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The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-07-29

or TO the irrigator, TO preserve the
balance between excessive woody
growth and consequent unripened
grain, and over-headed but worthless
miniatures that are all seed-but not
enough of it to be worth while. The
irrigator can allow his grain to grow
up to a good, reasonable size: then
shut off the water, making the con
ditions similar to the normal natural
provisions Of dry weather in sum
mer and fall to force the visions oI
dry weather in summer and fall 70
force the plants TO produce their
seeds in self-protection for their
species, and he can manipulate the
plant growth and seed production al
most as effectively and accurately as
an engineer can drive locomotive
lust where he wants to stop. Tha
tremendous but sometimes uncontrol
liable powers of Nature, as shown in
the floods and droughts of the humid
sections, give place to the orderly
average in the irrigated lands; max
ing the arid countries, where there IS
a sufficient quantity Of watervfar r.
rigation, the ideal place for growing
crops.
There is no place where there IS
better opportunities for the scientif-
ic development of crops than here in.
arid Idaho. The rainfall is small
enough, even of the wettest years. to
allow Of successful regulation of tho
moisture TO the correct balance be.
.ween plant growth and the develop
nent of seed. The higher the class
If crops to be grown, like fruits Or
other high priced stuff. the create
he necessity for this climatic ana
moisture regulation. Idaho can grow
lpytbing that will grow in the north
emperate zonc, and because 'of it's
'asiy regulated moisture conditions.
an grow it to perfection.
The lack of rainfall in the sumner
inc, while it does not make an aes-
hetic hit With the people who arc
Ised to good showers interspersed ;
Nth heavy rains all through the sea. {
on. is vet one Of The great assets of !,
his, the greatest irrigated STATE In
he Union,
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-07-29
ideally Arid, Ideal Irrigation

There has been a lighter rainfall
in this section of Idaho this season
than any other year for several sea
sons past. 1t has been the ideal arid
land season. for the farmer cou /
get his land as dry as he wanted =
and then, # he had the water, gauge
The moisture to nicely There was
az exceptional snow fall through the
winter and early spring, giving rise
TO the prophecy that the season would
be unusually wet. But it hasn't been.
1t has been the reverse, though the
streams are keeping up better than
usual, because of the heavy snowfall
in the mountains
There are many crops that can be
raised better by irrigation than un-
der humid conditions. The ideal
country for raising such crops
is the country where the rainfall
is as small as possible; the Nile,
with its one-half inch annual pre-
cpitation, at Cairo. is the ideal conn
try for such irrigation. There can
never be too much rain in dry
country, with ample supply of water
ior irrigation, there will never be too
title, and it can always be put on
precisely when it is wanted and need
ed
The effect of much moisture is,
first, to make a great growth of
stalk for the grain, or tree, or what
ever crop it is. Nature provides for
the perpetuation of species by MAX
ing the early stages of the plant and
animal life the period for growth
Then, when the normal growth has I
leen attained, the season Is calculat-
ID to hasten the development Of |
'eed. Premature heading ont of tn {
Grains, of weeds, Of grasses, may be (
Induced by shutting off the water
upply that produces the woody (
growth. Cut Off the water suDnly
'arly enough, and wheat viii head
mt scarcely six inches hlgn many
# the most noXious woods will head
MT and produce a crop Of seed al
carcely two inches height, If cor
itions are made hard enough Once
he seed is germinated and the
rowth begins, it is up to Nature,
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-07-29

part by early buying. Whole train
loads of coal were commandered by the
freezing people, and even then many
people suffered The railroad might
again be ovcrcrowded with business. as
It was then, and coal already on hand
would be a lot better than waiting in
a snowdrift in the dead of winter for a
car OF coal that had been side tracked
because Of a rush of business.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-07-29
BUY COAL EARIS.
Special Rates and F'ayors for All
who "pn ~ Nnw.''

Several Of the Richfed citizens are
starting to figure on getting in their
winters coal, while the low summer
rates are in force. During tha months
Of June, July and August, the Short
Line is offering especially low freight
rates for coal, and is urging consumers
to buy now. TO take advantage of the
low rates as well as to keep the mines
up to their full capacity and so avoid a
possible coal famine. Four years ago,
and in a lesser degree three years ago.
the winter coal famine was real cali
amity here in Idaho calamity that
might have been ayerted at least in
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-07-29
Organize Fire Department

a citizens meeting, to organize volunteer Fire
Department. will be held Friday night at the office
of the Richheld Real Estate and Insurance Co.
The village board this week teIegTaphed for 400
feet of fire hose, hose cart, and two n0zzles The
water is in the mains, the town needs protection,
and fire department can start good work. now
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-07-29
Great Dam Growing
Closing Big Wood Channel With 7OO,-
900 Cubic Yards of Earth and
Rock--Mighty Machines
To Do the Work.

