The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-15
DRAINAGE pARTYIS
MUCH IMPRESSED BY
TRIP DOWN VALLEY
Governor Larrasolo and Others
Admire Breeding Pens and Sta.
bles At State College; Entertain.
ed at II Paso This Evening.
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Las cruces \. ~. feb. iS-Gov-
ernur t.urruEolo and the drainage
party. after leaving Albuquerque yes
tcrday morning on the south-hound
train at iiiti, took iunch NJ hslen.
where they were met hy q reception
committee and entertained al "a
luncheon az the Harvey house. They
were Joined there b. several citizens
Interested In drainage.
A. u proceeded down through the
valley, member ~ the party were
greatly interested In seeing conditions
q the water table and various places
were pointed out 20 Governor tnrru.
gulo and engineers Of the party where
drainage seemed 10 De not only nee.
eusafy hut imperative u the land D. 60
be saved.
The party was met BY representa-.
tive citizens n "a short stay was
made az Fan MsrcinL
The auto party left socorro ycster
day morning and came south by way
u the Elephant Butte dam. arriving
ri al Cruces az y o'clock lu the eve
ming. They report "a nnc and inter
ostinE trip
President 4. D. Grille. Senator Holt.
County Agent Lindsey. and other rep
resentatiyes Of the Arriculturule coli
iege. met tho train and auto parry
n showed them 20 their rooms The
visitors spent u very pleasant eve-
ming visiting and renewing old ac-
quointances
This mornlnr the party proceeded
To- the Agricultural college In Unrs and
there visited the dairy barns. beef
cattle, dairy herds. sheep aud hos
breeding pen and stables. which were
an very much admired. The college
has "a wonderful. herd of Herefords
aud black pole cattle. dairy COWS aud
hirh Erads sheep Of several varieties.
A. ~. 80, the party assembled In
hndley hall whore an the students
were present as well uH tweuty-siN
county agents from an parts uf the
state, there being "a county agents
conference In session this week.
Governor L~arra1oio made an clio.
queut address a. the student body
and visitors He arose 20 many pc
riuas uf splendid -UluQuenro 1904 ora.
tory anu urged the students 90 pre-
pare themselves Tor "a practical ufo as
We'll a. good American citizenship. Ills
address was most patriotic and In
spring.
a number ~ the drainage party
addressed the students and the meet.
Ina was finally closed hy President
Grille with u most exhaustive and
complete explanation ~ the condi.
tiOuN in the lower RIO Grandc valley.
tie stated what D. being dunr by the
State college in investigating and
WORKING out the drainage problems.
This afternoon the party viii In
Hpect the government drainage work
in the MeHillu valley and cave FOR VI
faru 10y motor. arriving there IN he
I evening
The party Includes about twenty
five. among whom are Goycrnur %.
A. ~iarruzolo. FOL W. N. nnprwell.
Capt W. g. REID. J. a. Ross. Edmund
Ross. ~ A. Huhhuil and sons. supt.
" D. Summers, Aldo Leopold. james
hexemek ana wife. clark N. Carr n.
W fonihe, NicodemuH chavez. "
=. shaw. = A. Midilehreok. Nh.
buugherv, j. D. Lindsey and A. -.
strong These non Will hs Joined lu
Las Cruces boy n number 90 county
agents and citizens. who viii make
the trip Co ~ paso and the inyestiga.
ton in the ~ ruso valley SUNDAY
morning viii be- made as Tar ns Fuh-
ems. The ~ pasu Chamber ~ Cone
mere will give a. banquet 10 the par
IS at tho iaHo Del Norte and then
take the party 20 the thcRtsr o. hear
the French band concert this evening