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TILE OMAIIA SUNDAY BEE: JULY 30. 1911.
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Our Next Specially Conducted Excursion Leaves Omaha Tuesday, Aug. 1st
to the FAMOUS COSTILLA IRRIGATED LANDS in
the BEAUTIFUL SAN LUIS VALLEY
We spend a day in Denver, pass through Colorado Springs, Pueblo, and over the Rockies into the valley to the largest private irrigation
project in the United States. Come with us and see the gigantic Sanchez dam, the immense, irrigation system in operation, and the great crops
now being raised on these lands. There is ample water. No waiting for rain, no drouth, no uncertaintythus insuring sure and rapid in
crease in value.
These lands with perpetual water rights and very low maintenance cost sell at $65 per acre on ten year terms. What are your plans for
the future? Let's discuss them in a friendly, helpful way. Just fill out the coupon below or write us fully and we will be glad to give you the
information you desire. Better still, call at our office and let us talk face to face with you about the opportunities under the Costilla irrigation
project.
If you want to better your condition; if you want a safe and sure investment; if you want an irrigated farm in the beautiful San Luis Val-
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icy, vviui n uuiigiuiui ciiniuic uiu year uiruugii sian planning un a inp wun us next i uesuay, i-vuiiusi
1st. Take your vacation, spend a week with us and see for yourself.
The round trip fare from Missouri river territory is only $26.30, and from Denver we furnish free Pullman berths and hotel
accomodations while on the Costilla tract. Our parties are large at this time of the year, and you should let us hear from you at once.
SMEDD INVESTMENT CO.
FIFTH FLOOR-RAMGE
Phones Bell Douglas 4254; Auto A-2305
SHEDD INV. CO., Ramge Bldg,
Omaha, Nebraska
Please send your Costilla literature.
NAME
ADDRESS
OMAHA, NEB.
Cut out this coupon and mail it today.
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Irrigated Land
. Under the Famous Ia Prelle Dam and Irrigation Project, in North
Platte Valley, Douglas,. Wyoming..
Irrigation Under Favorable Conditions In An Ideal Locality
Special advantageous arrangement for Income from land, to in
vestors who can not farm their own land, for a limited time only.
C G. CARLSON
800 McCagne Building
SALES MANAGER
Omaha, Nebraska.
Oregon Farm and Fruit Land
In the Southern Willamette Valley, nothing better in the
state; fine climate ,fine soil; fine people; no saloons; fine
markets; good transportation facilities; fine schools. Prices
ana terms are ngnt. write ror information.
Tho World Investment Co
Omaha, Neb.
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Extract from letter written by
Prof. II. S. Van Deman, United
States Pomologist, to the agri
cultural department at Wash
ington, I). C: "In all my trav
els I have not seen a more prof
itable or delightful place to
grow fruit than the North Fork
of the Gunnison River. The
fruit interest here is beginning
to over-ride all others, and
orchards are being planted in
every direction."
j j For further particulars, call or write
T"Tie Inter-rVIouritairi Land Co.
0. Y. BAKER, Manager.
1122 Farnam Street, "- - - Omaha, Nebraska
IRRIGATION
Means close communities and increased values- because
of increased production. Come to Wyoming, where tho
land produces the most.
Rock Creek Conservation Company
623 Bee Building, Omaha, Neb.
T REAR A LIME CITY
Antero Irrigated Lands near Denver on Easy Payments.
Call or write:
SAUNDERS SUBURBAN HOMES CO.
1530 City National Bank Bldg., Omaha Neb.
GREAT YIELDS IN SAN LUIS
Coitilla Irrigated Lands in Colorado
Attracting Attention.
FARMERS GROWING ' WEALTHY
Immense Baachea Reservoir In Foot
hills of Cnlebr nance Is the
i I. a rarest of Nine Basin
Betas; Ballt.
H. O. Shedd of the Bhedd Investment
company returned recently from a trip to
the Ban Luis valley of southern Colorado,
where he Is Interested In the CoatlUa Irri
gated Land company. He report that the
whole of the San Luis valley Is Just on the
ve . of harvesting the greatest crop of
mall grain, alfalfa and potatoes In Its
history. The yield of alfalfa is unusually
heavy, and owing to the scarcity of hay In
the prairie country. Is already command
ing a high price. Wheat is to be seen
five' feet high and with immense heads,
which will thresh out from fifty to sixty
bushels to the acre; while the potato crop
threatens, at the high price of that product.
Owing to the fact that the San Luis val
ley farmers wealthy on this year's returns.
Owing to the fact that the Ban Lois val
ley potato crop Is harvested about two
weeks earlier than the crop In Northern
Colorado, the Denver & Rio Orande rail
way Is preparing to rush all available cars
Into the valley to place these potatoes
on the market at the earliest opportunity.
Jt la estimated that (.000 carloads of irri
gated' potatoes from the San Luis valley
wilt be sent to the eastern markets.
Owing to the building of the sugar beet
factory at Monte Vista, the raising of
sugar beets has been greatly stimulated
and the acreage In beets this year Is
large. Work on this factory Is progress
ing rapidly and It is expected to be com
pleted In time for the sugar campaign of
the coming winter.
