La Junta tribune., 1909-01-09
More Land Under Irrigation.

Still the development of the
great commonwealth of Colorado goes
on. AT one time 1t Is new
coal field, another time it is oil.
aid again II may be arid lands that
come under the magic touch of water.
Otero county might well be named
the home OF irrigated lands. and The
fact that 10000 additional acres are
TO be brought under irrigation wi
surprise many. These lands, which
are the equal Of any in the state,
are located at Timpas. station on
the Salta Fe railroad. fourteen miles
from La Junta. The quality of the
land and its location leaves nothing
to be desired. as they have a slope
that provides natural drainage in.
to Timpas creek.
The Timpas Creek Reservoir. Ditch
& Land Company secures its water
supply from Timpas creek and stores
II In two reservoirs, which are now
being constructed. They have a
water capacity sufficient for 10000
acres. each share Of stock Icing en-
titled to water sufficient for one acre.
The company is bonded for $780,
900. and the present construction
work is being paid by an issue OF
$i50.000 worth of bonds which are
taken by the contractors. The lands
TO be watered have all been taken up
under government. and the price of
land with water right is now $50 TO
$50 per acre. with very little on the
market. Within one year these lands
will readily sell for 500 per acre.
Construction work was started Oc-
tober /. 1908. the contract calling for
completion Of the work In six months
With good weather the contractors
will beat this time. as up to date.
lst Of January. 1909. they have moved
375,o00 yards Of dirt and have COM
pieted tube headgates. distribution
box and all concrete work on reser-
voir No. 3. known as the "Brannon"
reservoir. The dam across Timpas
creek and headgate for intake ditch
is also completed. all OF II being
concrete. BY the first of February
the Brannon reservoir and about
eleven miles of ditch will be COM
pleted. The contracting firms, Egg
gleston & Matthew and Allan &
1afferty. are among the best known
In the west The members Of the
firms are Ralph Eggieston and J. d.
Matthew, and G. A. Allan and w. A.
Lafferty. They have been engaged
In contracting work for several years
and have an enviable record. Prior
to undertaking the Timpas creek con-
| tract they built the dams at Gar
den City or Lakin for the United
States Sugar & Land Company. This
was 100000 job. entailing the
moving OF $4,000 yards OF dirt and
was finished in the record time OF
five months. They did more work on
the Belin cutoff of the Santa Fe
than any other contracting firm, and
this firm also built five miles OF rail-
road, from Rockvale to Radient, In
four months. They also constructed
all railroad. trcstles. and ore bins
for the Shannon Copper Company. OF
Clifton, Arix.. as well as many irri-
CATION enterprises all over the west
In the case Of the Timpas they not
only do the construction work, but al
SO financed the bonds. These firms
are enterprising. reliable and conserv-
ative and considered worthy Of all
confidence. Communications address,
ed to Timpas. Colo. will find them
at any time.
The section Of Otero county In which
these irrigated lands lie. offers great
opportunities and win soon be the
home Of thousands OF people.
The directors OF the Tfmpas Creek
Reservoir. Ditch q Land Company
are: H. L. Brannon, president; c.
8. Essex. vics-president: John 4. Van
Husn. treasurer: II. =. Kreuges snd
y. a. Barclay. NJ. J. w. Yeu4e -
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