The Omaha Daily
Bee
EDITORIAL SECTION
PAGES ELEVEN TO TWENTY
Women Best Buyers
The paper that is read by women
brings best returns to advertise! $
1
VOL. XL-NO. 222.
OMAHA. SA'IVh'l . Y MnKNINli. MA1( II 4. 1!U1.
SINXJLF. CDl'V TWO (TATS.
None Such Hosiery Sales As
This One Saturday
Our iVst gr6 of Ladles' 60e Silk Lisle Ho
Ihrea pairs for SI. 00
100 pairs of Ladles' and Miasms fine 20c Hose
Saturday ko at 12
Ladle' $1.60 Bilk Thread Hose In all colors
and blacks; choice at S9
Five Big Plain Floor Sat
urday Specials
I.arf"es' Initial anil Fancy Bordered Handker
t l.fpf. worth 1" 10c. Go nt 30
On Pig Iit of Fine Ribbons. In all shades, worth
to J.'ic. Choir, at 150
One His Iot nf Kin Ribbons, In all shades, worth
to iic. Choice, at 10O
21c Fancy .lirntu, Dutch Collar and Stock hun
dred to phcmwi from. Saturday, at 100
6ic Mesh Veilings, in all lialcs and pattern
Choice Saturday, at 10c
Big Sle of Fresh
F owers
5,nno PeS'itlful llnnn, (it.r II M and $1 ".0 kind
Go per dozen, at 59c
4.000 Fresh Carnation, all shades. $10" iti
Saturday, per doy.ei. at 490
Fragrant Violets, freh for Satutday, hunch. SOc
In Karly Sptlng Flowers, we are now shnwirr:
DalfocillB and Jonquils, instead of tl.O'i per
dmen, at SSo
Ilcrc 1 hey Are Back Again
Saturday Evening Specials
At T o'clock Saturday evening we will plnro
on sale ono preat lot of while n ml pol.l Cups
and S'aurc-rs, Oatmeal Howls, Dates,
Creamers nrul Fruits on the
second floor; rhultv, at
5c
1 1 jlil a .lM.il Li j
I ft M-tOW FI.IPS Hemstitched and Stamped In if
I i 1 I pretty designs regular 75o valnes Saturday M w
a '1 Milu special, per pair . 49c J JF
A Remarkable Sale of Rogers Silverware Saturday
This le Wm. A. Rogers high grade silver ware A-l
Flate. Every piece 1 plated on a hard white meta" base of
1 nickel silver. The plating la fuil standard weight, ot
pure silver and guaranteed for 20 years' wear In ordinary
family use.
These prtoea are poeitiTely the lowest Wm. A.. ogr
ware has ever heen known to sell lor near haif la the rule.
Eeoh piece or set oonui la three patterns Grape, carna
tion or tlie new plain "grey-lock" pattern.
Here's Bnt a Tew of the Many Items Included la This
(treat sui:
lingers Tea Spoons
at 6SO
Heguiarly f 1 00.
Hornets Dessert
Spoon tl.lt
Kexmarly 1 1 - u U.
lingers Table Spoons
nt tl.39
ltegularlr II .
Itnaers Sugar spoons
at gee
Regularly 5lir.
lingers Butter Knives
nt 89c
Regularly 50c.
Iloiiers Coffee
Spoons 7So
Regularly 11.25.
Rogers Gravy Ladlea
St 90
Regulatly tl.OO.
Roif-is Child's Set. S
pleres ... .7rO
Regularly 1.00.
Rogers Orange
Spoons, In eet
for tl.4t
Regularly $2 &'.
Rogers Cold Meat
Forks 490
Kexularly 1.00.
'Rogers Baby Spoon,
curved c handle.. B9e
Kerfularly blc.
Rogers Punch Ladle
at tl.8
Regularly $2.98.
Itogurs Tea Strainers
at 79C
Regularly $1.00.