There is now 8 > feet of water stOr
ed in the great reservoir OF the Ida
ro Irrigation company, and there is
water for every one under the project
who want it for this year.
A party of real estate and news
paper men, from Richfield, Goodine
and Shoshone, went out to the dam.
Wednesday, as the guests of Manag-
er Fitch for the company, to see
the progress that is being made with
the work. They saw all that could
be seen in a three hours stop, so as
to drive back to catch the night train
for the south-but they saw enough
to warrant them in the belief that
there is nothing else so big, or so
good, in the irrigation work in all
Idaho as that of the Idaho Irriga-
tion Company.
The flood water has abated in the
Big Wood River, so that there is now
only the normal summer flow COM
ing down from the mountains. The
company had to wait for the water to
abate, before closing up the dam, as
the great volume of water that has
been coming down the canyon-at
one time 1900 cubic feet a second
made it impossible to work other
than getting ready to close the gap
Awhen the water volume was less
; SOW the time has come, and the gap
Z is closed, and the water is filing the |
reservoir so as to give storage sup
ply for the present season.
The great dam, which is to be 500
feet in depth up and down the river,
is practically built in two sections.
The upper part, built so as to form
the upstream face of the completed
structure, is now so or so feet high
1t is to be rock-faced on the upper
side. Then below tnat there are two
deep trenches cut in the river bed,
as deep as they can be dug, to be
filled with puddled, impervious clay.
Below that still there is a way of
sheet steel piling, to be driven down
to bed rock, close to so feet below
the normal water level This will
make water-tight steel wall, to shu
off any seepage that might other
wise endanger the foundations of thu
dam. Below that, another dam il
being built which is to be the lowe
face of the completed structure. i
will be rock faced ALSO
To fill the middle and main par
of the dam, earth is used This il
being rushed in from two huge stean
shovels, each capable of handling un
der ordinary conditions 1000 yards
in two working shifts a day. The to
tai yardage of the dam is to be clost
to 100000 cubic yards, and at tho
rate the steam shoves work it would
be possible to handle that much soft ,
in a little over months /.
The rock work for the two facings is
much slower and more expensive
but great deal of it has alread,
been done.
At present. most of the watc' Of i
he river is being put through tho !
great tunnel, 12x14 feet in diameter. ,,
The tunnel is not nearly filed il y
sould carry close to 1000 second #. y
II more, under the head of water s
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-07-29

If the reservoir were full. This would
take all the ordinary flow of the riv-
er, and help some if flood were on ;
but floods are to be provided for by
a spillway 400 feet wide, across the
solid lava reef at the west end of the
lam, quarter of mile away from
the main structure. The main height
II the dam is only about 500 feet
ong, which takes it up to the crest
II the canyon proper; beyond that,
o get the needed depth of 1876 feet.
it is necessary to build shallow
wing dam out across the sloping prai-
rie, to total length of almost three
quarters of a mile The flood spill
way will be located away out near
the end of this wing dam, !ar away
from the main part of the dan. Il *;
to be wide enough waterway to
carry all of the Snake river if neces-
ary, without endangerilg anything
1t all
The J. G. White company is max
ing an ideal camp for the carrying
on of the construction work. The
cook house and dining room, where
500 men were fed, burned three
weeks ago, embarrassing them CON
iiderably for the time But the place
S being rebuilt, better than before.
At present there are 300 men at work
-Spariartis, Bulgarians, Armenians.
laps, Italians each nationality To-
,ated in their own bunk houses. al
though all use the same dining room.
Water is pumped to the whole camp.
through quite an elaborate water
system. The company maintains
hospital, under the care of Dr.. YER
)erkmoes, and looks after the iniur-
ID men as well as if they were in
'ity. A fine commissary store is al
70 maintained The company feeds
is army of employees like Delmonico
II Sherry-and the crowd of visitors
Who were out there this week were
erved as a special luxury in the way
# trout dinner fit for all the heath
n gods that ever peopled Olympus
nd the other high places of pagan
ivinity
There are some of the cleverest.
men in charge of the work
hat it is any ones privilege to know.
A. Green, the general head of the
. G White company on this job, {
'as not in camp the day the crowd
isited there, but he is known far
nd near as a prince of good fellows
nd as CAPABLE as he is agreeable. w
. Day his chief assistant, is of the u
ame high type. T. c. Strawn, gen =
ral foreman, c. f. Abbott, resident .
ogineer; Joseph Pepper, the real q
orking director of the construction
O'Brien, in charge pf D
counts, and a whole lot of others -
bonn the party did not have time
} meet-they are true blue any Il
here. You'd bank on them doing 81
If' "oiN IlSut, any Jlnlc ana any
here u
The reservoir is beginning TO look III
Se real lake; the water is IS fecT ~
'ep at the dam, and short distance !
'ove it already spreads out over p ''
lie wide. It will extend back he =
zen II and T. 2 miles when the dam ~
completed 9
in
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-07-29

