El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-12

Deming. y N, July I'm. S Ezen,
Of Los Angeles. Cal. mas been in Dem
ing for the past week investigating
inc matter of pumping water Tor lrfi5l-
tfor mere y on nave here says Sir
Eel "a much simpler ana less eApSH-
sivc proDositiOn than In many portions
Of california where pumping water
for the irrigation of alfalfa mas Deeh
Z demonstrated success Tor many years
FOR instance, in the PerrlS lalIey'
near San Jacinto, the average lift is
from 90 to so feet and IN many IN .
stances 100 feet. 1t requires a Wen OF
CAPACITY of 1000 gallons per minute 70
take care OF 100 acres Inc s-FeId5S
Weld there preseason is three tons
of alfalfa per acre, which sells IN TIE
field at about SlL5O per ton Lang IN
this valley sells for upwards OF $-OU
Ter acre, and il is a paying investment
IN MADEIRA county California. the
average lift is from 40 to 20 feet aDOuI
what you have here The average Wen
there yields 1900 gallons per minute
they are successful in this section
Jumping water for small grain as well
as for alfalfa, the yield OF alIaIIa De
ing about what II Is IN the Ferris val
Certain artesian districts are rapidly
becoming pumping districts The wells
il the Antelope valley, Tor instance
flow from 100 to 400 gallons per min
ute. This does not give a sufficient
amount of water, so pumps are IN
stalled in, many of them 1t Is necessary
to put the wells down In the first place
about 1000 feet in order to secure the
flow, thuSe neceSSltaung a heavy IN
itial cost. When these wells are pumped
at the rate of 1000 gallons Of water per
minute, a head OF 90 or 20 IeeI IS
pumped off at once, a lift as great as
that of many of the regular pumping
districts.
Again, artesian water was plentiful
eight or 10 years ago around santa
Ana and Ana1eim. and now at the
height Of the pumping season, the lift
is IS feet. During the rainy season
the water stands within a lew feet
OF the surface.
oil engines are coming into general
use for power in many districts, no
tably around Bakersfield
With your shallow wells of large
yield, and with your compare lively
shallow lifts. and considering the ire
mendOus tonnage You get from your
alfalfa fields, and the high price OF
no reason why you Will not have d re-
SiOn here comparable to the best in
California, or in the world
Mr. Ezell. who is western manager
for the TroylOr pump, left today for Pc
COS, Tex. where he viii install one
If his pumps for demonstration pUr-
poses
John o. willard. of Mutt. is in Dem
ing on business. Mr. Willard is recent
~ from Albion, Mich. He is prospect
ing for water for irrigation purposes
has excellent prospects of developing
4 good supply in that vicinity. He will
be Joined soon by several other farm
ers from Michigan, and they viii not
only sink wells but build dams for stOr-
ing the abundant flood waters that
come down from the mountains. and
use this water as an auxiliary source
OF supply AR Willard declares there
is water enough there for the devel-
Opment and irrigation Of at least 5000
acres
Z. D. COnnOr. of Clifton, Ariz., has
moved here with his family, and is en-
plOyed in the hardware store of J. 4
MahOney.
Matt Fowler, an attorney of Silver
City. spent yesterday in Deming on
business
H. Z. Murdoch, of Champaign, Ill,
IS here looking for a location
The family of Mr.. COWan, from Guy
dan, La, arrived this morning. Mr.
Cowan has purchased land here and viii
become a permanent resident