The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-05-16
Government, State and Local Men
Agree That the Thing to Do Is
to Drain and Drain Quickly
Enthusiasm Is Shown.
COMMITTEE is NAMED
TO WORK OUT PROJECT
Group of Live, 'Go-get. EN- New
Mexicans Are Asked to See That
Rio Grande Valley Soon Gets
Attention.

N.;h .u. Consensus oi Opinion, uf
enc hundred and tftN p"r-uut directly
Interested 100 drainage being fur ,u-
operation. with committee already
appointed aud working out common
PLAN uf action. with government rep
rcscutatiycs urging the uudcrtakiur of
the project and with Robert = Elsi,u
state hand commissioner of Santa Fc.
hartman ur the meeting, the Central
l,iu Grunde Valley Drainage confer
curo. which opened this moruiug AZ
the Chamber uf Commerce. has this
afternoon progressed far beyond "N-
I"Ftltiuus
Antaguuistlc theories Of drainage
were NOT In evidence "a, the meeting.
The one undisputed purpose and de-
mand uf an present was to drain, and
To drain immediately More than fifty
delegates from the valley are attond-
iUg the conference Farmers, land
OWNERS, irrigation engineers ana M
diyIdunI drainage workers made up
the remainder ot the audience lhai
packed IN" asSomuI, room.
Committee l. Named.
Tn. committee appointed tuis morn
ing shortly before the clos" ot the
morning session tu work uut the com
mon plan are Dr Austin H. 'rit'.
president ~ the state college, j
French. stpte engineer, T. 7. Brown.
2, presenting Sucurru county Ald'
Leopold, representing Bcrnalillo coun-
IS. j. NJ ~ludu,al, Jr. representing
-auduya county. Eugene kempvnlch.
of Valencia county and u. J.. Er''ch.
The plan when finally agreed upon
Iy this committc" Will 10" announced
tp the assembly late this afternoon.
Hon. VI. IlrrNcy of Roswell. for
m,r attorucy rsucral of N"w Mexico.
and drainage law expert. addressed
the conference. stating ihn' the I'M
purfau' thing tu du Immedi0tfg was
ID. drain aud rot delay Tor cohgfrS-
s.pull aid.
Congress Md JnCcrtnin
"Nid from congress Is uncertain.
Nr lIcrycy declared. Su irrigation
.- certain Drainage should De don"
Immediately In order to M'emp'
1raiuuuc an orgauiza 'lon is necessary
ru matter where the jld to finance the
Iruir,t comes from Lands In the Hl'
Grand. valley would produce twiHF
-. 49, , t.,dIup
state 100 agriculture.
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