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A historian of invention tells us that TO
the walls OF a long-suffering infant We
owe the boon of the safety pin. Here Is
the story: A little boy named Harrison.
an English blacksmiths son, had to look
after his baby brother. The baby often
cried. and its tears were usually traced
to pin punctures. The boy nurse tried
a long time TO bend the pins in such
form that they could be used with safety
20 his brothers flesh. In this he failed;
but his father. the blacksmith, perceiving
the utility of the idea that the lad had
been at work on. took il up on his own
account and eventually turned out the
safety pin that is in use to-day all over
the world. Whether the safety pin would
have stin remained in oblivion but for
the tormenting of one little English baby
no one knows, of course
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JUSTICE GOULD.

In re John Bnttn et a. petition for sale Of
realty. Attorney. Evans Browne.
Estate Of Beatrice IA OMeara; Ignatius Fealy
appointed guardian; bond, S, 600 Attorneys, Dan,
PeyseT & Curtin
In Edward r True. j.; leave granted to pur.
chase securities and real estate. Attorneys Worth
ingt0n, Head & Flailey ard W. K Quinter.
Estate Of Henry T. Butts; letters teStamentary
granted TO Erica n. stoGterbwgh; bond, $40. At
torneys. MILAN & Smith.
Estate Of Mary G. Morgan letters Of administra-
ton c. {. a. granted toS Eugene Morgan; bond
A0Oo. Attorney Eugene Margan.
Estate OF Eunice B. Sawyer: viii dated December
Il 1906 filed.
Estate of Ernest l.. HamnsTgren; petition for let
ters testamentary Attorney. Robert y. MeNamara
Estate Of Elizabeth j. Scote; petition for letters
testamentaIy Attorney, 2. II. Marshall.
Estate q George W. Edwards; petition for letters
of administration. Attorney, J. II. Myers.
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Brown 10 the American Security and Trust Com
Tany, trustee, 10 secure the National Savings
and Trust COMPANY tu5tes, sl&75, monthly
payments, ~ per cent, semi-annuzlly.
C1ihbourne-I.ot s. block 9; William B. Jaynes e
u. 70 Harold E. Doyle and William L. Miller.
Trustees. 20 secure Henry II. Leully, $500, )
year.. per CENT, sssni-annuzlly.
Square 53T5-Lots, H. a l03. iG and Ie: SQUARE
5i94 lots H. 2 .. a Is t. and .: square
5g95. lots 10 10; SQUARE SIS lot g. square 5Jde
lots s and 8 square 55Il lots Is. Is. %, and %;
SQUARE 55l2 lots g. s. 81, and lG square 55l3.
i0ts 3 and 81. james Henry Brown 10 John A
Hamilton and John B. IArner trustees. 70 Sc
c1e the Washington Loan and Trust Company,
tryz=ez si,21osl, monthly payments. 81 per
csnt seIni-annuSlly.
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Equity Court No. 2.
Circuit Court No. 1.

JUSTICE ANDEksUN.
No. 4S7I. Jones Vs. New YORK Continental Jewel
Fltratioa Company; trial. Attorneys. b. I.
Doyle and c. A. Dougias-J. H. Hsydn.
Assignments foS to-day.
No. s. Jones vs.. United States Continental
Jewel Filtration Company. Attorneys. Doyie-H2y'
den.
No s.. Towner e al IS saunders. Trundle e
a.. Attoneys, KaTrler & MeFiilst and Hayden
Johnsoa-Barry Miner
No 3 MOTianty administrator. vs. Washington
Gaslight Company. Attorneys. AoutsguH & No
riarity-Perry & sou.
No. IL Wright vs. Washington Railway and
Electric Company. Attorneys. Brzdley-Doug1as &
Hooger.
No. n Connolly rs. Grosselin & Al. Attorneys,
Cnlherf-Haker.
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