Rogers Knives and
Korks, dozen, 12.98
Borers Chests all
patterns grape,
carnation or grey
lock pieces of
silverware. 6 knives
7
forks, C tea
spoons, table
spoons, 1 butter
kri'fe. 1 sugar
spoon, all In a solid
oak chest ....86-50
26-plece set, with the
same pieces In a
moire cheat . .tS.98
These two Items
are rare bargains;
their par value In
more than twice this
sale price.
42-piece chest, any
pattern tlO.98
17-piece chest, any
pattern .. ..(11.98
These rrlcee Are Good for Saturday Only Come early. A small deposit on any
thing in t" k i secure it for you until such time a It will be convenient for you to
pav (he balance. This sale begins at 8 o'clock Saturday and lasts until 10 T. Bt. only.
SATURDAY WE HOLD THE GREATEST SHOE
SALE OJIAHA HAS EVER KNOWN
IT'S OIK FIX All I.K.AX-l P OF AM, H H aa
HHill SIIOKS M pairs of Girls' and .Misses' JjAtj
Shoes, worth to t;-0; no at
And they can t he beat for wear and style, the leath
ers are Patent Colt, Box Calf and Vict Bluchers; the
sizes are complete from ll's to 6"a. The heels
are school size and only laces are among them. We
simply must clear away thes shoes that the room
may be used for new spring; and summer shoes that
are now here. Every pair's a bargain. Be here
as early as possible, as such values so radically re
duced are bound to hurry away.
Ladles' Shoes Worth to 83.00, Saturday, Choice,
tl.75 These come in several Ifitiners and style.
Kver pair made for us and we guarantee them
the year round. If you purchase tnee Saturday,
it'll be the best investment you have ever made.
HEI'g SBOXB XH PATEWT COLT A WD DULL LEATHEKB, AT S8.SO.
These are In 1911 styles, shown for the first time this season. Shoes made for dress
and long service, to look good on all occasions, i.nir $2.5o lines all compare favorable
with other stores $1 00 and $3 nO lines. Come in and sine a dollar Saturday.
OXJB BOYS' SHOES ABB IIOVK FOB THEISt EXCELLENT 8EBVXCE.
No store In Omaha carries such a wide reputation In Hoys' Shoes as does The Hennett
Co Hoys' Shoes for all ccca-l"ns. The Dress Shoes at from tl.50 to t3.0o
The Outing Shoes, In siaes from 2 to 5S. re sold at ti-75
Attend this sale and see Just what a difference there la In Bennett's Shoes sales and
other sales. It's values we give, note thee Saturday.
Women Who Love Smart Styles Should
See Our New Ladies9 Suits
and Coats
One of the best garment makers of the east is our tailor.
The pride he takes In tailoring smart, popular stylos, to pUaso
our customers Is best shown In our new spring suit and outer
garments
One new model shows those cleverly carved, mannish lines ii.
tans and grey. Another has just a bit of the s mi-fitting el
fect, with the skirt pleated In L"s yards. sUth linings and
collars tome only on suits whose master's art 13 usually tie
voted to the extremely high-priced garments. These very
attractive models are now selling at S2I5-00
The new tan and navy Serge Coats, with the long roll Tollars,
wearing trimmings of pretty satin and Persian braids; come
In Iadis' and .Misses' sizes. In lengths that run 6 2 to '.A
inches long, and they're only 12.00
AM) NIMI.K THKSK ARK F.XTF.KTA1X1XU .SOME. MAV11K
THIS FI.MSH.ri SALE Wll.l. ATTRACT ()l'.
Ten Velvet and Corduroy Suits, in black, brown and navy, they
are the balance of our $C5.(iO winter goods; Saturday, your
choice, at . $10.00
And Choice of Any Girls' Winter Coat, sizes ? to 2 years,
values to 10.00; they go Saturday, at SI. OS
Satnrday You Should See These Kew Waists, at tl.85 They come in
.vhite lawn, with pretty liutch necks and three-.piarter Mikado
sleeves, beautifully finished with lace Insertion and Bulgarian trim
mings In the front. They're 81.25
- vi &ffr
1,200 Boxes of Fine Stationery Saturday IOC
24 sheets of paper and 24 envelopes, all high grade paper.
