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Washington Journal., 1912-11-23
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Gem &erausgeber Der gSem PORTER
thanksgiving lit ieitens oes OeutIAen
Reihsfan3elrs oos folgenOe Shrci-
BEN 5ltgegongen:
Berlin, 0eu Z. OCTOBER 1912
IN @errn &ermann &ihter,
2ten Dorf.
Der ber5lide gmpfang, melder Den
5diffen Der oeutiden &reii3eroini-
lion geleaentlih ibres 8eiudes in ben
g%ereinigten Staotcn bon 0orO-Ame=
rita oaIeitig bereitet poroen lift. miro
alien 9ffi3ieren un0 ManmIhaften
oie Belt ibres oortigen Mufentbnltes
in %oanfborer @%rinnerung bleiben Iai-
len. 8ie ser Gbef ser &rel3eroipi-
lion, Gontreaomiral b.. &ebeur- 8ai6-
tDit Seiner MoieIt1t Dem Safer uno
G0nig beri9tet bat, boben sic iif)
INN oas @elinqen Der feitIihen Ser
unItoltungen in Stem gorf, Die in
10 bobem WtaBe nit oa3u beigetragen
0aben, Die Alifnabme Si elmer CLAM
8enoen uno einor1idsDonen 5n qeltal-
ten, in oonfensmerter @eiie bemiibt.
Seine Maieltdt Der 4aiier uno So
Mig boben mid beanftrast Sbuen fit
Sbre freunoIide Miibemoltung i'm
SntereIie Der oelitlheu Sffi8iere uno
Monnihaften ben Anerb0diten Danf
5u iibermitteln.
(ges.) 8etbmonn 9olDeg-
Washington Journal., 1912-11-23
stM0emt aetGtet.

SpaB, ben er nit ieinen Wlit.S tu-
benton treiben po1te, foltetc qciterH
Nadt Ybilip 90. Senrp BON Soilis
bile. Sen, Elm Stnoent Der George.
tomn llnioeriit6t, oas 2eben. Ser
iltnee Mann fletterte off elm idma.
les @eiims am Souie mo lligtc oilrd
Die 6eniter, als er ieinen Salt perlor,
berabItiir5te uno oas @enid brad.
Washington Journal., 1912-11-23
25 Hahre aLt.

9luf elm erfolgreides finfuno3pon.
3igi6briees 8eltebeu fam Der Get.
tifer : gerein @nibington 8uriidbIid.
en-. Ser @erein miro Die 5eier ieines
Subildums am n1hiten Mitttpod
abenos $50 Ilbr, in Der SGngerbuno.
baIle nit 8anfett unO BAL feitli9 be.
geben. @illfommen lino ale @dIte
Die ourh Mitelieoer eingefiibrt mer.
Den.
Washington Journal., 1912-11-23

Babel erbaben fino. Das 1T Der SOL
bel ser 6irma, Die in Der Muiifpelt
I8albingtons ole erfte Gtene elm
nimmt, uno nit Dem @eburtstagsfino
Ifreut lid Die gep0Iferung Der Staot
uuo ni9t 3ulett Oas oeutide Clement
Snoem mir Der 6irma Slid MIN
Iden, Diiien mir, OaB Eaitienoe ooi-
IeIbe nit ms tlin, ooB GouicnOe ltoI5
oororf lino, cine 6irmo in Der Soupt-
ftanOt 3l boben, Oeren Bolitif es NOR,
0eutide &eellit6t, oeutihe @rinolih-
felt uno oeutiden 6leiB NIT omerifa-
niidem @eiddftsgeiit unO omerifa'
nifder 8etpeeIidfeit i'm grfniien Der
lMufgaben oes Cages 81 perbinOen
Washington Journal., 1912-11-23

Mitoem MorooeutiHen 2Iopo"
fobren ob am %. Nopember nit Dem
0ampfer Yriu5 6rieorih 8ilbelnl
BON Nep Dort Or. s. 81. Sung, anl
26. Nopember nit Dem Qampfef
9aiier 8ilbelm Der @roBe BON Stem
Yorf @err uno 6rau Sobn 8. Sort;
am 30. NoDember nit Dem George
@nibington bon Stem Dorf Sri. Sara
ArgaIi; am 30. Nopember BON 9oI.
timore NIT Dem Nedor Capt. ytor.
man s. Boder uno Serr g. STEPHENS.
Washington Journal., 1912-11-23
9es MOrOes Idnl6ia.

