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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-09-10
THE VALUE OF WATER
rh. Ar G. of the Whole Business OF
Irrigation Explained to
Water Users.
fBy Elias Ruud, Consulting
Engineer.)
Article No. 4.
How to Irrigate Steep Hillside.


This question is met the very mo-
nent that high line irrigation ditch
becomes ready for operation. If the
question is made applicable to this
district at Grants Pass where the
hlllsldes are steep and irregular, and
the soil varying in character, it be-
comes a problem that only expert
ence can solve, If the methods sug-
gested In this article are found in
adequate.
IL goes without saying that all
grounds must be thoroughly pre-
pared for irrigation. And preparing
does not only mean that the soil
should be cultivated and made por-
GUS so as to facilitate the absorption
of the water, but the surface should
be smoothed and leveled, so as to
hermit the water to cover the entire
surface When the water is allowed
10 stand In pools in the hollows,
leaving the humps dry, no good re-
suit can be obtained by irrigation.
Labor and money expended on
grading and leveling is well invested
capital On slopes the main point
Is to make the slopes perfectly uni
l,rr, ubara nocsihle
Water is put on hillside by the
lolowing methods:
Side Hill Flooding.
This method of simply letting the
water run over your sidehill by cut
ting number of holes in the lower
side of your distributing ditch and
then letting the water run down the
slope, allowing it to spread out side
ways In its downward course, is OBJ
lectionable for several reasons.
First, It Is sure to cut the land to
pIeces and as the cuts deepen, the
sdeway spreading diminishes and
the method fails. This will be seen
most quickly where the soil is loose
Ike the granite in this region, OF
where It Is well and deeply culti'
waited. II you have a field in croI
where no provision has been made
for irrigation, this of course is the
only method, and where the surface
is well knit together by the roots o.
the crop II will not cause much dam
age II the water is applied CAREFUL!
and slowly.
Second, as water has tendenc!
to wash with It the finest particle
OF the soil, those Of really the great
est value to the life of the plants
you stand a chance of losing NOR
than gaining by irrigation, the cree
below or your wise neighbbor Dc
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-09-10

low you absorbing the best of your
land and the most of the fruits of
your labor.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-09-10

it to completion. II is true that
many of our people are not in fin
ancial condition to subscribe, but
they can and must do as has been
done in other places. |. e.. sell part
of their land In order to improve
the balance"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-09-10

low you absorbing the best of your
land and the most of the fruits of
your labor.
Flooding by Checks.
This irrigation is accomplished by
raising little check levees about a
foot high along the contour lines of
the hillside, the distance to be gov
erned by the slope so that the ton
of the check will be on level with
the bottom Of the levee above, and
when the water is led down in
ditch to the levee and turned in It
lis retained by the levee and soaks
into the ground. The upper parts
are thus irrigated first, the next be-
low and so on. This method is a
very good one, as it obviates the loss
of fine material by washing. The
only drawback is in the fact that
more water soaks in at the lower
side of the checked belt than at the
upper. But in a general way the
plan is satisfactory. These checks
or ridges can generally be turned up
with plow, or if the scheme is car
ried on on larger scale, with a
scraper, These checks can either
be made permanent and will last
from year to year, or they can be
made simply by turning up the loose
soil for the occasion. The closer the
checks are together the better the
scheme will work, but on steep side
hills, very low checkridges will come
so close together that it would inter-
fere with the cultivation of the soil.
Always bear in mind that irriga-
tion applied in the ideal way is not
to let stream of water run over
the land, but to cover the land with
a still water to such an extent only
that all of the water will be absorbed
and no more. Then allowing the
surface to dry, cultivate to prevent
evaporation, and the application will
keep that piece of ground in fit con-
dition for a long time.
This method is by far the best on
steep hillsides. 1t is really only an
exaggerated form of the check
system. The land is terraced off
N different levels and a small wall
1r check is built up on the lower
edge to retain the water to allow it
10 soak in. Where the subsoil is
we'll packed, these terraces will be-
come permanent and the cultivation
by terraces has always been found
and profitable The water
to the land is conducted from the
main feeding ditch by box, or
pipe and let out on the level of the
first terrace, always beginning the
irrigation with the highest terrace.
The shaping of the ground for this
system is naturally costly work, but
the entire sidehill has not to be ter
raced at once, as the unterraced part
can be irrigated by checks as de-
scribed above.
A fourth system of irrigating
steep sidehill can be adopted and we
will call that.
Sidchill Irrigation by burrows.
The water is let in at the highest
point of the hillside and is conducted
over the land in burrows drawn near
ly along the lines Of equal elevation,
allowing no more drop than is necess-
ary TO make the water run, zigzag-
ging hack and fortN. These burrows
are merely surface scratchings ana
as soon as the hill has been thor
oughly soaked with water and the
surface dry enough, they are blotted
out bv the cultivation and mulching
of the top soil.
Continued on Seventh Page.)
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-09-10

