El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-27
GALLUP WELCOME To THE EL PASO
EXCURGI0NI5TS IS Enthusiastic
Mavor and Citizens Tell Ell Pasoans to Come Again El
Paso City Worth Boosting Declares Judge McFie;
Response to Welcome Is Made by Il. D. Slater;
Dance Follows the Reception



I Farrar- are Interested IN one OF m
properties The Sr"al '7il-' " III ~ y. ~
liams Paint COMPANY operates = ~
mine near MaSdstiena ana lIie A--llp
zinc COMPANY also opeid'sS d 49,
near there MaEdalena y SisV d 49,
and cattle supply point ANU eti io- -ii'
is a city o. much Importance lu lile d.
fairs or this southwestern Ies4'
Hand Plays ror =5eIenItes-
Very few OF the II Pascans were out
Of nod for me stop at Relen todax. but
no hind f,o,-s aIvravs I'D on scheduled
enc h., natter how late they have re-
80 tic rfe.i,+ before got out and
,I-,-o7 r,,- tFs 7,ro-,le who came down
- - 49,
'0 - - - r.l,,7,- -,-.,,e AZ the
(ni1" Zen ~ IN
,alll e-li- -, - o,r,1sTJa5
fasoail9 " "V "i'
t,..,IrriI,s, - -se,.or-, W onl,- STAYED
1,-rr a-,[.,er6 70 LET off those pe0ple who
5oi,7a5 ms l,ere This roorufna and went
I'm 10 ,Tae-dslena with MS. as the sched-
ne 1aI1ed for oirr arrival At san An
80 -. "a Ssr a1arcfal Al e-l5 and
19,,lco,1 n : W. are due AT Las Cruces
~ so ro~ an baur-s sion and then IL
q ~ ~. - - fo1. - T,as5 and
70
Rio a;rande VALLEY
since tht. cornDferfon OF Elephant
F,rr-t dom This Great project has been
- ,1,5s.- IF much interest 10 local
siehrseers and 10 the nation at large
se ne largest artificial body Of water
IN +be x-o-IS is possibilities TO tourists
or those interested in viewing the spec
tec1f19- 30 ,-ood However. ID Is doubt
~ -, ,(.g,,+ hos. vitaIlv interest
ed realize Tho tremendous influences
that The contamination Of this project
VIII exert upon the districts to be re-
Claimed IN me 100 OIdHue H,.iieS icy -,,...
tel maps liiS iitost 1890 $3.50, -
Las Deen lhe elLect ON re-. ~ - -: - -.
i'1llt maj ollet " O4-u -l' - -
sIeu essir ~ a, : ~ per ~ - - ca =, 500
IlIE Ut y. IeSs an lilt "as !, IN -, 80 ~ r.
ana liholnS many eager ouS q : ! 20 a
iloHlesesfeIs are ~ ~. -, ~;
lN no means = i - - - d.
~ ll-ei-l out it - = -, -
u -notV 40 inc Set''iiiiS % 'i-N
prise
Where Advancement j MARKED
While the results so far are most no
tfceable in the Las Paiomas. Einron
and upper MesiHa valleys where the
Greatest srea of untitled land is found.
fbe work docs moi end here as tho
project contemplates the reclamation
of some 900 acres ia the immediate
vicinity Of I'll Paso
With the reclamation Of these inn
ruense tracts oil land. doubly enriched
for the past thousands Of years by the
overflow OF The river. there is every
reason 10 predict a wonderful future
for the Rio Grande valley True the
valley has had some sort Of irrigation
for hundreds of Years II is believed
that tho puab1os made Use OF this
means OF putting water on the land
e,-au before Columbus discovered
America In fact MANY OF the canals
Of TO-DAY are hr1i1+ ..1orc- the lines left
nv these ancfe7- srric1Ilturists
.,... ,....,t..,,
Ho"E ~
But with all his native thIitt- Inc IN
dian as the white man was ma ilui-
capped by the " Nuns OF an erI1llc ~ W. er
and OF lnconslaiI seasons nov
with an immense reservoir AT MS
disposal. the Rio Grande farmer