Don't miss this sale.
v
Saturday's Big Hair Goods Sale
Large Cluster Puffs 12 puffs to the cluster, extra special Saturday
at SOt
Cluster Puffs, from 15 to 18 puffs to the cluster, repriced to . . . .0S
Large Cluster Puffs, 24 puffs In the set; $2.00 ones for 81.50
Extra Large Cluster Puffs 3G puffs in the cluster, reduced Saturday
to S2.50
Nets that covers 24-inch Hair Roll our regular 25c ones, all shades special
Sat urilav ISO
Washable Rolls The regular 50c kind, all shades. Saturday, choice 3 5c
All our switches worth 1mm !jsc to $5 00. go on sale .Saturday at greatly re
duced prices.
In Our SI, 51.50 ; $2 Spring Corsets
will be found all the newest charms in corsetry. The high
bust and medium long hips, or perhaps, the medium high
bust and extreme long hips. Perhaps those with double
hose supporters and non-rustable bonelng; or perhaps the
daintily trimmed ones. Perhaps but what's the good of
further "Perhaps-lng" when these corsets are now on sale
at Bennett's Corset Section this very day and the prices are
only $1.00, $1.50' and $2.00 and the fit ia guaranteed to
please all types and sizes of women?
Good Things Are in Store for the Men
and Boys Here Saturday
In Men's Clothing.
We've cut the prices so deep
ly that the men who buy
Suits and Coats here Satur
day will never forget the
value we gave them.
Suits made of serges, worsted
and casslmeres, in the sea
son'B newest styles, worth
to $22.50 go Saturday at
10 and S12GO. and
never were such suits sold
so cheaply.
Then too for Men There will
be a big Pant Sale.
Values from $3.60 to $4.00
gq at SI 95
Worsted trousers, Corduroy
trousers, well made in all
weaves and colorings.
For "Xear Men."
All our youths suits with
long pants, worth to $15,
Saturday'B let go price will
be S7 50
The variety is large and good
See them.
Xo Ixss for the Boys.
We've taken all our broken
sizes of Boys' and Children's
Suits and Overcoats that
regularly sell from $4 up to
$6 and divided them into
two big groups and reduced
the prices for big hurrying
away sale Saturday gar
ments worth to $4.00 go
at S2 45
Garments worth to $6.00 go
at S3 45
Then our $1.00 Corduroy
Knickerbocker Pants for
boys go Saturday at 60
Boys' 50c Blouse Waists re
duced to 29?
Men See Our
Xevr Spring Shirts.
They are the famous Colum
bian brand, made up In all
the pretty . new spring
shades and patterns and go
at SI OO
Mens fine $2.00 and $2.50
Outing flannel night robes,
extra well made, all sizes,
special Saturday at Sl-15
Candy Sale
Offers our famous Fluffeata Chocolates, that
regularly go at 50c a lb. for 20c
Fresh Chocolate Dipped Maraschino Cherries,
the 60c kind, Saturday, lb., at 39c
China Bargains That Will Only Be Found at
Bennett s Saturday
Large tic Blue Earthen Mixing Bowls
for
Horse Shoe Brand Water Tumblers
per doen 180
Candle Lamps, consisting of bras
plated candle sticks, candle shade
and shade holders and cuirass; our
regular 75c value, Saturday, choice,
for 25o
Extraordinary Pyrography Sale
Saturday
Choice of our entire stock of
woods'. Jewels, stain' and art glass,
including fine boxes, Placques, pipe,
rakes, stools some slightly soiled
but in perfect shape, at
23 DISCOUNT.
FREE With every 25c purchase,
we will give free, one Japanese water
color set, containing 10 colors and
two brushes.
