The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1910-10-21
IRRIGATION Is UP
0THE FARMERS

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Quite number of farmers gathered Tuesday of this week to
hear Mr. Fishers suggestions regard to Irrigation in the
Valley The meeting called to order by Editor peckmann who
made chairman with Honnold secretary The chair
introduced Mr. Fisher who said he not here make speech
but to talk the matter of irrigation with the farmers and if
possible suggest ways and He said at the outset that
after people ready to make contract for they
should get all the propositions possible and then decide what
best and cheapest for them and not to think they must take his
power if they could do better elsewhere
He outlined plan of Mutual Organization the farmers
whereby they could organize irrigation company build their
own transmission lines sink their wells, install their
pumps and motors etc. and contract with firm
company supply them power wholesale rates In order to
do this installation work Mr. Fisher suggested that the farmers
not able the cash for their share Of the work give
their note for of low rate of interest the Mutual
Company secured by mortgage the land and the Mutual Com
would have trouble posng of bonds secured by the
and to raise the necessary money He thought quite probable
that of the companies who do contracting along this line
would do the installing and accept the bonds for their
of the bonds backed by property giving them
something than fictitious value Such plan would retain
the whole business proposition the hands of the farmers and at
the time be within reach of the farmer as far as cost
lis concerned
AS to the necessary of equipment far the transmission
lines concerned this would depend largely the of
country be covered by the land be irrigated other words
the the body of land lies the less the cost of trans
mission lines will be- He estimated that line of sufficient dura
by and transmission power the purpose could be built
for about average of hundred dollars mile we'll
supplying hundred gallons of water per minute continuous
pumping should cost exceed three hundred dollars and If
the contract for number let to dre this should
be down. Such we'll pumping twenyfour hours day,
will throw with pump efficiency af fifty cent a. 100000 gal
Ions hundred days of pumping sufficient water to cover
forty foot deep and allow ten cent loss by
ration besides the fifty per loss pumping Such pump
lis quoted Denver 00O with freight rate of $0O to be
added Buying large quantities large discount could doubt
be obtained from this price
Mr. Fisher showed by computation that five horse power
tor will easily sufficient depth sixty feet to gate
the whole forty eighteen inches deep during the hun
ded days pumping Such quoted by Denver firms at
|$1200 with freight of Thesame reduction in quantity
holds true motors pumps.
Other expenses incidental to installation and construction of
the apparatus purchasing the material in whoesasos should
bring the completed project above twelve hundred dollars for
each forty be irrigated each forty shares of
stock in the mutual company.
In order get shape talk business either regard
nga rate power rates on the drilling of wells installing
pumps motors etc. necessary that the number Of acres to be
irrigated should be known In inquiry Mr. Fisher
stated that if not less than 6 900 to be irrigated he
would contract with the to furnish for term OF
per horse at the station and give
bond obe ready ournsh the within hundred and
twenty days after signing contract with the company But
gested that the farmers first find out how many could de
cured under such scheme and how compact body the land
would occupy that the farmers could megenty ask for
construction and know just what the project will Then
after this known the true value of the bonds could be deter
mined the feasibility of installing the system could be taken
up After the company legally incorporated the matter of
ling could then be taken and rate not to exceed
cent per horse power hour be obtained.
committee solicit the farmers and secure the of
willing stock in such mutual company provided the same
can be launched appointed composed of the following
B. Honnod j. J. Smith r. B. Cochrane, M H Senter Y
Duke M Mlburn, Jr L. s. Wheeler and H. E. Ludwick of
Estancia.
j. J. Watkins Hugh Swisher and Foster Renhar of Willard
Thos White D. King R. o. Soper and T. Fisher of Nc
Intosh.
committee take up the matter of securing supplies and in
formation composed of E. w. Robertson, B. Cochrane R. N
Maxwell and H. E. Ludwick appointed
Ameeting will be held on Saturday. October 49, D. M
which time reports of these committees will be heard and further
steps taken, if possible.
The failure the project at this time depends wholly
upon the securing of the compact body possible
Every farmer who willing take stock in the organization
should make his business the members of the above
named soliciting committee and that his enrolled at
Don't wait for the committeeman to bnt take
In irrgae