Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-12

civil ana irriRauon enBineefIn8 oop8fr
ment OF the Colorado Agricultural col.
; iege OF which for over twenty yeass.
Prof. L. G. Carpenter has besn tAs
head.
ent four assistants and the forcs II
carrying OIL work both for the stale
and for the students.
Professor Carpenters first import.
ant work was the measurement OF the
water supplied by the streams and the
artesian wells of the state. particular.
iy the Cache la Poudre, the Arkan-
sas and the Rio Grande. The data
obtained have been in constant use
by state engineers and by the courts
In adjusting filings and claims for WA
ter.
| The first careful and exhaustive In
| vestlgation OF the duty OF water was
made by Professor Carpenter and his
| force. and was strong factor In
largely increasing the acreage irri-
gated by the available water supply
Professor Carpenter was one OF the
| first to urge the storage OF Colorado
flood waters in reservoirs. Eight bill
lion cubic feet OF water are annually
stored In reservoirs In northern Colo
rado. and twice the area Of land Ia
irrigated that would be possible II ir-
rigation were made directly from tho
streams only.
The flow of water from the artesian
wells OF the state was studied for two
years and the data published by the
United States department OF agricul-
ture.
The volume OF seepage water and
It's value for irrigation were brought
out through careful Investigations by
this department and today tens OF
thousands OF acres are irrigated in
Colorado with this water and the area
is constantly increasing.
An exhaustive investigation was
made OF the underflow waters of the
state.
Satisfactory methods for the ex-
change OF water between irrigation
systems were worked out by this de-
partment and are In general use.
The trnpezoldal weirs used In Colo
rado were introduced upon the recon-
mendation OF Professor Carpenter.
improvements in canal. ditch. aud
reservoir construction and manage
ment have been introduced throughout
the state through the Investigations u
this department.
Many capitalists will not invest In
irrigation projects unlesa Prof. Car
penter has inspected the territory and
approved OF the plans. His endorse
Colorado to be used for irrigation con-
struction. For one project $4,000 900
was furnished on condition that he en-
dorse the plan; there nre several tr-
| rigation SYSTEMS where for each ST..
| 100000 or more has been expended be-
cause the plans were approved by
| Prof. Carpenter; and many others con.
structed on his approval where the
cost was 100000 and upward
Kansas brought suit against Colo
| iohO w otcP th6 duG W LAo A8LlCI
state OF the waters OF the Arkansas
river. demanding the uninterrupted
flow of these waters into and through
Kansas.
Ten thousand pages OF evidence
were submitted to the United States
supreme court, and Colorado won after
an intense contest. The attorneys on
both sides conceded that the case was
won solely through the mass OF facts
ON irrigation presented by Prof. Car
penter and that without his evidence
Colorado would have lost.
| Had Colorado lost this suit, irrixu,
ton would have ceased In the state
along the Arkansas and an acre or
highly productive land. equal In cx
tent to all the improved land OF New
England. would again have become
desert. II Kansas had won. other
states were planning to stop the use
In Colorado for irrigation Of the va
ters OF the Platte. Rio Graads and
Grand rivers.
The government of British Coium.
bia asked Prof. Carpenter to prepare
a code Of laws for that country TO gov
ern all matters relating to irrigation
! and the appropriation of water. and
this code became the law OF that
country. The French goyernmon. dec
GRATED him for work In irrigation and
irrigation engineering.
The equipment OF the department Is
valued at 3l4,4I4. and 1t cost 3iS.05f
to operate the department for the Two
years ending Nov. 30. 1908. rhe en-
, rollment In all classes for the year
ending March 1. 1903. was Si4.
: The Colorado Agricultural college
started the first school In America In
!, irrigation engineering has been send
;. ing out graduates from this depart
ment since 1892. These graduates
have been leaders in the engineering
;. world and many OF them have dous
I, important work on the irrigation sys.
l. TENS OF the state and have been and