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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1919-02-20
Julesburg
Irrigation District

The Julesburr Irrigation District
vas organized in the year 1904. The
development Of the district was
greatly hindered in the carly years
of its history by reason of the fact
that it was an irrigation district.
Irrigation districts in the State of
Colorado, a. well as California and
ether states, had proved = failure.
These failures were due principally
b the inefficient management Of
business projects controlled by mu-
1icipal organizations. While the
Julesburg Irrigation District was
not entirely free from this prevail
ing weakness during the first five
years Of its existence, it was, COM
pas.tively speaking, managed very
we'll Beginning with the year 1911.
ths management Of the district was
Daoesd upon . business basis. A sys-
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them. A shortage in labor has pes-
vailed throughout the year in most Of
the mining districts.
The coal OUTPUT for the past twelve
months has been the largest for any
year in the states history. This has
been due largely to the urgent -
mand Of the government for maxS
mum coal production to preveat ths
recurrence Of tie coal shortage tAat
proved so disastrous in the winter &
l9l7-1s. Since hostilities have ceased
and the government has RELAXED it,
demand for big coal output there has
been a sharp falling off in tie outpue
of some Colorado mines, but not
enough to overcome the surplus piled
up during the first ten months Of IT,
year. The total coal output for 1917
was 12,5l1. .4S1 and this will be sur
passed by fully 500 900 tons for 1918.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1919-02-20
GOOD ROADS ARE A GOOD
INVESTMENT FOR COUNTY

Good roads are an investment that
pays high dividends. They mean
prosperity because they are the chan
nels of trade, the arteries thru which
industry must flow. The future of
Sedgwick county is vitally bound up
with that of her roads. There is
nothing any more important for the
attention of the citizens of this coun-
ty than that of building and main
tanning good roads.
First-class roads mean for the peo-
pie of this county larger income
and lower cost of living. There are
many benefits to be derived from good
roads. and they will pay for them
selves within few years This is a
demonstrable proposition.
!, Let's keep the good roads move
sment going with added pep" and
it's. certain thar the benefits wliicn
wilttbe, derived therefrom will be
well worth while.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1919-02-20

The Julesburg Irrigation District
is entirely out of debt, except for its
bonded Indebtedness. The bonded in
debtedness will have been reduced by
the end of this year to about one-hak.
The Irrigation District has in the
neighborhood of 80 miles of bitches,
the bitches being SO constructed as
to furnish water to the land lying in
the district without running the wa
ter any great distance. This is of
great advantage to the users of wa
ter. as it gives them the pressure of
the main ditch, without the waste by
seepage that is experienced by run
ming the water q greater distance,
The Julesburg reservoir, or Jumbo
Reservoir, as it is commonly called,
covers over 100 acres of land, and
varies in depth, the greatest depth
being about SO feet. Over 10000
acres of land have rights to the use
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1919-02-20

general movement of farmers from
one state to another during the period
of the war, on the theory that each
farmer could best serve his country
by remaining at his post and produc-
ing as much wheat and other food
crops as possible. The result was that
immigration to the state was at =
lower ebb than 1t has been in q de-
cade.
Metal mining is the one industry in
Colorado that has not been given
somewhat of q boom by the war.
Prices of most metals with the excep-
tion of gold have advanced, but gold
leads all other metals produced in the
state in value, and its price has re-
mained the same. The drafting Of
young men into military service took
large number of skilled metal min
ers and it has been difficult to replace
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u now conceded, by well informed ir-
ftgationists and engineers, to be one
Of the best, if not the best, on the
South Platte river. The water is
supplied from the South Platte river
through three systems of bitches.
The usual method Of supplying land
with water is by means of a single
ditch. The fact that the Julesburg
Irrigation District is supplied by three
bitches, taking their supply at diff
ferent points along the river, is
distinct advantage in securing water
st the low stages of the river. Anoth-
er advantage of the three bitches lies
IN the fact that the land served lies
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1919-02-20

