Show IRRIGATION PROJECT J AIS QUICK DICK ACTION HAMMETT Ida Feb 7 U it It has hashe been he en definitely announced here by cers of th the thi lin Kings s Hill lull Ext Extension Irrigation Irrigation gation company omra y limited that water will be delivered through canals covering cov coy Bring ering the acres uD under er the tho ex extension extension ex- ex tension ditch in ip time for this ye years year's rs r's i irrigation season as promised and ittis it itt itis t is further stated that a vigorous effort effort ef ef- ef fort will be bo made to deliver water water on I all the tho land In order to deliver water water wa wa- ter for the lands under the reservoirs I it is necessary to complete i in iry a short time the construction of tw two largo large dams One dam darn will be an earthen structure containing something over cu cubic hie yards of earth the other will be a masonry structure of prat- prat Heally the same seine height of the earthen dam but of much less length L. L G G. Bradley mana manager er of the company company com corn pany pany today stated that the engineering engineer engineer- ing work on these structures had pro pro- I n m accad to tn such h A d grace that his com COlD i ic c pany pang is now ready to Jet tho the contracts for for the construction and that the bids will be called for in the near future Ho He f stated that the tho necessary te tests s stu Lad ed b been made to determine f the the na narue tu rue e of the foundation a and 1 to dE decide the tho nature and form of the structures Ho He also stated that the lines of the gathering and distributing canals had been run so that the contractors can be he shown the nature of of the territory in which the work will have to be done The rhe specifications are arc now being drawn and will be ready in in a few days Mr Bradley stated that the tho company expects ex cx poets peets to let these large contracts just justas as quickly as it can secure contractors at a proper figure to do the work lIe He stated that tho the work worl will be bo let by bid and that tho the company wishes bids from any contractors who are prepared to todo todo todo do the work The completion of this system in time timeto to catch this years year's runoff wi will l make I prompt and decisive work necessary but butwill butwill will mean that the entire acreage of the Kings Hill Extension Irrigation company will be under water While this years year's completion of the reservoirs is s seriously questioned by the engineers engineers engi engi- of the company the management is determined to have them completed if possible as the land is of so high a character and the tho owners are arc so anxious anxious ious to start its cultivation that tho the company feels added expense to complete com corn photo the work so early is justifiable |