All farmers living on the Richfield
tract are requested to meet at the
Lincoln Hotel, Richfeld, Saturday af-
ternoon at three o'clock, when Far
mers' Association will be organized
andother business Of Importance trans
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-07-29

Owing 70 some late trains on the
main line, the branch passenger was
from one to three hours late several
days last week
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-08
YARD OF BIG PEACHES

f. e. Weaver, the well known Po-
mona fruit grower. today came into
the office of the Chamber of Com
merce with a yard of peaches to en-
ter in the contest for the So prize
which has been offered
They were magnificent specimens.
ten of the peaches measuring 35 inch
es and the eleventh peach making
the total number of inches 3S1
They were grown on Mr.. Weaver s
ranch northwest of the city. and We're
not on trees where there were only
one or two peaches but We're on full
bearing trees.
Heretofore the best collection was
one that had twelve specimens to the
yard. If yard is produced to beat
the one offered by Mr.. Weaver. in
the terms of the street, they will
have to go some"
The peaches are on exhibition at
the Chamber of Commerce rooms.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-08
Chimes of Normandy"

At the Majestic tonight the second
scene from Act ! of "Chimes of Nor
mandy" will be given. Scene ] was
given some weeks ago.
A number of local favorites will
be in the cast-Mr. Sherman, Mr..
Neel, Mr.. Robinson and others. Miss
Ferguson will be seen in the role of
Serpoletter. the village pest-a roll
licking soubrette part, entirely differ
ent from Germaine, the part she en-
acted in former productions of the
"Chimes."
The pictures are ''The Hunchback,
Niagara in Winter" "A Trip to Ju-
piter" and THE Cigar-Butt Pickers
of Paris
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-08
MOUNTAIN LION
. HUNTERSFO|LED

With a mountain lion as their
prospective game party consisting
of Mont Ramsey, his cousin NJ. W.
Ramsey of Louisville. KY, Senator
Horace T. DeLong and Jack McLuen,
left this afternoon for down the river
Word was received this morning by
Senator DeLong that large lion had
been seen in an alfalfa field near
Spangler's place and the party well
equipped with guns was soon made
up and started out.
Jack rabbits and prairie dogs took
to the distant sagebrush when the
martial party went careening along
the highway. Arrangements had
been perfected for furnishing buIle-
tins of the fight with the lion. but
owing 10 an injunction issued by the
moving picture concerns this was
abandoned.
LATER-By My-Crony Wireless
Saw dog tracks which proved harm
less. Followed tracks to abandoned
tomato can alongside road. Here
tracks ceased. Are coming home
Lion still at Ramsey ct al.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-08
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

