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Arizona republican., 1911-11-06

That reservoir and canal sys-
tenn would settle the vexing ques-
ton of how the government is go
ing to give the Pima Indians river
water TO irrigate 10000 acres on
the Sacaton reservation.
That the land would be worth
$50 an acre when irrigated and
would provide homes for thousands
of people.
Mr.. j. III. QuintOn of the United
States reclamation service has also
made a survey of this project and
is heartily in favor of its being
built. He has assisted Mr.. Lin
pincott in designing dams and
other irrigation works and is one
of the best engineers in the Unit
ed States
The people of the valley are pro-
gressive and have formed the Casa
Grande Valley Water Users Asso-
citation, in which everyone CO.
operates in endeavOring to secure
the best irrigation system possible
In furtherance of this project they
have employed Mr. Quinton as con-
sulting engineer and Fracis ].
Heney, who became famous for
the part he took in the San Fran
cisco graft investigation has been
engaged as attorney to assist in
securing the permission of the de
partment of the interior to con-
struct a reservoir at San Carlos.
Along the old bed of the Santa
Cruz river is the shallOwest water
and some of the best land in the
valley. This is where most of the
present pumping plants are located.
Water is from twenty to forty feet
below the surface and there is a
large underground flow. This sec
tion is called the Santa Cruz swag.
A six-inch centrifugal pump will
irrigate eighty acres.
Pumping plants are cheaper in
their first cost per acre than ditch
system, but, of course, cost more
to maintain. Pump water is used
for irrigation in all parts of the
world. In India more than 13.OO0.-
NNV etNitS etAt IAll6eiltu bE
One is absolutely independent in
the use of Water-clean water
without any weed seeds, which are
sometimes found in gravity irri-
cation bitches when the canals are
not cleaned. Irrigation of any
kind, however, is a blessing
HOmeseekers would do we'll to
investigate this land of milk and
honey, where il never gets cold
enough to keep cattle from pastur-
ing the year round. where crops
grow every month in the year.
where roses bloom in winter.
where crops are insured by irri-
cation water and drought is not
dreaded. where the soil is the best.
where the land is easily cleared
and leveled, where a homesteader
can sell his holdings for 500 an
acre as soon as he provides irri-
cation water. That this valley
will some day be one of the gar
den spots of the world. there is
no doubt.
Coming back to first principles,
the greatest advantage of this part
of Arizona is it's climate. which
means health to the health-seeker
and wealth To the wealth seeker.
Arizona republican., 1911-11-06

Mesquite honey, which the Casa
Grande valley bees gather by the
thousands of pounds, is noted for
its sweetness and the demand from
manufacturers of candy greatly
exceeds the supply.
Stock raising is one of the great
Industries which has wonderful
future in the Casa Grande valley.
There is much money in growing
hogs. for which there is a big de-
mand
Alfalfa is the king of feeds for
any kind of stock and as ten tons
are often cut from one acre in a
season it is easy to see that a
small piece of alfalfa feeds a great
many cattle, horses and hogs.
At present dairying is not car
ried on to any extent but there is
a rOseate future for the industry.
especially when creameries are
established-as they undoubtedly
will beat various points in the
valley. Sheep are raised to some
extent. Many farmers buy range
cattle and put them on alfalfa as
feeders. selling when prices are
highest. Chickens and turkeys do
well on account of the absence of
dampness and cold weather.
Ostriches are raised in the Salt
River valley and there is no rea-
son why they will not grow as
well here.
Eucalyptus trees, which make
excellent timber, are generally
grown along the banks of bitches.
Cottonwoods make good wind
breaks and are used for fuel wood.
Mesquite, however. is the best fuel
wood found in the valley.
Underground water is found at
depths varying from twenty to
fifty feet and is good in quality.
There is no alkali in the valley and
a great many pumping plants to
raise water for irrigation pur-
poses are either in operation or
will be installed in the near flu
ture.
Most of the government land in
the valley has been taken up. Re-
linquishments to homestead and
desert claims can be purchased at
reasonable prices. considering the
opportunities offered. Patented
land with water is at a premium.
as there is only sufficient water
for a small percentage of the
lands which will be irrigated when
the storage reservoir and diversion
dam to be constructed on the
ella river are completed.
Twenty-Five years ago this VAL
ley had a great deal more irrigat-
ed land than at present and was a
rival of the Salt River valley.
With the building of the San Car
los irrigation system, all the land
then irrigated and great deal
more will be put into cultivation.
This system will irrigate about
10000 acres of land, 10000 acres
being in the Indian reservation.
With the land for which water
will be stored and that for which
water will be pumped. it is ex-
pected that there will be nat less
than a quarter of a million acres
under cultivation in the Casa
Grande valley.
Casa Grande. on the main line
Arizona republican., 1911-11-06

