Arizona republican., 1905-07-21
RECLAMATION SERVICE
Brief Resume of it's Achievements to
 Date.

IO" as he IS taxing q general trip through the yves. and expects to be there during the sessions of the Ma tional Irrigation Congress and the Trans Mississippi Congress in the work of which he is much interested. In his desire to assist in securing a good attendance at these conventions he has addressed a letter to MT. Tom Richardson, manager of the Portland Commercial club, which is reproduc- ed below being furnished by MT. Fowler. executive committee man. | While the letter was prim- arily written for the purpose above mentioned it contains a brief and com prehensive review of the work of the reclamation service throughout the country to date and is therefore of gen. eraI interest to all irrigated sections whether the reeder have in mind visit to Portland or not
 Portland Ore, July l, 1905. | MT. Tom Richardson,
 Manager Portland Commercial Club,
 Portland, Oregon.
 Dear Sir:-In connection with the call for the Trans Mississippi Commer- cial Congress. held here Aug 16 to 19, 1 inclusive, and the National Irrigation l Congress, to be held here Aug. 2124, | 1905, l desire to suggest that you eX- l tend a cordial invitation to all persons | to visit the Irrigation exhibit of the | reclamation service. This is located in the Forestry and Irrigation build | ing, near the main Government build ing on the island. A special building was erected for the joint occupancy of the forestry service and the reclama- ton service, and in this are placed mo- deIs. photographs and other exhibits, -a1o ton of forestry and irrigation, but bringing out the magnitude of the work undertaken by the government in both of these lines. This is the first attempt made by the government to exhibit it's operations under the re- clamation act O. June r, 1902. In the three years which have elapsed since the passage of this act the reclamation service has been organized, consisting of upwards of 400 engineers, assist ants and experts in various lines; each man carefully selected through com petitive civil service examination. At the same time surveys have been car rIed on in al! parts of the west and the relative merits of various projects compared. Construction has been pushed forward on the most important of these projects and contracts invol- wing the expenditure of many million dollars have been entered into.
 There is available in the recIama- tion fund the sum of nearly S30,o00,000. Plans have been made for the expen- diture of this amount in fourteen west ern states and three territories. The work is greatly scattered, each project being usually hundreds of miles from any other similar project, hence great responsibility has necessarily been put upon the local engineers in charge. Tn the three -'ears which have elapsed the great questions of policy have been outlined and works have been design ed whose construction will require at least ten -ears.
 On the I7th of June, the third anni- versary of the Reclamation Act oc- cured the formal opening of the first government project constructed under this law the Truckee- Carson Project, by which 25O,000 acres of desert will be brought under ditch. It is expect ed that on each succeeding anniver- sary of the Act at least one large pro- ject will be completed and lands open ed to public settlement and cultiva- ton.
 The principal works now under con- struction or to be begun at an early date are cs follows:
 
 awarded early in 1905 to John NJ O'Rourke C Co, Galveston, Texas. Estimated cost. about $1,5OO,OOO. Power canal, constructed by Robert Sherer z Co. Los Angeles. Cal. and portions by John Futile, San Fran cisco. Cal, and is now nearly com pIeted
 California-Laguna dam. Bids were opened June 5. 1905. Estimated cost about :1,OOOOOO.
 Colorado-Gunnison tunnel. Con- !. tract awarded in December, 1904, to the Taylor-Moore Construction Co.,, of HilIsboro, Texas. Length 30,OOO feet; estimated cost, something over S1,0O0,- coo. Canal contracts have also been executed with Knowlton & BolIen Con- struction Co, Ft. Collins. Colo, for sections l. 2, ', and 9, south canal; with Orman & Crook, Pueblo, Colo for sections 8, 4 and g. south canal; and with Kellogg & Morley, Gunnison Colo. for section 6. of south canal
 Idaho-MinidOka dam. Contract ex- ecuted with Bates & Rogers Construc- tion O., Chicago, Illinois. Length of dam, CTS feet; cost. approximately $500O0 Work was begun in Novem- Der, 1904.
 Montana-The bids for the main canal near GIendive, Mont, were open cd on June l, 1905; also bids for the canal near Huntley, were opened on June 2S 1905.
 Nebraska-The Interstate canal bids were opened at Denver on May 16. For this canal water will be obtained from the Pathfinder dam in Wyoming, the ! contract fo- the tunnel of which has ! been awarded to the Fitzpatrick Bros. | & Collins Contracting Co.,, Beatrice, ] Neb.
 Nevada-In this state the largest ! amount of work has been performed, | contracts for canal leading from the | Truckee river to Carson river, have been awarded to and practically com pleted by r. B. x \. L. Stone of Oak land, Cal. and c. A. Warren & Co.,, San Francisco. Cal.
 Other contracts have been executed ..