Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-28
WATER CONTEST
HENRY AND seAmAn TESTIFY
Possibilities Of Water Storage in Kan
sas--use Of Water by the Colo
rado Fuel & Iron Company.

RADIO Fuel q Iron Company.
Denver. Oct. 22.-At The close OF lis
afternoon session yesterday the com,
mission now investigating the merits
OF colorado's contention in the Kan
sas Colorado water suit adjourned 10
meet in Denver the first week In 10
cember.
This adjournment Is taken At the 70
quest Ut the federal government. an ~
attorney. a. q. Campbell. has imp0r-
where. While the adjournment has
disarransei Colorado plans consider
ably. the attorneys have decided To use
II In securing additional Information
Prof. ]. u, Carpenter. state engineer.
and one of Coioiado's most Important
witnesses. viii make further expert
ments aion. the ArkanSas river. inycs-
isaiins particularly as to various Wa
ter levels along the stream.
T. &. Henry Of Denver eonclIi@i his
testimony yesterday afternoon. MT.
Henry testified to tho rapidly -incTcaa-
Ing investments which were being made
In Colorado bitches and irrigated farms.
and said that th~s. investments would
bc ruined II the doctrin. OF Irrigation
should be reversed. lie said the lues-
uon was not local. but general 10 ali
streams taking their rise In tn. Rocky
mountains. also that irrigation and az
tcnhive farming are the result of osois-
ton In the Reicnc. of horticulture asd
agriculture. Ten acres Of irrigated iand
In Colorado. hs said. would support q
family OF nvc persons. against LOO acres
Of western kansns land. II not Igsl-
gated.
Mr. Henry also testified that many Of
the irrigation enicrprifes In Colorado
were promoted by citizens of Kanxas.
who had taken up the question Of farm.
inH BY Irrigation as early M 1871. That
they visited Colorado and became
financially inic:eH;.d In many Of the
bitches In this state ON the ArknnRas.
aud that they were now complaining
because such ditchc, are taking water
from the Arkansas. lie drew q dis
iinc'ion between the high waters os
tho Arknnfns. which may be stored.
and the food waters. which cannot b.
impoundcd In Colorado. but could -
after they reached the icss prccipitous
part of the stream In Kansas.
In answer to questions propouBdcSi
by Attorney Campbell. Mr.. Henry Haid
thnt he knew of many reservoir fitca
near the AfNansas in Kansas. That, In
his opinion. II a proper system Of st0r-
age were adopted and n proper Hystrm
oi agriculture. preferably the Campbell
system. the entire Arkansas valley
might be reclaimed and devoted To Buc-
ccssful agriculture.
Judge u. &. B.amnn, secretary Of the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company. vas
tho next witness. The purpose of his
Testimony ~aS to show tho magnitude
OF the compnny's operations In Colo
RADIO. and how largely these operations
depended upon the water supply drawn
from the Arkansas and Its tributaries.
He said the company and It's affiliated
companies used 100000 gallons OF VA
ter daily. but that threc-fourihs Of this
was returned to the river.
The company expended much money
In buying up farming lands along The
river to which wnicr rights were at-
tached. for the single purpose Of get
ting Its water supply. allowing the
lands to lie Idle. He said that the Cot
orado Fuel and Iron Company ana It's
auxiliaries had $30.000.o00 invested In
the Arkansas drainage, and that about
$4,000 persons were directly dependent
upon their operations. The company.
witness stated. had an authorized capt.
IA! OF $iG.GOO.OOO. and n paid-up capI-
tai of s2G.000.O00. Its operations In
cluded eighteen coal mines. 2.402 coke
ovens. two limestone quaTrics. bcsidcs
the big steel works at Pueblo. which
were valued at between $12.000.000 and
$1i.000.0OO.
The total value of products Of tho
company for 1908. Judge Bcaman said.
was $l6.650.000. but the earnings for
the current year had been greatly DO
creased. owing to strikes in the steel
works and coal camps. He made the
point that to cut of the supply of water
from the company would involve tho
entire retail coal trade OF Colorado. an6
work disaster to the whole state.