Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-05
IRRIGATION
PROJECT WILL Be
CARRIED OUT
BOARD APPROVES
PLANS OF ENGINEER
Force Of Men VIII Start to
Work Within Thirty Days; 49,
900 Acres VIII Be reclaimed
by Spring Of 1911.

Las Vegas, N. A., Aug. As the
result Of the approval Of the plans
submitted 70 the Las Vegas grant
board BY The engineer Of the camfield
Development company. work on the
big project which IS 10 reclaim $4,000
acres Of land near here. VIII be start
ed within thirty DAYS.
Under the estimate Of the engineer,
the project can be completed by the
spring Of 1911 or at the latest by the
fan of the same year.
Immediate resumption Of work on
the project was made possible bv the
action Of the Las Vegas grant board
which approved the Garfield De-
NeloDment company's engineers plans
Tor the immense reservoir and accent
ed It's bond, which WAS presented BY
rs president, II. A. Garfield. The
bond is covered by a surety company
is FOR 100000. According 10 its
contract, the Garfield binds
itself 10 begin construction WORK with.
In thirty GAYS, or on September 2. 1t
agrees 60 have the work completed
within eighteen months. otherwise IL
will forfeit the bond. No legal inn
p%edilments or other delays will be taxi
IS excuse FOR the Garfield com
pany's failure to make good It's con-
tract A series Of favorable decisions
rendered recently has placed the idea
OF legal entanglements practically out
u consideration. and Il looks much Us
though the big project on which Las
Vegas has banked so much hope wiz
9 be q reality.
At It's meeting the grant board ac-
the plans Tor the reservoir.
which had been approved by Vernon
sullivan, territorial engineer and
ldvisory engineer for the grant board,
ana George II. Morrison. the grant
board engineer. The signatures OF
men and that Of l. L. Stimson. |
he Garfield company's engineer,
appended TO the specifications. |
AZ the same time the company pre-
It's bond ana the contract I'M |
Ter which the work viii be done The
bond was referred to q committee or
Hwyers composed OF Louis q. Ilfeld, |
Frank Springer. Chas. a. .piess. w.
]. Lucas and j. D.. w. Needer for OK
animation and approval.
The Camfiold development project
$ one Of the biggest irrigation schemes
IN the southwest. The storage reser-
ioir is to have a capacity Of 22,0O0 |
acre feet The dam VIII be 400 feet
n length ana ~ feet high. II will be
200 feet wide at the bottom and will
built upon a foundation sunk TO
bedrock The inner face Of the dam
vii be covered with a thick layer OF
concrete TO prevent seepage. The
reservoir win be equipped with the
most modern appliances. There viii
q large concrete outlet with bronze |
bearing gates, In building the rcser- |
.0ir and dam 800. 600 Yards Of dirt |
viii De moved. This gives some Idea |
the magnitude OF the work.
The diversion dam on the Gallinas
liver aud the inlet canal, which Ia OYER
mile In length and one OF the lars
st canals of It's Kind In the southwest
already been completer. Tho
work was done by the Garfield com.
ana was completed several
ago. IL has been said hv ox-
'efts to be the best piece of engl-
lcefing and construction that they
eyer witnessed The entire pro-
ect when completed viii represent an
of practically $1,000, 600.
As enumeration FOR its services TN
building the irrigation project tho
board has contracted to turn
'Ner to the Camiield company ~, 900
.rres of land ON the grant This
.gfecment was a part OF the contract
Mr., Garfield, president of the COM
hHs shown "a disposition to dc
little better than he agreed ia re-
ard Ca the work, having pushed work
~ the diversion dam aud canal 60
so Ah"A NA wv AAit " AAaf fNN
ncnt and when ~ was not entirely
ertein the whole project woulG be
.amperrd hy unftvorahle DECISIONS
%oucerning water rights. According tu
nemhefs uf the grant board Mr.. Com
tcid ana his company have been re-
ponsthle in no manner Tor the DELAY b
have COME up.
T. j. Stinson, the tamtield com-
engineer Is confident the work
no tlle biz reservoir can be completed
n year. I'm conversation with "A
representative cf the Journal this att
trnoun Mr. Stimsou said
= have e,trv reason Go believe ,he
work. can be- entirely completed with.
b o. year rhis viii make IL posai-
,te go begin Filling the reservoir 90
he lHll of 1911 To also viii make it
possible CO. begin utilizing fht WPters
or the irrigation of land ln tho spring
Il 1879 : shell use every pr eonutinn
% avoid DELAY and viii keen the dirt
lying constantly from the lime tho
irst shuNolful b. turned We gholiJ
inish the work. boz twelve months
bee back here 200 two weeks nud
hen the DIGGING viii begin.
Mi. Ca'ufltld aud Hr Sttmsou have
stt FOR Denver who're thcv will let
mmedla'elv the contract for The COM
work.