Mrs Nellie Tryor and daughter
Miss Louise Blrdsall, returned
Thursday evening from Seattle
where they have been since June
visiting relatives.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-19
FRA ELBERTUS To
MAKE ADDRESS
TONIGHT
Unique Personality From East
Aurora viii Dispense His
Original Philosophy at the
Elk's Opera House

"Thc March OF the Centuries. =
the interesting topic upon which El-
bert Hubbard, better known TO fame
as FRA Elbcrtus, or the 'Phihsiinc'
viii address the people of Albuqu"l-
u mt the Elks theatcr tonight fl'
Elbortus. who,c fame has become os
vidc as the country. has been delight
Ing large audiences an over the west
with mis- scintllant humor and Nocn
mcisive analysis of men and things
That he Wiz have "a crowded house
tonight goes without saying for what
ever people may think of his ideas, his
presentation off them never fails To-
harm and hold their attention ll'
has at least the distinction ct being
able to maxi, men think.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-19
Use of Coal Cutting machinery,

Though coal-e ltting machinery was
introduced into tic United Kingdom
us LONE ago as fltN years. Us use
showed slight development till the
present century, and even now the
number OF machines tn operation IS
relatively small AZ the beginning OF
this century ahout l50 British collefits
used cutting machines. the total num-
Dor being aout fUu. NOW about 400
calicries are using $500 machines.
half are operated 10y compressed
air. the rest by electricity In 1900
barely one per cent at the total Brit
ish coal output MAS cut hN machines,
now the proportion Is live per cent
These numbers and proportions can
bc best appreciated 10y comparison
with tho Tnitcd States. where, in 1905
tccording to Official figures, over ~
500 machines were IN use. cutting
.g5i per cent ot the total coal prod
uct The mean annual output per
machine was Hess toA-, while IN
Great Britain tho average is placed az
SGsu tons The excess IN the United
States b. supposed here 10 result ron
tho use OF different machines and sNs-
TENS 81 cutting The more general
use and more rapld development OF
machines in the United States Is at
trihuted. on British authority. 20 the
different arrangement OF seams IN
the mines and the higher cost oi man
utf labor The slow Development VA
Great britain is aid TO the prejudice
az workmen against machines. tSe
cheapness Of mammal labor and Ger
tain natural |feHtufee Of mines The
] InfrfIorifV OF the primitive machines
also created "a barrier ~ r~onscrNatlsn
lmnne mino oWuers which is now
hard work Co break down Con
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-19
RAIL WILL
PUT AN END TO
ACCIDENTS
FE OFFICIALS
APPROVE NEW DEVICE
Dispatcher Has Entire Control
Over Train and Can Bring It
to Stop if Engineer DiSre-
CARDS Signal,

A third rail extending for half a mile
on each side OF the station along the
main track is the safety device per
fected by i. j Simmer. who operates
his apparatus ON the Santa Fe's IS
mile branch line between Pcrris and
nigh Grose near san Rernardino. That
tho scheme win practically eliminate
railway accidents was the sentiment
expressed by President Ripley. of the
Santa re. ana a party Of officials OF
thc road who Inspected the operation
OF the device Mt Pcrris on Saturday.
The officials SPENT the greater part Of
the day studying the invention and
observing IFS operation. Mr.. Ripley
is now nn his Way to san Francisco,
thence H." will 50 on an inspection
tour through northern California, ore
gon and Washington.
The invention OF MI. Simmer en-
.ablcs the dispatcher to have complete
control oyer the train for a distance
of a mile So that in case the engineer
d%isregai lis the signal the train may be
brought to It fun stop by the opera
tor. With the Endorsement of MI.
Ripley ind General Manager wells, OF
the coast Lines, who also watched It's
workings, it is likely the device will
be installed an along the system.
Bread Bakers wanted at the Wo-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-19
TEDDY HIKES TO THE
JUNGLE