Die Ser g%rmoroung oeg Spielers
Sermonn Goientbal angeflogten Sup
tie glooo, 9eftp 2ouis, 9ogo 6ranf
uno @bitep 2epis, iino bon ben Sc
ldworenen nod lebr fur8er 8eratung
oeS W}orocs fir i6ulOig ~beiunoell
morOen.
Washington Journal., 1912-11-23
NriOu aOn5ert.

geoor mir sur 8eiprehung 0es
am lebten Sonntug bonn Arion ab.
geboItenen aon5ertcs fommen, mofJ-
en- mir normnsifiden, oob oas lin.
rrlaiicn Oes Nborudes Oes @rogram.
lics in letter gnuumer oarolIf suriid-
ufiibrcn lit, Dab iopobl in Der Be
ietitug Der 9ieoaftion ais ouh I'M
lrudereiperionol Elm @efiel einge.
sreten lit. @r NOR 8n ermorten, bob
Nos ueie ARRANGEMENT uidjt iofort
taOellos funftionieren f%onnte; oas
grogrumm mar perlegt mor0en. uno
Oaour6 erfl0rt iih Ons 9lusbleiben
lciielbeu in lester ghlmmer. Mir loi-
ien es iest foleen.
I Chorus o. SD 9rilBe Did. .SdrteI
b( uSunatriibes 9Iut" !. Mengert
Arion @eiaugperein.
;. GrombonoSolo @ria from Sam.
Jon on0 Galilib@ -. Saint Saens
Serr @. $. @alton.
;. 8iolin Solos: Al g2'@gtale" BON
Sbome
b. uSamlbouriue" -@oliee
@crr $. s. Hofemann.
/. @abSolo: Ont OH tbe0eep", 2obr
SEER s. Z. 9uggan.
). Geuor Solo: Aria from nSauit~
BON @ounoo
1 SER M. Q. Seniep.
5. Erios for 8iolin, geIlo an0 9iono
a. Earapbraie: nMooom. Butter
fln" ~--=m 81ccini
81 n9omenoi Gitrom~ &ubenItein
Serren S. s. Gofemonn, Ridoro
2orleberg, aorI Sober.
Z. Quartette: a. .@ooo Nigbt.. .Abt
b .@inter Song ....... 9unor0
&erren 90 Q. &eniep, z. 81. 0aur-
rap, $. Wicgtnme, S. s. 9uggan.
Ole beioen 2ieoer Der eriten Num.
mer puroen iebr gut geiungen, 10 gut
ooB Die Sanger iih iogor Die gu
~frieoenbeit i es0 irigenten erporben,
uno oas mill oieI iogen. Serr Bolton
i'm Srombono Solo bereitete ben 3u-
b0rern einen groBen @enuB. Mit
feinem Musorud uno i6Onem run.
Dem Con brahte er ieinen gortrag
beraus, uno oerielbe ipra1 10 an, Dab
er fif 5ll eJner 8eigobe entihIieBen
muBte. Auh 9err S. 6. Aofemann
merntete in Den beioengalmmern ieines
8iolin Solos itiirmiiden 9eifon uno
muBte iid 81 elmer 3lgobe Uerlteben.
@s mar elm poafommenes 6piel un0
ods parme @efiibl, Oos er betpies,
iibte nodbaltigen ginorud auf iein
4uOitorium aus. Serr Duggom rib
NIT Ieinem mdhtigen 9aB ons gubli.
finn 5lir 9egeilterung fort, mo Oni-
ielbe fam BON @errn Seniep uno iei-
mem 8enor Solo gefagt meroen. Das
mar mobl oas Bette, mas ie gebort
moroen. 8eioe &erren ~erfreilten oas
Yublifum .ourh 3ugaben. 8miiden
Die finite uno ie1ite Drummer mur0e
Elm @iolin Solo 0es Serrn Mafemnnn
eingeiHoben Oas iebr oniprod. Sn
wirflid fiinitIeriIder Beiie brodten
Die Serren Aofemann, 2orleberg uno
Soler oarn Die orei Grios unter SO.
6 al @ebor, uno bel Dem por5iieIi.
den @inorud. Den ibr Spiel onsiibte,
mar cine 3uoobe ielbitperit6nolidD.
gie Glinrtctte nnter go. z, gclungen
pom Den 'Scrren &eniep, MnrroD.
DC giame nno 0nggan brahten oos
portrefflidc Yro9romm gum 4bihIub
uno Die 3ilborer iparen einig BARN.
Dab lie einen bobeu @enuB eebabt bat
ten. Nnltott Der eriten Drummer
v@ooO nigbt" ipuroe Minnie 2ourie"
t %geiungen. Die Gortr1ee murOer
idmmtIid bon Serrn aorI Sober BE-
eleitet.
Washington Journal., 1912-11-23
So Sabre in sIrbeit nnS Gbren.
s. S. Droop & Sons So. feiert
55iabriaen @ebnrtstog.

