El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-03
TEE ON
HIGH LINE OUT
Meeting at the Commerce
Chamber Discharges It;
To Form New Group.

THE chamber Of commences com
i mittee on the high line canal
project was removed from office by
the board Of directors, after this
action had been recommended at a
meeting Of FL Paso citizens represen-
tatives from the two water users dis
tricts and the board OF directors Of
the chamber Of commerce Tuesday
afternoon.
Motion TO remove the men from
office was rendered by Robert kra-
Eauer and seconded by Dr. Nathan
Bovd. Tt was also included in the
motion that a new committee be ap-
pointed. one member to be appointed
from Las Cruces. one from the lower
valley and three from the chamber Of
commerce President o. c. Coles viii
announce his appointees later.
The high lire canal committee was
composed of Dr. Boyd, C.. n. Bassett,
i. W. Kirkpatrick. George r. LeBaron.
o. A. Martin. r. H. Dudley and Robert
Erakauer The committee was ap-
pointed several months ago for the
purpose Of arranging for the con-
struction Of the high line canal
Why They Didn't Resign.
Some Of the mem bers had already
placed their designations in the hands
OF president Coles. G.. A. Martin and
T. " Kirkpatrick had not resigned
They made the following statement
eve did not resign with other
members Of the committee yesrer-
day. because we did not believe the
committee should quit We were an
pointed by forme- president wyatt 10
go into this matter and as a commit
tee we we're making progress A diff
ference arose In the committee be-
tween the chairman. DR. Nathan Boyd,
and the majority Of the committee as
TO the best methods TO pursue. Il IS
our opinion that the majority Of the
committee should have ruled and. IL
there were 10 be designations. thar DIT
Boyd, being in the minority should
have resigned. Now that the resiEua-
tons OF all the committee have been
requested, we are willing TO resign.
but we do not believe progress can be
made IN any matter by changing com
mittees after one committee has
worked FOR a considerable time in IA
milarizlng itself with the facts. we
believe the people Of the upper valley
as vel as the people Of FL Pas0 real
iZe the necessity for the high line
canal and that there VIII not be any
clash between the people Of the two
valleys In putting this big project
through"
Coles Reviews Initiative.
o. c. Coles, president Of the cham
Der. presided at the meeting and went
into a short review Of the high line
canal project He mentioned that the
high line canal had been brought TO
the attention Of the people OF FL Paso Z
several months ago by DR.. Boyd The
matter was first referred TO the city
Of FL Paso and later 10 the chamber {
Of commerce. with the result that a
committee was formed, with Dr..
BOYD as chairman
Or. Boyd Sums Up.
DIP. Boyd was then called upon
and also reviewed at length the work I
that had been done on the project I
and the Investigation that had been
conducted by consulting engineer :
Louis c. Hill. OF Los Angeles Fol- |
lowing this investigation. the doctor I
said. II was learned that zhe proposed
high line canal would act as an eZ-
cellent drain for the Mesilla valley T.
inasmuch as IL would prevent river :
seepage-
Unless this valley IS drained at
once, he said. II VIII result in serious I
loss 10 the valley and to El Paso. The I
water table. the doctor said. was ris- I
ing az the rate Of one foot each year.
and by 1913. unless drained. the val ]
ley farms would sustain a big loss.
The valley is being drained by the