Chicago. Dec 6-LiEe hogs higher. Estimated re-
ceipts. 400 Bulk Of prizes. 745al.so; light. lisa
755; mixed and butchers 7l5a7.65; heavy zl5a7. 50
yorkeTs. 7.5Oa765; pis. 6aa7-5
Cattle slow and weak; estimated receipts. 7.ooa
Beeves. 4f5a725: cows and heifez. 23as.I0: Texas
steers, Aloa7.t0j stOckers and feeders. a5a7.00;
Western, 40.
sheep weak; estimated receipts. 500 Natives.
22aA90; Western. 260a415 yearhngs. $40; lambs.
425s65; Western, 45oa63.
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WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET

sales-ReFuIar call. IL O'Clock noon:
Washington Gas S. 500 at loss 81 at 10. SIS
at 10. 81 900 at l0s9s. 500 al loss 500 at loS%.
Capital Traction IS. slO00 at III. Sl0Oo at n5js.
Capital Traction. 10 az II. / at IL.
Washington Cas- at 75h.
Mergenthalar 1 AZ "a
I.anstOn 5 at So
United States Trust 10 AZ III.
After call:
Washington Railway and Eectre preferred, at
So 5 at s6i5.
Washington Gas s.. s. 600 at 1854
Following are the bid and asked prices posted az
yesterdays meeting Of the Washington Stock FL
change:
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SALES TOTAL $4,000.
Investment and Home-buying Il
District Shows Activity.


The Thos. j. Fisher Company has sold
a seven-room building at 1914 S street.
northwest. owned by Mrs. II. " Bouic
to James T. Reason. for $500. This was
an investment sale
Two handsome residences or, Kalorama
road. northwest. Nos. 1854 and 1885,
owned by John T. Henderson, were sold
as homes TO purchasers whose names are
withheld. The price in each case was
$4,000. The Fisher Company effected
one sale and Tyler & Rutherford the
other In the latter case the Fisher
Company represented the owner
These Kalorama houses are in a group
of five eleven-roOm and bath residences
only recently completed by Mr. Hender-
son ana are located near Connecticut
avenue.
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Equity Court No. L.