Great Ranches Reservoir.
The one project In the Ban Luis vallty
which is attracting national attention is
the completion of the immense Sanchea
reaervolr In the foothills of the Culebra
range. Just east of the town of San Acaclo.
This is the largest of nine reservoirs being
built by the Costilla Estates Development
company with which Mr. Shedd's company
is associated. This reservoir, which is
now practically complete and is rapidly fill
ing with water, is five miles in length and
two and one-half miles wide and has a
water depth of 110 feet In the deepest
point. ' Hy a syBtem of intercepting canals
the entire run-off of the Culebra range
for 100 mites is emptied Into this reservoir
to be diverted upon the 100,000 acres of the
Costilla estate. lying in the valley below.
This mammoth reservoir, which Is seven
teen and one-half miles around its shore
Una at high water mark and will store
4,600,000,000 cubic feet of water, Is one of
the very largest reservoirs In the United
States. The dam which holds the water
in place Is 1,410 feet long on top, 600 feet
thick at the base and 120 feet high.
Through the center of the dam a concrete
cut-off wall has been constructed and on
the reservoir side a steel and concrete
tower 160 feet high. This tower has eight
sets of valves operated by levers from the
top and opening Into the Inside of the
canal, so that uniform pressure may be
obtained from any stage of water in the
reservoir. The water passes into this
tower and out through an arohed outlet
tunnel built through the dam 600 feet long.
Owing to the completion of this reser
voir and the rapid settlement of these
Costilla irrigated lands by Mr. Shedd's
company, there is great activity on the
Costilla estate. A large number of farm
ers from Iowa and Nebraska and the irri
gated sections of Colorado have been mov
ing upon these lands and placing them
under cultivation during the last year and
all of there have been uniformly successful
with their first year's crops, enjoying Im
mense yields of alfalfa, small grain, field
peas and potatoes. Comfortable farm
homes have been erected and tiere is not
a claim shack on the entire estate, while
many of the bungalow homes In the thriv
ing towns of San Acaclo and Meslta are
equal to any found in Omaha and Denver.
The Financial Backing;.
The company financing this project, which
DELTA COUNTY TO THE FRONT
Colorado County is Given Strong Boost
by Orchardist.
H0TCHKISS TO GET A RAILROAD
O. Y. Baker of That City Tells of the
Wonder of Ills County Two
Hundred Bushels of Tubers
to tho Acre.
O. T. Baker, orchardist, from Hotchklss.
Colo., called at the office of The Omaha
Bee and has the following to report re
garding the future prospects for crops In
Delta county, Colorado, and Its past his
tory: "The climatic conditions have been nor
mal and Delta county will, as usual, ship
a large crop of apples, peaches and other
fruits this year. The apple crop Is the
principal fruit and the crop will be heavier
is backed by the estates of the late David
R. Moffat and the late United States Sena
tor Hughes of Colorado, has spared no ex
pense In completing this largest private
Irrigation project In the United Stattea.
Concrete has been used throughout and a
oomplete system of distributing canals
have been built. The company has also
built a standard gauge railroad from the
town of . Blanca on the Denver & Rio
Grande through the estate, which la to be
completed to Santa Ve. Dally train sr
vlce is maintained and these lands are
brought into quick touch with adjacent
markets of Pueblo, Denver and the east.
Roads have, been laid out, telephone lines
erected and -there are banks, schools,
churches and all things that make life
attractive. In a word, the company has
completed this projpct before Inviting the
public to Inspect it for settlement and in
vestment Mr. Shedd declares that had
this been one of the ainvernment reclama
tion projects Its magnitude and excellent
construction would have attracted world
wide attention.
than ever before on account of many new
orchards JUBt coming Into bearing Peaches
will be In abundance and of the very high
est quality. The Hotchklss vicinity will
furnish at least GOO cars of apples and
peaches. The cantaloupe Industry Is a
new one and Is growing rapidly.
"Delta county has taken first and second
premiums for cantaloupes at the state fair
for the last six years. Sugar beets will
make a heavy yield. There is In the neigh
borhood of 6flO acres of potatoes grown In
the vicinity of Hotchkisa, and which will
yield an average of 300 bushels to the
acre. Alfalfa la also a very Important
crop.
"Hotchklss has the promise of a new
railroad which will traverse the southeattt
ern part of the county and will furnish
hundreds of rich acres with good trans
portation, and will mean much for the
town of Hotchklss. A new gypsum plant
Is to be erected at Hotchklss, having a
dally capacity of 400 barrels. The open
ing of tho new Burdlct coal mine three
miles north of Hotchkiss also means new
business tor the town.
"The Delta County Business Men's as
sociation have challenged any county In
tho United States to equal its shipments
of deciduous fruits, and as an evidence
of Its good intents and purposes it has
placed In the Delta National bank of
Delta, Colo., the cum of 100. as a forfeit
to be paid to th county meeting the con
ditions of sa J challenge.
