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FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION 



September 



Investigations, have also spent some have followed developments have 



time on the Pecos and more especially come and bought lands so as to be on 



on the Carlsbad project. to go further and bring thousands of 



The farmers have organized Water acres of desert under cultivation that 



Users' Association to deal with the private capital could not master. 



View of the Largest Artesian Well in the Pecos Valley, near Artesia, New Mexico. 



It flows over 3,000 gallons a minute 



government in case the present inves- . Two power dams are also under 



tigationsofthe irrigation system of the construction, one at Carlsbad and the 



Pecos Irrigation Co. and possible ex- other six miles south of Carlsbad, 



tensions result favorably. Everything Both concerns will develop power for 



so far looks promising, and men who light and other purposes. It is prob- 