closer to the main ditch than would be
the case if only one ditch was relied
upon to supply the entire area. Each
ditch has \ river priority for direct
irrigation, and the reservoir priority
awarded to the Julesburg Irrigation
District, is the earliest priority award
ed to any reservoir in Wstsr District
No. 64, and the first reservoirs up the
river having an earlier priority than
the Julesburg reservoir are as far up
the river as Weld county. These
facts makes the supply for storage
in the Julesburg reservoir absolutely
certain. In the past several years the
JulesDurg reservoir has been filled be-
fore the first Of December. Resef.
voirs generally in Colorado, are ~
quired to store water throughout The
entire winter, in order to fill their
reservoirs.
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The officers of the Julesburg Irri-
cation district are: C. w, White,
Julesburg, President; W. H. Brandt,
Ovid, and Rufus Toyne, Sedgwick,
directors; D. T. Bush, Superintendent;
c. M. Robson, Julesburg, Attorney;
Fred X. Huffman, Julesburg, Secre-
tarp.
Regular meetings of the Board of
Directors are held in Julesburg the
first Tuesdap of each month.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1919-02-20

of water from the reservoir, and ov-
er $500 acres have rights to water
direct from the river, but which lard
has no rights from the reservoir, the
river furnishing ample water for the
irrigation of all crops. During the
season of 1913, water was run in the
various bitches, and used upon the
lands lying hereunder, 1873 days, and
the amount of water used, measured
at the head of the Petersen, Settlers
and High Line bitches where thu;
leave the reservoir, was 44.922 acre
feet. This does not include the wa
ter which was run through the In
take ditch to the land lying around
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districts before . market for it has
been properly established.
The area devoted to all crops in
1918 was approximately 4,l25. 900
acres, being = very slight increase
over the 1917 acreage. The reasons
for the small increase were manifold.
In the first place Colorado sent 4O,-
900 young men into the army, many
of them going direct from the farms.
In the development Of essential war
industries it became necessary for
many Colorado men to 20 into factor
les in ether states, and the farms suf-
fered along with factories and mines.
Then the government discouraged
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The District also undertakes to de-
liver water to the farmer when he
orders it, and the number of second
feet which he wishes to use, This
gives him the advantage of getting
a larger delivery Of water, and is al
SO a wonderful saving of his time.
Measured at the head of the three
bitches, the following amounts of wa
ter used each year was as follows:
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to the farmers growing the best beets de-
livered to the Sterling factory. The $1,000
was divided into five first and five second
prizes, and the Sedgwick Countp sugar
beet growers in the Julesburg Irrigation
District captured six--four firsts and two
seconds-or 1870 of the $1,000 offered.
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CAPTURES BEET PRIZES
In March, 1912, The Great Western
Sugar Company offered $1,000 in prizes
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BIGGEST CROPS IN THE HIS
TORY OF COLOR ADO
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Continued From Page Five
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-10
Pay Roll Reports
For County Road Work

Deputy County Clerk Ed Phillips,
with the assistance Of Mrs. Abbott, is
at presnt making up some interesting
nay roll reports for county and Grad
work. The work has been in pro-
gress for two days and will likely
continue for several days longer be
fore completed. The report for the
fall and winter Is naturally not aa
heavy IA during other, seasons, but
the following gives Q fair idea as to
the! work done on roads and bridges
in the county since July:
County roads IN general, $s2s
964.S0, found in genral county record
Of bridges and other work. Two road
|beoks are kept .one showing IN ex-
|psAditnre Of 32S4.s7s.04 and the
other S11.i73.5e. There are still re-
ports to be made for expenditures
made n December and January The
above statements concerned werk
done IN the way of Improvement
and IN maintaining roads for this
county, since July.
Work at the present Tim. In Paw
Paw district and I 4ocln district Is
being rapidly finish d up. Some very
tine brick, and cen )ent roads In these
locaiitis have beet made.
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-10
! PULLMAN. | ! ]. COACH |
GOES BACK JAN. IS
Monong gahela Road Officials
Oct Promptly On Fair.
mont Request

Seven hours after the officials Of
the New York Central. p. and i. 3.
and fMonongahela Railway left -Fair-
mont Q telegram was received from
]. B. Yohe. of Pittsburgh, OF the i.
and u. =. and general manager. az the
Monongahela, P. and u. b: and other
roads under the United States tRail-
road administration, by @. Nv. Evans,
secretary Of the, Fairmont Chamber
Of Commerce, stating that. the Penn.
sylvania railroad VIII restore { parlor
car between Pittsburgh md Faiimont
on Jauukfy 10. & :
The officials have set the paae for
z speed up'' program that has never
been exceiled or equaled in the his
tory Of railroad conferences here.
The party left here yesterday
morningVat II o'clock and spent sew
era1 hours en- route and at Browns
vile inspected the. Monongahela
Railways new. yards there. The party
could hardly have reached Pittsburgh
much before 5 o'clock.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-10
Fairview Lodge
Instals Offers

