Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-07-31

American Sugar Refining conpany
controlled by the Havemeysrs) S.An1
the American Beet Sugar conSunD
controlled by the Oxnards)-eoetsoi
nearly all OF the 81 beet sugar eDD-
tories in the United States: there afo
very few exceptions. Their total -
pacity is 10000 tons OF sugar . ass.
There has been comparatively ntt1o
| Increase during the past year Hoe
| In Colorado two new factories 7W1kl
soon be ready to receive the praee1t
crop-one at Lamar. with . capNozty
OF 800 tons of beets q day and b>aon4
ing to the oxnards, and one At otee>
ling. with capacity OF 500 tons q
beets. belonging to the trust nsao
| who have worked so hard to dsveaop
the sugar beet industry with the =.
pectation tnat 1t would serve ~ Q
regulator" for the trust and con-
tribute to a Cheap breakfast table"
have been disappointed The prios
of sugar is regulated In New York
hity and is the same In every city aAd
village in the United States ualsss
the local grocer takes q notion to
raise or lower his own profit
Michigan leads in the production q
beet sugar. having is factories, with
a capacity OF 1900 tons OF sugar
daily; California nas seven factories
with capacity OF 5000 tons; aad
Colorado stands third. having niAs
factories with a capacity of 1000 tone
per day.
The pamphlets and other advertis-
ing matter issued by the railroads
and boards Of trade concerning Colo
rado boast that this state is the best
IrrIgai ed section OF tne world,
statement which should be corrected
so as to read "of the United States"
The writer's have overlooked India,
Arabia. Egypt, Syria, Turkey and
other ancient countries. where every
available acre was under irrigation
centuries before Colorado was ever
heard of. But, nevertheless, It holds
the first place among our arid statss.
and viii he far in advance when tie
federal government has completed its
beneficcnt plans and has added $40.
100000 worth of new reservoirs anl
canals to the $25. 900. 900 already sx-
pended and proposed by private en-
terprise.
Colorado Is amply supplied with Wa
ter. II has a never-falling source II
the melting SHOWS of the mountains,
and It is only necessary to construct
dams to mold back the spring foods
until they are needed In the summer.
This work OF water storage has only
begun. Thus far about $500 600
acres are supplied with water nom
running streams, at an average cost
of s5.sS per acre. and by well pumps.
at an average cost OF 1891 per acre.
According to the latest enumeration.
there are 1892 irrigated farms sup
piled by 1888 different systems, with
10000 miles OF canals. The largest
system In the state Is that of the We
ter Storage company in the Arkansas
valley. reaching $4,000 acres. Ia
A wonderful enterprise IL the
Cheesman lake reservoir. which sup
plies the city of Denver with water.
1t has attracted much attention from
world. although the water II stores 10
not intended for irrigating purposes.
demonstrates what can be donD In
the way of collecting and consegv1As
The rainfall and the melting saoWs.
dam built across canon in The
Platte river. about 80 miles froaA
Denver, is 2I2 feet high and cost ~
N,y..
been utilized with great skill. A vail
of masonry constructed across ~
canon higher than any other In ~
world. creates lake six miles loAG
and from onequarter Of a mile to two
miles Wide, holding 25,830. .288, 600 ~
ions of water This Is reckonsd 70
be enough to supply the city Of Dso-
yer for 800 days. allowing 200 gAiloas
a day for every citizen. 444
Although the Cheesman reservoir
ls now the finest in the world, tAs
San Luis Valley Irrigation. Land 4
Power company proposes to surpass
II by constructing wall OF masosry
220 feet high across q gorge at Tet>
race, on the Alamosa river l6 mileo
below the town OF La lara, In south
ern Colorado. The canon ID only IS
feet wide at the bottom and only $50
feet wide at height OF 2l0 fss<- u
VIII create a lake three and onShAlf
miles long and average quarter a
"A mile wide and 200 feet deep. The
water VIII be used for irrigatinS b.
tween $4,000 and 10000 acres Of land
In southern Colorado.
The government Of the United
States proposes to redeem 1876. .0oV
acres Of desert land In the western
part OF Colorado by boring = tunnel
10000 feet long and 10 feet In dia-
meter through solid rock. 30 ~ 10
bring the waters OF the Gunnison nv
er for distribution in the UnconDa-
hgre valley. along the Denver L no
Grande and Western railroad. Thia
Is one OF the greatest projects ever
undertaken. and Is done under what
is known as the reclamation act. Tn
l25.000 acres to be redeemed to AgYi.
culture in this manner will b. sold