El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-01

~ OsWELL n. II, Sept so-Ros-
K well. like Porta1es Deming and
= Artesia, Is demonstrating what
can be done in the way Of
pumping for irrigation. Roswell has set
an example that El Paso or any other
community may well follow with sue
cess. Ell Paso has acres Of land ao-
5acent to the town that can be irrigated
BY pumping. which wnl never be unoef
che Elephant Butte ditch. Roswell finds
that pumping with electricity furnish
ed BY the city power plant IS cheap
enough to warrant the FARMER IN M
cultiTatiuE his land. Tests with eruqe
oil engines. similar to those made ln
the san Simon valley Of Arizona nav e
also proved that THIS metnoa IS cl-e49
enc IEh 20 prove profitable
ROs well IS just now operating ana
putting into effect the biggest prlFa-s
pumping enterprise IN the southW est
The demand has been SO heavy OF l4se
es q result II the establishment Of this
system Of irrigation that the city e-ec-
trio plant has been forced 70 Asgts
than double its capacity some OF ll-s
SIS due TO the installation OF various p.4-
vats pumping enterprises through tle
valley, but the BerreudO Irrigation com
pany inaugurated the system and mas
been responsible for most Of the con
Roswell Is in the artesian belt, but
there Is much land that is too nl5A
FOR the artesian flow, yet lies aoOte
@ stra tum Of water that belongs 20
the artesian belt, and from which va
ter can be lifted by pumps at a snalloW
depth.
The BerrendO company has bought the
old Milne-Busch ranch Of $4,000 acres
near town and has built 90 miles OF
power Transmission line through the
tract The land has been cut INTO slnaLl
nd Z
acre. The company has made conlIaGl
with the Roswell Light ana Gas colL--
pany Tor supplying pow e 20 us 49,
chasers. The contract limits the cnaI 2
for power TO &l25 per acre loot, ana
provides that there shall be CORE
spending decrease in proportion % lAS
number OF irrigators on the lanQ all
amount Of power used me wafer
easily obtained in comparatively sls1-
low wells, and the company IN 9Lls-
&c insure the development OF the ialu,
gives free power until 1919. after Inat
time the land owners pay for WnaL
thew use The lift is from five 70 b
feet and american well centriIusai
Method Of Pumping.
The pumps are gil sunk IN q pit 70
the first water level, 10 feet DeiOW u
surface. and lift the water from -
feet below. reaching wei toward Lle
bottom OF the drilled Wen, which IN
some cases Is so feet deep. All pumps
are Of the six inch type operated pg
morse DOW lAlAE AAA CAlA-l 49,
uected. IN some instances the lit IS
very short and less than IS morse pow
er is required 20 pull the pumps, hence
g much greater efficiency Is had aL q
smaller cost The company pr0moung
the Berrend0 project has built SO miles
Of road ond has either set out lor nuy-
ers or they have set out themselves, q
total OF 10000 Fruit trees and 4uug
shade trees upon the tract with loss
az only percent Professor Alexander
Mcpherson, late OF the Idaho Agricul-
tural department has been employed as
e1pert 90 give advice to the buy ers OF
this land and where the buyers wish
TO absent themselves temporarily ne
orchards and shade trees at cost price
Although the company bought l5sVyU
acres. Do has already sold 4OOV acres 10
homestoaders, and much Of it is under
As in the case Of the Portales pro-
3ecr, the wells are generally sunk upon
the highest point on Farm and the
water is then easily distributed TO al
sections The water ls discharged from
q 10 inch pipe into q concrete weir or
tank, from which distribution Is made
IN regulation bitches.
People with MeHns Coming.
The Berrendo project is attracting
many people with means from the east
and middle west to Roswell Some are
coming to make their winter homes
and some are buying TO operate the
farms for a profit Already several
handsome homes have been erected on
land sold ia the project about the
handsOmest being two story nome
erected By Rev A. D. Grille. Of chicago,
who has put 80 acres into cultivation.