The Parker post., 1911-11-25
FUTURE PLANS OF
IRRIGATION co.
Party of Consulting Engineers For
Greeley-Arizona irrigation Company
Arrived Tuesday Mr.. Quinton
Outlines Future Plans.

John H. Quinton and w. H. Code,
consulting engineer, LII. Foster and
F. H. Olmstead, surveyors, of the
Greeley Arizona Irrigation company,
arrived in town Tuesday morning to
further investigate the engineering
problems incident to the building Of
the proposed diversion dam for the
4 irrigation of the reservation.
The engineering party visited Head
gate Rock and vicinity Tuesday, and
the following day a drive was taken
ovre the reservation, south of thc
agency. Two dam sites are under
consideration, and as yet it is not
known which one will be selected un-
I'll more data has been secured
In an interview with Mr.. Quinto14
that gentleman stated that the type
of dam would be similar to the Yu
ma dam. Mr.. Quinton was one of
the board of engineers that passed c,
the construction of the Yuma pro
ject. Regarding the present plans 0
the irrigation company Mr. Quinton
said:
| "Our maps, specifications and
plans of the proposed dam will be in
the hands of the secretary of the in
terror sometime in December, and
it is the intention of the company to
have introduced in congress at is
next session a bill in confirmation OF
disagreement with the department OF
the interior for the reclamat lion Of
the lands of the reservation. This
measure will also provide for the seq
regation of the reservation lands that
hey may come under the Carey land
| act.
"While this Is being accomplished
at Washington it will be necessary
that the state legislature of Arizona
] 2ass Carey act to take advantage
Of the national act. We are confide1 t
of getting our bill through congress
At an early date, in fact, before next
March. Then il the state shall have
passed Carey act the company will
be in a position to Immediately get
busy on the Parker project
eve have been greatly aided in
preparing our plans and specifications
and maps from data furnished us by
the Santa Fe. Complete topographic
maps were made by the Santa Fe ON
either side of the bridge for some dis
tance up the river at the time of its
construction These have saved us a
large amount of survey work, and
we greatly appreciate the courtesy of
the Santa Fe in loaning us these
maps.
"This project is one of the best
along the Colorado river, and in fact.
one of the most feasible in the entire
west. The people back of the Gree
| ley-Arizona Irrigation company are
men of vast experience in irrigation
projects, and l feel confident that
they will be successful in financing
this work just as soon as the neces-
sary legislation Is out of the way. 1t
Is now only question of a short de-
lay before Parker will hum with busi-
ness and prosperity The building
of the works will necessitate the en-
ployment of hundreds of men, and In
the meantime the development and
cultivation of the 5000 acres that
are to come under the government
pumping plant will demonstrate what
the land will produce.
"Everything comes to him who
waits, and my advice Is that it will
pay to wait on Parker the future of
which Is brighter than most places l
know"
Pumping Plant Great Benefit.
! Mr.. Code recently resigned his Of
flee as chief irrigation engineer of
the u. S. Indian service and has forI 4
ed a partnership with Mr.. Quinton,
who was formerly an engineer in the
reclamation service. Both gentlemen
are now engaged in solving the engi-
neering problems which will be nee
essary for the Parker Irrigation pro-
ject
Mr.. Code, before entering the gov
ernment service, lived in Mesa City,
Arizona, and was closely Identified
with some of the largest Irrigation
undertakings in the territory. Dur
ing his official life his experience has
been all over the great west.
Mr.. Code expressed himself as be-
ing highly pleased with the project
which the Greeley-Arizona Irrigation
company contemplates installing at