Die riibmIidit befannte uno riibm-
Iidf renomierte Biono- una Waufi-
foIienfirmn bon 6. s. 0roop & 5ous
fam in oieIem Sabre ouf cine 3D.
iabrige erIprieBIiAe Edtigfeit 8uriid-
bliden. So LANCE Sabre binourb err
folgrei9 elm @efddft betrieben gu ba-
ben, lit elm GROCER &ubnL unO uenn
es geIingt, Damn lit es niir moglid,
wenn ons @eid6ft ouf IoliOer 8aiis
rubt uno feline MetboOen iiber ieoen
Washington Journal., 1912-11-23

3eppetin lit iiber Ser enaIi
iden 2iiite bernmaeiegeIt mo bat
nidt einmal nm Grlaubnis gefrngt2
gs lit UNI in Die 9uft 0u eeben,
Washington Journal., 1912-11-23

/. Musoer rotten @oIfe, Ole
iiber Dem goIton Iogert, orobt Gin
furhtborites @eipenit ~ Der idpor5e
600.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-08-17
YONKTM FARM Will RI.
~lIDM PLACE on VALLEY

Tho Individual pumping plant IL
going tp play Hu important part in
the development of the purIalcs val
Lev and the extension OF the irrigated
area.
one of toe nrst mon 10 thoroughly
realize the extent of the shallow water
district around PortaicH and the pos
sihllltl,H uT the individual plant, was
Mr.. Il u. fuakum OF 50. Louis Mr..
HOakum first became Interested in
the POrtalcs country about year ago.
when looking over the southwest with
a view 80 investment After "a careful
investigation of the poTtaios country
he purchased large tract of land
10 which he added from time 60 time
until he now hos solid body Of 900
acres ON this lie has built hand
some nom" and proposes 20 make IL
a permanent place OF residence. de
vcloplng the entire tra"t aH an IN
farming ana urcuardiug results.
Nj Yoakum has Thus ftr uut down
three wells on hiH tract. an OF which
have proven heavy producers Ito
expects these wells 90 rupply all nee
essafy water fos hla immediate dee
Velopment when includes large acre.
age in alfalfa ana an orchard Of forty
acres og more. Two OF the wells
have discharge Of approximately
third well, which Is right at the resi-
dcnCe. IN producing 1000 gallons "a
minute. n is the prize well uf tho
valley and has been named Jumbo.
This big wei is - feet deep Tho
FIRST N.-tet was encountered at lG feet
and Two additional strata were passed
through. a 30 horse power engine
connected tn tu American Turllno
pump. furnishes tho equipment work
ing against AN ik-fout head. THE
DRAW DOWN ~ THIS WELL.
WHEN THE PLANT is OPERATING
Full SPEED AND DELIVERING
1000 GALLONS a MINUTE fs ONLY
ABOUT FEET
Tho Youkum farm is little more
than ! D miles sput1 OF pOriulcs and
IN destined Co 9e one of the show
places of tho valley n is am exam
pir uf Wiut modern pumping cQu.p-
mvnt and good farming methods viii
do Ion this favored section OF the SUM
sh.ut state.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-08-17
III" TOWN on PoHTNLEs
N ENNNT ~ on, "UTSTI. A.