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e'iiS'"'' ourselves lucky W.
4''N' H"u sec tla' tn' pi"l'i III
you :" 80 ioi' 9t"t'oi''' ,.l
N.i''' any grades eSpoo'"i4 hoax.
'l'' n"l paper III one p"u''i
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-19

Insure IA the Occidental Life.
g g. Jones. of Denver WIS in the
city yesterday.
Eibort Hubbard on the March OF
the Centuries ~ the Eiks thcatcr
tonight
beginning today lunches at Won
ans Exchange.
W y Grlrnn and Wifo # Flagstaff.
Ariz. weto visitors in the city yes
tcrday
Gentle. stylish saddle ponies, good
saddles. 500 for three hours Cash
only. riding school $40 n Third s'
phone 2ti
n T. Hcllor. or ci,bozou, tho well
known merchant. was a visitor in Tho
CITY Yesterday
~ Nueamun returned to The city
yonterdny after il short trip 10 Las
Vegas on professional business
Thcro WIN be- i regular meeting Of
the Doetec Of Honor tonight AZ t3o
IA tie odd Follows han.
Mts James H. Jones ana daugh-
tcr. MISS Gladys oliver, are guests at
the home of M and Mrs u o.
Wright
clinton j Crtndall. superintendent
af the government indian school In
santa re, arrived at the Alvarado yes
.terday
Robert Martin, Of Engle, s. N one
az tho won known citizens Of that
section WAS 4 visitor IA Albuquerque
yesterday
y walsh. of Topeka, general bag
vage agent er the Snnta re- p"com-
panied hy his ASSISTANT, Harry lsaaca.
Wus In the clty yesterday
Don't neglect to get a mental sllmu'
luz ANA IA good evenings entertain
mont from Fra Elhortus az the Elks'
hoatcr tonight
W. G. Kennedy. of the Santa fc''
force of speelnl officers. has beer
stationed nt Helen and left tor that
place lnst night
les the chance of q lifetime 60 heat
some of the host things N the world
most nptly told 10y Fra Elhcttus, tht
philosopher ot che itlks theatcr to-
night
Mrs D.. IS Sheppard. of South Third
street. returned Yesterday from Fay
wood Hot Springs whore she has been
staying fot ta- past 1--WE weeks iol
the hcnetii Of her heoith
Tho Estancia Novs SAYS Aunt
uury Avcrli Mrs NJ ! NNerill ana
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-19
ROAD FROM
FLAG STAFF TO
THE CANYON
VIII Be Part of Splendid North
and South Highway Through
Arizona and One Of Finest
Roads in Territory

There is q movement now on 1907
to build a good automobile road from
Flagstaff tot he Grand canyon as an
extra inducement to spend the sum-
mer in the cool bree2es Of the north'
and there promises to be a greater
number his year than ever before
Subscription lists will be circulated
soon among those Interested for tho
purpose of raising a special tuhd ana
the board Of supervisors Will also ne
asked to spend a goodly portion 81
the forest service fund received 70
ala the project.
The Flagstaff sun says: At Press
colt and Phoenix the good roads assoc
Citations are much Interested in Sc
curing a good highway through the
territory to the north Via Prescott,
Camp Verde and to the Grand Canyon.
Each county viii Dear the expense
incurred in the county but may have
the assistance of the territorial engi-
nccr in laying them out and properly
constructing and maintaining them.
Under the new road law - county
may levy ton cents on the one hun
drcd dollars for permanent or terri
toriai road purposes. When il Is COM
pleted it win be maintained by the
territory.
The old road ovcrseor'' system was
abolished and a county supcrinten-
cnt Of roads created which office may
be filled by the county surveyor, if de
sired, the appointment being made by
the board of supervisors. There are
hundreds OF autos in Tucson, Bisbee,
Phoenix and other southern cities,
aside from machines that would be
shipped in from the east to tour Ari-
zona. which would take advantage OF
this magnificent stretch of highway
II II is completed.
The road from Flagstaff to the
grand canyon could be built for a
comparatively small expense and
would be of incalculablc benefit to
the city
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-19

