New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-11-18
FARMERS OF SUNSHINE
VALLEY BUILDING THEIR
OWN IRRIGATION SYSTEM
Sunshine Valley, n. NJ.

Attention, Calamity howlers! At
~tentlon pessimists Take notice, pro-
~muieators and upholders OF the fall
lacy that :" farmers cannot stick to-
ge;her." Within two weeks every
lateral on the Ballard tract will be
practically completed, and the entire
force will be working on the main
ditch What does this mean : Il
means that, barring only something
beyond human control. clustering
streams, u%npellHted steams, beautiful
surgling stream OF pure water will
ia coursing over Sunshine Valleys
fertile acres before summer comes
gain, 1t means that, back OF the
workers on the ditch, back OF the 10y
al waiting TO welcome each
worker home from his work, back
OF the colonization department OF The
Great Divide and the Great Divide
itself, back OF the SunShine Valley
Irrigation Company, back OF all this
IS an idea, a Big Idea. The idea was
conceived by Nolncy T. Hoggatt, and
it grew aud grew from a little idea
into a great big one that pestered him
till he could scarcely sleep or eat for
thinking OF it. This big idea said if
a big land company can take a tract
OF raw land at a cheap price, put wa
ter on it and sell it to farmers at a
big price. and live happily on the
results OF their labor ever after. how
much better would it be 10. the farm
ers to buy the land and do the work,
thereby saving for themselves the for
tune that would otherwise go to
the big land company. who said
Mr.. Hogpatt, will undertake this
work." "Volney T. Hoggatt said the
Idea. But said his friends, farm
crs wont stick together "H1 ha,"
said Mr.. Hoeeatt. and .Ha ha say
he farmers working on the ditch
And they have cause for merriment
for they are demonstrating to the
world that farmer, can and will stick
together. In two weeks all l%ateralS
on the tract viii be practically com
and work will have started on
the "AIaiu Ditch" Anl p, Mr.. Gcb-
1ardt, director in charge on the south
end. SAYS every mi'c completed
makes us more ambitious. The men
'i' 'edillN nav p,'"I'. ''cUst'.r,o
. the work and they Ike it" The
sunshine Valley Irrigation Company
its feed-stuff at wholesale and
distributes to each man AT cost. When
le work on the main ditch is started
commiSsarv and camp will be es-
abliShed SO that the crews will be
on he job without unneces-
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