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irrigation project, which was scheduled to take place on 

 February 15, 1910, has been postponed until February 21. 

 The railroads have arranged for homeseekers' excursions 

 from the east on the 1st and 15th of that month, and it is 

 desired to hold the sale on such a date that it may be 

 attended by persons taking advantage of the excursions. 



The Secretary of the Interior has authorized the ex- 

 ecution of a contract with the Elephant Butte Water 

 Users' Association for the delivery of water to the asso- 

 ciation for the irrigation of certain lands under Leasburg 

 division of the Rio Grande irrigation project. The object 

 of the contract is to provide for the delivery of water 

 temporarily under a rental basis pending preparations for 

 the formal opening of that portion of the project under 

 the terms of the Reclamation Act. The contract will ex- 

 pire December 31, 1910, or at an earlier date. 



Articles of incorporation have been filed at Santa Fe 

 by the Portales Irrigation Company, and the San Antonio 

 Improvement Company, showing a capitalization of $875,- 

 000 for the former and $100,000 for the latter. The Por- 

 tales company has headquarters at Portales, Roosevelt 

 county, and Thos. J. Molinari is agent. Seth A. Morrison, 

 Geo. L. Reese, Hobson F. Jones, Washington E. Lindsey, 

 John A. Fairley, Thos. J. Mola and Robt. Hix are di- 

 rectors. The latter company has headquarters at San An- 

 tonio and following are directors: Agnes E. Allaire, L. 

 R. Weber, P. A. Allaire, Powell Starkhouse, Jr., and Wm. 

 Watson. 



For the third time the Supreme Court of the United 

 States has given a decision in the litigation over the Rio 

 Grande Dam and Irrigation Company. The court declares 

 the company's charter to be forfeited. It is believed that 

 this decision will end the litigation. In the case was in- 

 volved the right of the company to construct a dam for 

 irrigation purposes across the Rio Grande at Elephant 

 Butte, where it was proposed to create the largest arti- 

 ficial lake in the world. The decision is based upon the 

 fact that the construction work would violate the treaty 

 between the United States and Mexico and would ob- 

 struct navigation. 



OREGON. 



During a recent flood in the Or_gue river the pumping 

 plant near the Ament dam was seriously crippled, with a 

 considerable financial loss. The plant supplied water for 

 the local irrigation district. 



The Hermiston Engineering and Railroad Company 

 of Hermiston was recently organized to irrigate 6,000 

 acres of high bench land adjacent to the Umatilla project. 

 Artesian wells will be used. A. R. Ruffner is president 

 and E. Ruffner, secretary. 



Owing to successful tests with artesian wells in the 

 Wild Horse county, north and south of Andrews, many 

 farmers are now turning their attention to this plan. It 

 is claimed that numerous wells will be sunk during the 

 coming year. 



The Cottonwood West Creek Irrigation Company of 

 Vale is planning the reclamation of 15,773 acres, twenty- 

 four miles west of that city. The dam will be four miles 

 west of Westphall, and will impound sufficient water to. 

 irrigate 25,000 acres. C. H. Oxman, E. L. Clarke, W. W. 

 Caviness and Geo. B. Hayes of Vale are interested. 



Spokane capitalists are said to be interested in the 

 Marion Irrigation Company and the Tualatin Irrigation 

 Company with a combined capital of $300,000. John A. 

 Finch, Chas. Hussey, Cyrus Happy, Harl J. Cook and W. 

 L. Benham are stockholders. It is proposed to develop 

 about 40,000 acres in western Oregon and lying for sev- 

 eral miles along the Willamette river, south of Portland. 

 Officers of both companies will be the same. 



Land owners under the former government's Malheur 

 irrigation project have formed themselves into two or- 

 ganizations and have requested the creation of two dis- 

 tricts. One lies south of the Malheur river and along the 

 Owyhee river to the state line of Idaho, and it is said that 

 arrangements have been made for the construction of a 

 system of reservoirs and canals. Both districts propose 

 to use the same system for supplying water. 



The Hood River irrigation district having about 6,000 

 acres in the Hood river valley, proposes to issue bonds 



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