of the Southern Pacific, is the
principal railroad town and al
though it is not very large at pres
ent it will some day be one of the
leading cities of the state.
Florence is the county seat and
is also the place where the state
prison is located. The principal
newspaper is the Florence Blade.
Both these towns have good
schools and churches.
The present irrigation system
consists of canal and a large
reservoir. The canal heads some
distance above Florence, i'm the
ella river, but as there is no di-
version dam it does not deliver to
the land under it five per cent of
the water that flows down the
ella river. A diversion dam should
be put in, with a fundation laid on
bed rock in order to dam the I'M
foreground water as well as the
surface flow.
If the canal were rebuilt it would
carry enough water for $4,000
acres. 1t will be necessary to build
several canals to irrigate this dis
trict, as in the Salt River valley.
The reservoir site, where it is
proposed to build a dam that will
impound enough water for 10000
acres, is in the northeastern corner
of the county.
In Arizona the floods of the
rivers occur in winter and spring,
so that the water supply is small
est in late spring and summer.
San Carlos dam and reservoir.
which will impound water to be
released when needed
Some years ago the United
States geological survey made an
investigation of the ella river to
ascertain where suitable damsites
existed. This investigation was in
trusted to Mr.. A. =. Davis but as
he was soon after sent to Nicara-
qua the work was turned over to
Mr.. LippincOtt, whose investiga-
tions were subsequently verified
ny MI. SCHuNltI- DUH are wei
known irrigation engineers. The
results of their Investigations are
shown in full in L. S. G. S. w s.
& l. paper No. 80.
After having investigated at
least five different reservoir sites
on the ella, Mr.. Lippincott reached
the following conclusions:
That there is water available for
100000 acres of land outside the
reservation.
That a dam at San Carlos. 200
feet high, would impound 100000
acre feet of water.
That it is feasible to construct
this dam at San Carlos ami that
although the ella river is very
muddy the reservoir would store
water for So years before being
filled with slit ana that some way
would doubtless be found TO siuice
il out
That this dam should be built in
preference to any other.
That the ella river is the only
course of permanent supply.
That it is not feasible to con-
struct a reservoir impOunding less
than half the total minimum an
nual flow
Arizona republican., 1911-11-06


the best advantage
CabeZa de Vaca and Coronado discovered this valley in
1885 and 1910 and the the prehistoric
explored by those Spanish pioneers They to the
old that they standing the of Casa Grande
house,. from which the valley has taken its
There several theories who these ancient CT
vized people generally thought that
they branch the Totecs. who ruled Mexico and
built their temples there than thousand
between the years 500 and 900 a. d.
There is doubt that the earliest farming by rriga
ton in North America practced district
around the mouth of Salt river and along the ella Santa
and San Pedro it is a
dry lakes which doubtless the remains ancient ri
cation reservoirs Many relics been found. such
stone hammers olas water jugs grinding
grain herogyphic stones found To give idea
when the cities and
be but il is likely that the reign Toltecs this
contemporary with the reign Angles
in England, about the time when
king of that
The main line of the Southern Pacific railway Cali
fonia from the through valley
and the Arizona Eastern touches the
projected railroads
the valley the future notably the FL
from Tucson Phoenix The valley
the largest cities of Arizona Phoenix
will the products of the Casa Grande River
valleys the inning of southeastern Arizona
there is inexhaustible market
Arizona republican., 1911-11-06

o. valley and
months anywhere
in
the from working the open
is
is absence of sulry
ose
idealc temperature and
herefo the rivers
No fertile he make his
dnotv
climate which hard to beat for rails
the
backward
in
thvar Ia
growing crops Sky will supply
the fun and better
crops
the buying is novel
but a
March
which
cen in he
do the weeks when moisture
when moisture
Arizona republican., 1911-11-06

$ perhaps several
in all kinds
Sacaton
orchards will be
plan soona sW :
describes the ideal situa
on TO orang n
should have southern exposure and
be
ably The hotter the locality the better An
abundance
Of
of will
he
the district at less than
be wells to irgae citrus
priced such
found adapted the Casa rane valley
mlet Egyptian wheat and
Egyptian tobacco
which
be Of al
Wnkeman an
Arizona republican., 1911-11-06