Tho town 81 Portales. ipcorporat-
cd and growing. like the sa50. 900
central pumping plant Is the out
come of tho nerve. energy ana hustle
OF The people who discovered and de-
vclopod the district The town had
hardly ok hundred people when ID
demanded to he made tho county
T"e' Of O. new county once or twice
70 failed to arrive, but ut last when
II had CLOSE to 1000 people. tho
county of Roosevelt was created and
foit1lrs was made the county seat
The people did not lose a minute.
They went To work building court
house and county Jan ana improving
the city ana now, with progressive
city government aud one OF the Jiyest
boosters Ia New Mexico Tor its
mayor portalcs is rcupug the re-
ward Of ycurs ct the hardest kind OF
WORN under conditions which at times
nave be"n extremely difficult hut
inc lean years are past for this town
ana ~ future, as the center of IL very
rich mrmtng district. ike the futurr
OF TIE district Itself. is assured.
InTidita b. luid uut On tho old fash.
Toned plan. around square Ira a..
center ~ which stands the county
court house "a substantial two story
structure OF brick and stone. A rail-
ing surrounds the court house lawn
ma 90 this tho country people hitch
thtir trgms on Hrkti day. u ,s IN
many ways, very like tho old agricul-
iurHl towns OF Missouri ana Illinois
ana OHIO Indeed a. the man from
thn-c states there VIII me- little. aside
from irrigation that rs strange and
nov. Toe town be- substantially built.
II owns its own electric ught and
water system. has hrc department
AMI other modern couvcuicnCrs and
projections. us Two banks are solid
institutions. managed DY conservative
SUCCESSFUL bankers. LIS schools from
the grades 600 tho high school are not
To De- oNcellod in auy city In the couu-
try OF equal population, All Of the
principal religious denominations are
represented, "a majority having their
own churches. Many at the prin.
eipal secret societies are represented.
Social conditions are pleasant iu
every Wuy. puritlcs has none ui the
Hir OF tho typical new town of tho
west ~ W.s founded uuun bed rock
and built Goo stay and its present
steady growth VIII become more Hnd
more rapid 1s th, development of ms
fertile tributary territory advances.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-08-17

ccptlDu us % urN farming section.
foW hurdf pioneers crossed the bound
airy from TeYae iu 1904. 'oo anJ 'n6
and planted crops whore nothing but
native grl-sys had grown before,
depending con- the rainfall IN those
1ear- che rainfall WAS sufficient Goo
produce very suud CROPS aud tar rec
suN Was rush uI humHsltHuurs who
quickly tuuk 800 uil cot the available
public land The town of luiulDH
was founded. 90 grow rapidly as did
tho population uI tho st ton, until "a
demand for iuHHl government resulted
u the formation co.'s Boosvvolt county.
The population cot the Now county
jumped from fcW hundreds TO
close to liu'o people in less than
five years.
Th,n D1mD the loan wears years
90 suauty raiuuu Few of the home
ste1dsrs nuhcrstpud the principles 81
successful dry farming. They sur
Tered N was necessary Goo do SOME
thing Dr quit l'ut these people who
founded porul,s wore no cutters
During the dr,-farmiug u-h wells
had been dug Tor domestic water. 4
IrN farmers put iu Wiudmills and
reservoirs from which they wore able
tu iTigttu small IrcHs. Every we'll
thYi went down encountered unupd-
ant water nt shallow depths often as
shallow u- la feet
Tho purUios W,r We're quick un
rDlll1v that there was on" necessary
element Goo success. IL WAS Wutor.
Test W' Is We're driven iu tine hope
uf striking arlrsibT flows such ns had
made % grnat fIruing district OF the
lower rrDus valley from Roswell
south And while un artpsiau water
Was found. tb, great uudovfluW ui the
puittlu4 valley was encountered and
demonstrated. Tire water supply wts
solved
ThUu came the question off huH 90
got this WHIrr ont OFT the gIuuud uul
onto tho luud. Pumps ui course suE-
atstri thriu.rIyDs It once II looks
and sounds pHsY, Hu. DO was NOT. The
nY,rIge uumrsi.atl Is NOT nNDruur-
d'ufd Win cash. If hc were De-
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-08-17

