| Show I BIG IRRIGATION ENTERPRISE COLORADO DESERT TO BE RECLAIMED RE-CLAIMED Six Hundred Thousand Acres of Land Purchased from the Southern Pacific for 1500000 San Francisco Aug 11A local paper pa-per says a number of Eastern capitalists capital-ists are in this city at work on a scheme to reclaim the Colorado desert by turning the waters of the Colorado river over the vast territory The company com-pany also has a grant of 1500000 acres In Mexico that It will Irrigate As outlined the plan comprehends the development of the greatest Irrigating Irriga-ting Hvstpm In tit Western hemlsnhere As an indication of the good faith of the promoters they are said to have handed the Southern Pacific company a check for 1600000 in return for its title to the alternate sections of land In the Salton basin The land turned over amounted to about 600000 acres Principally Prin-cipally Eastern capitalists are behind the scheme John C Beatty is general manager of the company Interested with Mr Beatty In the enterprise are such men as James Linton and Henry A Pierce of Providence R I and P J McLean of New York Tho Importance of the project lies In the fact that the Irrigation of so vast a tract of land will revolutionize the fruit Industry of the country Work will be begun soon and water will be I running through the trenches before the end of next year The company expects ex-pects to have 300000 farmers on Its lands within a few years |