To reserve the moisture supply is the
common sense way Reserve the moisture
which falls in the winter and use it when
it is needed.
The soil is very fertile. being the silt
brought down by the rivers for thousands
Of years and spread over the country by
the floods. 1t ranges from a sandy to a
clayey loan.
Casa Grande valleys climate is very
healthful No malaria, typhoid, yellow
fever or sickness of any kind results from
the character of the country. The elevation
is about quarter of a mile All these fea-
lures make the valley q fine place for
persons afflicted with diseases of the
throat and lungs.
All the year round there is something
growing in the Casa Grande valley Many
diverse products can Toe grown but alfalfa
is the staple crop. Barley. wheat and
other grains are grown with success. Or
as anywhere in the state and it is well
known that Arizona oranges are superior
To those produced anywhere else ripening
a month earlier and bringing higher prices
than the California or Florida fruit. In the
Casa Grande valley are thousands of acres
of good orange land which can be purchas-
ed at reasonable prices. Grape fruit and
lemons make "A fine growth in the same sec
ton. In fact fruits of all kinds do well. Peaches
are good producers, while dates be
grown.
Sugar beets are a good paying crop and
there are thousands of acres that will be
planted to that product as a water
Arizona republican., 1911-11-06
FLORENCE AND THE CASA GRANDE VALLEY
Rx Ereder j

The Casa Grande valley situated in south central Arizona Within
o in
anywhere
valley
s
o n OF
irrigated
That the accomplished progressive and
i
n
hIIdn know to rricat 10
Arizona republican., 1911-11-06
PINAl

cont area OF 5,32
i of
below it a
hills mountains Above this point
he o creek, is
condo is obtained
the creek various points above the town of
and that place
the constr
servaton the Pima Papago and MaricoIa Indians
Of land in Pfna county
were in no wise the national govern
+ &: ::s e: ::
before the government estab
they unable to obtain
cient for
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ella the following
Arthur Grande
Florence McCleland Sharp Brady AdaInsvile Pier
of Florence which is Al
miles hasan
and probably 100000 - ~
Since allowed this canal to be filled with
nearly enough water Many
fine been abandoned but there e@
ares gns of this valley, due to -,
prospect the Carlos dam will be con- I've"
a article tells more fully of the
Casa Grande and its prospects .
pracced in the valley Of San Pedro IN the
Cunningham Seeck which is two
the Brown the Cook which TWO
miles long and cost $500 and the Ppsch ~ - , =, ~ ,;t,
June there te
the San Pedro river
a of
of White sulphur valley in
all the
months its flow be greater
the Cruz small
the county The ditch is only mile
Around Redroc until
the land when beans
planted good overflow comes during that
barley November March
the In the vicinity of
locality The
wells rock and is found from thirty
In bitches
the farmers of three viii
The Hartford herald., 1911-12-06
WOMEN CAUSE PASTOR
TO RESf&N FROM CHURCH

1t is said that a protracted meet
ing carried on by Miss Annie Mae
Tannehill, of Pennsylvania, and Miss
Mary Henderson, of Connecticut,
which was originally begun in the
Philpot Baptist church. of which
Rev. NJ. ]. Cox was pastor, is caus-
ing no little excitement in that sec
tion of the county. The two women
begun their meeting several days
ago, and Rev. Mr.. Cox, in his SER
mon last Saturday, resigned his
charge because of the church mem
bers allowing the women to hold
services in the church. His resigna-
tion was accepted, but the two wo-
men changed their meeting places
to the vacant store in Philpot. re-
Gently occupied by the store of Mrs.
Fannie Tuttle.
The Hartford herald., 1911-12-06
MCLEAN COUNTY COMES
ACROSS" As TO PRICE
OF Tobacco Reconsider Their
Action as TO Sale of
the PeOI'

