Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-09-10
NEW CORPORATIONS.
Another Extensive Wat.r st rage and
Irrigation Enie'pIis" FOR the
Rio Grande.

The Valverde Irrigation Ditch company
has filed its charter with the territorial
secretary. The incorporators are Thomas
B. Catron, Frank W, Clancy and Nm'
I. Thornton, of Santa Fe; Wilson Wad-
bingham and W. J. Mills, OF Las Vegas.
The capital stock is fixed ut 5000 ,OO0.
The board of directors is composed OF
Neziab w. Bliss and Luther W. McCon-
nell, OF Chicago; Thos, B. Catron, oil
Santa Fe; Wilson Waddingham and W.
j. Mills, OF Las Vegas. San Marcial Is
named as the principal place OF business.
This corporation owns the two Armen-
darts grants in socorro county, compris-
ing 1000 acres OF land, the bulk OF
which is susceptible OF irrigation, is ex-
cellent agricultural land with perfect title.
The chief object for Which the company
is formed is set forth as follows
The Nalverde Irrigating Ditch company
proposes to construct, operate and main
tain among, other things, two irrigatlng
bitches in New Mexico, whereby the
waters of the Rio Grande are to be
diverted and carried by means of bitches,
canals and pipe lines upon the lands
upon either side OF said river and used Tor
the purpose OF irrigation, and to con-
struct for this purpose and to more fully
utilize the waters OF said stream and
tributaries thereof diverse, large and
capacious reservoirs along the
lines of said bitches, into which
the surplus waters OF said
stream may be conveyed during the times
of floods or high water and therein re-
tanned for the purposes of this company,
and also for the storing and retention OF
all the surplus or unapproprlated waters
of the said river which have rot been APP
propriated prior to the filing of these
articles of incorporation. Said canals,
bitches and pipe lines shall be taken from
the Rio Grande, one upon the east side
and one upon the west side, beginning at
points the most practicable near the
town of Albuquerque, and the general
course OF said bitches shall be southerly
down said river, DETECTING therefrom east
and west sufficient to reach the elevated
land, and following down the course OF
said stream, the one upon the eastern
side of the river crossing the Jornada and
Mesilla valley to the line between New
Mexico and the state of Texas, connect
ing with said line at point about
four and one-hali miles east OF the Rio
Grande; the one upon the west side oil
the river passing over the uplands as far
as practicable and running near and west
OF old Fort Craig; thence down said
stream TO the line between the republic OF
Mexico and the territory of New Mexico
at point upon said line about five miles
west of said Rio Grande. The company
may also construct and operate lateral
bitches and do all things necessary to q
successful irrigation, cultivation, improve.
ment and colonization of lands covered
by these bitches.
The following corporations have also
filed articles in the secretary's office:
Ration Building & Loan association
incorporators W. 9. Wrigley, Fl. L. Nc
earn, John Jelfs, Geo. W. Cook, J. j.
Shuler, o. L. Hobbs, G. B. Beringer, s.
I. Rush, H. Gregolett, E. D. Sewer, 9:
n Fox, John f.. Beringer. Capital
stock $500, 900, divided into shares of $500
each.
Good Hope Mining company-Louis
Hohlenwager, Frank T. Robinson, Aug
ust Bernd, John Bernd, Edgar r. Plumb.
Capital stock $4,000.