dInilIE alAETUAJs
No 9h49 Dr. Wyeta IS Northrup: plaintiff given
ten DAYS additional time IN which 70 fle replica
ticu. Attorneys c. S. HiIyer-G. W. Drew.
e3z6 Jeffers0n jefferson e al. rule rctnTnAfae
Daomber O. Attorneys. J. n George. Thomas l.
Jones and T. Hit. n.
No aT7A In re American Crude OIL and Gas
Company; name changed 20 Riverside oryhsrfs Com
pans. Attoruey, r. .. GeFer.
No. ZSa8 Andre3s Vs, Andrews; leave granted 20
fle amended petition Attorney, z r. Colioday.
No E57l Campbell vs. Campbell: certain paper
stricken from files; parts Of second amendment 70
amended and supplemental ball stricken oat- Attor-
neys, W. H. White and John Ridout
No. Seh Gebicke vs. GeblGze; auditors -epEt
ccnirned. Attnrne5 r. p. sheale5.
Assignment for Decaber z,
Motions No i5l. Campbell Va Campbell, Ator-
ness White-Ridout-
Equity Court No. 2.
JUSTICE GOULD.
No ~ Owen vs.. Garden ct al. order nisi Of
March II. 1893. vacated. Aumntys II. W Sohnn-
Hamilton Colbert, Yerkes & Hauiltnn.
No. E763 ThuEton u. CLARK x Al rule rs11Rn-
able December L Attorneys. c. T. DiEZs-H. 4
Davis
Assignment fr Decranbes ?.
No, 81 Rogers Fowler. Attorneys. Darlington
Sullivan.
No. -. Fountain - Browning. AttnmSA
Coombe-R idout.
No e. Palmer vs. Davis Attorneys. Birne5 &
Woosiari-Aiaeiei q Hiodborn.
No. 81 Kent - Kent Attorneys. Tayiar-Gry.
No. s. Turner Turner. Attorneys, Hsyen-
Shoemaker.
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New 1ors, Dec. 6-WHEAT-oUDngeT; Quet
trade No. ] Northern spring to arrive T. Q. b..
Li9i4; No. ? red, {. O. D. ga No. 2 hard. T. O b,
Los7s No. / macaroni. { O. b. "a; No. l Mani
toha, f. O. b.. l.oF4. Reported. loads for export,
chiefly Manitoba
CORN-StDnger; light business Steamer mixsd.
nominal. export basis. expeort, new No 2 Z. O. b.
81 old No . elevator. domestic, 81 nominal
Exporters took loads. mainly new, 20 arrive De
eeuber, January February. and March
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New York. Dec. s-Wan street wit
messed to-day a further retreat by the
stock market from the radically IN
sound position into which. II was pushed
some weeks ago by the extraordinarily
reckless efforts Of few large speeu-
lators. There were, however, observers
who professed belief In the fact that the
decline in the market to-day was due to
an ordinary bear raid, which had the ef-
feet Of producing the execution OF stop
loss orders for the sale of stocks. and
thus bringing about the large ana gen
eral decline that took place. But the
lack Of resiIiency shown by the market
argues strongly against this view.
Stocks were tumbled out when the de-
cline began in way that did not look
like short selling, but an enforced hqul-
dalton of shares at whatever price or
fered. At the close to-day new low
nrices on the recent decline We're gem
orally shown. and many stocks sold as
low as they did in the middle OF Octo-
her. when manipulation for the advance
began
Some Hold Their Prices
Other stocks. however. still remained at
a higher level than the point Of origin
indicating seemingly that there were GER
tain quarters In the market were sell
ing out had not yet been complete.
OF course, every such drop in the mar
ket as occurred to-day must have an
explanation offered for IL by SPECTATORS
Of the curb-stone sort, and pretext for
the fan was found in the circulation OF
stories that the iron and steel business
a
advisabnlty OF shutting down some or
the largest iron and steel plants in the
country were being considered So far
az can be learned talk OF this kind is
entirely premature.
The decline IN the market began
shortly after the publication of the Pres
idents message which was a document
that excited little interest and hardly any
comment ct all in financial circles
Held 10 BE COIOrIess.
The message was. in fact, held in Wall
street TO be cOlorless, and only mega
lively favorable in that the President did
not recommend the enactment OF any
further laws directed against corporate
interests II may be said as regards
affairs of national political concern that
one matter in which Wall street is
greatly interested is the character Of
the men who win shortly be nominated
by the President as associate justices
of the Supreme Court 70 I'LL the vacan-
cies now existing, and also whether the
nominees thus selected, If they prove to
be lawyers with a record OF cOnserva-
tisrn behind them, viii be confirmed by
the Senate.
Unpleasant stories have lately been
heard to the effect that the insurgents
in the Senate had made up their minds
10 oppose the confirmation OF any such
nominees who were not representative
in some degree OF the school OF radical
legal thought on social and economic
questions.
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La,xanffa.

No sip n. T. Halter Company " J. I. Atchi-
sou: appeal.
No S5ll0- Charles White & Co. " Darnan L
Jones; appeal. Defendants attorngs Birney a
Woodard.
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Criminal Court No. L.
IrSTICE WRIGHT.

No 1850 United States vs.. Harvey NJ Lewk ct
al violation section 54i0, Revised Statutes United
States; on trial. Attorneys. II. T. Davis J. C.
Cuttings. c. d. syme, 6. P. Hoover, and NJ. W.
Sullivan
No G50l. United States vs. Dana c. Holland;
nonsupport; bench warrant issued
No 236 United States vs.. Robert B. Jordan;
same same
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CRIMINAL court1No. =.

JUSTICE GOULD.
No 9s65. United States vs.. Morris KidveIl tiuoe
to settle bill Of exceptions extended.
Assignments for to-day.
United States Va, Walter Mckenzie.
United States vs. William Young.
United States ys. Oscar Topee and George Dyz.
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No $50. In re Delmar ". Smith. Carton X
Smith. Harold b. c. smith, and Leon y 9i1 1nA
cbaass Of NAME Attorneys Lsckie, Fulton Uo1
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When washing silk use warm but not
hot water. In the rinsing water put a
teaspoonful OF methylated spirit to each
gallon. and the silk will look bright and
new. Iron with a rather cool iron.
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Equity suit.

