El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-08
CAN GET FARM
CONGRESS HERE
W. J. Drummond Tells Ell
Pasoans They Can Get
Soil Products Show.

81 am authorized to close the con-
tract for the holding Of the next inter
national Farming Congress ana SOIL
Products show i'm Fl Paso at the cele-
hrrtiOn Of the completion OF the RIO
Graude project i'm 1916. n FL Paso-
through her municipal, county and bus
mess officials. will create an under
WRITER'S fund OF s25. 900" said W J.
DrummOnd. chairman OF the board OF
governors Of the International Farming
congress. at luncheon at the Hotel
This offer is conditional. however.
unon whether or not ]. as chairman OF
the board. think this is the logical
point I do not mind stating that 1 90.
especially i'm view Of the completion OF
the Elephant Butte dam
The conditions OF the contract were
set forth and the speaker was lnterro-
gated by mayor Tom Lea. Malcolm
Fraser. OF the chamber of commerce,
and Joseph II. Nations, as well rs many
others who wanted TO know just what
Fl Paso would get in return Tor the
creation of fund Of $4,000
Las Cruces Represented.
special car brought four leading
business men OF Las Cruces to the
the Elephant Butte Water Users as
s0ciation-Mark B. Thompson. W -
Vaudeville. j. f. Findlay and H. B.
Link
only been in town since 10 o'clock, but
thought that the buildings al Washing
ton park. plus some improvements
could be used. President r. r. Burgess
Of the international Irrigation con-
gress. which cOnveues at the same time
as the Farm Congress and the SOIL
Products show. stated that no greater
effort could be put forth for the de-
veloDment OF the lands of the Rio
Grande undertaking than such con-
Eress and show. and that IL should ne
held cOntemporaneOusly with the JUDI
lee celebration OF the opening OF the
Elephant Butte dam
Mcclure Praises Fl PasO.
6. 8 Mcclure, magazine publisher,
said he could not see that more de-
sira bic place than FL PasO could be
found for such a four-fold undertaking,
and especially in view Of the opening
Of the Elephant Butte dam
Mr. DrummOnd said that two other
cities were bidding hard for the con-
Eress. but that the wish was TO hold u
here II the conditions were favorable
and the money necessary raised
Those present at the luncheon We're:
r F. Burgess. president Of the Inter-
national Irrigation congress; J. NJ
Walling. county commissioner. j r.
Nc Broom. county attorney John
Fisher. r. 3. Stevens and w c. Jolly.
aldermen. mayor Tom Lea, W J. Drum
mOnd, :. :. Mcclure. publisher Of New
York Evening Mail. r. b OrndOrff,
president Of the Chamber of Commerce:
judge Adrian Pool. ". G. Roe, Lieut.
o. f. Michaelis. j. J. Mundy. Il 5. Pot
ter. Henry s Beach. ". g. Ransom.
George R. LeBarOn. George f. Pendell.
Seth OrndOrff. A. q. Graham A w.
Reeves. q. r.. Clements. ID. F. Conner,
n B. Link. NJ B. Thompson. ". B.
Vaudeville. J. F. Findlay and J. H Ma
tons.
County and City should Aid.
r b. OrndOrff. in introducing the
speaker to the gathering Of officials
and business men. stated that the IN
dertaking OF the four-fold congress and
exposition was too great for one organ
ization such as the chamber Of com
merce. and If il were TO be a success
the city and county should aid also