, 1902-03-13

Everette, all of whom are connected
with the Kuykendall- Wilson Devel-
opment Company, have been here the
past week, looking over the ground
of the future operations of that com
pany. Mr.. Luther, Mr.. Kuykendall
and Mr.. Everette have gone to Dem
yer. Mr.. Clampet remained over un
til Tuesday morning, when he took
his departure for Chicago.
Mr.. Clamret represents the Chica-
go men who are interested in the
company; Mr.. Luther is a capitalist
who is financeering the project and
and Mr.. Everette represented the Trust
company which has agreed to float
the bonds of the company. While
here they all three, in company with
John NJ. Kuykendall, went over the
ground very thoroughly and on their
return will be able to render a very
thorough and comprehensive report
of their investigation.
Mr.. Clampet, when approached on
the matter said: The whole project
of irrigating all the land that can be
irrigated, between the mountains and
the North Platte river on the east
side, both by the canal from Brush
creek and the larger one from the
North Platte river, was carefully gone
over by all of us, as well as the sur
vey of the canals and reservoir sites.
a say that we were all very much
pleased with what we found and 1
have no hesitancy in saving hat the
project is a much more feasible one
and M of much greater promise
than any of us anticipated. Every
body was very much pleased and
there is much greater merit in the
plan and it presents far greater pos
sibilities than we had expected to
find.
Especial meetings of the company
were held while we were here and
and important business transacted.
Among other things Mr.. Luther was
elected a director of the company
and afterward was made the presi-
dent of the company. This was a de-
served recognition of his great abili-
ty as well as doing justice to the fact
that he is financeering the project I'M
til the bonds of the company pass in
to the hands of the Trust company
who is to place them on the market.
GAS to my W opinion of the mat
ter, all | have to say is, that l be-
lieve the project to be a good one and
/ shall give the matter my entire and
hearty cooperation. You people have
a wonderful country here and one
that is bound, in the course of u very
short time, Gf this company goes for
ward, as is now anticipated that it
WILL to become one of the garden
spots of the earth. | am not only
very much surprised, but greatly
pleased over the possibilities of this
valley. There is room here for thou
sands of families and they will come,
too, when the way is opened for them.
When we come to compare the great
possibilities of this country with that
of Oklahoma, where so many thou
sand of them congregated, waiting
for the bare chance of securing just
what, they knew not, yet ready and
anxious to secure land of some kind,
the great advantage which this valley
presents over that country is some
thing marvellous. Homes are so cas-
lily made in this country, with an
abundance of timber in the adjacent
mountains for dwellings, barns, cor
rails, fences, etc. Water for domestic
use, as well as for irrigation purposes,
is abundant and, as it comes from
the melting SHOWS of the adjacent
ranges, it is crystal clear and as pure
as water can ever get. The soil is
fertile; all kinds OF vegetables and
small fruits grow l%uxuriantly and also
all kinds of grain, except corn, and
think in time they will raise the
harder kinds of that cereal here also.
| cannot imagine a more inviting
country for a man to come to to make
good home and get it quickly under
cultivation than this. The work OF
making lateral bitches and clearing
the land of the short growth of sage
brush is easy, and the straight, clear,
pine timber makes the most comfort
able and picturesque log houses that
any country ever saw. 1t is surpris-
ing to me to see how speedily a man
with nerve and energy can, after com
ing to this country, build u home
nest for his family and make a farm
out of this barren desert. Water is
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