VIM. Silsby. the Delta race horse
man, is business visitor in the city
today.
j. W. Curtis is down from Mont
rose today visiting friends and trans
acting business.
Jennie Adams and sister, Georgia.
are pleasant visitors in the city today
from Carthage, Mo.
The three young girls of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Burnett leave soon for
salt Lake where they will enter St
Mary's academy.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Johnson, of
Durango, arrived today from Seattle
where they have been the past few
weeks visiting the fair. and will visit
here a few days before returning TO
their home.
Miss Stella Richardson, of Chicago.
daughter of Captain Richardson and
a niece of Mrs James H. Cosgrove. is
visitor upon the family of her rela-
tives. Mr.. and Mrs. James II. Cos
grove on Colorado avenue
Yesterday Secretary Mahony mail
ed TO Miss f. S. Jones of West New
ton, Mass, handsome portfolio of
photographs of the Grand valley with
the compliments of the Chamber of
Commerce. Miss Jones while on a
visit here few weeks ago very gem
erously donated to the boosting fund
of the city a nice sum.
Markham Cheever ad l.. b. Fuller.
electricians of the Telluride Power
company, which recently suffered a
terrific loss due to the floods. spent
last night and until train time this
morning in this city. They are from
Provo where there is branch sta
tion of the same company and are
going to attempt to reach Telluride
or Ilium. by stage line.
That there is considerable build
ing activity now and planned for the
| near future is evident. Architec,
Jesse Boyer is drawing plans for a
large and modern garage for Wm
MUIR of the Buick Auto Works to be
erected on Colorado between Fourth
and Fifth streets. The building will
be of brick and be 80 by 120 feet il
| dimensions. Mr.. Boyer is also pre-.
pairing plans for handsome $500
residence for Mr.. Bergerman on Or,
chard Mesa. The structure will be
of concrete blocks and very ornate
Tomorrow Mr.. Boyer goes to Fruits
to arrange plans for large busires.
block for Mir. Lane, which is to b,
so by 1870.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-08

Mrs. n. j. Frenzer and son return
ed home from California last night.
Mrs. Mary French is a visitor in
the city today from the Capitol city.
Mrs. c. d. Scott, of Montrose, is
spending a few days in the city visit
ing friends and relatives.
j. A. Becker. general manager of
the Lilylands irrigation project. near
Montrose. is in the city for a few
days on business.
Frank Clinfitt is a guest of the
La Court hotel this afternoon from
New Providence. la. He is a promi-
nent business man of that city.
G. c. Clark and wife of Prescott.
Arizona, were visitors in the city this
week They We're looking over land
and orchards and are en- route to the
coast
Mrs. A. +. Wather and daughter.
Miss NJ. f. Wather, were new arrivals
in the city today from Ridgway. Colo.
They left this morning for their home
on late No. 316.
All telegraph wires to Telluride are
reported down by the Western Union
and there is great difficulty in get
ting any word from the flood swept
district today.
A grand benefit ball will be given
one week from Friday evening at
Margery hall by Oregon Lodge, No.
Is, Ladies Auxiliary to the B. of r.
T. One of the features of the affair
will be a prize barn dance. An en-
ioyable time is assured all who at
tend.
The manner in which the contrac-
tor for the work on the Mesa County
National bank has arranged for the
accommodation of pedestrians during
! that work. is most excellent and
should be used hereafter for any
f, work done by local contractors
wherein the sidewalk has to be USED
| for the completion of such work.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-08
SWEEPING FIRE ORDINANCE.

Denver. Sept. S.--A sweeping ordi-
nance was introduced last evening
by Alderman Mahoney of the First
ward which imposes the strictest fire
regulations that this city has ever
known The ordinance meets with
unanimous approval and undoubtedly
will be passed. 1t places practically
all of the city, except Berkeley. with
in the fire limits, and forbids the
erection of frame buildings within
those limits.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-08

The Colorado Express 10. l6 via
the Denver & Rio Grande is the logi-
cal train for western slope people.
You leave Grand Junction every day
at 2:3O pm. and arrive at Denver at
sis the following morning. Through
Pullman sleepers. diners and chair
ears. The fastest train between this
city and Denver.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-08
GOLFERS STAFF
WRITER is HERE
CONTINUED from page one.)

There is too much politics now in
much of the matter connected with
the West. Facts. cold bare facts are
what we want. Wildcatting in land
has done much in the East TO hurt
legitimate propositions. For our pro-
lection and yours We will seek to
place the blame where it belongs.
Tainted news. items sent to the press
from special interests, have done
much TO prejudice the eastern mind
on subjects pertaining to the great
West. ] am going to try and find out
who is responsible for the falsehoods
sent out and do what we can to cor
rect the harm that has been done.
Never have l heard or seen such
wonderfully richly productive coun-
try as you have here. 1t is a fairy
land of fruit. indeed"
Miss Laut is most prepossesing
young woman. with rich auburn hair
and a personality at once pleasing
and distinguished She has had a
large variety of experiences, not the
least in importance being a fifteen
hundred mile canoe journey in Can
adian waters, camping out at night
or taking refuge in the homes of the
settlers-all in search of facts, which
she spells all in capital letters.
This afternoon Secretary Nahony
of the Chamber of Commerce escort
ed her fol drive through the or
chards of this vicinity. where she will
receive additional object lessons on
western slope fruit raising. From
here she will make tour of the
other western states not only in her
capacity as staff writer of Golfers
but also as special correspondent for
the Century Magazine.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-08
Students Rates Via the Midland

