seven bungalows U LII he
five and six rooms eacn 1hSSo ~ q
heated bv the main heating plaII II 80 ~, =
a0arfme1t building With the Ianu III
apartment will represent an " C -,51v,eT,
about S175,OO0 the buildings y P
costing approximately $4,000. bYeLy
modern convenience KNOWN 70 Tfara
ment houses will be instaueq' 49,
will be roof gardens upon lIg ,,1iifin
walton towers and all the usudi y. Iii
features and sleeping porcheS' - 49,. " =,
be called the Mesa Garden ApaI ATesS
house and is being built by tne
Garden Apartment House COMPANY
Many Built in 1913.
Many large and well equipped aP 1d13
ment houses were erected durlng IS1S;
proving that this labor saVlnS HlOuS a.,
living is constantly on the increase IL
popularity. Among some Of the me
new buildings erected this year Is inc
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-24

deaux is the contractor 1t Is con-
sIructed OF Rufseles brick.
The Wright apartments were com
pleted IN October. This bundlnS -
the corner of Montana and SlanIoll
streets. It contains II apartments u
from one to four rooms eac4 Az
cost in round figures S30fUOV: II JL-t7I a
Q. Wright is the owner OF the Du1 IL
ing and the contractor was u a
tersOn. 100 -+
D. A Booth has erected a $1,000 apart
ment house on the corne OF DIO"H
and Myrtle streets.
Many Tenement Structures
Hardly coming under the apartment
head, and yet representing Ihe Set ~
form of living without q NUMBER u ~
conveniences and style, are a nun I -
of tenement buildings that nave DeSiI
erected this year. -.
work upon the $4,000 brick tene llt7l-,s
building on the corner OF FIOreLSS 80
Seventh streets, built by Ben1to tleIIlo,
and also for the $4,000 brick teneIneIlS
hOusUe, on the corner OF Leon anu
Overland, for Pedro MelendTeG-
Bernard Rodriguez built brlck ten
ement at 500 South Florence street
costing $500 4
John Duffey built a brick tenement
on South Virginia street costing $10ggoy6-
Pringle and Crawford DGllI an Y 5-eSI
brick tenement on Seventh ana L arm
Reuben Fessinger built a brick ten
ement at 511 South Ell Paso street, cost
ing $4,000 eoooo
william Rheinheimer DuuL 9zzVO
brick tenement on Park street
7 K Turbeville built brick tene-
ment on South oregon ana seventh
streets, costing $1,000 I'll.
Pritchard and Cunning nave Dui1I
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-24

addition on the east, and lies upon
the higher ground near the military
reservation of Fort Bliss It com
mands an excellent view Of the city
and the valley. Before this is opened,
it is expected that the Government Hill
company, which owns the land, will
expend about S150,000 in installing
sewerage, water lines, gas, paving and
parking.
Manhattan Heights Spends S25OyOOO
In the general work of Improvement
in Manhattan Heights, about $3.50, 900
was spent The leveling of the land
and grading in this addition was
big problem, but it was soon solved.
This suburb with its nearness to the
Country club, is rapidly becoming set
tied with attractive homes The sec
ton is restricted, hOmebUilders being
required to erect homes costing above
$4,000. Having attracted so many
hOmebuilders, the increased population
has necessitated a new car line ser
vice, and this has been installed.
MOrningside Heights improvements.
In Morningside Heights, more than
$50 900 has been spent on improve
ments, sidewalks, curbings. street
Eradings and other features. This sec
ton is also a restricted suburb, only
homes Of value can be erected, and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-24

there will be no stores, sanatoriums.
factories or other features that would
mar an exclusive residence section
With the opening of the interurban
electric car system, valley land has
taken a boom, and several sections
have been opened. Cinecue Park, West
Ysleta and the Christy tract are valley
suburbs of FL Paso. Land in the for
mer is bringing from $500 to $500 an
acre. In the Christy tract land is
bringing from $500 to $500 an acre.
While at West Ysleta, which is d.
reetly on the county road, land is sold
by the lot for suburban residences.
Within As minutes ride of Ell PasO,
this section is expected to become in
a few years a well populated rural
suburb of Ell PasO, where people may
have their own small or large garden
tract and enjoy all the pleasures of
country life while attending to their
business in FL PasO. The interurban
system has a reduced rate for FL PasO
commuters from the valley forms to
and from FL Paso.
At Cinecue Park during the year a
$1,000 waiting station was constructed
by the Tobin Realty company This
building is Of concrete, with a good
sized waiting room and pOrches and
a drinking fountain in the front.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-24
TE1 Paso A City Of Modern Apartment Houses.

