The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-01-27
WILL BRING
MANY MORE
ACRES UNDER
CULTIVATION
FRuITLANos DITCH COMPANY is
ARRANGING FOR IRRIGATION
OF LARGE BODY OF LAND
NORTH OF CITY.
CARLTON TO FINANCE PLAN

The FruitlandS Ditch company, OF
which l.. L. Harding is president; e.
A. Clark, vice-president and Theo.
Shoemaker is secretary, has consum-
mated a deal with A. E. Carlton of
Cripple Creek by which the latter has
agreed to finance proposition which
will enable the company to make ex-
tensions to it's canal, establish large
distributing basis and irrigate large
body of semi-arid land north of town.
The enterprise is one of great i'm
portance to the community as it will
bring several hundred acres of natural
Iy fertile and productive soil under
cultivation and add immensely to the
ranching. gardening and horticultural
interests of the Canon City district.
Just what it will mean to the growth
and prosperity of the town and sur
rounding country can hardly be over
estimated and the consummation of
the undertaking will be awaited with
much public interest.
Through the efforts of the company,
assisted by Vice President w. H. Doz-
ier of the First National bank, Mr..
Carlton has agreed to furnish the
money necessary to carry out the
proposed improvements and bids for
construction will be advertised for as
soon as the plans and estimates are
ready 1t is computed that twelve
thousand dollars will be required for
the undertaking.
The plans imply the extension OF
the pipe line from its eastern termi
nus at the overflow near the tunnel
through the hogback along the side oi
the hill to- the proposed distributing
basin west of the old fair grounds
where it will connect with the main
canal. The site of the distributing
basin, which has been donated to the
ditch people by the Harding Invest
ment Co., will be converted into an i'm
mense pond or reservoir capable oi
impounding 1000acre feet of water.
1t is believed that the basin will not
have to be filled more than two or
three times a year.
The surveying for the undertaking
has all been completed and all of the
data and figures concerning the en-
terprise are now in the engineers
hands and can be made available for
construction purposes in short time.
The engineers estimates are that nine
hundred additional acres can be ir-
rigated by the company when its ex.
tensions and laterals are in operation,
or double the area now under the
ditch. The officers of the company,
however. to be sure of the matter fix
it at six hundred acres. of which two
thirds will be land not previously ir-
rigated. 1t will be possible under the
contemplated high line ditch to place
under irrigation tract of land north
of the city. hitherto, regarded
as hopelessly barren on account
of the supposed insuperable Difficult
ties of getting water upon it.
The Fruitlands Ditch company re.
Gently entered into contract with
the city for all of the unused water IL
had to spare for long term of years
aud were given flow of fifteen cubic
feet per second and any other sur
plus it might have to dispose of. The
terms of this agreement run till 1871
The present cost of water right ir
the Fruitlands Ditch company is si'
dollars per acre, and, it is expected
the same rate will be continued undel
its enlarged capacity, although {
schedule of four, FIVE and six dollar.
an acre has been limited as posi-
bility.