Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-21
Great interest Manifested IN
Approaching Opening 10 Set
tlement Of 100000 Acres
Adjacent 70 kZtec.
BIG APPLE CROP IN
FROST PROOF COUNTY
Plans Maturing for Big lniga-
ton Project on the La Plata
Prosperity and Plenty Of.
Grass,

Especial Correspondence Morning JournaiI
Aztec. y. a.. Aug. Z0-As the time
approaches FOR the opening settlement
% the 240. 600 acres OF land adjacent
10 Aztec ana Pennington. great inter-
est Is manifested by people here
and many inquiries are cnmln from
The outside asking Tor particulars r.
seems 70 De- the idea that this land
must De- He'd on under some special
act ~ the government. The land was
Withdrawn about three yfarT ago 90
allow the reclamation ssrFlce % in
vesfigate the feasibility ~ construct
ing an irrigation system iu water g.
After much surveying the report Of
the government engineer ln charge. 81
g. Hindllder. Waa that the scheme.
while feasible. Was lmpractlcable on
account ~ the excessive cost entaiied
IN building q reservoir above Durango.
This plan Involved a ditch from
the Anlmas river across the divide into
the Ia Plata valley and On Into the
Meadows. a fine stretch " country
containing several thousaud acres. lt
II also said that the government M
Rineers surveyed out "a reservoir site
on the head 81 the la Plato o. catch
the food waters
NOW MH NAE NINNN" MN NME EHHffN~
meut advertisement THIS and "a 10 be
placed again son the market for ADJ
forms n entry under the general land
on September 3. 1907. Much OF
this land on the Ia Plata D. coal land
which. n 81 Understood. cannot be- filed
on at this time However. there BE-
some Of the coal land already pat
cnted and the cltF OF Aztec derives
most nf IL supply from these mines
HmUNmMFW NFHMAaHNfNAw HHN. Huu HENH
the government service. was looking
W. the land recently 60 company
with Harry Morrison. who represents
Denver capital These gentlemen
would give out none OF their plans for
publication but this week Mr Hinder
again returned with an engineer
ing OUTFIT and went over 90 La Plata.
D reservoir site 20 be- built by private
several weeks ago. II 4. HOLSTER
70 Chicago. who engineered the Big
Falls. Idaho. irrigation scheme
was in THIS county ncompany with bis
associate james Kosecrans. shortly
after their return 10 Chicago Engineer
Jay TurieY started with a crew and D.
running a line down from above
state line on the west auk " the
Anlmas 60 cover s. large portion ~
The land Don Ca be- opened
These facts have caused "a demand
this land and a juhllaut feeling
lmonE the people here. who see am
lually millions 90 feet 0f water run
fo raise The fruit and products
10 fhi. famous valley and provide
homes for hundreds ~ people.
Tie apple cfuu 80 sen Juan county
s ripeniug and tine fruit this year in
the frpst-prnof county VIII be OF.
"a pfl0nai Fize and quality. Thor :
spraying has been done and eve
Fan Hil be- "a good advertisement f1r ?
Iian county. While the growers
mai KIT much 81 their products
through their local fruit association.
bus .rs from Durango. Canon City. ans
Dor ser col, lave been endeatoring '0
contract the fruit here onrrs OF sos .
li grades AVE been nude but un
.his price. The growers feet that they
lh0ald receive about $50 per box forl
s' class fruit. Last year with l|
creu here and in other apple .
pro 1ucing sections 90 the country. 4
growers sold many of toe apples az
Us ents pei box. There wis De- better
half uf last years crop here this
and with superior fruN local
gr0 Rers win realize more than they
last Ynar. AS The expense Of boxing I
luu picking VIII be lessencd one-haII .
Pc bees VIII De scarce except Iu 100.
'eCar Hhl precinct which is higher
up the valley and whore tho peach
bud were not out 80 Ear o. escaped
.he frost that was universal iH APRIL
grain and vegetable are doing
exc ptluually well ,ifir Nrti aud tire
stock Industry has alsa had "a
favorable season. Tho recent heavy
rains have made grass good ou The