| Show A PROPOSED RK revolution IN irrigation A COMPANY has been organized and incorporated in arizona which bids fair to cause a revolution in irrigation and to be a great aid in the reclamation of desert land the association is called the arizona reclamation company the incorporators are 0 haskins george W ingalls thomas themas E parish farish s 0 F thornton Thorn tOH and benj ben A fickas who are also named as directors B A fickas is president of the board G W ingalls secretary and 0 haskins general manager the company is capitalized for 2 0 divided into 2000 shares of the ae par value of each the object of the organization is thus stated to organize colonies and assist immigrants in finding 7 homes in the san simon sulphur springs santa cruz gila salt river and other valleys within Ari arizona zorna territory to sink wells put in pumping g machinery and lay jay sub irrigation pipes and supply water for the same the Tae Arizonian states that the same company has secured the territorial right to manufacture a patent cement piping for sub irrigation and they have ave selected a fertile field on which to operate in the sulphur springs valley there is a tract miles lu in length and 15 miles wide which may be reclaimed by the methods proposed it being possible to obtain wat water erata at a depth ranging from 6 to 15 feet the san simon simen valley affords a tract of similar extent while on the gila santa cruz and salt rivers still greater possibilities are afforded for the reclamation of lands which are not supplied with ir ri gating facilities in tact it is estimated that acres of desert land is susceptible to cultivation under the plan of the company it is claimed that in sub irrigation one inch of water V will ul eight times as much laud land as in surface flooding the chief expense w willibe ibbe incurred at tile the outset in laying the pipes but it to is claimed that that being a permanent outlay it will be much more satisfactory than the construction of new ditches and the recurring repairs upon them besides the purchase of water rights from original owners and canal companies this enterprise ought to be watched with great interest Inte iest from this quarter if it proves successful the same system can be operated here in sections where flowing wells are obtainable and surface water is scarce there are many localities embracing embi acing large tracts of land where such is is the situation |
