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Under the terms of the contract the town agrees to pay to 

 the Reclamation Service $1.50 per acre foot. 



MONTANA. 



After two months' cessation of work because of cold 

 weather, the Bitter Root Valley Irrigation Company has re- 

 sumed operations in the Burnt Fork district near Stevens- 

 ville. It is predicted that the ditch will be completed this 

 summer. 



The Secretary of the Interior has awarded contract to 

 the Des Moines Bridge & Iron Company of Des Moines, Iowa, 

 for furnishing material for the construction of three highway 

 bridges in connection with the Milk River irrigation project, 

 at a contract price of $1,003. 



Stockholders in the Ashley Lake Irrigating Company have 

 perfected a reorganization into the Ashley Irrigation Dis- 

 trict. It is proposed to issue $50,000 in bonds. The entire 

 holdings of the old company, consisting of dam and canal, 

 is now under control of the legally organized district. Lands 

 in Smith valley, an arm of the western side of the Flathead 

 valley, are affected. 



Farmers in the Glen Lake Irrigation District have per- 

 fected an organization with a view to issuing bonds to the 

 amount of $100,000 to reclaim 4,300 acres. It is claimed that 

 L. W. Hill, of the Great Northern, will take the bond issue 

 at 96 per cent of its par value. Directors elected by the 

 district are: F. P. Garey, Chairman, N. P. Shenefelt, A. T. 

 Purdy, L. B. J. Chapman, all of Lincoln county. 



The government's Sun River Project is brought into 

 prominence by reason of the projected construction of a rail- 

 road line to be extended from Great Falls up the Sun River 

 Valley to Augusta. This line will traverse the Fort Shaw 

 unit already open to entry. The railway company announces 

 that work will be started on the grading of the roadbed in 

 the immediate future. The Reclamation Service is assem- 

 bling equipment with which to build the Willow Creek dam, 

 steam shovel, locomotive and an outfit of cars. When com- 

 plete the structure will have a height of 110 feet, length of 

 crest of 1,045 feet, and will contain 437,000 cubic yards of 

 earth. The storage capacity of the reservoir will be 84.000 

 acre feet. The unregulated water supply of Sun River is 

 abundant for immediate requirements, but the rapid settle- 

 ment of the project predicts the need for additional water in 

 the near future which is being attempted by the government 

 merit and the work will be constructed in advance of any re- 

 quirements. The number of homestead entries made on 

 adjacent dry farming lands were: 1,375 in October, 1,411 

 in November, 1,028 in December, 1,012 in January and about 

 2,000 in February. The construotion of the Billings & North- 

 ern Railway to Great Falls, which is one of the links of the 

 transcontinental Gulf of Mexico to Puget Sound line of the 

 Hill system, is giving a great impetus to settlement. 



NEW MEXICO. 



The Willard Irrigation Company, a concern formed for 

 the purpose of constructing a pumping plant for irrigation 

 purposes, has recently filed articles of incorporation. The 

 capital stock is placed at $1,170,000, divided into 26.000 shares. 

 The incorporators are as follows : B. F. Heilin, W. E. Beel, 

 W. A. Dunlavy, Frank C. Kettles, Alfred L. Means, J. J. 

 Watkins, Sam Hunter and Joe Sains. 



Success of the experiments in pumping for irrigation at 

 Portales has resulted in the investigation of conditions by 

 land owners in Curry county. C. R. Worrall, president of 

 the Commercial Bank and Trust Company at Clovis, is au- 

 thority for the statement that experiments will be conducted 

 in Curry county during the present year, with a view to the 

 installation of numerous pumping plants. 



Under the auspices of the Albuquerque Commercial Club 

 there has been framed a protest against the appropriation 

 by the government of funds for work on the Elephant Butte 

 dam. This protest will be sent to Washington. New Mexi- 

 cans declare that if this project is carried forward only 110,000 

 acres will be irrigated, wherein, if filings are allowed in 

 New Mexico, nearly 400,000 acres may be placed under water. 



H. C. Kinsell and J. W. Reeves of Stanley, in the south- 

 ern part of Santa Fe county, have made application to Terri- 

 torial Engineer Sullivan, for water rights on the Arrni jo 

 Arroyo, east of Stanley. It is proposed to store the flood 

 waters on the co-operative basis, at a cost of about $110,000. 

 The area to be reclaimed includes 13,000 acres; The height 

 of the dam will be 85 feet, length on top 1/8S5 feet, and at 

 base 143 feet. Applicants ask 42.92 second feet of water. 

 Corbett & Smythe of Santa Fe have made surveys. 



Waterpower and irrigation 

 properties in Texas for sale. 



$7,000 to $30,000 

 Real worth $25,000 to $100,000 



WADE B. LEONARD, 



DALLAS, TEXAS 



Farmers in the vicinity of Estancia have signed for 3,000 

 acres to be irrigated by pumping. Representatives of con- 

 tracting company at Wichita, Kan., have made a definite propo- 

 sition, and it is understood that owners of about 20,000 acres 

 have signified their intention to join the organization if initial 

 experiments are successful. Promoters claim that 10,000 acres 

 will be necessary before the plant can be constructed. In- 

 corporators of the Estancia Valley Irrigation Company are : 

 Lucius Knight, Fred H. Ayers, H. G. Souders, A. J. Green, 

 Thos. Law, J. M. Shaw, R. O. Soper, Wm. Mclntosh, W. W. 

 Wayne. Capitalization is $1,170,000. 



OBEOON. 



The Oregon Irrigated Land Company, with principal 

 offices at Echo, has recently filed articles of incorporation. 

 Capital stock is fixed at $5,000. Incorporators are J. W. 

 Mesner, W. J. Stapish, Claude A. White. 



The Commercial Club at Eugene has passed resolutions 

 favoring irrigation in the Willamette valley. Definite plans 

 for the construction of a comprehensive system have not yet 

 been formulated. It is proposed to incite interest in a local 

 irrigation project. 



Spokane men are interested in a new irrigation project 

 in the Rogue river valley. It is claimed that the supply 

 is normally adequate, yet a system of canals will insure 

 larger crops. Land owners are agreeable to the formation 

 of a company to prosecute this work. 



Incorporation papers have been filed by the Orchards 

 Water Company at Vale, showing capital stock $50,000. It 

 is proposed to acquire water rights for irrigation and power 

 purposes. The main office will be at Brogan, Malheur county. 

 Incorporators are R. B. Hoyt, F. L. Grimes and E. R. Hamil- 

 ton, all of Vale. 



On charges that the company has violated its agreement 

 regarding water supply, settlers are suing the Columbia 

 Southern Irrigation Company for violation of contract, and 

 to secure the appointment of a receiver. Interest centers in 



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