Al sanford. the Mormon Lake
Apache county. Ariz, cowman, met
with a scrios OF mishaps last week
while out with his outfit lie was
first thrown from his wagon iniur-
ing his arm until il was useless for 20
day He went into camp and lost his
horses and while out hunting them IN
the morning q heavy wind caNc uI
aud blew sparks In 60 mis- bod from
the camp fire. when Dc got back
60 camp two rifles We're destroyed and
most of his bedding gone He at
tempted 20 save q sack of cartridges
uudtr his pillow and just MANAGED
Co get hold of IL. whcn tho whole
bunch began cracking and blcw IN,
remainder of the bed into rags and
loose feathers.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-19

Tuesday afternoon "a frcc-tor-all
fight was indulged in In BIN John
sons saloon ON the east side at Ration.
and three of tho participants were
brought before Judge Thompson a.
answer tor same. The court imposed
q fine of Sl5 and costs upon Napoleon
Canton. IS and costs upon Emilio Cam
tour which they paid Frank Cozinc
n negro. who appeared to be the prin-
cinal disturbor OF the peace was tineo
$50 and costs. In default of which
be- wts given e7is days I'm jan.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-19

lille had tried by various mean,
Interest his father i'm conversations
amt You see Inn trying To- read %
tho e~Nasporatcd parent 'NoN
1T bother me
|tille was silent for almost 81
ute Then. reflcetivelN.
Awful accident in tine subway to-
Father looked up with interest
bats that he asked. "What was
accident in the subway poo
Why. requied Willie. edging to-
rd tho door. "a woman had her eve
a scat and a man sat ou it."-EN-
E0dNs Magazine
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-19

II graduated from the college oi
Experience. young man
An. smiled the wise youth. then
presume you nave Your diploma
indeed replied the man.
PLENTY OF cm Three blocks of
took IN oil companies. two block. .t
tock in gold mines and my marriage
certificate Detroit News
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-19
CRYSTAL WILL CHANGE
PICTURES EVERY DA'

From tosay on there viii o' a.
tro change of program an" en-.
every LAW at the crystal thrat ..f
iireiy n.w pictures Will no
today. Phenomenal crowds ttt
tnr sunday performances man
ing turned away. The picture
Napoleon has made tho hiI@
% tnc season in moving pi'it .s
eles ami has had much to
attracting crowds 10 the Crfst'A
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-19
G0T0CHURCH"SA Jay
SUICIDE TAX
O0OGER
Middle Aged Farmer Who Neg
Iected to List All His Property
With Assessor browns Him
self in Kansas.


Marysvillc. Kan. April 1S.-Bccaus,
he had not listed all his property WITH
the county assessor and feared an in
v%cstigation might cause him TO be SEM
60 the p%cnitentiary, James Clarke. 81
years of age. a wealthy farmer neai
here, drowned himself in the Blu,
river His body was found today IL
q note to his younger brother. stuart
Clarkc.t hc man stated he had failed
to- list Se5.O0o worth of notes.
After stating his fears %regardinl
prosecution Clarke wrote.
"Go to church, never tell q lie. al
ways keep employed and never drink
whisky"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-19

Kind Iady-You should Doe careful
how Won tramp around in thp slcct.
my poor man This paper states that
there are five varieties of grip
sandy pikcs-nat mat Dee. lady. hui
derp IS only one kind Gar Z ana skceres
OF.
Kind fadN&And what Is that
sandy rfkcs-Tht bulldogs grip
mum -Chlcago News
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-19
To Be Safe

To be safe con6ne yourself to
the use OF such Aavors as your
experience and judgment tell
you are OF the purest quality.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-19

a lumbcr Jack named johnson was
brought i'm to Flagstaff from Williams
badly cut mp in a street tight with q
Mexican named Emilio Perez. The
fight started i'm a resort in the red
light district ana was continued out
in the street. Johnson had four bad
wounds iu the breast. one in tho hin
and % bad slash across his face. He
was taken ia the county hospital
where his Wounds were dressed by Or.
Sipc. II Is not thought the wounds
WIN result fatally
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-19
SCOTS Emulsion

is for coughs and colds as
we'll as for consumption.
It's easy for SCOTS
Emulsion to cure a cold
or cough and it does it
better than anything else
because it builds up
and strengthens at the
same time.
Don't wait until you get
Consumption or Bronchl-
It's. Get Scott s.
Send this advertisement together with name OF
paper IN which It appears, your address and four
cents TO cover postage. and we Will send you q
Complete Handy Atlas Of the World 8;
SCOTT & BOVINE. AOs Pearl Street. New York
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-19