iaccut 90 the town. gave each owner
uu. share uf stock for each acys
fully paid up ana uon-uascssnblc. AND
llnNDtn THE Project Fol,
R35u.uuu
WIN this bond issue they built IL
central power liant with capacity sui.
N,iDut 'ur thu irrigation ut - 900
uyros installing ut The mmp time the
necessary transmission lines ana
cUIiUhant ON each 1850 acres of land.
This plant b. the lat word Zoo mod
crn, economical power production for
irrs2tiuu pumping. it was Iu uu-
dyrtHkJnH that would have staggered
prusutruus pcuulv isn't the Furtalcs
people. urgcd hN necessity and backed
hN uuh. uHt 10 through
This fliih has now been justified.
The people who predicted failure aud
diro disaster have been converted or
furtul"s now is success. spelled in
capital letters clour across the land
H,uuo.
ru ho sure there worc financial
troubles. The origiuil owners of land
under the project knew as little about
irrigation as they ala about dry farm
ing. There was enormous waste OF
Wntpr. interest ON the bonds had 60
ho met Hud payments Tor the water
service The hand did not begin tu
produce Ht once, hcrHtse, Mgking
knowledge and farm equipment the
iurmoys could not make ~ produce.
Then. too, there was the element ot
speculation. always present 100 new
districts. ANA this served 90 hold back
development
But with the present season a
rhanp, has come which shows That
the greatest of the difficulties are
overcome. 4 solution Inns been found
Tor tho financial problem. Proper
Irrigation methods and proper use ~
power aud water ar, being applied.
The district hu. uU Nrd From this
time forward every stroke OF develop
mont work Nill b., profitable work
The vision uf the portulas pioneers
has been realized and their ruth JUS
UIlcd
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-08-17

fuel cost Of labor. oil aud waste.
when paying sage per ton for coal at
the plant
IT SHOULD he KEPT ~ MIND
THAT on THIS PROJECT THE
FARMERS AND LAND OWNEUS
OWN THE PLANT AND PAY ONLY
THE ACTUAL COST OF POWER.
There Is no prunt payable 10 a power
concern, There are no expensive Of
iiCcs ana me- high salnried officials No
dividends must be provided for Tho
power Us furnished Tor actual cost.
plus OF course. the usual sinking fund
and cost of maintenance. n " for
this reason that power is furnished
so chcaply on the purtules project
that the cost uf water, delivered on
tho land b. cheaper than under any
ether pumping system iu the world
ana cheaper than most gravity syS-
tens
The central power plant has q dis
tiuct advantage over individual
plants. where the district In compact
as Is the ease under this project Az
labor is centralized. An equipment
can be- maintained ana operated con-
tinuously at maximum efficiency and
az lowest cost The small number OF
men required makes IL possible 60 en-
ploy experts. resulting VA lowest cost
farmer of the electric switch. instead
81 the work ana worry of starting
and maintaining his individual pump,
rs plain, ana at equal OF lower cost. is
more desirable.
There are % "a miles Of transmits
sion lines now rJdiaunR from the
Portalcs plant. $50 miles OF primary
and 35.3j miles of secondary. Trans
former stetiuns ere located at ~
al ms ia. D.
power 90 the motors i,i 1878 tuc
pumps.
There are now GO Individual pump
ing plants in operation under tho
plant Each b fitted with % WestinR-
house motor and aB American We'll
Works pump. direct connected. The
head tgainst wniCh tbC pumping Is
a. ne varies lroH % 20 % feet Tire
capacity of t'r wells has proven ly
actual use FOR irrigation varies from
geo to 1900 gallons The capacity ot
sll these wells may be- increased. The
wells are drilled su as Co insert a ! q
inch galvanized iron pipe casting. 1t
all water bearing strata u BE- prtturat-
ED with slots one inch iu length, once
eighth inch loo width. space about
| thrce-cights inch Ccntcrs transNrrscly
a"l one and three quarter inch ccn-
tiers lnnRitudmnllN. The discharge
pipe at all plants Is t0-inch pipe.
These individual pumping plants sup
ply water whenever needed at all sea.
Sous. The day of the "lcau-yeur' 90
purtalcs is past
The purtalcs Irrigation company III
now under the personal management
of Mr. A. 4 Rogers, FOR many years
connected with the Westinghouse
companies and Managing engineer
/ OF years OF experience both iu pow cr
production ana irrigation develop
| mcul Hc mas brought "a the pro-
jcct nm insight into the special proc
lDms which VIII De- eft great honcht to
the rapid development of the prop
Crty.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-08-17
FINEST LAND OUTDOORS
SAY MANY EXPERTS.