FA1Ry1Ew, w. Va, Jan. 1o.-stea-
ley Rebecca Lodge, 1S2, Of Fairview,
held its installation Of officers Mon.
day evening. The following officers
we're installed: Nable Grand, Mile
NJ. Haynes; Vice Grand, Mabel Trip.
.pett; Secretary, Daisy Williams; !;
Treasurer, Martha Warner.
Noble Grand appointments: War.
den, Nell Coffman; conductor, Mrs. G.
N. Colfman. chaplain, Mrs. r. d. Yost; /;
right supporter, Martha Warner; left
supporter, Lillian Weaver. Vice grano
appointments: Mrs. D. II. McBee,
Hattie Hall, Mrs. Cora McCray, past
grand.
The officers were installed by State
Grand Warden Rev. G. N. Coffman, as.
sisted by Past Noble Grand Mrs. LII.
llian Weaver: The lodge was closed In
due form after an excellent talk by
Rev. Coffman. 1mpressing upon the
minds Of the newly installed officers
their duty to the lodge, after which de-
licious refreshments were served, and
all voted the first meeting Of the new
year a decided success.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-10
WB0YS' WORK MAN
At HERE TO-N|GHT

Coming to Fairmont tonight for the
purpose, no doubt, OF accepting the
position cs secretary Of boys work at
the local Y. M. c. A.. r B. Mason, Of
Detroit. Mich, will arrive to be the
guest Of a. ]. Cash, general secretary,
fir the next day or tow. At tinoon to-
day Mr.. Cast. was OF the belief that
Mr.. Mason would accept the post.
Mr. Mason was graduated at the
University OF Michigan, Ann Arbar,
and served for three years as secre-
tarys OF boys work at the Ann Arbor
81. NJ. c. A. Later he went to Detroit,
Z. N. G. A., in which city they have
"a bys' building, where he has served
Gas one Of the secretaries. He comes
to Fairmont from Detroit.
In referring to his qualifications,
Harold L. Westarman. general secre.
tary Of the Ann Arbor "Y !" has wired
the following to Mr.. Cash: MASON
.unquestionably qualified. strongly re.
commend him to you.n
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-10
Marine Dies Of "Fu'
At Parents Home

Pneumonia superinduced By an at.
tack OF "nu" caused the death Of Les
ter d. Chambers. a United States Ma.
rine, at the home Of his parents; Mr..
and Mrs. B. F. Chambers, at Whet-
stone, Warrington district. last night
at II. o'clock. Chambers came to his
home from Charleston, s. c., on De
cember % and was taken I'll while on
q visit there on Christmas day, pneu.
monia developing at that time.
He was born on, July S, 1898, and was
therefore in his twenty-first year. He
enlisted in the Marines on July 10.
last.
The funeral win be held on Sunday
morning at II o'clock from his late
residence with burial in the Fiat Run
cemetery. Furbee, undertaken, OF
Warrington, viii have charge Of the
funeral.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-10
WELCOME WATSON
WITH A BANQUET
Suggestion That This Be
Done Strikes Responsive
Chord.

fIfsI -
A movement to tender. Col. 6. w.
Watson a banquet upon his return
home from a tour duty in France
which was started several days ago In
Ia quiet way has progressed so far that
1t is now certain 1t will take place.
Those who are taking an interest in
the matter say that this will be splen.
did way Of showing appreciation for
what Col. Watson has done for Fair
mont.
The idea for this commendable dem.
onstration Of appreciation belongs to
R. L.. O'Neal, president of the company
operating The Fairmont hotel. which
company also operates The Frederick
hotel in Huntington, West Virginia,
and The virginian hotel at Lynchburg,
Virginia Mr.. 0'Neal expressed his
idea to a meeting Of the heads Of the
various public organizations a few
days since. AT this meeting were
members Of the Chamber Of Com
:merce, Business Mems Associatt ton and
.the Rotary club. Mr.. O'Neal stated to
I, them that he so highly appreciated the
magnificent hotel property that had
been provided for Fairmont, which he
had sHeeH s orhpate as to secure the
mauagsm maht Y iog and knowing that
Colonel atEon had been jlafgeiy:r re.
sponsiH,s e ;f6ts The, success of the. hotel
enterprise for Fairmont as we,l as
many other industries, he wanted to
offer the use Of the hotel and It's ser.
vice for a banquet IN honor Of Colonel
Watson upon his return from France.
The different business organizations Of
J the city approved Mr.. 0'Neal's plan
and appointed a committee represen-
.tative Of each body to join with him
in making this tribute to Colonel Wat
son and his return to Fairmont a mem.
orable one. and in full keeping with
the Importance Of Colonel watson's
return home.
While the exact date for this large
affair is not yet agreed upon due to not
knowing Just when Colonel Watson
will arrive In Fairmont, the committee
Is planning with the expectation that
It will be on an evening the latter part
LOT January.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-10

