The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-11-11
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Cementing the bitches certainly
will improve the land, and there are
many acres east of the railroad track
that can be enhanced in value, if the
| irrigation bitches flowing eastward
can also be improved. The heavy ex
| pense stands in the way, and 1 under
stand the present proposition is to ce
ment the bottom of the bitches only
as far east as the railroad track.
Permit me to make suggestion
which after consultation with some
gentlemen whose opinion must. be val
liable, certainly looks feasible. The
abandoned three-foot cement tile are
ably cheap at $500 each, but thus far
only a few dozen of the big stock of
1000 tile have found buyer, and
there seems to be no market for them.
The former plan of covered tile ditch
es has given way to open cemented
bitches, but I am of the opinion each
of the tile-2 feet long and 3 feet
diameter-now on hand, can be made
into two half tiles or open pieces,
amounting to four feet in length
with sufficient carrying capacity of
the three feet at the top to allow all
of the flowing water to freely pass
on, through the old course, which
heretofore has conveyed it along thru
and to the end of the land of the
stockholders of the ditch company
,f
wise. into two half tile as mentioned,
is not difficult, not too expensive, and
seems practical after careful examina-
ton, and the two pieces obtained by
placing them end to end, open at the
top will produce from the 1000 tile
of two foot lengths, a running total
length of somewhat over a mile and
a half of fine cement bottom ditch,
and with these laid eastward from
the railroad track, all of the irriga-
be newly lined.
The question is, '.Will it pay?" This |
can be answered by enumerating !
some of the many good results. Clean /
liness is an apparent and very impeT-
tant item, readily seen. Economy of |
care each year is evident, if one who
is familiar with the expense of the
many attempts to exterminate the |
nuskrats aad crawfish which cause
much damage to the bottom of the
for the bitches can readily be kept
clean and free from the growing OBJ
1oxious weeds and grasses, which
low contaminate the water with their
seeds and fruits, that pass along to
1amage the land of the stockholders
will be visible, for the percentage of
oss from seepage will be nearly moth
ng, with the absence of the damag-
ng results of the rats and fishes, also
he increased benefit of having the
arger volume of water, which will
cause larger head in delivery, so
much desired.
Besides all these, the picturesque
beauty of a clean ditch of flowing
water, instead of the unsightly banks
JI the Iuuuuy SlF6dLHS, lldL tIe HduS
more hideous each time the slime and
filth from the bottom are excavated
ind thrown along its sides, certainly
would prove an attraction. And it
must not be forgotten that the great
overdose of sub-iTTigation which
would be properly checked and great
" lessened, must make it an object
n making the attempt to utilize the
abandoned 1000 tile that are lying
out of doors idle and apparently un-
salable.
Is it not possible and feasible to
the latest plan of cement
I'd bottoms with large half tiles on
he east side of the tracks, and have
he North Spring River Center Ditch
Company enjoy the benefits that sure
y would appear,
CHAS. E. BAKER.