with these practically ideal water
supply conditions the Purtalcs valley
has % soil ranging from sis Ca iift'cu
feet deep ranging from sandy loan
60 "a clay loan ana rich Ia every rlo-
mrnt necessary 20 successful plant
aud tree production. This has been
demonstrated 10 the absolute stlls-
faction uf an. best soil experts in the
west by four years ut Interrupted pro-
ducIion of field crops. root crops,
vegetables and run in various Sec
lions ct the district. NOt only b. the
soil perfect for general farming ana
urchurding hut IL has the ideHl slope
for easy ana economical irrigation, u
is generally level. and mas slope cot
from nine to twenty feet Go the mile.
Little or no grading is necessary. the
soil is practically ready Tor the pillow
ana there are NO mesquite roots 90
grub and no rocks to haul aW iy.
g.. A. nockstadcf, an expert of Sy-
raCusc. y, y, says in "a report on the
soil of ihc Porialos valley
THE physical analysis shows dis
inteRrated rock very finely ground
and uf AN origin ana character to
form the basis OF very fertile aud
easily tnlable agricultural soil adapt
cd 90 the variety of crops suitable 10
tho climatic conditions az the Por'
tales valley.
at Roswell. about 90 miles south
of portnles. I was Informed that the
original irrigated area was substnn-
TALLY 5000 acres. or about the same
number of acres under the project
al poriales This acreage built up
ana maintained prosperous cummu-
nifty ana city Of several thousand
inhabitants and made real land Val-
ues which seem oNtratiRant compared
with land prices now prevailing 90
portalos. AZ Roswell 9ia0 per acre
was the best I could do for land. bat
comparing the soil and water ut the
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-08-17

two locations I believe Portalos has
tho advantage.
At Penroac. Colo. aud az Garden
city. Nas., lands with assured irri.
CATION rights are being held ut about
the sume prices prevailing az Roswell
ana ! have failed to find amy other
irrigated land selling as chcaply as
nt purialps'
The price of LAND. as indicated bv
this report, is another great udvnu-
thEc in the rapid development ~ the
iurtules valley. now mat its water is
assured. The man with limited
means, who wants 90 farm aud build
q home can buy an the land he needs
at Purtalos and an that one man can
care for under irrigation. with very
MAKE THE LAND PAY ron l'r-
SELF WITinN TWu YEARS OF
CAREFUL FARMING
u IS. iu fact difnoult 60 conceive
~ any more favorable combination
Of conditions than those existing ut
i'urtalss or amy more likely Ia ate
tract rapid colonization uud develop
mont
a perfect and dependable water
supply 900 cost lower than great
minority of gravity irrigation sys-
TENS
A soil that rms an requirements
~ successful plant and tree growth
Land sim Within the reach of tho
man ul little money
Good railroad connections with
Ideal local markets ana shipping
conditions.
The perfect climate OFF New Mexico
u is combination hard tu beat
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-08-17