The Home Warehouse Company
and Green River Society of Equity
poolers in Mclean county, at a mass
convention held at Calhoun Friday
afternoon reconsidered their for
mer action Of rejecting the propos-
ed sale of the 100000 pool to
the Gallaher Limited for prices
ranging from $40 to Sc for the leaf
and lugs, and SO for trash, and
unanimously declared for accept
ance of the sale as negotiated by
the sales committee, and as accept
ed by the other counties of the dis
trict.
The poolers at the meeting trans
acted their business in a harmon
ious way, and the acceptance of the
sale seemed to be satisfactory to
every pooler of the organization in
that county that could be located.
The poolers, at former meeting.
had refused to accept the sale of the
crop for the figures fixed. but stood
out for the original prices asked by
the organization, which ranged
from $12 TO SS for the leaf and lugs
and SO for the trash.
The action of the Mclean county
poolers makes it a certainty that the
deal, which has been pending for
several weeks. will now go through
without hitch. and that the Gala
her Limited will receive the tobac-
co from all of the four counties in
the district.
The Hartford herald., 1911-12-06
L. =. TROOPS PREPARING
FOR SERVICE IN CHINA

Manila. Dec. 2.-In spite of ad-
vices from Peking saying that it is
improbable that American troops
from the Philippines will be sent to
China, preparations continue TO
send the Fifteenth Infantry, which
will arrive here tomorrow.
- Orders have beelT -fSsued TO the
men who have been transferred
from other regiments in order to
bring the Fifteenth Infantry up to
war strength to be ready by Sunday
to take their places in the ranks.
The number of men transferred is
572, which brings the Fifteenth In
fantry up to 1,3S9. The auxiliary
troops who have been ordered to
prepare for their departure for Chi
ma also are ready to Join. Omcial
circles are reticent
The Hartford herald., 1911-12-06
HARD WINTER COMING
FOR THE WRETCHED POOR

New York, Dec. 4.-The national
organization of the Salvation Army.
which has been gathering reports
from its charity relief officials in all
parts of the United States, an
nounces that the approaching win
ter will be a period of great suffer
ing for the very poor people, espec-
tally of the larger cities. More than
ever before the high and rising cost
of food stuffs, clothing, fuel. shell
ter and the slackness of operation i'm
many of the big industries, are caus-
ing the poor to look toward the
winter with apprehension. The de-
mands for charity relief this year.
according to Salvation Army Off
cials, will be Is per cent. greater
than year ago.
The Hartford herald., 1911-12-06
CIVIL TERM OF COURT
IS ON At OWENSBORO
Important Cases to be Tried
Want to Finish Before
Christmas.

The regular December term of the
civil court for Daviess county con-
vened in Owensboro Monday morn
ing, with Judge T. F. Birkhead pre-
siding. The court expects to great
ly clean up the docket, which is al
ready in much better shape than ii
has been for a long time.
There are a number, of important
cases on the docket and several Of
them are the large damage suits
against the different corporations
about the city. The trial of the
cases of ]. X. Laswell against
ten insurance companies will also
attract a great amount of attention.
1t is certain that the term will be
a very busy one, as Judge Birkhead
will make every effort to have the
attorneys work as rapidly as possi-
BILE in order that the session may
not be prolonged through the Christ
mas holiday season.
Owing to the fact that the last
term of the Circuit Court was held
in September and that fewer new
suits than usual have been filed
since that time. 1t is hardly expected
that it will require more than the
next two weeks to dispose of all
the business that comes' up at this
term of the court.
The Hartford herald., 1911-12-06
NO. 40

week by G. w. Mcknight, of the
Howell neighborhood, of some pure
blooded Duroc Jersey hogs which he
had grown. The sale was extern
sively advertised in stock journals
and hog fanciers from Louisville,
Elizabethtown, Nashville, Lima. o.,
and other places at a distance. at
tended and bought freely. The sale
was conducted by II. l.. Igleheart.
OF Elizabethtown, and Fred Rep
pert. of Decatur. Ind
Mr.. Mcknight offered sixty head
and the buyers bid spiritedly for ev-
eryone of them. The total receipts
were $2,S71 or an average of SASS
per head, the top price being $3.50,
which Mayes & Kerfoot, OF Eliza
bethtown, paid for Zelma, a champ
ion brood SOW.
The Hartford herald., 1911-12-06
Destined to Last Until
Summer Time.
BOTH PARTIES ON THE WATCH
For Political Advantage in the
Presidential Struggle
Next Year.
ECONOMY Session PROBABLE

