The Globe-republican., 1909-06-10
EUREKA CANAL
After Men and Teams for
Immediate Work On Mil
lion Dollar Project --- To
Carry 1t Through to Com
pletion.

have been prophesying that the val
Icy Of "The Kansas Nile" our great
"Arkansaw" will soon take its place
as the most notable garden known to
the agricultural world. And when
you come to think Of it, there is moth
ii wild about such prophecy. A
few years ago, even the Santa Fe
road had no plans for handling bus
mess out Of this territory. It has
been one Of the Santa Fe puzzles.
Gradually the local business has
crept up until it has demanded at
tention, until 1t has forced the COM
pany to consider its importance.
Once, and not long ago. it was sim
ply long haul between the east and
west, and the local trains were for
the accommodation Of the territory,
and not for profit. Now the Califor
MIA business must be routed over the
Belin, to make room for the growing
business.
For the past year we have been
laying stress upon the fact that the
great valley is to be electrified, that
there will be several hundred miles
!, Of gardens, millions Of pumping
plants, net work Of electric car
lines.
Attention is generally directed to-
ward the Arkansas valley, and not
with out reason. 1t is the greatest
stretch Of good soil that can be found
upon the lands discovered up to this
time, and we have about quit explor-
ing. At the upper end Of it are the
~canteloupe gardens and the sugar
beet farms, land worth from 5000
upwards, and at the other end Of the
valley in Kansas, wealthy agricultural
districts, with strong, active growing
manufacturing centers like Wicbits
and Hutchinson. At the Wichits
end just now, plans are being laid
for building chain Of electric rail
roads, connecting Wichita, New
ton and Hutchinson and interven-
ing points, and it may be truly sale
that this is one Of the greatest loca-
tions for such an investment, to be
found in the whole United States; 6
thickly settled country, and notable
place for everybody being "on tht
CO.. Local passenger trains are al
ways over crouded in getting through
that territory. The field is SO good
that an electric line connecting these
towns is a certainty. As soon as thi'
is done Nickerson, Sterling, Ellin
wood and Great Bend will soon b.
connected up.
Right at this time too, reinforce
ments have come to the Hulit move
ment between Canon City and Dodge
City. Prominent Kansas men, con
nected with this movement, state
that they will at once complete th'
electric line from Canon City tc
Pueblo, and that transmission lines
for furnishing power and light, viii
be run down the valley as soon al
the work can be accomplished. They
figure on making the Dodge City enc
an important part OF their investment
1t looks reasonably certain that thi
win be done, and the promoters OK
pect to see thousands Of pumping
plants put in as soon as the power /
ready, which would mean the begin
ming Of rapid development Of smal
farms, and the movement toward th
dense settlement that this paper ha
been talking iabout for the past fev
years.
For Ford county there are sti
other plans maturing. The Soul
ditch people are working on their or
terprise of raising the underAow
There was delay in their operation
at the head Of the ditch, near Ingall
on account Of sending fo
heavier machinery. II this proiet
can be carried through, 1t alon
will mean millions for For
County.
Plans for building new railroad
into, or out Of Dodge City are n
ceiving q great deal Of attention thi