Kxtra fancy Colorado Potatoes, per
buihel vtso
Extra fancy Ripe Tomatoes, lb., 18 Ho
Fancy Cape Cod Cranberries, o.t. ,.10o
Fancy, hard, solid Cabbage, 1U., lo
Florida fJrape Fruit, large ones.... So
Fancy Bananas, dozen ISO
Fruit Prices Still Lower
t Large Bunches Plain Lettuce, 100
Cuttlnf Orange Trices
20c a dozen kind tui ISO
Hue a dozen kind fur BOa
40c a dozen kind fur 8&e'
iao a dozen kind for S5o
SATURDAY FRKSH FUGS WILL (X)ST I.FSS THAN" THF.V HAVK
FOR THK PAST MONTHS; DOZKN, 1H t'KNTS
Our Egps are different thin other "Store" egxs. Kvery one coming di
rect from the farm. We're supplied the year round by the farmerv K
months and 10 days ago tney Bold at 18c a dozen, since that time they've
brought an high as 37c You can phone your order. Our No. Ij. 131.
NF.VKR lit V CHEAP GIUK'KRIKS, Ituy ihe 1U-M at Lowest Prices.
BTOTS QVM SATUBDAT SPECIALS!
20 pounds Oranulated
Sugar, for tl
Bennett's Capitol Flour.
per sack 81.30
Bennett's Best Coffee,
per pound 33o
Bennett's Best Coffee,
3 pounds for BOo
Double stamps on
these Coffees.
SRc grade Tea, assorted
per pound 680
itsc grade Teas, assorted
per pound 48o
Best Tea Siftlnga, per
pound package . ...12o
B. C. Black Pepper, '
pound can for 10c
and 5 stamps.
B. C. Baking Powder. 5
pound can for . .81-00
and 100 stamps
COOKIB SPECIAL
Lemon Cake, fresh made
tier .mund Uo
Tourist and Oraharn
Crackers, pkg 10c
and It stamps.
per
830
Cheese, full cream,
pound
and 10 stamps.
( bars Llainond C 8o.ip,
for 85c
Flower and Vegetable
Seeds, 2 packages fio
B. C Oats and Wheat.
and Pancake, pack
age loo .
and 10 stamps. j
Double stamps on But-
terlne. I
B. C. Pure Maple Syrup!
Gallon can for ....til
Hulled Beans and Lima
'Beans, with chicken, i
cans for 8So j
and 10 stamps. I
Smoked Boneless Her- :
ring, 2 jars for ....800
and 20 stamps.
Maple Sugar Butter, at,
per jar . . l&o and lOo
Franco-American Soup.
quart can for too
Galllard's Pure Olive
Oil, pint can for . .400
U. C. Buckwheat, 2 lb.
pack hi; e for ....lto
and 20 stamps.
Richelieu Asparagus.
German stle. line sire
special, at ISO
Golden Kagle Cleaned
Currants, pound pkg,
.tor loo
PICKLE SALE
Large Sour Pickles.
at. each So
Dill Pickles, dox. 12o
PEAVT7T OIL SALE
Large Bottle too
and 30 stamps.
Medium Bottle ..400
and 20 Ktairips.
Small Bottle ....ISo
and 10 stampa.
