El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-18

"A high line canal from LedSburg TO
Montoya, the water taken thence into
/ the city's pipes. would make FL Paso
the city beautiful because IL would
furnish abundant pure water for irri-
eating trees and lawns at a price
never approached in any large city BY
pumping from deep wells" said Dr..
Nathan Boyd, Of Las Cruces. This
achievement. which seems to me en-
tirely feasible even IN war time, also
would furnish electric power for use
here, but its greatest benefit would
be to the land along the canal and in
this city. I am glad TO see the spirit
OF cooperation among FL Paso busi-
ness men for the high line canal II
- a splendid sign anu greatly encOur-
planned for years for irrigation and
drainage. / have no doubt that when
the concrete proposal is laid before
the government officials at Washing
ton, setting forth the area Of land in
the upper valley that can be made TO
produce sugar beets. grains. hogs and
other necessary things, as well as the
ultimate paying off the cost by the
sale of hydrOelectric power, instant
attention will be gained and favora-
bic action secured. With a real city
beautiful TO offer wealthy people in
the north who like to own homes IN
mild climates, there will be no ques-
ton Of increasing the population OF
Fl PasO double within ten years"
The good citizens or 81 Paso should
pay their Doll taxes more readily and
in larger numbers than they are do
ing" said R N. Dudley. This will be
an important year in this respect. as
we VIII elect state and county Off !
GERS and congressman and probably I
be called on 10 vote in special cleo /
tions. Every citizen should be pre-
pared 70 express his opinion at the \
polls at these critical times, when I
election OF the proper officers is a /
matter OF helping the government /
poll taxes is. therefore. a patriotic /
duty, especially important at this
time Furthermore, the cities of east i
Texas estimate the growth Of our I
city by the annual increase in poll 1
taxes. and II a healthy increase is
not shown. the city does not receive a
good business reputation on the out
side"
The successful warriors are tenn
perance advocates almost without ex-
said N. B. Davis Lord Rob-
erts persistently worked towards i
wiping out drinking in the British /
army; lord Kitchener prohibited the
carrying OF liquor on the Soudan ex-
petition and asked his troops to be-
ware Of drink; lord Methuen. Gen.
French, admiral Beresford. admiral i
Fisher, the late field marshal WOlse-
ley. Gen. Frederick Dent Grant, Of !
the American army, surgeon general
Gorges. Cen Pershing, and other
great warriors OF today. all favor pro-
hibition for the soldiers. Two mill
lion boys. the boys OF this nation,
must be selected out Of every gener-
alton to go into the saloon hopper;
so, 600 boys are drafted every year
into the army OF drunkards TO take
the place at the saloon bar Of the
$4,000 bloated drunkards who have
been drawn forth from the street and
buried in the potter's field. The sa-
loon can no more be run without using
up boys than a flour mill without
wheat. or n saw mill without logs. The
only question is. whose boys shall be
he victims? One of the difficulties in