children left Monday evening for Al
buquerque TO spend q week in the ter
rltorial metropolis. Joe Watson is
looking after things on the farm, sup
plying the customers 10 The milk
route. and gardening general
A fire ia the frame building at 80
| West silver avenue, drew II crowd Of
several hundred people to the scene
early last night The fire department
responded quickly and the blaze which
/ originated in "A pile Of straw IN the
rear Of the premises. was quickly OK
tinguishod.
Mrs. Hugo Mile, wife Of the head
bonkkeeper for the John Becker com
pany al Bclcn. died Saturday night
after n brief Illness IN had resided
with her husband in Dclen for the
past -four years and leaves q -four year
old son. The funeral win take place
In Delen a 3 O'Clock Monday after
noon
A big crowd was out at the colombo
theater last night to see the now series
Of films. some OF Tho best examples of
the now film service being presented
ut that popular amusement resort
The Colombo is repf right up to the
standard and II is evident that tho
public W Approaching II since is pat
ronage II liberal.
The funeral services of the late Or
William II Burr VIII be held at $50
this afternoon at Strang's chapel on
North Second street. Rev. Fletcher
Cook officiating The B%ernalillo COM
~ Medican society WIN attend the ia
neral in q body and escort the re
mains to the Santa Fc train, where
they viii be shipped aboard the flyer
for Wilmington. Del. for interment
accompanied by Mrs Burr Member
Of the Medical society VIII also act as
psll hearers.
The Doming Headlight says. Tho
| lecture given by Hon K T.. TWltchell
II Lar Vegas last Friday night came
near being a failure owing 10 the ac-
don of a local electrician who turned
he fun voltage of power into the
machine and broke - $50 lensc How
ever. Colonel T|Witchcll procured the
machine belonging to the Is Of T.
odge ana made 1t answer, although
ho work was not what IL should have
been and Mr.. Twitchell was deeply
hagrined 1T the result All enjoyed
his remarks and hope he VIII como
again under more favorable auspices
The ItoynI NciglIbors viii serve a
spanish supper Wednesday evening
from $40 10 $3.50 al the odd Fellows
hall, the chnrgc being only % cents.
4 very attractive mem has bee pre-
pared and the supper will he a most
tempting one.
1
! The Royal ~nlighlanders VIII GIVE a
Grand Bali,
The Highlanders will give a bah NJ
,hc Armory Monday evening, Apill
18Th. C|nyanaugh orchestra Ticke'N
| 7Gc. ladies' free. Music starts , y. M
box Factory wood $3.50 fun Dad
"AH -
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-19

nfNI NA uffu -
Us tao Atlantic ~
W hies fank af tho fh s0
a'i raIl recently ftrart
rnp.e riser tnat Cine prnls
far advanced thaffnosa inu.re.
Rad agfeed among thtmseitcs
SOME of the "details of the "a
nore keering their thought
il che results ~ their iahors .
eoilated ana reduced 60 a 60
nuih withstand strour aita
Iht unneuhtei benefit 81
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ial. r4jne your nome ana address
and tAa paper VIII be delivered by "a
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nH~ caught stealing copies Of the
Morning Journal from The door
WaYt ~ Subscribers
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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-19

are lust as they are renresen,ed
to If not the cheapest thew
aTelne best, and no Puddings.
'a1 creams, or other table del;.
0aot' are spoiled by their use
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-19

Washington. y C.. April rs New
Mcxieo and Arizona Fair Monday
colder 10 cast and south portions
ruosday fair. slightly warmer
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-19
South Ue S t err
NeUs Notes

The outlook for e canning factory
in Portalcs is said to be exceptionally
good
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-19
The Royal l%iighlandcrs VIII Give
Grand BaIl.

Grand Bali.
The Highlauders will give q ball IN
thc Armory Monday evening, Apfll
18Th. Cayanaugh orchestra. TicketN
zoe. ladies' free. Music starts . T. N.
box Factory wood s350 full load
". II. Hahn co.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-19

Tho ItoynI NciglIbors Will serve u
spanish supper Wednesday evening"
FROM $40 10 $3.50 at the DID Fellows
hall, the charge being only 20 cents.
A very attractive menu has been pre-
parcd aud the supper viii he a most
tpmptiug one