The Lamar register., 1896-12-19
eR1AT sgsEFrolAl EsrERpRIse.
a Vast Enterprise on Foot for the
Enlargement Of tho Henry Ditch
and Development ofits Res-
ersoir System.

We HApaiit to1ur readers thus week thl
outline Of contract Just being entered
into bctueoD The Mes La Junta and La
usr Csnai Company and The Greai
Plains Water Storage Coaapauy. which
has bsan ssaleS 10 Us by A. f Bent. the
manager q the former company. with d
request that We puhlish il ior the beneG,
o, our readers.
AZ SO sre informed and understand
the matter, TIE Great Plains wate,
Storage ConpaDy Is backed by compa.
ny q capitalists uho have beeu quirtly
Investigating the storage possibilities d
The ArkAnsas valley; and who for tbs
privilege q using tho canal doWn as far
~ GGgeby CreSk, propose 10 enlarge
u b that point. build new head.
gate. hx the dsm in first class
s-1adltsoH. sni even 20 - far rs t1
put 10 lsW siirifis,d or iron lateral deliy.
cry bCres, and % do this work at such
tias ~ all least jnconvenience the user
81 SateF from said canal This means
practically briaging the hcad-gate of ths
ca1ai dos q To Gagvby Creek. and Il alsc
uscans practically Supplying 20 every
ounef u Naicr rights from that canal
tna saisT that be has contracted for
A. the reaisy viii observe, they agree
10 give the canal company the prior and
exclusive right 10 convey and deliver tC
the water right users the present carry
lng capacity % the caual. which Is es;i
mated az 800 Cubic feet per second Oi
time This. With tho development Of The
King reserynir. ts plogided for in the con
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water a fht that has been issued by the
Arkansas River Land. Reservoir and Ca
uai Company and La Junta and LANAI
Canal Company.
Ifthiz contract Is carried through, Il
means that the Arkansas valley y enter
ing upon the second part Of the develop
ahcat o, the irrigation system. Tbs first
f.art 4 siEays the immediate deliver,
nom the ditch; then comes the consery
ing and storing d the food waters Of thf
rivers and their tributaries into reser
roir., and the Use thcIeirom for irrigation
purt.cses. This means that every acre oI
land that is susceptible OF irrigation be
tween the Henry ditch and the river, vii
have pleu,y ot water through this stcr
a.,e enterprise topiaee II under culuya
ton. We have carefully examined tht
Contract and Il seems 10 Us that u vii
,e % the greatest benefit 10 the farmer
of the Arkansas valley. When We tES'
into consideration the fact that west o
Gareby there are 10 water rights anc
east of Gagehy there are 5ss, our peopl'
can readily see that any development O
the canal. az this proposes 10 do, praeti
raIly brings the head gate 70 Gagehl
Geek. aud will be ot great benefit TO th'
consumers of water east q that point.
The question will probably be asked
how this Storage Company propose u
make this n paying matter Tor themselves
While. il they carry out this contract, Il
do.s not matter To tho people who arr
b,,in- benefited under the Henry Ditch
vet, they probably expect 10 derive al
s1yRotllge from using The line Of canal a
flood times FOR the purpose OF storint
water Ia those groat natural basins tina
Ii, near the King reservoir and 70 th'
application Of water upon the lands ad
iacent thereto.
Under the management OF Mr.. Bent
the s11uOO Indebtedness. which the New
IA Junta and Lamar Company has IN
beritai from the receivers management
Il hsinr proyided for by loan at pei
sent interest. payable in five years; thus
relieving the water right users from nav
inc 10 pay assessments at present VIII
w6iob 10 meet this indebtedness. The
estimated cos Of repairs TO be made OF
he canal before the commencement o.
tbe irrigation season Of ~ on the head
cate. dams and fumes is 5000, and fol
In RAINING aud other Ispairs s2,QOOmore
n,aLinG a total Of 5000 to put the cana
- nroner condition for operating tht
,,y,,,io,, season This means an additiona