10c Jar Tea Garden
Preserved Klcs, for 300
30c Jar Tea Garden
Preserved Figs, for 80o
DRUGS AND TOILETS REPRICED FOR SATURDAY
75o Pompelan Massaire
Cream for 49o
10c Hand Pumice
25c Frostllla 180
50c Palm Olive Cream
for 35c
10c Benzo Butter Milk,
special Bo
15c Eastman's Pandal
Talcum 8o
25c Jar Rone Cream. .15o
Perfume Sale Saturday
White Rose. Crabiipple
and Lilly of the Val
loy Perfumes, per oz ,
at 85o
H lb. i'eroxlde 8c
16c Borax, Saturday, 80
25c White Pine Cough
Syrup, at 15o
50c Martin's Roup Cure,
at 4c
Large Bottle of Am
monia, at bo
Hardware Contributes to Our Big Sat'day Sales
$1.50 Galvanized Garbage Pall.... 980
Folding Photo Card Holders BO
10c Sink Brushes, Saturday 3o
Pot Lid Covers, Saturday 3o
20c Skirt Hangers drop to loo
Brassed Moulding Hooks, dozen..,. So
Picture Wire Sale, package Be
600 Shot King Air Rifles. Saturday
at tl.39
Single Shot Air Rifles, Saturday . .490
We carry a full stock, of Peter's Shot
Shells.
Theron C. Bennett's New
Broadway Ballad Song Hit.
The Song "With the
Catchy Air" 19e
ASK TO HEAR THE BRAN1 NEW S0NG-WR1TIEN BY AN OMAHA BOY.
Only Want to Hear You Say That You Love He and He Alone."
OTHER 19c SONGS.
Think it Over Mary, That
Beautiful Ilag (America),
Put Your Arms Around Me.
POWER PLANT THIS SPRING
New Houte Will Be Located South
of Offden.
GOVERIfMENT ENGINEER REPORTS
Tralaaaalal Winduia of Those Wio
Hot Ieeloed Syetena Authori
tative Statement as to Merits
of Water Storage.
OODF.N", Mann 3.-(Special )-A large
poaer plant, at a part of the irrigation
system of the Davis and Weber Counties
Canal company, will be constructed this
year. The work will begin. In the spring.
The power house will be located to the
south of Ofcden. where i.O'O-horse power
will be generated from the canal waters.
The Davis and Weber Counties Canal
company entetprie i holding the atten
tion of IrricaCon engineers throughout the
country, as It affords a practical demon
stration of the value of water storage for
Irrigation and power purposes.
Samuel Fortler, a government engineer,
has made a report which is a testimonial
to the wisdom of thot-e who have developed
the Mcm. It Is an authoritative state
ment aa to the merits of water storage and
appropriation, as It deu's with a concrete
example of water consecration and ap
j.U' ailon and piovrs the poesibllitlea of
Irrigation. Air. Koriicr K'ves a hiioi of
the undertaking. In which he says:
i iihi u ii lit Orait ntt.l,
"S nie twe!il-five years tun an irri
tation enU'iiu:e. known as the Davis
nd Wtlnr Couiit.i h Cuuul company, waa
secured and with this amount the structure
was raised some ninety-five feet above
bedrock, giving an available depth of water
of fifty-three feet In the reaervoir and a
capacity of 167.5iV.000 cubic feet.
"Before stored water from the reservoir
was available the farmers under the sys
tem were not in a prosperous condition.
The hard times of the early '9u s had low
ered the value of all farm produce. Al
falfa was selling In the stack for about
$3.00 a ton. and grain brought even less
returns. Shares In the company, having
a par value of $50.00 each, were selling at
from $10 to $12, and the price of good agrl-
cultural land ranged from $10 to $30 per
! acre. A fair valuation of the property
of the company at this time would not
have exceeded $250.0i'0.
"The use of stored water proved so valu
able In supplementing the flood flow from
the liver that In 1900 the height of the dam
was increased twenty-five feet, at a cost
of $"i.0ni, thereby increasing the capacity
to SKT.5kJ.ik10 cubic feet, which supplied the
farmers under the system with a continu
ous flow of seventy cubic feet per second
for sixty days. Two years later, the com
pany decided to add seventeen feet more
to the height of the dam, thus Increasing
the available depth to 100 feet and making
the total height of the structure 116 feet
above bedroik. At this level the reservoir
has a capacity of about O0.'X,OjO cubic
feet, or 13 acre feet.