$3.50 brick tenement on South FL Paso
street, near Second street, for W Fl.
Gibbons.
j. L MeAfee built a $1,000 tenement
on Seventh street.
The Washington times., 1914-09-26
WONDERS OF THE NEWS

From Berlin comes the report that
the Credit Lyonnais, he greatest
corporate bank in France, has passed
its half-yesrly dividend, on orders
from the government.
It is wonderful that Berlin, shut
of for The greater part from COM
munication with the world, should
be the source of such news of French
affairs.
But il is 10 more ccmarkablc than
the Berlin announcement that Beer
commander of military fcrces IN the
South African Union has resigned
his command with the explanation
that England was wrong in going
into the war.
Nor more extraordinary than that
Berlin should give to the world the
announcement that the Russian gov
eminent will court-martlal Prince
Radziwill, Polish leader in the Ger
man rcichstag, on the pretext THAI
he has been = spy in St. Petersburg.
Berlin has given out vast amount
of news that would be more Or less
important, if true, about affairs OF
the allies countries. Yet Berlin has
not been any better apprised of
things in France and England and
Russia, than France, England, and
Russia have been Of affairs in Ger
many. Thus England furnishes the
interesting information that Ger
many now admits that she holds only
$4,000 prisoners. of whom 10000 are
Russians. Earlier, it was claimed
that Germany has 250,00r prisoners.
Similarly, London knows all about
the stringent economic conditions in
Germany, des1 ite that Germany in
sists that conditions are excellcnI.
Paris assures a waiting world that
Austria is on tire verge of rcvolut on,
while Vienna proclaims that con-
jitions arc getting better.
And SO on. A war revenue tax
OF salt Will fill the Treasury if ,he
public seasons its news properly.
The Washington times., 1914-09-26
DR.. Gill, Noted Scientist,
To Be Buried Tomorrow

Funeral services for DR.. Theodore y.
Gi1. professor Of zoology at George
WASHINGTON University. who died at
tn" home OF his brother. Herbert 4.
Gill. %907 Mckinley street northwest
yesterday. will be at Oak Hill Chapel
on Monday. at p. IN.
DR. Gill was born in New York City.
Coming to Washington in the early
sixties. he filed successfully the chairs
of physics. natural history and zoology.
in the then Columbian University From
1867 to 1867. he was librarian of the
Smithsonian Institution went to the
Congressional Library until 1873, when
he confined his interests TO the Uni
versity.
He was a member Of the National
Academy OF Science. OF tho American
Association for the Advancement of
Science. and the COSMOS club
He was especially noted for his stud -
and publications on fish and fisheries
Dr. Gill was unmarried
The Washington times., 1914-09-26
WAR-MADE BUSINESS.

The Bethlarem Steel Company is
reported - have secured contracts
from the French government cover
ing rush orders for SIS ,00C 900 worth
of war matcrial.
The, orders, it is stated. inclIde
900 auto .rucks. unarmored, for The
transportation of troops and sup
plies. and 100 huge tractors fOr the
movement of heavy artillery. The
French GOV ernment MAKES time a
highly essential element in the trans
action: it warts these vehicles de-
jivered on TIE other side in thirty
davs.
While thu Bethlehem company
does not manufacture autos, it has
the agency, ard will distribute these
orders among companies that have
trucks built ard on hand. Il is pig
order of its kind, AMI one that 10
other country could handle on sucl,
:hort notice. Moreover, it is alto
eether likely to be but the fore
rur rer of .noic and larger demands
on American capacity 20 turn out
rood goods in record time.
Further, an order for 24.rn0. .)0(
hcrseshoes has been secured b.
Pennsylvania cunccrnS, also for The
The Washington times., 1914-09-26
ABSINTHE IN FRANCEH

Bullets kill quickly and often with
a minimum Of torture. Absinthe
kills slowly and always with a maxi
mum of anguish. Death IN the tield
of battle oy cartridge or shell is hon
orable. Dea:h by absinthe is de-
testable and cowardly. France can
pass no law at this moment to arrest
the furious nail CT the enemy's bull
lets. But the French government
has taken drastic and coInmendable
measures to curb the curse of alb
sinthe. 1t cannot save the soldiers
destined to fall on the field. Put it
can conserve the energy Of those
that are left and from whom the
new France must be built; and in
prohibiting TIE manufacture, sale Or
drinking of absmthe France has hit
at the curse which long saDped the
strength of much of its manhood.
Physically, mentally, ana morally.
the vicious drink every year mas
wrought the ruin of thousands of
Frances best. Her war OH absinthe
will do much to counterbalance her
participation n militarijr1's war or,
civilization,
The Washington times., 1914-09-26
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.

