Cañon City record., 1908-04-23

port Of Professor Carpenter OF our
axriealtaral college giving his nndinss
regarding this snderfiow AID the maps
prepared by him showing the extent
OF 1t. One OF the gentlemen from Fow-
lsr told us dhoU. he had besaT ahle 30
pump this unaernow at a 7ery nader
ate expense and had watered many
acres, We were simply ready to cay
that possibly ne we're wrong
But the report In some of ths large
daIlIes that the present irrigAdAg
bitches would be given up is absurd
In the extreme. The rain fall In
western KanAas 10 considerably more
than ours and 1t il quite possible that
pumping plants large enough to sap
PLY 100 acres can be installed at very
moderate expense and together with
dry farming methods much land can
be wAtered.
But rs we have very little under
fiow and this part OF the plan does
not interest US. 1t In simply necessary
70 tell your readers what is proposed
for our .part Of the valley. ..
The 1orthern Electrical Co. manu-
fsoAnrs4 electrical appliances and ma
Iehinsry. The hard times II the east
have atoppsd their factories and they
Fvtah ADset some demand for their
product In The west .r g. = ~
Ths plan is to insloN very. large
|elsctssea pla.t right here In tAs coal
Aeldslaad eonyeg power 20 ia towns
sast Of ~. for. aaYg psrpsae fsr vhichs
III Ia needed They are led to believe
that an electric line would pay II
built into the rapidly growing sections
east OF Pueblo. The freight is very
large One gentleman told US that OF
watermelon seeds alone there had
been shipped seven cars from Rocky
Ford
The installation of electric pumping
plants for each farmer would be but
one little part OF the whole. at the
present time. for while later 1t may
grow to be a large industry, still 1t
will take time to get large tracts OF
land opened up above the present
bitches.
Canon City Is interested in getting
such q power plant right here and the
building OF It would make work for
many men for months. All this would
open up other Industries and II 1t can
be brought around all OF our people
will be glad.
wish to be very conservative in
all this and hope Mr.. Editor that It
viii not be construed that I am trying
70 Boom this matter unduly. for I real
In that IL 10 q very large undertaking.
sdl felt that Canon City was inter
Ss6ed. = -
Mr.. Ross and I felt that the stand
Ing OF the company behind this pro-
ject. the advantage which such con-
struction work would be to our poo
pie and even more than this the help
that the line down the rivgr wosld be
to our Royal Gorge lfne. We were safe
in proceeding and askins for . meet
ing OF the Chamber Of Commerce OF
our city 70 consider the plan.
Such meeting will be called later
when Mr.. Hulet will address US and
the whole matter can be heard, from
the people who are willing to under
take the work. The president OF the
Northern Electrical Co. will Be asked
to be present at the next regular meet
ing OF the representatives. OF the sew
erAl towns interested.
From all appearances It would
seem that Canon City holds the key TO
the situation for the other towns do
not have the cheap coal that lies at1
our doors. The amount OF detail work
needed 10 work up this psojsct 10 very
largo and Mr.. Hueit will gst data To-
gethsr - rapidly = possible. Whsn
he h. ready to report yoar readers
will bs given the informAtioa.
vsry truly y0aEs.
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