"The benefits which have been accrued
to the stockholders of this company as a
result of applying large quantities of reser
voir wer have teen phenomenal. There
is perhaps no enterprise of a like kind in
the west, which has made so rapid a
growth In the laat ten years and none Is
In a more prosperous condition financially.
The shares of stock which could not be
.1.1 . . ... n 1 - . - .
. .III II, leu, MIC HUW VfTIIlllS llr
incorpoi ated for the purpose of diverting , $175 ,j eVen higher, and the prospects
the flood wacfis of Weber river to Irrigate j are sood for a further increase A con
a tiact ot laud KiuiiiiaM of ugjrn, 1'tah. aervattve estimate of the value of the
Heing one of the lat- approprlatnrs on the property of the company at this time would
una in the compsny was entitled to a considerably exceed $!,UwOC. and unlm
pot linn of the annual flow only when i proved land under the system Is now
then was a suiplus In the river. I su- worth from $1'X to $- per acre without
ell. about Julv 1 of eaih ear. when the j water. Improved irrigated lands frequently
tiischaige of the stream a needed by j i hanging hands at $.Xi, and occasionally
prior appropi lators. the cunpany was com- j at $ and over.
pclled to cl Its li.-adgatcs and to keep j Water Increased Valors.
them chisd up throualiout the remainder j -This marked Increase' In the value of
if the crup-gro-.via.: season. The earlier j all real estate under tha system has been
IrrUatlons suff red for the raising of grain j due to a number of causes, but principally
anrl hay and sometime for a second crop to the water obtained from the storage
of alfalla. bc.l orchard trees and late reservoir and the possibility which exists
vegetables lould not be raised with any ! of grtatly im reaalng this mil. ply. Some fif
assurance of kutcess. This condition of : teen canning factories have been estab
affairs continued for a period of nitre ! Ilahed In the Immediate vicinity and the
then ten yeaiv. when the company began fanners obtain large profits in disponing
to takt tc; to sl ue wat'T for the latlei' of certain kinds of produce to these can
Jait of Ihe Initiation seaso n In the sum-! nerles. The levenue from tomatoes varies
mer of l" t an exci llent site for a dam
wa d.scoveri d on Fast Canon creek, the
largest tributary of Weber river, and two
eai later Work on the structure was be
gun. Funds to the extent of $j0 0U were
from 1.5 to !)jO per acre the average be
ing about $!'. Thiee crops ot alfalfa are
cut each season which yields on an aver
age over five tons per acre and Sells for
$it to $12 par ton. A sugar beet factory
has also been established near the system
and by rotating such crops with alfalfa
a heavy tonnage of beets can be secured,
which brings exceptionally large gains.
Taking Into consideration the fertility of
the soil, the ease with which It can be
worked In the early spring, the abundance
of water, the excellent transportation
facilities and the proximity of the farms
to Ogden, few districts of the west possess
eo,ual advantages. It now excels all other
parts of the state In the raising of vege
tables for canning factories, and It bids
fair to equal many other prosperous sec
tions In the production of grain, alfalfa
and fruit. As yet, the thousand acres In
orchards are young, but apples, peaches
and other varieties of deciduous fruits are
nialng a fine showing, large shipments
last year returning a gross revenue to the
grower, as high as $l,i0 per acre.
"The company was organized as a co
operative enterprise, the shares of stock
being held almost without exception by
the owners of the land snd the users of
the water. The shareholders now number
4:7) with 6,00 shares ot primary stoc k out
standing, having a par value of $a0 per
share. Of the secondary stock, 2.000 shares
have been subscribed for. but not Issued,
and 6.0AI shares are held in the treasury,
the par value of which is $J5 per share.
"The present Indebtedness of the com
pany, amounting to 12z,k. being the un
paid balance of outstanding bonds. Is pay
able at any time at the option of the com
pany, and this indebtedness will be paid
from funds on hand before the proposed
bond issue or any part of It Is delivered.
t.KMI.OOO for Jirtlrrmrots.
