Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-07-31
TO MAKE A TEST.
Electric Pumping to be Given a Fair
Trial.

Trial.
Walter Chedis, who ownes forty
acres Of land east of tbs city, is going
to give the plan of electric pumping
fair test before the season is over.
Mr.. Chedic is arranging to sink els
tern twelve feet square and as deepl
as possible. Inside of the cistern an
artesian well is to be drilled, which
will guarantee supply of water. With |
this as reervoir Mr.. Cheidc will in !
stall an electric pump, which he hg.
ures will raise all the water that is !
necessary to carry on irrigation.
This plan is feaseable and will be |
a success, as has been demonstrated |
by the State when it pumped for water |
for the state buildings. The well that !:
they used was on high ground but
the Cornish pump that, MAJ used was
unable to laser the watef z With the tl,se ,
Introduction of electric power In this |
valley for irrigating the acres Of Orm.
shy county will be as valuable as any |
in the State. Anything that can be |
raised in the temperate zone vii 4grow|
in this valley. as Is 'demonstrated in
every ranch that puts crops in. =
There is not business in the land
that pays for the money invested
as well as hay land in Nevada. Take
the valley above or in fact any dis
'ri:t that has gene into the hay bust
ness and tae people are not only we'll
liked but they are growing rich. The
lands of Ormsby offer just as good
inducements as any and the expert
ment of Mr.. Chedic will be watched
by many who own land here.
The Appeal has advocated this mode
of irrigation for the past year and is
glad to note that it is to be given a
try cut One reason that the people
should help themselves in this mat
= ter is that of all the Government re-
6ervoirs that are planned not one will
reach Ormsby county, as the water
shed is too limited to do this valley
any material good. 1t is known fact
that there is plenty of artesian water
under. this valley and it is in short
range comparatively. Many wells are
feet deep, and several of them are
flowing large quantity of water. All
that il needed is someone to make
the first move when this plan Of irri-
cation will. be followed, as it has been
demonstrated in many districts in
California as absolutely practicable.
The Electric Company has announced
that it will furnish power at the
cheapest possible rate, as it is as anx-
ious as our citizens to make new in
dustry for the stored energy that is
most reliable power that can be uti-
lized, as it requires no engineer and is
always ready Motors are now with
in the price of anyone who owns
lands, and a motor of light horse
power will do considerable more than
steam, as it is steadier and more re-
liable. The fact that to irrigate lands
only requires pumping for four months
in the year renders the expense OF
irrigation very nominal. The installing
of a motor and the digging of els
tern would cost less than the average
farmer pays for the construction OF
a ditch from the streams that he
fights his neighbor over Once q
system of this nature is introduced
there will be no law suits, as the wat,
er is for all who go after it aud no
riparian rights can be set up or dis
puted over The scheme that is TO be
inaugurated by Mr. Chedic is the best
that that has happened to this city In
a long time as with its success more
families will be brought to this val
ley for agricultural lands than would
come for any other cause.
1t is understood that several other
parties who own land near the Chedic
holdings are figuring on the introduce
ton Of the same system and are only
awaiting the results Of the first ex.
pertinent to place orders for machin'
cry.
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