Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-26
Lfye Mws From Mew Nexco and arizona
What's Doinq aNOver the Great Southeast
Final Surrey for Big Eden
Canal Project by January l
Denver and New York Capitalists to Expedite Work on Great
San Juan County irrigation Enterprise Which Will Reclaim,
10000 Acres OF the Finest Agricultural Land in New
Mpyicn


Especial Cosrespondsnee 10 Morning Journal
tztte. N. a., Dec. "a. Announce
ment VIII be mad this week IN Local
newspapers TINT Jan, l., 1910, will
Heen the final survey run on the lin of
the big Eden canal. preparatory to
the inauguration OF actual construc-
tion. This high.iine canal has been
projected for about four years, under
the management of w. cor Black, OF
this city. and Denver and New York
capitalists. The acreage covered Is
estimated at 4a.000 acres on the east
side of the Animas river. and twice
that much on the west side. whore the
line runs into the la platn valley.
ghe bonds, II is snid, nave bccn
foated in New York. and as soon as
the final survey Is completed,
estimates or construction cost VIII
h., made and bids win be asked
This ditch VIII be about FORTY miles
~ length Tor the east side ana viii be
~ such size as 70 make the operation
OF steam shovels profitable Present
plans call for tho water 10 be IN tho
hand under The ditch inside n year.
- NAft AffWN iitF itA Rf'iA fHNAAAtHAhtAf ~
course. but Is placed AZ about 40 per
acre. Considering the value of the
products that this land win grow. $40
per acre Is very nv. several rcclama-
tion schemes IN Colorado are now be-
ing foatcd at $50 and S75 Der acre,
and IN one cnae nothing but grain
can be rown.
In san Juan county. where
acre of ground the past year. planted
10 Jonathan apples about ten years
old paid the owner over $1,000 in
cash. $40 per acre for winter rights is
q small mattar.
Interest Ia the National Apple show
az Denver. Jan. as. is growing daily
here. from the fact that "A contest for
n queen Of tho apple show Is going
ahead. Several - san Juau,s fab
daughters are being voted 81 for this
honor through the local papers. ana Il
looks ms though Miss Howard, Of
Flora Vista, would win the honor. A
carload exhibit viii be at Denver from
this county of winter apples. seat by
the san Juan Fruit Exhibits comranv.
These apples viii DE Heard from ~
fsie tific.
poles arc being j., ced bN tlie Aa,fe
I.ight q Power company and it is
planned 20 have electricity toads lnr
consumers by January list The own
hoard OF trustees has ordered eight
arc llFhts FOR fhe streets.
The past w. weeks have seen tho
coolest spell that this county has ever
experienced on one night the
thermometer reached IS degrees be-
low zero. according 10 registered IN
strumcntE. At this writing the ~
IA tina wing and the sloighing IL a thing
OF the past 1t has been many years
since the people here enjoyed two
weeks OF slcishine
Southern pacinc railroad rumorF
continue TO reach here, one report
from Durango. Colo. says that a CON
tract for 10000 railroad ties has been
given there by this company. Another
SAYS that the new road has established
Offices at Globe. Arlg., and win come
through that place In the meantime
the surveyors for the company are
west OF Durango. Colo, running their
line to @ connection with the Rlo
Grande Southern railroad
Onr OF the landmarks OF Aztec was
destroyed this week. when the Blpn
cctt hotel building burned. The hotel
was run by Mrs. Cooper. who sus-
tanned "a losa OF $500 on personal Of
feets Some of the guests lost cloth
ing of small value. Loas TO the build
ing was covered by insurance.
\ lodge OF Modern Woodmcn Of
America has beer organized al this
place with a.mombership of 80. This
makes the seventh fratornal order Tor
Aztec.
J. NJ. Palmer. of Pennington. has
been appointed assistant district att
torney Tor his county.