The Lamar register., 1904-10-26
WATER CONTEST
HENRY AND eEAmAn TESTIFY
sas.-Use Of Water by the Colo
RADIO Fuel & Iron Company.

RADIO Fuel & Iron Company.
Denver, Oct eat the close OF its
afternoon session yesterday the com
mission now investigating the merits
of Colorado's contention in the Kan
sas-Colorado water suit adjourned to
meet in Denver the first week in De-
cember.
This adjournment il taken at the re-
quest OF the federal government, as its
attorney. A. @. Campbell, has impor-
tant legal business to transact else
where. While the adjournment has
disarranged Colorado plans consider
ably. the attorneys have decided to use
1t in securing additional information
Prof l.. G. Carpenter. state engineer.
and one OF Colorado's most important
witnesses. will make further expert
ments along the Arkansas river. inves-
tigattng particularly as to various wa
ter levels along the stream
T. c. Henry OF Denver concluded his
testimony yesterday afternoon Mr..
Henry testified to the rapidly7increas-
ing Investments which were being made
in Colorado bitches and irrigated farms.
and said that these Investments would
be- ruined II the doctrine OF Irrigation
should be reversed. He said the ques-
ton was not local. but general to all
streams taking their rise in the Rocky
mountains, also that irrigation and eN-
tensive farming are the result of eyOlu-
ton in the science of horticulture and
agriculture. Ten acres of irrigated land
in Colorado, he said. would support "a
family OF five persons, against 100 acres
of western Kansas land. IL not irri-
gated.
Mr.. Henry also testified that many OF
the irrigation enterprises In Colorado
were promoted by citizens OF Kansas.
who had taken up the question of farm
ing by irrigation as early as 1871 That
they visited Colorado and became.
financially interested in many of tho
bitches in this state on the Arkansas.
and that they were now complaining
because such bitches are taking water
from the Arkansas. He drew q dis
tinction between the high waters OF
the Arkansas, which may be stored.
and the flood waters, which cannot be
impounded in Colorado. but could be
after they reached the less preclpitous
part of the stream in Kansas.
In answer to questions propounded
by Attorney Campbell. Mr.. Henry said
near the Arkansas In Kansas. That. IN
his opinion, II proper system OF stOr-
age were adopted and proper system
of agriculture. preferably the Campbell
system. the entire Arkansas valley
might be reclaimed and devoted to sue
cessful agriculture.
Judge ID. c. Beaman. secretary of the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company. was
the next witness The purpose OF his
testimony was to show the magnitude
of the company's operations In Colo
RADIO, and how largely these operations
depended upon the water supply drawn
from the Arkansas and its tributaries.
lie said the company and Its affiliated
companies used 100000 gallons of wa
ter daily. but that three-fourths OF this
was returned to the river.
The company expended much money
in buying up farming lands along the
river to which water rights were at
tached. for the single purpose of get
ting its water supply. allowing the
lands to lie idle. He said that the Col
orado Fuel and Iron Company and its
auxiliaries had 10000. 900 invested In
the Arkansas drainage, and that about
81, 900 persons were directly dependent
upon their operations. The company.
witness stated. had an authorized capi-
tai of $40 100000, and a paid-up CAPT
tai of $26,000,0O0. Its operations in
cluded eighteen coal mines, 2.iO2 coke
ovens. two limestone quarries. besides
the big steel works at Pueblo. which
were valued at between fl2, 000O 900 and
$l4 100000
The total value of products of tho
company for 1903. Judge Beaman said.
was $16.65O. 900. but the earnings for
the current year had been greatly de-
creased, owing to strikes in the steet
works and coal camps. He made the
point that to cut on the supply OF water
from the company would involve the
entire retail coal trade of Colorado and
work disaster to the whole state.