Washington. Dec. 3.-The regu-
lar session of the Sixty-second Con-
gress will be convened at noon to-
morrow. Practically every member
will be in his seat and the galleries,
as usual. will be crowded.
Legislative machinery is in read
] mess for long session, Speaker
Clark and other leaders having pre-
dicted that adjournment may not
come until after the national con-
ventions of the two big political par
ties have been held. This has not
happened since 1888.
Hotel lobbies tonight were filled
with groups in which members of
the two Houses were conspicuous.
There were hosts of other out-of-
town folks among them, the usual
contingent drawn to Washington
during a Congressional session by
curiosity or in connection with pend
ing legislation.
when you contemplate all the
important legislation to be consider
ed" said Speaker Clark to-day,
you are forced to the conclusion
that Congress will be in session un-
Ill we'll into the summer, if not until
fall"
Upon the attitude of the insurgent
Republicans will depend the legisla-
tive accomplishment in the Senate.
They hold the balance of power as
between the regular Republicans
and the Democrats and without their
acquiesence nothing can be done by
either of the regular parties.
Some of the regular Republicans
who hope to formulate tariff legis-
lation along Republican lines claim
that the progressives are committed
to the support of the tariff board.
Insurgent Senators. however, say
they expect to draw their own con-
clusions from the boards figures
when submitted.
All factions indicate that there is
no disposition to surrender inde-
pendence of action on tariff Ques-
tions and few profess belief that the
Federal boards findings will be fol-
lowed blindly.
Little in the way of actual legis-
lation is likely until after the holi-
dav recess. The urgent deficiency
appropriation bill will be rushed
through to meet emergency needs of
the Government and consideration
of the other big supply measures
will begin.
Both political parties will seek
such advantage as might accrue
from an economy program. There
will be a big rivers and harbors ap-
preparation bill-popularlv known
along with the public building bill
as the pork barrel"-and hearings
on this measure will begin this
week.
To-morrow's session of the Senate
will he perfunctory. the usual COM
nittees being appointed to advise
the President and the House that
the Senate is in session.
The Hartford herald., 1911-12-06
HARTFORD. KY. WEDNESDAY,. DECEMBER 6, 1911. No 4

principles of organized labor. and
can not reflect any just condemna-
tion on the cause of labor as a
whole"
Confession Shocks Mitchell.
Roanoke, Va, Dec. John
Mitchell, vice president of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, and past
president OF the United Mine Work
ers of America, was tonight shown
the Associated Press dispatches tell
ing of the confession of the McNam-
ara brothers. Mr.. Mitchell said he
was utterly shocked. Il confidently
expected that the McNamaras would
be cleared and that it would be
shown by experts that the Times
building was blown up by a gas ex-
plosion and not by dynamite.
Having been a miner. l have
some knowledge OF the use of dyna-
mite. The report of the inspection
OF the ruined building showed plain
~ ludN tue DdoCHlcHN was nul udul-
aged. Knowing that dynamite al
ways blows, down. I felt confident
that II could not have been used in
this case. From the beginning, all
of the officers and leaders of the
federation asked the public to with
hold Judgment until the McNamaras
had been given a trial. This comes
as great shock to me. ''
Mr.. Mitchell came here to deliver
a lecture tonight, and gave out the
statement a few minutes before he
entered the hall. The labor leader
would not express himself as to
what effect the confession would
have on the cause Of labor.
Labor Council Asks For Death
Penalty.
st. Joseph, Mo-, Dec. AT a
of the Central Labor Coun-
ell of st. Joseph, representing near
ly all the labor unions of the city.
resolutions were adopted tonight
demanding the death
penalty for the McNamaras. Indig-
nation Is at a high pitch among the
union men on account Of the affair.
The Hartford herald., 1911-12-06
REAL STORY" OF BEATTIE
MURDER Was REVEALED
By Alleged Private Confession
Left by Slayer for His
Family.

Richmond. Va, Dec. "A news
paper to-day prints the outline of
what is said to have been detailed
and private confession left by Hen
ry Clay Beattie, Jr.. for the perusal
of his family alone. II is said that
one of the detectives who worked
on the case was permitted to see the
confession, which is more circum-
stantial than that made public the
day Beattie was executed. ~
According to This, Beattie decided
two weeks before the crime was
committed to kill his wife. The de-
tails of the murder coincide almost
precisely with the theory OF the
case set out by the State at the trial.
Beattie induced his cousin Paul to
buy the gun and hide 1t behind a
stump on the Midlothian turnpike.
1t is stated that he shot his wife
full in the face as she was stepping
from his automobile and that she
fell backward into the road. Beat
tie denied that he first knocked his
wife down, a story which gave him
much annoyance. implying cow
ardice." Beattie is also said to have
denied that he sat upon his wife's
body during the wild drive into
Richmond.
He is said to have asserted that
his marriage was'- comparatively
loveless and was forced upon him
by his fathers earnest wishes.