Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-09-20
A GREAT WORK.
100000 Acres of Land Under Ditch
in the Poco8 Valley-Tho
Results.
Colorado Capitalists Take the Lead
Reservoirs and bitches and
What they Bring.

The remarkable success OF the lrriga-
ton Ditch company's work in the Pecos
valley will show the people OF New Mex
leo what is possible for other parts OF this
territory. The directors of the company
With increased confidence in their large en-
terprises are putting more capital every
day into the development OF new schemes.
Within week there has been an amicable
change in the officers, so that men OF
large experience i'll the southwest are now
at the head Of the management to which
the Chicago capitalists have yielded the
direction Of their investments. Mr.. J. j.
Hagerman, OF Colorado Springs, long the
efficient president of the Midland railroad
Of Colorado, and heavy capitalist, has
been elected president OF the Pecos Irri-
CATION company. His confidence is in
dictated by having already invested since
its organization $275, 900 in the company rs
works. Hon. Charles b. Eddy remains
the soul of the enterprise as vice presi-
dent and manager. J.. Ii. Jackson, esl.,
OF Colorado Springs, late president of the
Denver X Rio Grande railroad system, is
made Il director in the company, and K.
W. Tansill, OF Chicago, treasurer.
The irrigating ditch has been complet-
ed for twenty-five miles. In its progress
the largest earthwork, it is believed, in
the United States Was built up at one
place, and the ditch then carried through
it. Several reservoirs have been con-
structed. One, including the river bed,
is seyen and half miles long, and an
average of two miles wide. An embank
ment of rock forty-hye feet high and
about 100 feet wide and | 100 feet long
has been thrown across the Pecos from
one rocky bluff to the other. 1t is made
If tne rock taken from wide cut through
the bluff at one end, at nearly the same
height as the dam, Tor the escape of the
surplus water. The same large escapes
for water have been provided at two
other points on the banks of the dam,
so that the water will flow of through
great draws, and never overflow the dam
Itself. The wafer OF the river will be en-
srely turned into the bitches which are
constructed on both sides of the river.
The largest reservoir is four or five
miles above the town of Eddy. The i'm
provements going on Ill this town are in
deed wonder in this long-deserted coun-
try. 1t has already grown to an Ameri-
can community, with neatly painted
houses and fences. The town lots, which
at first were placed at 500 each, have
been selling at between 1890 and $4UJ.
The town OF Eddy is to be supplied with
the purest water from powerful springs
mile and half from the town, which
have q flow more abundant than the
sources which supply the city Of Denver.
Saloons and liquor selling are prohibited
in the conditions attached to the titles OF
the town lots.
The cor: pany has contracted for
500 900 bricks, which are already manu-
featured on the spot, Tor the erection Of IL
hotel OF the most tasteful design and
special suited to the climate and coun-
try. The architects are noted Denver
firm, who have made unique design,
with deep verandas around the entire first
story, and logers In the second story, and
antique easements and roof. This hotel
is to cost $50, 900, which is waiting in the
bank for tile contractors. 1t will he fin
is ed within six months. A new stage
line is TO be made from the Texas Pacific
railroad station, Toyeh, Texas, making
relay stations every fifteen miles, SO that
rapid transit will lie secured till railroad
is built to Ell Paso from northern Texas,
pas sing through the town OF Eddy.
Two hundred thousand acres of land
have already been put under irrigating
canals by the construction OF these great
bitches. The country is filling up with
settlers. One thousand men with teams
are constantly employed on the bitches
and works. To freight material, food and
supplies $40 teams are kept OIL the road
back and forth from Pecos city. Emf
grant wagons are constantly arriving from
various directions. The people who COM
pose this population show the enterprise,
taste and spirit OF Mr.. Eddy, the protector
and manager OF this great movement,
which is settling and developing without
question the finest and richest agricultural
region in the southwest.