No. IS. In re Juan Sanchez Azcoua; arrest under
treaty with Meuioo Attorney, G. 4. Wilson.
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district Petitien.

gan: indignant Muniospal Court, So AttOcnsss'
Hufty Hufty.
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs Co,
members Of the New YoFk Stock Exchange, hiobs
Building.
Can money: Open ess; high. 81; lo~. Is; close, "a
SAILS OF SLAMS BY nouns.
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WALL STREET NEWS
Further Declines Follow
Reading of the Message.
NEW LOW PRICES ARE SHOWN

Enforced Liquidation Evident, and
Outlook Is Not OF the Brightest.
Message Held to BE COIOrIess and
Negatively Favorable Interest
Now Centers in Court Appointees.
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There is one clergyman to every 1000
persons in London
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Qaotstiops furnished By W. B. Hibhs L Co.
members a the Chicago Board Of Trade. Hi6bs
BUILDING
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BOSTON COPPER STOCKS.

Quotations furnished By W. B. Hlbbs & Co.
aembers Of the New York Stock Exchange, Hibts
,riIFfr- Ria Aeka9
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-02
DELEGATES FROM SCORE
OF TOWNS IN SESSION
Residents East of San GabrieI
River Discuss City and
County Candidates

COVINA, Oct. lat a meeting held
today in the Covina union high school
building, at which every city, town
and community east of the San Gabriel
river was represented, also the cities
of Whittier, Monrovia and FL Monte,
a committee of twenty-one citizens was
appointed for the purpose of investi-
eating the matter of consolidation of
the city and county government.
The convention was called by the
CoVina chamber of commerce, and was
presided over by its president, J. l..
Matthews, who was chosen chairman.
Every board Of trade, chamber of COM
merce and municipal organization in
the following towns was represented:
Pomona, Covina, Claremont, Lordsburg,
Laverne, San Dimas, Glendora, Azusa,
Duarte, MonroYia, Spadra, Lemon, Ell
Monte, Puente, Rowland, Whittier and
others.
The committee on investigation was
filed through suggestions from each
community to the chairman. The men
who have already been chosen are. A,
T. Currier, Charles e. walker, Fred
]. Smith, H. H. Kinney, E. L. Kenyon,
]. o. Houser, C. H. Converse, John H
Bartel, Robert C. Avery, J. H. Akard
E. r. Jeffrey, NJ. F. Quinn, A. W. Rich
ards, W. A. Johnstone. A. Wardman
Ralph Graham, George L. Hazard, j.
E. Randall. Z. J. Truitt.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-02
DINNER-DANCE GIVEN
AT HOTEL MARYLAND

PASADENA, Oct 2.--Over 200 per-
sons attended the opening dinner of
the winter season at Hotel Maryland
last evening, and hundred more came
in for the dance later in the evening.
Numerous small dinner parties, made
up of prominent Los Angeles and Pas
adena people. were noticed in the dim
ing room, which was decorated in yell
low crysanthemums and pink carna-
tions set off by potted palms and bay
trees. A special musical program was
rendered by Bland's orchestra.
The Hotel Maryland will be head
quarters for the New York State
Bankers association during the
Bankers convention in Los Angeles.
Reservations have been made for 300
financiers and their families. Those
registered to date are: Mrs. II. Schne-
gel and maid, New York city; Mr..
and Mrs. Frank sniffen and Miss
Beatrice Sniffen, Brooklyn; Maurice l..
Firnski, New York city; Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles N. Harris, Gloversville, N. =;
Charles C. Hanland, White Plains, N.
Y; Charles E. Purdy, Port Chester,
N. Y; Mrs. F. N. Quinby. Brooklyn;
Mrs. c. H. Hanland, Purchase, N. Y;
Charles A. Miller and Florence Miller,
Rrook1Vn
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-02
LONG BEACH ITEMS