Prof. James Heaton, Of Wenona
Lake, Ind, the singing evangelist who
viii aid local clergymen in a series
of evangelds meetings to begin mex.
Sunday will arrive here tomorrow.and
on Sunday afternoon at three o'clock
will meet with local singers relative
to the organization Of large chorus
choir to sing during the campaign.
It is desired that all the singers OF
the city meet with Prof. Heaton al
this hour at the First NJ. q. church
when seats will be assigned each sing.
er. "A platform to seat one hundred
will be erected at the church and the
music is expected to be q feature Of the
services.
Prof. Heaten who was for a number
of years with Biederwolf, the. great
evangelist, is said to be q fine singer
and also q splendid director.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-10
SBROOL CH|[DREN|GETnNG READY
8llED S44,2ll FOR OPERATORS
FA|RnONII ANNUAL MEETING
Issa Pre- Capita Saving Effort Bepg Made To Haze
of $27S2 For the ChcagAM Attend
Savers. vt.
Glll RABIT INyTILLED PR|GESAREhpLDINgH gHRM
GOOD HABIT INSTIL[ED
VIII Be Continued
ughout the Present
Year.

The sum OF $44,211.25 has been
eeYed by the school children Of Fair.
y mont Independent school district In
tie year 1918 by the purchase Of
Thrift and War Savings stamps, &C
cor1i1K TO 9 report submitted by the
schools to City Superintendent OF
Schools Otis g. Wilson.
This Represents per capita invest
nent OF S27.s2 for the 1859 pupils en-
roiied IN various War Savings socic.
ties 81 these eight schools Of the dis.
81 the amount Of money invested
@ie ,02s with an enrolment in the say.
tnes societies of 302. The Butcher
school rs ID close second with an In
Xestmelt got s11 ,013.26 with 270 pu.
pills enrolled.
The White school pupils invested
the sum of Is .eSS With 25S pupils. The
Miller school with 348 pupils enrolled
lh the societies invested the sum OF
The Barnes school purchased an
amount 6t $2eo5 with 157 pupils con.
s lrib0tjng while the Fleming school
< comes next With q purchase amounting
to y 50. SSs N s \
The Dhhba school (coloredl car.
ried s. accounts with q purchase
mounting TO $SS7.
The total amount Of war stamps
punching sed was ~ ,955. rs and the total
amount OF Thrift stamps purchased
etne,ihted to $2;066.T5 making a total
Investment 0f War Sacings stamps
and Thrift stamps Of s44,211.25.
/. It IS believed lessons OF thrift have
= been taught the children which will
cling To them throughout their entire
/ lie and cause they to see the value Of
saYinS money ather than throwing 1t
fHckiessly.
Many of the pupils have purchased
the stamps through money which they
have earned by doing odd Jobs, while
many have saved the money usually
spent at the movies, for candy chew.
ing gum and other luxuries and in.
vested II IN thrift and war stamps.
THESE savings societies will be con.
inued a the schools throughout this
year ana pupils win be. encouraged to
put their money In the stamps. Let
ters fecetved by the school officials
recently from Robert Z. Archer, ,edu,
catIonal director Of West Virginia War
Savings societies urge that these so.
cioties 6e continued throughout the
year. 81. - 4, /,
This report does not include a large
sum which the pupils ot the schools
have placed In Liberty bonds but deals
merely Eitk thrift and war savings
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-10
'NO1SO COLD AS
IN Seemed TO Be
Failure Vi the Gk Supply
HELPED To Gre tie That
APfsssj|

