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in the southwest face severe handicap in the carrying on of their business.and in
many cases complete ruin of such business. I beg to quote to you from a letter
from a business concern, giving their estimate of this matter:
“In many of our southwestern industries we find Mexicans willing and capable
of performing a type of labor, which due to physical and climatic conditions, the
ordinary white labor is not capable of, or will not, perform, and we sincerely
believe that the Mexican immigrant plays a very important part in building up
the southwestern district of the United States.”
I earnestly urge that the committee make provision in any proposed legislation
for seasonal labor from Mexico to take care of such work as irrigating, cotton
picking, shearing, hay gathering, and kindred labor performed on the farms and
ranches of our southwestern section.
With assurance of my regard, I am,
Very sincerely yours,

C. B. HubpsprETH

DEL Rio, TEx., January 18. 1930.

C. B. HupspETH,
Member of Congress, Washington, D. C.:
If you can’t defeat the Johnson immigration bill try get a passport clause in it
to admit laborers for seasonal periods of time. If I ean do anvthing here command
me.

KeYEs FAWCETT.

EL Paso. TEx., January 15. 1930.

Hon. Craupe B. Hupsprrs,
Washington, D. C.:
We, the El Paso and Hudspeth County Farm Bureau, earnestly request that
you do all in your power to defeat the Box bill unless some provision ean be made
for seasonal labor for farm lahor.

J. C. Hansen,
President El Paso and Hudspeth County Farm Bureau.

Er Paso. TEx., January 15. 1930.

Hon. C. B. HupspETH:
Understand Box bill up for hearing to-morrow. You know this bill if passed
would practically ruin all farmers in Hudspeth district. We are sure vou will put
forth your best efforts to oppose and defeat it.
Hupspern County CONSERVATION AND RECLAMATION Drsrrier No. 1.

EL Paso, Tex., January 15, 1930.
Hon. C. B. HupspeTH!:
‘Oppose Box bill. Would be terrible disaster to irrigation project. Labor
already short and inadequate.
Er Paso County Water IMPROVEMENT DisTrIOT No. 1.
T. D. PoroHER. President.

. Er Paso, Tex., January 15. 1930.
Hon. C. B. HupsreTH:
Box bill up for hearing to-morrow. Harwell and Fleming due Washington
8.30 a. m. to-morrow. New bill means total exclusion of Mexican labor. Would
spell ruin to entire project. Cotton would be hard hit,
Sovruwest IRRIGATED COTTON GROWERS ASSOCIATION.
By Inpus T. GILLETT. President.