The Lamar register., 1908-12-30
100000 TO BE EXPENDED.
Work VIII Begin at Once and 20,
600 Acres Added to lamar's
Territory.

uIle Two BulteS lTTlshliodi anu Itesei :
voir Company with Il capital stock
of 100000. and the following officers
Lincoln Bancroft. president; T. S.
Reed vice-president: w. ID. Purse.
secretary and chief engineer: H. H.
IIberle, treasurer.
The company has contracted with
the state to construct the reservoirs
and bitches to irrigate $4,000 acres
in southern Prowers county and
northeast Baca county. and the state
has made application to the govern
ment TO segregate that amount OF
government land under the Carey
act. Three corps of engineers have
been in the field all summer in charge
of DR.. w. ID. Purse and have every
thing In readiness for work to begin.
The bonds of the company have
been placed with Chicago parties
| through MIR. Lincoln Bancroft. who
has financed the enterprise from the
start. The Chicago men are highly
pleased with the enterprise and pro
| nounce Vt one OF the best investments
they have examined in the state.
They made thorough Investigation
| this summer before they agreed to
| take the bonds.
Under the Carey act any citizen
OF the United States over 81 years
of age can file on 40. so. 100 or 100
acres as they desire. regardless of
| hav
They will pay soc per acre for the
| land and $35. per acre for the water.
| The cash payment at the time OF the
filing will be Zoe per acre for land
and IS per acre for the water. The
balance of the amount will be paid
In ten yearly installments of SO per
acre and 25c per acre when proving
UP. The cash payment is held in
trust by the state treasurer to be
returned to the filler in case the ir-
| rigation ditch is not constructed or
the water delivered. so no risk is
taken of losing the money by those
making filings. When all payments
are completed the state gives title
1
nights and construction OF the bitches
and reservoirs is under the super
vision Of the state land board and
state engineer.
Mr. Bancroft leaves for Washing
| ton tonight to complete the details
OF the segregation Of the land. and
work on the enterprise will begin at
once. In an interview today with
him we learned some Of the most
important features of the enterprise.
in huge reservoir in the Two
Buttes canon just south OF the Two
Buttes mountains. and will be held
by dam 1902 feet in height and cost
ing over 100000. The reservoir
will hold $4,000 acre feet OF water,
he says. when full. but they have
only applied for $4,000 acres of land
as it is their intention to give one
cubic foot per second OF water for
each so acre tract. The reservoir
when full will hold water sufficient
for two years irrigation of the entire
tract. As there has never been a
year since this section was settled
up that there has not been more than
sufficient water to fill the reservoir
come down the Two Buttes creek.
there is no danger at all but what
there will be ample water supply for
more than the land taken by the
state.
The company will begin operations
at once on the return of Mr.. Ban
croft. and expects to expend over
| Si00. 900 during the next year in COM
pleting the enterprise. Lamar will
be the headquarters for the company
and all the trade both during the
construction period and after farm
ing is under way will come here, but
1t will be necessary for the city and
business men to get busy and see
that the road south is put in good
condition. This is a matter OF inn
portance not only for this enterprise
but for the general business anyway.
and should be looked after at once.
With this large tract of irrigated
land added to the already large irri-
gated territory of Lamar. there is
no other town in the state with any
thing near its agricultural resources
at command.
The work will not only give en-
ployment to hundreds of men for
months to come but this fine body
OF level easily irrigated and extremel
fertile soil will furnish homes and
riches to hundreds of families when
under irrigation. There is no finer
body Of land anywhere in the coun-
try and it has only awaited the appli-
cation OF water.
The beginning OF work on this
great enterprise early in the new
year will liven things up in Lamar.
and put fresh energy in all our citi-
Gems. 1t is such enterprises in the
past that have marked the awaken
ing OF our flourishing city to a new
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