The Elbert County tribune., 1904-10-27
WATER CONTEST
Possibilities Of Water storsos IN Kan
sas.-Use Of Water by tfss Colo
RADIO Fuel a Iron Company.

sss.-Use Of Water by he Colo
RADIO Fuel 4 Iron Company.
Denver, Oct 22.-At the close Of its
afternoon session yesterday the com
mission now investigating tho merits
OF Colorado's contention In the Kan
sas-Colorndo water suit adjourned to
meet In Denver the first week in De-
cember.
This adjournment is taken at the re-
quest of the federal government, as It's
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 uBo
1t In securing additional information.
Prof. l. G. Carpenter. state engineer,
witnesses. win make further expert
ments along the Arkansas river. fnves-
ugating particularly as to various wa
ter levels along the stream.
T.. G. Henry OF Denver concluded his
testimony yesterday afternoon. Mr..
Henry testified to the rapidly-fncrens-
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 ex-
tensiye farming are the result of evolu-
ton in the science OF horticulture and
agriculture. Ten acres of irrigated land
In Colorado, he said. would support q
family of five persons. against 160 acres
of western Kansas land, III not trri-
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 1877. That
they visited Colorado and became
financially interested in many OF the
bitches In this state on the Arkansas,
and that they were now complaining
because such bitches are taking water
from the Arkansas He drew a dis
tinction between the high waters Of
the Arkansas, which may be stored,
and the food waters, which cannot DO
impounded in Colorado. but could be
after they reached the less PERCEPTIONS
part OF the stream in Kansas.
Al hhbMtE W QutbllOus DIODOunuttl
by Attorney Campbell. Mr.. Henry said
that he knew of many reservoir sltes
near the Arkansas in Kansas. That, In
his opinion. II n proper system of stor-
age were adopted and a proper system
OF agriculture. preferably the Campbell
system, the entire Arkansas vale,
might be reclaimed and devoted to sue
cessful agriculture.
Judge ID. G. Beaman, secretary OF the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, wa
the next witness. The purpose OF hi
testimony was to show the magnitude
of the company's operations in Colo
RADIO, and how largely these operation
depended upon the water supply draw
from the Arkansas and its tributaries
He said the company and its affiliate.
companies used 100000 gallons of Wa
ter daily, but that three-fourths OF thi
was returned to the river.
The company expended much none
In buying up farming lands along tn
river to which water rights were n
tached. for the single purpose OF get
ting its water supply, allowing tn
lands to lie idle. He said that the Col
orado Fuel and Iron Company and II
auxiliaries had $30.000.000 invested h
the Arkansas drainage. and that ab0u
$4,000 persons were directly dependen
upon their operations. The company
witness stated. had an authorized capi
tai Of $46,600.00O, and paid-up capt
tai of $26000.000. Its operations In
cluded eighteen coal mines, 2,402 COX
ovens, two limestone quarries, beside
the big steel works at Pueblo, whic
were vnlued at between sl2.000, 900 an
$4,000, 900
The total value OF products of II
company for 1908. Judge Beaman said