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THE IKKIGATION AGE. 



PLAN BIG IRRIGATION PROJECT IN NEW YORK 



VAGARIES of the winds in the vicinity of Stur- 

 geon Point along the south shore of Lake Erie 

 a few miles from Buffalo, and particularly their in- 

 fluence in diverting the course of rain bearing 

 clouds, has brought about the necessity of having a 

 government representative visit the district and re- 

 port on what may be done in the matter of irriga- 

 tion. 



Milo B. Williams, irrigation engineer of the 

 United States department of agriculture, has been 

 assigned to Buffalo to join with W. L. Markham, 

 manager of the Erie county farm bureau of the Buf- 

 falo Chamber of Commerce, for the purpose of go- 

 ing over the Sturgeon Point Derby section. They 

 will seek to devise some sort of an irrigation system 

 for the district, which is devoid of rain for periods 

 of weeks during the hot days of the summer. 



Spencer Kellogg, A. R. Mann, F. C. Truby and 

 the other extensive holders of agricultural estates 

 are prepared, it is said, to install an extensive irriga- 

 tion plant, if the report of the engineers is satis- 

 factory. 



This will, if carried out, be the first irrigation 

 project of any extent in the east and the very first 

 of any size in the state of New York. 



CANADA IRRIGATION COMPANY FAILS 



Despite several other receivership proceedings 

 affecting it, which are already pending, the San 

 Antonio Land & Irrigation Co., Ltd., whose prin- 

 cipal office is in Toronto, filed a petition in bank- 

 ruptcy in New York with liabilities $9,030,934 and 

 nominal assets $758,354. The assets consist of ac- 

 counts $412,417, of the Medina Valley Irrigation 

 Company and the Medina Townsite Company, in- 

 terest due $339,397, on bonds of the Medina Valley 

 Irrigation Company, machinery and fixtures, $4,581, 

 cash in banks $1,672, cash on hand $287, and right 

 to an accounting in 57,137 acres of land in Texas 

 when sold by the trustee in whom the legal title is 

 invested, after the first mortgage of 1,600,000 held 

 by the Empire Trust Company to secure an issue of 

 bonds has been paid. It was stated in the petition 



that it has no office in the United States, but all of 

 its property is in New York City. Of the liabilities 

 $7,704,217 are secured and $1,326,717 unsecured. It 

 is a Canadian corporation for acquiring and selling 

 lands for irrigation purposes. F. S. Pearson is 

 president. It was incorporated in April, 1911, with 

 capital stock of $8,000,000 to acquire 60,000 acres of 

 land in Texas near San Antonio, and bonds for 

 $8,000,000 were issued. Among the secured cred- 

 itors are the Empire Trust Company as trustee, 

 $6,192,482; Empire Trust Company, $260,208; Bank 

 of Scotland of London, $612,046; Canadian Bank of 

 Commerce of Toronto, $540,000, and Keystone 

 Land and Cattle Company of San Antonio, $99,479. 

 Among the unsecured creditors are J. H. Dunn, of 

 London, $847,660; Dunn, Fischer & Co., London, 

 $252,367; Guaranty Insurance and Investment Com- 

 pany, London, $103,253, and Canadian Bank of 

 Commerce, $93.713. F. R. Swift was named re- 

 ceiver. The U. S. Court in Texas recently ruled 

 that the state court receiver has full authority. 



Mr. J. W. 

 Lough, Scott, 

 Kan., writes: 



"MyBOH.P. 



CharterType 

 "R" Oil Eng- 

 ine burns 

 about 100 

 gallons of oil 

 everylShrs., 

 costing 2J^c 

 per gallon 

 laid down in 

 Scott. 



This flow of water is pumped by Mr. Lough's 

 60 H. P. Charter Oil Engine 



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Operates on Distillate, Kerosene and Gasoline, fuels j 

 | that are obtainable at all times. 



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