wouldn't be- % homcstyadrr Those
who had brought money with them,
on Who had made money durur the
Et wears of plentiful rainfall, had lost
81 during the ,uun years The average
Hr'ncr uf thr distt,Ht MAS prucuCa,
u.ukt. Tu him the cost of dr'AG-
ANA easing e well ANA proNdiug
pumping equipment was impossible.
ITO didn't have the money and ke
yuulIut raise 49, Then. too, furl was
high. The crude COLA onEinc aud the
distiilutp engine had not come into
general use. Gasoline was hitting the
crilme Coal Nts valuable enough To
bee kept bon tho s1fp. % was pretty
stif problem, uut THESE people sult't
BE-. lnuksd Dos the energy ana small
capital of fhc pioneers OF rprtalos, 90
comparatively small number uf bus.
ness mon with flth loo the District
then undertook What many people
branded us un impossible sob. ThrF
organized th, purHlos IRRIGATION coon
PAM, 90 mutual company Incorporated
under the NoW Mexico laws. signed
up 10000 acres uf patented land add
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-08-17
Two Years Of Careful Expert
ment and Extensive Demon
stration Have Proven the
Water Supply Unlimited.
ALL BIG PROBLEMS OF
PUMPING ARE SOLVED
Coming Months Will Bring
Portales to Front as Center
of One of Vests Richest r.
rigated Districts.

Thorough knowledge oI th, rec
, sources ui their district iu Uutyr
. Bnd fertil, land
. Absolute mitn BOO thuso re-
= sources and boz thu results ul
. proper development.
, Energy and uuhounded rpiir-
, JEp good United states Hustle
, uug Nerve.
, These things. Noll MIXED iu
. about equal parts. and carefully
aud HNttymuti,nlh applied have
, brought the purtalcH irrigated
district BOO Roosevelt county. NrW
B Mexico. Go where 10 stands TO-DAY,
= one uf The firmly established,
, one at tho most fertile. one of
, the most promising irrigated dis
q triCt4 iu thy great southwest
with unlimited prosperity dt its
y doors. with les great primary
problems solved, with it- future
assured
10 has bcDa demonstrated boo
youd shadow ut doubt mat the
rurtaips shallow water district
extends NOT only over the urea
immrdWtrly surrounding the
town of PortBlcs. hJt chat b cove
ers a vast tract adjacent, land
sufficient tu support u great pop
uldiiun cot prosperous farmers
81 has hron demonstrated thll
over this ArDl the water supply
, ut depths varying from 50 tu
l2O irot is practically without
limit and that 30 Aiil afford
abundant water FOR IRRIGATION
with lifts VARYING from 30 Goo go
feet
, % Inns boon demonstrated that I
one ~ %. properly equipped, VIII I
} supply waiter sufficient iur the
} irrigation OF frum 300 tu goo
acres Di alfalfa.
10 has been demonstrated that
, the soil 100 TINS district viii proc
duoc any crop nd JuN frult
} which u, 20 wu successfully 4
These demonstrations. which I
} have been u progress fur the
} past five Years. have hvru NOR"
} carefully ana systcmutiCully. 4
!, They have been made with iu-
; finite expenditure ui labor ana
} heavy oNpcdituro of money
II required more than faith in I
} their resources tu rulnlc the
, FortHies piouocrs Co build
100000 central pumping plant I
for the irrigation Of 1900 Geo I
la,uNU acres. lt required pluck
NERVE the best Amcrl- 4
can word for got there
The Portaics district has arr 4
rived. The work up Go this 4
time has been preliminary tEv
wptrisums work of the pioneer 4
and the developer
But nov the period uf experts
, mcnt. 81 taking chances. of I
meeting The hig problems of raw 4
land ana unknown conditions "a
over The pioneering has been
done. The demonstration is cou I
plcto and during the u,Xt two
years the i'mtnlcs district Viii
come into us own a. one of the
west