Bisbee daily review., 1907-09-20
NEW CANAL WILL OPEN UP BIG
 TRACT
Reclamation Service Fans Ditch Through Region Now
 Worthless For Cultivation
 Because of Lack of Water,

PHOENIX. Sept. 9.-Considering the fact that the preliminary surveys of the new canal which the reelama- tion service intends building out in the. Scottdale region are completed, and the actual construction work will shortly be undertaken, comparatively iiitio iaId tiiItieT tiie proposed 55s-lis,i has been taken up according to Reg ister Wakefield of the U. s. land of flee.
 The canal in question. 1t will be ~' membered, will have its head in the Arizona canal at a point short dis tance west of Scottdale, and will cut across the country in the direction Of the Cross-cut canal. joining it near the Maricopa head.
 This will open up for cultivation a tract of land hitherto practically val ueless on account of its lack of water and will make it in time one of the most valuable sections of the valley for the reason that it is in the very heart of the orange district, and there fore will command top prices for land
 One of the chief merits of this CT nal will be the power which it will be able to furnish. The fall from its head to it's outlet will be approximate ly 100 feet, which is sufficient to op crate a power plant Of considerable proportions. This will not eliminate the present power plant on the Ari zona canal. but will operate in con junction with it.
 {. It is understood that an outside cor poration has endeayored to secure control of all the powers to be gen erated by the plants owned by the governmen in the valley, including Roosevelt. and has offered for it g price above what the reclamation ser vice expected to receive.
 The offer has been rejected for tht reason that the reclamation service intends to conduct it's power planti for the benefit of the people whose encouragement and backing have made the work of the service pOssi ble.
 In a recent interview with Chaplain Scott, Engineer Hill is reported tC have said that he is making the gov ernment irrigation projects here thu effort of his life, and that when the work is completed, he intends tha ! it shall be so perfect that the systea of the Salt River valley will stanC as model for all other sections which, like this one depends on irri gation for subsistence.
 l Hill purposes. among other things | to have telephone lines along tn, canals so that in the event Of trouble | the Zenjero. no matter at what placD along the canal he may be, can talk his pocket instrument and inst2ntl! i, establish communication with the of flee in town Also. there will b
 wires along all the longer lateralS i and at distances yet to be determined I there will be live wires for the pun pose of transmitting power to tn l farmers. Thus they may secure eleC tricity for light and telephones. an for the operation of such machiner
 as they may have
 {! After the work is perfected. sai
 Engineer Hill, power will be furnish
 ed by the government to the res
 dents of the valley at rates far lowe
 than has been possible. and the ne | proceeds from the sale of this power
 he believes will in time be sufficlen to cover the entire cost of maintain ing the water system and may rt
 move the necessity of the farmer
 buying water for their land.