El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-28

cleared and made ready Tor cultivation.
This leaves about o. OO0 acres that are still
law land. which rcquires TO be cleared o.
brush and levolled, and in some instances
drained. before profitable return can BE-
/ obtained The lands that have been 0---
pared Tor cultivation are. rule held i'm
! small tracts, the majority OF them being
/ held 10y MeNlcans, many OF them compris-
| ing only one or two acres. but intersper5od
! among these are some farms Of couSid-
able size. VARYING from $50 70 800 acres. a
! few are highly improved and skiltuliN
. farmed, being owned by men having ample
capital to improve and operate them.
! Wild Land
The 5000 acres Of wild land had little
! productive or commercial value when inc
( project was undertaken. But when the pro-
! lnct was inaugurated they were bought 'y
{ investors or speculators- several own large
. tracts. varying from 1000 10 $500 acres. Ehe
I owners Of these lands have not 80 far ak
I pended any money IN clearing or lcVellns
J them for cultivation, but are endeavorinE
! TO sell them IN their unlmproved condition
! nj prices largely In excess Of the purchase
4 price: and this initiation forms the most se-
J ri0us obstacle 20 the successful develop
mont Of the project.
! The majority report recommends reduc-
tons Of so items Of the project cost tho
! in the lowest 20 f296,0e9 in the largest. and
aEgregating $697.62o. II calls attention to
: the fact that Mexico contributes nothing
either 90 the construction cost or 10 the
operation and maintenance expenses. and I
apparently holds that tho contribution Of
ST 900. 600 made by the federal government
"a - q
states who contribute the remainder 81 the
9 expense. and that the contribution 10 pro- /
Ject costs should De increased and the gov
eminent should perpetually contribute "a
~ "a I'M ~ -i'''0" ''1
$40 Per Acre Too Low.
il reviews the early negotiations between ]
- ieli-u ~ p anu ~. '-.I y.
rho service estimated tbe cost To- be $40 au !
80 7, 10 -l,,-t+.5 49, .,,i,.,...,,,,t -, ,
~ l7 aulul''sU liaI tut 80 ~
, ,I a., a.. 80 ~ W. Wa -N 49, 49,
800, en-, 7ss,,i-c5 ~ IN 49, 80,
So.lt-i '.' men oIEat'-su anu IA ql'.-l liol'
49, ~ sio @ 80 ~ III n, .i n -, 10. s
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nan The IT, ,,se-s cs sffcr5 10 r,s,. re-
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~ -Cle S3e zoe n'L dl1 N
unit apoSe NAV at 'Shieh we cost Woul1 DC i
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NJ III. ,t1ti ~ IA frt ,,,, ,,,,-t-
l - - 20 .as ma a. ~. ms
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money 1oIIaS-sI from mi mis- -1r sai .0q
1900 ~, ---..- "a -'----,,---,.- - -
- - 30 Va ia' iii'"1S 0'1i 1'-'-ai
mn 49,, 70 4 - ,,,,-,- .t+ .h-- .,,-
4i- 3i ~ o4-'''' ~, ~ ne No. 80
nave palq IN excess OK me actual COSY sila-i
inaiyidually receive credit therefor on their
''''''ii'' u" ia o0o 49,
- 49, ioo,ry0 1870.
"a oo tiHus 1"1 toei - II, ,5ao.s 49,, - ~
-.i.fD. "a.
81 00o 400 ana ~ tbe distrftt,tiTv acton, a.
Z. FL soc -,,-,,t,,. an, ---i---'s.+ trtei -
go. eo- ,,S ~ 80 t5 -If az 600
O,..S- ~ 'Hls IN 49, o,-1S $500
ss 80" III 80 -. 49,
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~, i.- ~ ~ a. ~ 900 ooo ~ 5.I,,.,i-- ~
~ 900 ooo .,,,r-,,-i,t,i ~ 80 $50 ~ is,,ss
49, .-.,.tt-F go Il - - @
Cos4 ~ HssrIng an
--, - s-i,,- 49,, = ,.s,.-,l- 4b.+ tts 4
N+ u.fJo'its Ispoit -ll5ii. =. IL "a e-'
-stte1 Ia -,si,,tesrsrce 80 ~. mt,
project has been compIeted and ali The lands
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~ me ~ - ma - ,i3
or o-I,, n mall frsctIo1 ~ nc are,
II recorrr1ends that The ,.ariore ,-i.s Of |
~. 49, ~ -,-,saits.t- - "a a. re -
s-s.r.e-t, 81 r-o,1etr,,@til-, cbsr~cs he mi
forr,
-rbo ma iorit, re,,ort obiac+e IN s-,- 1sr~a
expenditures for draiusr 70 until more thor
(-1gb i-,yestiTstto1q he ~ r,sJc ma |
thst SURVEYS should he discontinued til tbe
problems are more definitely determined
Drsinagr system,
In This 10 teLee az rosttioD that ,Ir, ina co !
,,,,tS - ~ ~ - Fsii ne -. 80.
~, r,r,,,i5irg ~ ,-st.- - i--i-,+to-, -
ma no r,Ia1 81 7rri7ss. sboiiId be sdor+ri
until II bas been submitted 10 The yvate~
til iG o nv .ilSi e5 anu 1l,Ts
sbotiid commence a. fbe s,nIratf m 4ia
rers,yr,ert 7,eriod IN an irrigstio- r-,ie.+ !
IN IA - &C. tbe ,-oiert clLste -;
The irripstior, -,-gte7,, ,,--. hon fi~ad
Overbead Fvncnse
The hard ,ece,,,,7,,,'lje 1e@ilIstion ra1isv-
fnr- fbase rroie.5te Of IN l,,srbesd e,.,,.,sa
~ me V-sebinvtor ,ffice nd IL el,-i,-
those holdings excess lands five Years fof
5is1,1si-,,- - a.. S,,.c-- 80. b.iit1- +be+ |
the one wear given now ig too short
The minority roporf annroyes ~ onE, one
NJ tbs redrctio,s -s,,o71,,,,c1dcd mi HIN
iten1 nine Cor ta,,,s-rsr,bic Nd -, s,,-,.s,-9
m tba T,essb,rs. 55nif sr,or1ting- 80 a.
gao 10 n does nor rcCor,r,,eTJ ne eiir,ir.-
zion N tbi- its-,, fut tbst - 81 -o.l,t-oI s., |
one-ba1f ~
-rbo minority -eno-+ ,e--ae- tb,. ,dr,,iris-
trati,,e e,i,cresq al ~, ti,,,t,,, - ,1i-,1i--t
ed n mis- can he Iarsiil- dope b,,f 1,,..,-eq
no -o.oI1,l,,sr,is.-i,, a. 80, ~ s-r5-,r+
Not Fvcessive
= docs ,,t .r-rce LIN ~ w., f,,-it,, ,--,,-t
nat ,.--t,er5os vgar. e,cegei,-e nj 6oldI, ~ I
tboge el,yceot a.. its-,s 49,. --e,---5 - !
v-sro made i'm bei.if 81 m rroieft M !
sboufd he Maid In, r.. boijinr tb.t n h., so-e
i1staocea nroisct costs --e-e MIN tbe-e -
otbor inrtano.q h, which tbe,, yrere 100 lg-v
and that II reduction are to be made in es-
eessig. co.te creiita et,,,,il, bc -j-o,, Nh.
ss,.i-rs bsvc reer 71sd.. AZ, s,,,,,s-s5 ., !
private anteri,rises m holds mas I've Of / ,
hesr sa,-inrs more than cor,r,cr'-sts for ali
i,,,.-...g.ed ,.,,,.-,g-. m. - - -
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