, 1908-06-27
A GREAT
VALLEY
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ranches, those OF N. X. Boswell and
Otto Glamm, south OF Jelm.
At Cummins canon the company Will
construct a dam two hundred feet In
height, which will back the water up
for six miles. makdng a lake on an
average OF two miles wide. 1t will
contain enough water to v a mil
hon acres OF land with water a foot
deep.
This reservoir will be used for the
storage of water for the reclamation Of
all the irrigable lard south and east
OF the Big Laramie river, including
about 150, 900 acres, about half CT
which is now In private ownership Of
r. H. Homer, Ora Haley and others
VINO haze taken an active interest IN
the operations Of this gren, company
The lands in private ownership were
originally railroad land and the alter
nate government sections r to be
reclaimed under the Carey act.
Frequent Excursions.
Every two weeks the company brings
west a special train running as the
second section of No. 7, consisting of
Pullman cars, which are side-tracked
at Bosler station. At the station the
company has equipped a complete din
ing room and other conv~eniences, with
a large number OF tents, in which the
land seekers may sleep, IL they prefer
the open air to the cars.
From this podTlt they are taken in
automobiles to the various lands now
under ditch and which a be immed-
lately farmed, or if they prefer, may
take other Lands to be reclaimed later.
Thus far about ninety per cent of
the land seekers have purchased land
and will Immediately settle on their
new farms. Four parties have thus
far come to Wyoming, about two hun
ired and fifty in all.
The lands are being sold at from
thirty to fifty dollars an acre, accord
ingto location and state of cultivation,
and are sold on easy longtime terms.
The company il making every ar
rangement for the convenience and
comfort of settlers, and II the new
conner 80 desires, the company will
build his house, and barns and fences
at cost and on easy terms.
The company owns three automo-
biles and rents a number Of others in
Laramie and also has nine others ON
the way from the factory, making a
dozen carr in which prospective in
company's management.
The completion of the projects
which Messrs. Tallmadge and Buntin
now have under way viii require the
expenditure OF from two to three mil.
Ion dollars.
Their successful operations in other
states and territories have brought
them independent means, and q splen-
did credit in financial circles. They
are known to be backed by Trow.
bridge & Nivor, a big Chicago banking
INT bond dealing house, and by G.. ].
Speer & Co., OF Chicago. The Union
Pacific railroad is also cooperating
with the company in every way and
lending every encouragement to their
enterprise,
Messrs, Tallmadge and Bundn are
giving their personal attention to the
sale of land and development Of irri-
cation works and their straightfor-
word business-like methods invariably
inspire confidence T
Market for Farmers.
The settlement Of the Laramie val
ley is stimulating the city OF Laramie
to the establishment of many enter,
pr.ses to meet the demands Of the
newcomers. The most important OF
these is the new Touring mill and ele-
vator, machinery for which is now on
the way to Laramie.
A creamery, alfalfa mill and other
enterprises are in contemplation.
In addition to the Tallmadge-Buntin
enterprises, active development is also
taking place on the great ranch hold
ings of E. j. Bell, John Ernest, Frank
c. Bosler and others, and the trans-
formation OF the Laramie plains from
a cattle and sheep country to a pros
porous community Of farmers.
In addition to the raising Of wheat,
the country is destined to be a great
fev1ing center. Field peas and al
falfa have made wonderful crops, oats
raised here are heavier than are re-
ported anywhere else in the country,
and the convenience to the railroau
will make it easy to load and unload
feeders from the western states here
for fattening.
The next few years will probably see
greater development in Albany county
than has ever before been seen.