The Ordway new era., 1913-12-26
Buy Ranch
C. Views Ranch Northwest
of Ordway Sold for the
Vast Sum of 100000

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by the Cudahy interests come In pos
session of some valuable Crowley coun-
ty land, and plans for it's development:
Joseph Cudahy, son Of the late
Michael Cndahy and vice president of
the Cudahy Packing Company, with
other members OF the same family is
Interested 10 the development OF Il
big irrigation pr ject and cattle ranch
at Rocky Ford, Colo They have or
ganized the Ordway- Rocky Ford
Mutual Ditch and Caoal Company,
with capital stock of 100000. and
will acquire 10000 to 1900 acres Of
land, which they will irrigate and
stock with cattle. They have already
acquired from Geurge W. Lewis OF
Rocky Ford 1000 acres of land at that
place. valued At $500 600. for which
they have given the three-story apart
ment building 10 this city at the
northeast corner of Kenmore and
Lawrence avenues, 1l0xl50 feet, con-
tanning twenty-one apartments of
four, five and seven rooms each,
with II gross annual rental Of
Sl2, 900, and thethree-story apartment
house at the northeast corner OF Madi-
son avenue and Sixty-second place,
l25xl25 feet. containing twenty-four
apartments OF four and. I've rooms
each. The annual gross rental Of this
building is SIS, 900. The two proper
ties are subject to an incumbraDce OF
SlO2, 500 The transaction was negoti.
ated by Grant Carpenter s. Co.
One OF the largest land deals 10 the
history Of the Arkansas Valley was
this week consummated when George
w. Lewis of this city gave possession
: OF his large ranch and irrigation sys.
TEN In Crowley county northwest Of
rdway, for consideration Of $780,
600. ~ the Cudshys, the multi.nil-
lionsire packers and oil redners, whose
home Office Ia In Chicago.
Along ap,ut December /. George w.
Lewis and his attorney. Fred Sabiu,
met Mr. Parmelee- the Cudahyrepre-
sentative-and his attorneys In Den
YER, when the details OF the huge land
deal were worked out. And last week
MIR. Lewis spent in Chicago, where
the transaction as worked out was
finally closed.
Mr.. Parmelee and George W. Lewis
arrived On Tuesday from Chicago and
left the next morning for the big
Lewis ranch for the purpose Of com.
putting the expenditure necessary to
carry out the Cudaliy plans ofimprovt
ing the newly acquired property. To
The Enterprise these gentlemen gave
authoritative Information OF the sale,
together with plans for the proposed
Improvements, which will be rushed
as rapidly AS possible.
The Cudahys are now In possession
of "a system of five reservoirs occupy
ing a natural and one Of the most at
tractive water storage sites In the Ar
kansas Valley In addition to ranch
OF 1000 acres lying under the reser-
voir system and every acre Of it AS fine
land as lies out of doors iD Crowley
county. When completed the system
OF reservoirs will easily contain suffi-
cient water to irrigste this vast prop
erty, as well as an additional 1000
acres acquired by the Cudahys and
Mr.. Lewis jointly. .-.
To perfect the irrigation system the
new owners will Immediately expend
from $40, 900 to s25 900 and bids for
this work. which will be In charge OF
Mr.. Lewis, will be invited within the
next ten days.
In addition to this the new owners
will expend from s75. 900 TO 500, 600 In
improving the ranch and stocking it.
as It is their Intention to make II one
OF the finest and largest stock and al.
falfa ranches In the West.
Five carloads of lumber, posts and
MISUNDERSTANDING a large tractor
plowing uutht-have already been
ordered and will soon arrive for the
purpose OF carrying out the plans OF
the new owners.
The Cudahys will build large and
strictly modern house aud garage near
the present ranch buildings. for head
quarters during their visits to the
property. The house will be equipped
with water, electricity, furnace, etc,
and will equal In comfort and con-
venience any residepce In the city.
Large modern barns, sheds and stock
buildings will also be erected for pro-
lection to their stock, as the Cudahys
will go largely into the thoroughbred
stock business.
Under the new owners the land and
irrigation interests will be operated
as separate holdings: Mr.. Parmelee,
who is the personal representative OF