El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-29
Hard Work For
Orient RaiLWay
Is Being Done
Cobb and Delegation See
All Officials Connected
With the Matter.

Washington. D. C., May 29--Fol-
lowing the formal hearing Of Monday
before the railroad board, the Texans
in Washington in connection with the
Orient road, spent Tuesday in con-
tinued and hard work. escorted and
introduced by zach Lamar Cobb.
4 delegation including mayor
Rooney and judge Williams, Of Fort
Stockton. mayor Bird. Mr.. Merit and
judge Garrett Of san Angelo. Mr.
Smell Of SWeetWater. AIr. kemper, Of
ansas CitE. who ls the receiver Tor
the road, went from office TO office
OF high officials whose interest and
assistance was sought IN behalf Of the
people along this road
I'm every office and by every official
visited the delegation was given the
most cordial treatment
Pleads for Road.
When visiting John SHELTON VIII
liams. controller of the currency, and
also a member Of the railroad board,
Mr.. Cobb, for the delegation, said. IF
for any reason. the board should come
tons, / ask notice 10 that effect with
the privilege of coming back TO
Washington These gentlemen and
many others viii also come. The
Orient road is essential TO the welfare
Of the people living in that territory.
IL must not be abandoned.
WIN Not Give Up
"It an adverse view is by any
chance taken. we could only feel that
we had not presented the case con-
vincingly enough We are 20 stay
here Indefinitely or come back as
often as necessary. but the road must
not be abandoned il human effort can
prevent IT,"
Controller Williams was most cor
dial He stated that the case had
a favorable impression had been
made
The delegates remaining over are
all giving AR Cobb unbOunded credit
Tor his gOod work.
Cobb'a Acquaintance Helps. q
It is a common expression among
them that Mr- CObb's acquaintance in
Washington is Of the greatest value
to the congressional district Mr..
Cobb himself has been very much
pleased with The expressions on every
hand IN Washington fishing him VIC
tory in the race for congress.
Mr- Cobb leaves here tonight for
Texas. He VIII spend one day with
his mother in Athens Georgia, en-
route.
Protests Mt IuureE puckery.
Before leaving here he VIII urge
his protest against the Juarez pack
ing house and viii also ask the gov
eminent authorities In charge Of the
railroad 90 De sure and maintain an
uptown ticket office iu FL Paso Mr.
Cobb is also endeavoring to aid all
those friends from Ell Paso who have
sent him kilograms here In the linz
tied time be is doing all in his power.
whose methods they were not in sym
pathy.r
Then Air. Carmichael exactly copies
the governors description OF the Bis
bee deportation. with direct applica-
ton 10 what happened ar MOrenci,
where men we're forced 20 walk out OF
the camp and take refuge at camp
that had 20 De established az Duncan.
without employment, homeless refu-
gees" He asks the governor. els not
the refugee camp az Duncan a greater
reflection on your administration than
anything your traducers in the state
can say OF doe'
The Clifton mining man observes.
1T would seem 10 me the Intelligent
portion Of the community viii feel
in view OF your failure TO maintain
the peace OF this neighborhood, so
grossly outraged. and of your failure
TO protect the illegal denortdLons that
were being continuously and systa-
matlcally carried out during that pc
Rod under the very noses Of your own
officers and militia. whose presence
was mere camouflage- inconceivably
without your knowledge. that silence
would have been golden in the present
instance
There Is sharp conclusion that the
governor has been impugninE the
motives "of men who belive that Ari-
iona should not be made happy
hunting ground Tor the enemies OF
our government