Cañon City record., 1909-12-02

/ and all o. the territory to the east 1t
assures a degree Of prosperity such as
the most saaguine and optimistic have
never dreamed 1t will viyify with
life and energy the whole valley from
I,eadvills to the borders OF Kansas;
rendering Il within a decade one OF
the most populous and busy sections
OF the country. east or west
No longer in a formative stage this
masterly enterprise cannot help but
appeal to every bushes man in Colo
rado. and. particularly in Canon City.
where its headquarters are TO be es-
tablished. for II is destined to add
enormously to the wealth and 10 the
commercial activities OF the state. The
plans OF the Canon City. Florence &
Pueblo Water company. for that is the
corporate name OF the concern We are
considering as outlined by the assist
ant engineer. who has been in Canon
the reclamation OF between two and
three hundred thousand acres OF semi
arid land: all OF which Is located In
the Arkansas valley between Canon
City aud Pueblo.
The necessary steps have been taken
and ali of the papers filed for meet
ing the reservoir requirements for the
entire project.
The required amount OF water for
the irrigation Of the two hundred and
hny. or three hundred thousand
acres. win be hnpounded in a series
OF unfaIling reservoirs and no depend
encc Will be placed by the company
upon the normal flow Of the streams
from which the water is derived.
All government. state and county
hllngs for the canal have been made
and recorded. The only surveys that re-
naiu to be done are those demanded in
actual construction and IN the estab-
Itching OF the laterals that are requir-
ell In the installation OF so important
water system.
The plans as formulated by the COM
pany contemplate the beginning OF
construction work by the first Of
March. 1910 and the complexion OF
the project by the opening OF the irri-
CATION season OF 1919. This means the
spending OF about ten millions of dol
lars for construction work alone dur
ing the years OF 1910 and 1911; nearly
all OF which viii be disbursed in Can
on City and the contigous territory.
In the opinion OF irrigation engineers
and experts the land to be reclaimed
under the Canon City. Florence a
Pueblo Water company's project is
unrivalled In natural fertility and pro-
ductiveness in the western states and
viii blossom as the rose under the
magic influence OF water. Certain II
allied callings II has no superior be-
tween the two oceans. The company
has already established offices here
and n corps of engineers is at work
preparing for the Inauguration OF the
work
The project had its inclpiency with
Dali De weese and he hss associated
with him In the enterprise the follow
ing well-known Eastern gentlemen:
Sam Brown. Jr., and son of Chicago
who financed the undertaking.; me
Trowbridge & Niver Company OF Chi
cago and Boston. who negotiated the
bonds; Arnold a. Co, Chicago. who
have charge of the engineering; and
4. l.. Register & company OF Philadei-
phia, engineers and contractors. which
will have charge of the construction
work. The Trowbridge 4 Niyer COM
pany are the largest dealers in irri-
gatlon bonds In the United States and
the Arnold company has reputation
second to none in the country In the
field of irrigation engineering. w. II.
Rosecrans is at the head OF the hy-
draulic department. OF the company's
work and will have supervision OF the
undertaking here. Mr.. Rosecrans