LONG BEACH, Oct. 1.-The Citizens
Savings bank today removed from
First street and Locust avenue to its
new quarters at 125 Pine avenue.
Forty members of company H left
here at II o'clock this morning to join
the other companies going from Los
Angeles this afternoon to Camp Atlas
cadero via the Southern Pacific.
The Y. w. c. A has announced the
following as winners of first and Sec
ond places in composition contests held
in three of the public schools, gym
nasium scholarships being the prizes:
Carroll Park, Esther Hess and Bessie
Brockway; Pine Avenue, VIVIAN
Krauss and Marie House, Atlantic
Avenue, Esther Hawkins and Daphne
Jones.
The postoffice receipts for the month
lust passed were $4467.35, or 20 per cent
greater than for September, 1909.
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: ; PASADENA '''''$ s:::; II; II;
OFFICE, 80 2esI

meet at 2;45 o'clock for the first re-
hearsal of the season.
Rev. Robert Freeman of Buffalo,
who has been rendered a call by the
Pasadena Presbyterian church, is due
to arrive in this city Thursday in
stead of Friday as previously an
nounced, and he will speak at chapel
exercises at Occidental college FRIDAY
morning Dr. John Willis Baer of the
pulpit committee of the Presbyterian
church will explain to the congrega-
ton this morning regarding the call.
1.-THE entire matter is in Mr.. F'reeman's s
hands," says DR.. Baer land he will
come out here, look over the field and
then give us his decision" Rev. James
Coffin Stout of ST. Augustine, Florida,
will occupy the pulpit at both serv-
ices today and the rest of this month
The new Lincoln Avenue Presby-
terian chapel at Lincoln avenue and
Montana street will be used today for
the first time. The structure cost $4,000
and has a seating capacity of 800 per-
sons. The date of dedication will be
announced later.
The Rev. DR.. Kittredge Wheeler,
who has been supplying the pulpit in
the First Baptist church the past
summer, will occupy the pulpit of the
First Methodist church at this morn
ing's service. The Rev. D. H. Gillian
will occupy the same pulpit this even
ing.
The pulpit at the Lake Avenue Meth
odist church today will be occupied
by the Rev. Tully c. Knowles, pro-
fessor of history at the University of
Southern California.
The Rev. Mr.. LaPorte, student of
theology at the University of South
ern California, will preach this morn
ing in the Lincoln Avenue Methodist
church in the absence OF the Rev.
Charles Scott.
The Rev. Samuel ]. Wilson, formerly
Of Indianapolis, but now of Pasadena,
will supply the pulpit Of the North
Methodist church at both services to-
day.
The speaker this evening at the
Christian Endeavor mission in South
Fair Oaks avenue will be the Rev.
G. A. Hodgin, evangelist of the
Friends church.
Mrs E. D. Miller's Sunday school
class of the First Methodist church
rendered her a farewell party last
evening at the home Of Miss Margaret
Hookway, 201 South Los Robles ave-
nue.
DR.. Daniel r. Fox of the First Con-
gregational church will preach this
evening on "Why Ministers Select
Texts" and prizes will be offered to
members of the junior, intermediate
and senior Sunday school classes who
offer the best synopsis of the sermon,
including an illustration.
Rocks Pasadena city maps are now
published by Thurston, Stanton build
Ing, Pasadena. Sold in any quantity.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-02
CARE TAKER OF YACHT
IS BELIEVED DROWNED
Disappearance of Man and Some
Sounds in the Night Indi-
cate Tragedy
Observation-Disclosures 1885, Home 9.
Circulatlon-11T w. sixth street sun
set 1900; Home Ss.