The temperature the city this
morning registerAd q ght above with
q sharp wind Auth In evidence.
Though hardly COLI enough to bring
h It's wake anot er gas shortage
close on the heels d the last decid-
,edly curtailed amd1nk OF the cook
stAle's greatest nedessNy brought the
tinal 1opyiction to Housewives about
the city ehat no more \this winter
would meals ia ture thing.
There was decie Idly not enough gas
to cook tTtakfasl lis mofAing and
when lunch time Arriveo st toAk near,
" an hour to make the OReN. Res
taurants and hotels were comAaNed to
change menus and very few all as lnd
hot dinnsrs were served. Instead or
ders requiring little cooking were sub
stituted and nothing remained but to
make the best OF 1t. 1t was not ditfi-
cult to hea. houses this morning when
coal fires were depended on. Though
there was but faint weak pressure In
the gas heating stoves and fireplaces.
but little discomfort was experienced
n account OF an above zero tempera-
ture.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-10
Costs Too Much To Be Con-
didate, the Pi4hepial
Kick: ~
|RARNER HAS NEW P[AN.
He Wants To Restore Coun-
ty and State Conven-
tions.

especial to The West Virginian.)
CHARLESTON, Jan. 10.-Radical
changes in the states primary Law
ar6 almost certain to be made ct this
Geaaion Of the legislature. There is
little or no sentiment among the SO
Ions for . return to the old conven-
ton system, but there is hardly q
member Of either branch who does
not favor. some sort Of a change.
The principal trouble with the
present law, in the opinion Of leading
men Of both parties, is that under its
provisions It is impossible for poor
man to make a successful race for of
fee. tits pointed out that many can
didates are forced to spend more
money while seeking election than
the salary Of the Office will total in
four years.
Senator Harvey w. Harmer, OF
Clarksburg, who Is recognized as
spokesman for the progressive wing
of the Republican Senate. is one OF
those strongly In favor Of amending
tn present Law. When Q member Of
the Senate In 1908, Senator Harmer
introduced the first primary bill ever
offered in the West Virginia legisla-
ture, and the provisions of that bill
were followed in the main in every
bin o6red thereaf ter lntil. the: present
law was adopted Tie elhfksburg
senator has some very definite ideas
On what the. states primary law
should be, although he has not yet
prepared any bill for introduction in
the Senate.
Under Senator Harmers' plan,
which he explained to the corresponds
ent Of The West Virginian, primaries
would be held in every election pre-
cinct in counties Of the state for the
purpose Of choosing delegates to
county conventions. These delegates
would nominate county tickets and
name delegates to senatorial, con-
gressional and state convntions.
Adoption Of this plan" said SEN
Iator Harmer, would mean that can
didates for office would have to see
only those delgates who were selected
to the respective conventions. AS 1t
lis now, a candidate has to get in
touch with every voter in his county,
district Of state, and the cost is stag
gering."
Senator Harmer has not launched
any propaganda campaign in favor Of
his ideas OF changes in the primary
law, bHt his views have been aired
bysffiends,Ewit1 t1 the result that sew
erala senators and House members
have declared that they would back
Fsueh a bili II Senator Harmer sees fit
to introduce 1t.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-10
BRITISH PEACE pELEaAiTlE:s. { /:

LONDON Jan. 10.-Premier Lloyd
George, Andrew Bolar Law, chancel.
lor Of the exche hecquer, A. ]. Balfour,
secretaryof state for foreign Sfisirs.
and Beorge Nicol Barnes, priyy coun.
cellor. have been appointed plenip0-
tentaries to the. peace congress by the
British cabinet, according TO the Ex.
press and the Mail.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-28

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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-28
QUALIFIED DRIVERS
 FEW IN ACCIDENTS

Hartford, May 2s.-Since the sys- tenn was established in the motor ve- hicle department of requiring appli- cants for drivers licenses to qualify by practical demonstration. mo ap- preciable percentage of newly quail fled drivers have been concerned in accidents,' according to a letter to inspectors of the department issued yesterday by direction of Motor We hicle Commissioner Robbins B. Stoec- ke1. "On the whole" says the letter, ''tne examination system has been very satisfactory and has worked out well with very few complaints"
 With the adoption of additional motor vehicle legislation by the re- cent session of the Legislature, the department is beginning a period of enforcement with an enlarged inspec- ton force. One feature of the re- vised general motor vehicle law is that it gives the commissioner the right to require it's enforcement by police authorities. Although the pol icy will be to enforce the law with as few arrests as possible, a report will be made to the motor vehicl department in each instance where a warning is given.