"The board of directors has been author
ized by the stockholders to issue $.a.0H0
of fit 81 mortgage bonds on the property
of the company, or so much thereof as may
be required to provide funds for the bet
terment of the enterprise.
"The improvements and extensions pro
posed consist In the enlarging and lining
' of the main canal, the building of a sub
j stantial diversion dam on Keber river
, at the upper end of the canal, the erec-
tlon ot a power plant to generate electric
power and the enlargement of the Fast
Canon creek reservoir to about double its
I present capacity. These Improvements are
j considered more In detail In what follows:
"The main canal, nearly ten miles long.
Is located for the most part on a steep
! hill through which a large part of the
! total flow penolalea. Some fifteen years
ago. the seepage losses In this portion
varied from twenty to thirty cubic feet
per second, but Improvements since made
have somewhat reduced this excessive loas.
For several veais the cost of maintaining
and operating the entire s stem has been,
exclusive of interest on the bonds. atout
i $vmj tier annum, of which amount fully
one-third h..s been expended on the r per
ten miles of the system. This portion has
therefore l-en Ihe source of the greatest
joa of water and by far the most costly
to maintain. About 210 cubic feet per
second has been crowded Into the main
canal, but ho large a volume Is not safe
and MO cubic feet represents the present
safe carrying capacity. It Is now pro
posed to increase the capacity to 725 cubic
feet per second from the Intake to the
site of the power plant, and to 425 cubic
feet per second below the power plant.
The water users when this Improvement
Is made will thus tecelve from the flood
waters of the river 43 cubic feet per sec
ond Instead of ltiO feet as at present.
"it Is likewise proposed to line the upper
ten miles of the canal with a heavy layer
of cement concrete In order to prevent
loss of water by seepage, Increase Its
carrying capacity by reducing friction,
make use of a full head earlier In the
epring and lessen the cost of operation
and maintenance. Apart altogether from
the profits to be derived from the sale
of electric current, the benefits of such
improvements to the Irrigators will more
than compensate them for the money ex
pended. "I have examined the East Canon reser
voir dam and am fully convinced that It
would le both feasible and advisable to
Increase the present height of the struc
ture so as to double or nearly double the
present capacity. The plns include the
widening of the present base, the excava
tion of a second tunnel at about the ninety
foot level with controlling gates, the ex
tension of the steel core and its thorough
protection, the building of a permanent
concrete waste-way and the raising of the
dam some forty-five feet will provide a
total capacity of iT.Cx) acre feet. The
cost of this extension has beeii somewhat
roughly estimated at $llo.oi, or less than
$v50 per re foot for the additional stor
age. The water shed of Fast Canon
creek la one of the best In the state as
regards precipitation, ami it is believed
the run-off from this stream will provide
for the Increased storage contemplated.
I am also of the opinion that the structure
can be made as safe when ralsr-d to the
145-foot level aa It now la at the lOu-fuot
level.
Bl Area Irrigated.
"About l-.i'O acres are now Irrigated by
using the flood water from the river and
the storage water from the reservoir. In
conveing this water there is a large
amount of loss in both the main canal
and the distributaries. The lining ot the
main canal will greatly lessen this loss.
The enlargement of the reservoir to 27,OOo
acre feet and increasing the carrying
capacity of the main tanal from low cubic
feet to 425 cubic feel per fcecond. together
with the prevention of loss due to seepage
In the main canal, should provide an ample
water i.ppl for a'cjuO acres. Only l:i.t.
acres aie included lu the map herewith
attached, but this aiea can readily be In
creased In case there should b a surplus
of water. The primary stock now rents
from $11 to $ii a al-are and each ahare
provides sufficient water to Irrigate on an
average two acres of land."
Enlarging the reservoir so as to provide
6,000 or more additional shares, the annual
rental value of these shares would be from
72,Ci0 to $90,0u0. It Is evident that It the
cost of the additional storage will not
much exceed $110,0utl, the rent value of the
water thus obtained would pay for the
total outlay In less than two years.