The Midland route will make a
half rate for all students going to
Denver or Colorado Springs to at
tend college this year.
For further information call at the
city ticket Office 352 Main street. or
telephone Junction lie.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-08
CAPTIVE MAKES HIS ESCAPE.
Especial to The sentinel. |

TSUttIWI 10 T 1t iStTIIIHtI
Central City, Colo, Sept. S.-J. d.
Gregg, who was arrested last May
for obtaining money under false pre-
lenses. getting merchants to endorse
drafts that later proved worthless,
today effected his escape by digging
through the walls of the hospital in
which he was detained after being
adjudged insane.
He has not been recaptured.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-08
IRy Associated Press. ]

Copenhagen, Sept. S.-Buagard
Jensen, an inspector of Danish North
Greenland, told the Associated Press
today that he is perfectly convinced
of the truth of DR.. Cooks narrative.
Jensen first heard that Cook had
reached the north pole from Eskimos.
He then met Cook who confirmed the
story.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-08

Grand Junction visitors to Denver
will find copies of The Sentinel Oh
file at the Albany hotel. second floor
parlor.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-08
RECORD SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
Especial to The Sentinel. 1

Especial to The Sentinel
Golden. Colo, Sept. S.-The fall
term of the School of Mines has just
opened with an attendance that will
total 400-the largest in the history
of the school.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-08

Let US clean ana press your cloth
Ing. Telephone black 661. We call
for and deliver. 1875 South rifth-st.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-08

Bring that sore-shouldered horse
to Fred Mantey.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-08

Whom you have furniture to move
call up the Blue Barn. junction 22S.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-08
COOK THREATENED
TO COMMIT SUICIDE
Continued from First Page.)

graphers are inclined TO accept the
statements of both Cook and Peary.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-08

two corner lots, with ce-
ment walk, sewer and water; good
location; $500. Address Box 1O1 i,
City.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-08

FOR RENT Furnished rooms, l120
Rood.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-08

FOR SALE-Fine residence lots. city
water. sewer and cement walk:
500 down. SIS per month. Buy
pair. build. and save rent
Burkett-Wise Co., Sentinel Bldg.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-08

Sanitary couches, s4.s5. Crowns.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-08

room house and barn; near
school. Inquire at 426 n. 5th st.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-08

70 TRADE-2O acres at DeBeque un-
der Blue Stone ditch. Box 412,
Palisade. Colo
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-08

FOR SALE-400 head OF fancy white
Leghorns; chickens in lots to suit.
must have room for growing
stock.-Chas. A. Smith, phone
black 42s.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-08

FOR SALE-A pair of corner lots,
East Main, 5000; $3.50 down. bal
ance $40 per month. Call Mesa
449.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-08
FOUND.
MISCELLANEOUS.

LAWN MOWER GRINDING-Lynch
236 Main. Phone unction 303.
The Dolores star., 1909-04-02
Lumps From Lebanon.

All are glad spring is here.
Mrs. Glenn is busying herself among
the roses and In the garden.
Mr.. George Walk came in from Pueb-
10 on Monday last.
The Lebanon hotel changed hands
April LIST, 1909.
Miss Anna Rutherford of Ariola was
visiting in Lebanon last Saturday.
Mr.. Honeycut of Cleburne, Texas,
was in and around Lebanon last week
looking over the situation. Mr.. Honey
cut is railroad man of considerable
Importance In the G. G. & S. F. system
and 1t is feared by some that he is going
to start something. We say just let
him start it If he thinks he can make
1t pay, for we were here first. In fact
we would be glad to see MIR. Honeycut's
associates along next time, which
would have been with him this time If
it had not been for sickness.
The Telephone company is beginning
to appreciate the sunshine as they are
digging holes and setting poles.
Allen Hammond is building new
house of considerable proportions and
will finish it In the near future.
There are lots of new corners stop
ping around Lebanon, SO many that
we cannot keep up with them.
s. H. Phlegar is erecting new build
ings on his ranch.
S. w. Bryant is looking after the
Land Company's business at Lebanon
now as Tubner has gone home.