Show I LOVETT PROMISES I I AID OF RAilROADS Southern Pacific to Help Government Gov Government Government in Improving Colorado Col Colorado Colorado orado River i Washington Nov 4 At t a conference at the White house today President Taft obtained a promise of ot the cooperation co cooperation cooperation operation on the part of ot the Southern Sou thorn Pacific Railroad company in making Improvements in the Colorado river to prevent the overflow of that stream during the spring freshets Later the President took up the mat ter with Mr Labarr the Mexican 1 am Part of the Improvements will have to be made on Mexican soil soli and the cooperation of ot the Mexican government in la said Id to be ha assured Work on the improvements will begin be begin gin Ain soon Congress has appropriated to be expended under the direction of ot the President The appropriation appropriation was made last summer when the Imperial valley of California was threatened with inundation R It S Lovett president and Maxwell Evarts general counsel of ot the Southern Pacific company were at the White bUe house houlle conference Several years yeara ears ago the Harriman lines Unas ap spent nt a large large sum of money on the Colorado and ha have hae e not as aa yet et been reimbursed by the govern government ment meat There was some hesitancy on Mr Lovetta part to make another out i lay from the company treasury I President Taft Tatt upheld the railroad official in this positron position p but suggested I that the cooperation desired by the I government was wall in the matter of ot fa facilities facUlties and equipment President Lovett then agreed that the Southern Pacific would haul gravel and other supplies to the river bank at cost COlt rate and do everything in its power to facilitate the work |