A revenue of $125,000 a year Is assured on
the S.OOO-horse power of electric energy to
be generated. This, with water rentals,
makes the farmers' Irrigation system an
undertaking that compares favorably with
any other large enterprise In the west.
FREE LA.VU GOES VERY RAPIDLY
l.aad Mrs Say Homesteads Soon to
Re All Taken.
OGDEN. Vtah. March 4--tSpecial.-The
west Is within sight of the last of the free
homes to be obtained through home
steading. It is predicted by land dealers
and others familiar with the conditions
that the next five years will witness the
taking up of all tracts available under the
homestead and Smoot acts.
Thousands of acres have been acquired In
I'tah during the last year, under the en
larged homestead entry and the filing on
dry farm areas continues at a surprising
rate.
Land heretofore looked upon as worth
less Is being located and made productive
tinder the Improved methods of dry farm
ing. When this rush for farms can be no
longer accommodated, land values through
out the t'nited States either vill Increase
or the lands under cultivation will be made
to yield greater returna by more scientific
methods of farming. All other things being
j equal, supply and demand must determine
values, and that means, with a lessened
land supply and with an increasing demand
I for the produc ta of the soil, higher prices
j must prevail for productive farms.
The knowledge that the day Is fast ap-
proachlng when the last of the public
'domain shall be transferred to private
I ownership. Is stirring thousands of tne
, landless to hasten to the west to obtain a
I farm lifr.r. It l t r. kru
M ACHINIST'S ,l( KM IN W EST
Small Urslsalsg lead to Fortaae
on Farm.
OGDEN, I'tah. March 4 (Spec lai.)
Six )ears ago ('. E. Delllenbai h was a
machinist employed in the Southern Pa
cific shops in ogden. His wages, at that
time. Were scarcely enough to meet all the
demands of his little family, so he bor
rowed a few hundred dollais, which, added
to the money he bad in his old tobacco
box., totalled $1 sou. This money bought
forty arres ot land ten miles south of
Ogden, near the village ot Roy. There is
Electric Power Needs
No Extra Pay for
Working Overtime
nHIS is a point well worth consid
ering in every power application.
Whenever you want power the central
station stands ready tm deliver it instantly.
It is as efficient for operating a coffee grinder
as it is for running a great manufactur
ing plant iu the most economical way.
"Whether your power needs are small or great t lie
electric drive is best. Our Contract Department will
be pleased to send an expert with facts and figures,
Omaha Electric Light and
Power Company
today no Indebtedness on the farm and
Mr. Dellenbach has been offered, but has
refused, $10,tX0 fur his place.
This Is one Instance of how even the In
experienced have gained competency on a
small patch of land In this region.
A dairy farm, near the Dellenbach place,
containing seventeen acres In alfalfa, sus
tains a family of six. The milch cows re
turn a profit of $'3 each a year, after
allowing the market price for the hay fed
them. Vet duirlng ts In Its Infamy In
I'tah. Better cows and more up-to-date
methods are being advocated In the In
dustry. The Intermountaln region Is known to
possess Ideal dairy conditions High a'tl
tude, an abundance of pure air and water,
and the mountain and meadow grasses
combine to produce a product unequalcl
anywhere else In the world, and yet I'tah
ships In about 40 per cent of what Is con
sumed at home.
At a recent meeting of dalryuien in this
city, one of the speakeis explained that.
In years past, I'tah Imported little butter,
but recently the tendency hud been to hold
the product tiu high that eastern markets
flooded the local nmi hi-ik The spe aker
urt-'ed as a means of self-prnte tlon thm
ptoducing of a Ix-lter grade of cream !
moie sanitary ur.d systematic- methods and
the maikctlng of the prudiic t on a ic.ison
ablc basis for producer and consumer
There Is a large field here for the modern
dairyman.