Show THE RIO GKASDE Greaham Romero cud Dutton Discuss Dis-cuss the Irrigation Question Washington Jan 12 Secretary Gras haon Senor Romero the Mexican minister min-ister and Major Dutton of the TJnitad Stages engineer corps had a conference confer-ence for an hour and a half today at the state department respecting the appointment of a commlssion to provide pro-vide a system of irrigation for vhe southwest by damming the Rio Grande iiyer Authority for the appointment of such a commission is already lodged in film President fyy legislaaon The talk waspurely informal and took u broad range he subject being discussed discus-sed from an international point of view as well jas an economic proposl tipn One objection to tie scheme which seemed to strike the conference with soiier < force was the suggestion that any dammed river would be sure to fill up gradually from the deposii of salt brought down from the moun fcain iheadwaters and so the supply of water for irrigation purposes would diminish and in the end serious con troversies would arise over its difftri 37Ution The subject will be further discussed before any attempt is1 made to reac1 a conclusion |