SAN PEDRO, Oct. IA negro en-
played as caretaker on the yacht Gene
vie is supposed to have been drowned
last night about 10 o'clock. The yacht
was moored in the turning basin near
the yacht Siwash. The negro is known
to have been aboard the Genevie alone
about the time a party Of workmen on
the Siwash heard splash and gurgling
that sounded like a man overheard. An
investigation was made at once, but
no trace of the negro could be found.
The bay was dragged in an effort to re-
cover the body without success. The
yacht in charge of the negro is owned
by c. A. Borden, an attorney Of Los
Angeles with offices in the Stimson
building. Borden came down this aft
ernoon and went out for cruise on the
yacht with a party of friends. The
name Of the negro could not be learned.
He was known as Frank on the water
front and had been on the yacht for
several weeks.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-02
YOUTH CRUSHED TO DEATH
BY CAR IN P. Z. Stain
Boy Struck by DeraiIed TrIkS
and Killed Instantly L,

Malcolm c. Van Vorce, 17-yeold
son of G. H. Van Vorce, 827 brth
Avenue Twenty-one, was inntly
killed shortly after 6 o'clock yesday
evening in the Pacific Electric ton
at Sixth and Main streets byeing
crushed to death. Malcolm, wIwas
employed by the railway compass a
livery boy, was sitting on q pl In
the car entrance to the buildintalk-
ing with a friend. A two-car alma
Island train was leaving the ding,
and the first car had Just rouIl the
curve onto the street when for
ward truck of the rear car { the
track and smashed into thelll of
the building, crushing the bopf the
youth beyond recognition.
No cause has been assigney the
company authorities for the leav-
ing the track. Coroner Harll was
notified Of the death and oIed the
body sent to the Pierce Fothera
morgue. - !
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-02
COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO
PROBE LIGHTING RATES

SANTA ANA. Oct. Mayor McFad-
den today appointed George 7. Parr
H. J. Forgy and r. Il. Harris as a
committee of citizens to investigate the
report recenely made by the Southern
California Edison company on the valu-
alton and earnings of the Santa Ana
business of the company. The commit
tee is to have access to the companys
books. The reason for the appointment
of the committee is that the Edison
company asks privilege to raise the gas
rate from 81 per 1000 cubic feet after
reducing the price of electricity from
1871 cents a kilowatt to 10 cents. The
citizens ask for a reduction of both
gas and electric rates
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-02
ADVANCE IN IRRIGATION
AIDS FARMERS IN TEXAS
San Antonio County Shows Un-
precedented Growth in
Last Two Years

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. Oct. 1.-Irriga-
ton development in the San Antonio
country has shown unprecedented
growth in the past two years. Accord
ing to the estimates made by the Unit
ed States irrigation engineer, William
L. Rockwell, who has for the past two
years been stationed in this district,
there are now 82.70o acres under irri-
cation in this section and 48,700 acres
available for irrigation that will be
broght in in the very near future
A large part of the area of the San
Antonio country is underlaid with ar
tesian water. and the bulk Of the irri-
cation Is done from artesian wells.
These wells range in depth from 800 to
1900 feet, and flow from a million to
three or four million gallons day.
The largest of these wells is in the city
of San Antonio, which flows 100000
gallons a day.
SUCCESS OF IRRIGATION
The work done by the United States
government in developing irrigation in
this section has men with such signal
success that irrigation experts declare
the San Antonio country has the larg-
est irrigated area in the United States.
Plans are now being discussed for a
treaty with Mexico that will allow the
building of weir dams at certain places
along the Rio Grande river, which will
make enormous reservoirs of water and
double the irrigated area in that Sec
ton. Engineer Rockwell estimates that
80, 900 acres are now irrigated along the
Rio Grande, and that with the proper
development 100000 acres will speedily
come into irrigation.
A movement is on foot, championed
by Chester H. Terrell, representative of
the San Antonio district, to secure an
appropriation from the state for the
further development Of irrigation in
Texas. The water companies in this
state being In control of the farmers
themselves, there has been none of the
friction between the water companies
and the farmers that has grown up in
other states, and 1t is not possible for
any monopoly to be in control OF the
water supply in this section, since it is
SO widely distributed; and, further
more, is safeguarded by laws. The
government irrigation census Of this
Section, now In preparation, is believed
will show q large increase over the
figures mentioned which were compiled
last spring.