Show IRRIGATION CONGRESS NEXT MONTH WILL MEAN MUCH TO WEST SAN FRANCISCO Aug 1 15 lo Interest In Inthe Inthe inthe the fifteenth annual convention of the national national national na na- Irrigation congress which Is to be beheld beheld beheld held in Sacramento September 2 to 7 1 has been Increased as the result of the work done by the publicity committee of the organization this committee the congress has Issued bulletins which deal with the work that has been done for Ir Irrigation irrigation irrigation ir- ir In various parts of the country coun coun- try Bulletin No 10 1 deals with the Butte County count canaL located In the Sacramento valley In California This canal takes its water from the Fea Feather ther river which has its origin In the high Sierra mountains and which will irrigate acres acres- of ot various crops The system however does not attempt to care for more than acres The land in Butte and Sutter counties is well adapted to Irrigation and will produce produce pro pro- duce peaches figs grapes prune prunes apricots apricots apri apri- cots pears plums sugar beets and citrus fruits fruite According to the bulletin there are many markets for or these products Among them are enumerated San Francisco Marysville i Yuba Tuba City Sunset U t Live Oak fi toU OC Gridley Biggs Hamilton to and C Chico CalOf Cal Of land values and other questions of ot Interest the bulletin says This district has never been one of ot low real estate values In the wheat- wheat growing era It was held at and paid In Interest interest interest in- in terest upon values alues ranging from 60 to 70 10 per acre and there has been no marked advance except as warranted by accessibility to Irrigation tion transportation and the demand for lands in a community now flow rapidly developing It Is to be expected expected ex ex- however that values will soon be materially increased Land without Water wa Wa- ter tel In tn large larga tracts of ot the best quality can now be purchased at from 75 to per acre while there are tracts farther farther farther far far- ther from railroads that can be had for 50 per acre The soil has been built bunt up by washes from the mountains In periods of torrential torrential torrential torren torren- rains and we find therefore the lighter loam and arid alluvial soils solis adjacent to Feather river rIer and extending westerly esterly a distance of three or four miles Farther west the soil becomes heavier and of ot otan an adobe character equally rich but less friable It is more difficult to work and not adapted to the same variety of products products products prod prod- as near the river Subsequent to tho the completion of the Butte count county canal several land companieS companies companies' compa compa- nies nies' entered upon the work of subdivision subdivision subdivision sion and sale of C lands under the canal and after attaching a water right to the lands and building distributing ditches such lands are sold to colonists at prices ranging from 75 to per acre Such sales ales es are made upon payment of say one- one fourth of the purchase price in advance the balance payable In five annual installments installments install install- ments with interest on deferred payments at 6 per cent per annum the purchaser paying taxes on the land purchased which including school taxes will run runabout runabout runabout about 1 per acre per annum Owing to convenience to distributing distributing- centers there Is Js but little difference In prices current current-as as compared with the middle middle middle mid mid- dle or or- eastern portion of the United States Machinery and farm fann Implements cost perhaps 10 per cent more here than thanin thanin In the East Horses cattle and other stock cost practically the same farm fann and special labor owing to the rapid development development development develop develop- ment of the State Is In active demand and at prices averaging 15 per cent higher high hIgh- er than the middle middle- west lumber ordinarily ly ty compares favorably eastern eastern quotations quotations quo quo- but at the present time the demand demand demand de de- mand for l lumber in San Francisco has caused a marked advance In prices which however Is only temporary California has hai a a. hl high h reputation from the of health and there Is no section offering oftering more advantages advantages' In this respect than the Sacramento valley The proximity to the mountains mounta ns with their numerous resorts the accessibility to the sea and the outdoor life with the huntIng hunting hunting hunt- hunt Ing and fishing make It possible to comI combine combine com com- bine the work of the farm with Ith many delightful I h l forms s of recreation The publicity committee tee makes the tho fol following followIng following fol- fol lowing announcement announcement I The publicity committee also plans to Issue a practical guide to Irrigation for each of the principal natural subdivisions of ot the arid and region This guide will win be deF de- de F to assist not only the beginner in Irrigation on but to be helpful also to those more experienced in the use of water 1 The first issue of th this series will apply m more ep particularly i to conditions on f the Pacific coast including including- the States of Cali Call California fornia fornia Oregon Oreon and Washington and will wUl contain condensed information of a practical practical kind concerning conc the preparation of ot land for Irrigation the location and ex- ex fOl of farm ditches the most useful Implements for tor the irrigator the proper use of water the removal of the surplus by drainage draina e. e the crops adapted to differ ditler ent soils and and climatic conditions and their proper treatment The members of the committee are Samuel Fortier chairman Berkeley Berkele Cal Ca Frank C C. Goudy Denver Colo Dwight B B. Heard Phoenix Ariz F F. H H. flay Helena Mont C C. R R. Reeves Ely Nev Ney L L. G G. SInnard secretary San Francisco Cal The officers of the congress are President President dent George E. E Chamberlain of at Oregon first vice president John H HG Q Smith of Utah second vice president H H. B B. Masson Maxson Maxson Max Max- son of ot Nevada third vice president George E E. Barstow of ot Texas secre secretary a D D. H H. Anderson of Illinois Board of ot control control- Chairman George W W. Peltier California National bank James JamesM N. N M Gillett Governor of California M M. R R. Beard Mayor of ot Sacramento nto W W. H H. Devlin Devin DevlIn Dev Dev- lin in lIn attorney Devlin DeUn Devlin Un J J. J M M. Henderson Hen Ren- Henderson derson Jr Jr Sacramento bank C C. F F. Dill Dill- man roan National bank of D D. O. O Mills 1 E E. A A. Forbes Sacramento Union H H. I I. I Seymour Seymour Sey Sey- EI mour Ui Buffalo Brewing rTh company i M M. I Diggs Senator ex-Senator Thomson Thomson-Diggs so col company com coun- pany I |