Perhaps it is not wide Of the mark
to say that The temperature of today
and yesterday is the most hopeful
single factor in the business sltua-
ton. Buying has been restricted
very generally to immediate needs,
because of the uncertainties Of the
future. In some lines prices have
advanced so much thai there is fear
cf taking on considerable lines; In
others they have fallen so sharply
that there is fear cf unloading at
losing prices when perhaps the de-
velopments Of the next few weeks
may see Improvement.
On one recent day 25,00O bales OF
cotton were shipped for European
markets. from Galveston alone. This
is an altogether hopeful sign, fer it
eives the substance Of fact as re-
enforcement to the obvious logic
that insists that Europe must pres
entity demand cotton in large guam
tiries. Lancashire is not going to
shut down. In ordinary times it doeE
not operate it; mills at anything like
full capacity. 1t confronts con-
ditions in which very shortly
there will be demand for all
if can produce. Moreover, inasndch
as 90 per cent of the operatives in
its mills are people exempt from
service in the armies, its capacity
to use cotton is not going to be much
reduced. American mills are already
feeling, IN s-.me lines, tn, evidence
of a new demand.
In one recent week the shipments
Of American wheat exceeded those
0! ary other week in the country's
history. Plainly, tn, problem of get
ting ships to move the things that
are most pressingly needed has been
pretty we'll solved fo- the time being
1T least.
During tke early weeks Of the war
the cruisers Of the allies, especially
of England. ca caDtured a good many
cargces of foodstuffs, and these give
Britain an unusually large stock for
the moment. But this method of
meeting denlcnds is net going to
produce much more results. The re-
turn of normal conditions will be
roted. is indeed beginning to be
noted already. and with this is cb-
served sharp foreign demand.
If the great cotton and grain crops
can presently be got into motion to-
ward the markets that so pressingly
need them. and kept in motion. the
reflex influence on business generally
will be felt at once. The country is
getting its ideas about business
shaken down, end the era + hysteria
is seeing its erd. With readjustTenC
10 the new set of conditions, busi-
ness will improve fast.
The Washington times., 1914-09-26
FELIX DIAZ

The cause Of Francisco Villa will
not gain strength with the Ameri-
can people by reason of :he support
that Felix Diaz threatens 10 give 20
it. Felix Diaz does not stand vel!
with the American public. His asso-
citation with the men who conducted
the reasonable uprising against
Madero; particularly his leadership
Of a section Cf the revolt after he
had been treated with especial nu-
manity and consideration by Presi-
dent Madero. have left the American
public pretty thoroughly convinced
that he is not a man to contribute
ANYTHING worth while to the settle
ment of Mexicc's troubles. Beyond
that. his name is not ore that, in the
present state of public information
about what it represents, does not
command confidence.
Yet it must be said that the state
ment attributed to Diaz has sound
ring to it. He says that Mexico and
the masses of Mexican people need
education in preparation for the
duties and responsibilities of self
government. He talks like reform
ed cicntifco, or a real liberal. If
the leavcn of intelligence and better
understanding mas been working
among other MexicanS of his class.
II may be regarded as one of the best
signs for the country.
The Washington times., 1914-09-26
PROBE To
WAIT UPON ELECTION
Committee Expected to Defer
Probe of Sullivan and Pen
rose Expenditures.

Developments in the Senate Privileges
and Election Committee today Indicated
that the proposed investigation under
the Norris resolution into the primary
c,r.,nditurcs Of Senatorial candidates
in Illinois and Pennsylvania, would hs
i, erred until after election. AS is we'll
,,,,l. rstrod the investigation is aimed at
r.,n,, & Sullivan and senator rsDr0Ss.
rrr committee held another meeting
,,,I. = II was expected u renns, 'vIEia
,rirn,sS would he heard. instead. As
si.Ilrt Secretary "f .tGTiCuttur" t,' -
n1,,r again appeared, and tatk"d bout
th.. EceG for an investigation ui ~" sui
I;yrn expenditures i'm l'lin"'S. Details cf
his statements were not mad" public
br,t il is understood he haG l.ttlC 10 add
rn the testimony of Friday. WhcI hs
told The committee where il could get
information.
The committee adjourned until
Wednesday. chairman Kern later said
il was desired to give those who were
charging improper expenditures "a
chance to make good" Whoever has
evidcuc" bearing on the question of
expenditures in the Senatorial primaries
Which he wants 10 present will be heard,
according to Senator Kern.
Sullivan'S friends declare the move
ment for the Investigation IS purely
political, hut that instead of hurtiHS
him, as expected. il is likely 10 elect
him.