"The climate of Delta county Is Ideal for
fruit growing. The average altitude is
6.200 feet. The high mountains which al
most entirely surround the valley and
mesas of the Ounnlfon and North Fork
rivers, regulate . the climate. They ob
struct the high winds so that storms are
unknown in the vaTleys. The clouds being
attracted to the mountains by magnetic
influence, assure the agricultural and hor
ticultural sections of 320 days of sunshine.
"This is the recipe that makes the Colo
rado quality: (1) A rich soil; (2) constant
.unshlne; (3) cool air; (4) the system of
Irrigation that brings water to the root
of the plants without shutting off the
sunshine from the leaves, Incidentally, the
MANY USES FOR EUCALYPTUS
Used for All Sorts of Building and
Has Several By-Products.
BIG PROFITS IN GROWING IT
It Yields Ilonely, Oil for Heallnv
Wounds, Provides Fuel, Supplies
Ties and is Used for Im
plements and Furniture.
An Omaha man, In an Interview with a
Bee representative, had some Interesting
things to say regarding eucalyptus, a won
derful forestry product in California. He
said:
"One evening sometime ago while dining
with a friend, our conversation touched on
the subject of Investments. He remarked
he had Just mado one of the best Invest
ments he had ever heard of. Of oourse. I
usked him what it was. He replied, 'I paid
$1,600 for ten acres of eucalyptus land In
California.' I looked sorrowfully at him
and wondered how he expected to realise
from the oil he would get from that num
ber of trees, although I knew its great
value for medicinal uses. Imagine my sur
prise when he told me the oil was simply
climate which is best for an apple and best
for a peach is best for a human being.
Twenty-elRht years ago Delta county was
a Ute Indian reservation. Today Delta
county la pre-eminently the greatest fruit
producing county in America.
"In 195 a few orchards came Into bear
ing. In 1909 there were 10,000 acres of de
veloped orchards. The farmers reoeived
$4,000,000 for their crops. There were 4,700
cars of fruit shipped. The apple growers
rtiTlvcd $2,500,000; peach growers. $600,000;
M'Br beet growers S2PO.000; potato growers
$75,000; small fruit growers $00,000; bee
keepers $50,000 for their honey.
"Did the Nile, or any other valley ever
O'jual. In Its palmiest days, the productive
wealth of the Great North Fork country In
Delta county, Colorado?"
a by-product taken from the leaves and
that it was the hardwood lumber he was
Interested In.
"My friend being very enthusiastic on the
subject, told me things about this timber
that sounded rather fanciful to me and
finally I said to him, 'I do not believe your
statements In reference to ths value of the
timber, its uses and rapid growth.' Ha
said he would get me the government re
ports, state forester of California official
report, the Berkeley experimental station
report. Forestry society bulletins and pros
pectuses of several companies with which
he was familiar. He told me an acre of
this hard wood 'timber was worth $2,600 In
ten years for the timber alone, and that
it reproduced itself from the sprout growth
In less than ten years, making finer timber
In less time than the original tree, and that
It would continue to do so for generations
very time It Is cut. t
"Within a few days I received bulletins,
and soon found my friend's statements were
backed up by the government reports. I
found the wood has been used for every
thing any of the other hard woods are used
for. In fact, an excellent substitute .for
mahogany, oak, hickory, etc
"Naturally I became very much Inter
ested In a wood that could be produced In
so short a time and be of such a variety
of uses, and when I again saw my friend,
asked him If he could not get some sam
ples. He told me he had Just learned that
L. R. Tost has a very fine display of the
wood at 312 McCague building and advised
me to see him, which I did, and learned a
great deal more about this wonderful wood,
fully agreeing with my friend about his
Investment.
"The following quotation gives some of
the various uses of this wonderful tree.
The yielding of honey for the delectation of
the palate and oil for the healing of wound
and maladies; the production of fuel for
the fireside and factory; the supplying nf
ties for railways, posts for fences, piles
for wharves, timber for bridges and poles
for trolley, telephone and telegraph lines;
the furnishing of material for vehicles, for
Implements, for furnitures and for the
embellishment of our dwelling houses; the
saving of millions of our native trees by
producing in a single decade material (or
this multitude of purposes."
It la nut Improbable for one to, imagine a
little way Into the future when our native
timber will be depleted, that eucalyptus
wood will be very valuuble and that it will
be one of the staple sources of Income of
California, the only state where for cllmatlo
reasons It seems to thrive.
GREAT MAGIC EARTH DAM
ON THEJ3IG WOOD RIVER
Immense Structure that Holds Back
Water Fnouah for 100,000
Acres of Land.
The completion of the magic reservoir on
Big Wood river was finished, ths heaviest
part of the construction work on ths Big
Wood river project and insures ample
water supply for all the land near Rich
field, Shoshone, Gooding and Dietrich. Not
only is the reservoir, which lies twenty
five miles north of Richfield In the canon
of the Big Wood river filled to Its capacity,
but water has been pouring from the spill
way ever since it was filled by heavy rains)
in April. So far as known this Is ths high
est earth dam In the world.
It Is 140 fct high from base to crest, and
carries water to a depth of 120 feet at tho
spillway level. , The dam contains approx
imately 80,010 cubic yards of earth and,
cost about $1,000,000. The reservoir forma a
latge lake twelve miles in length by two
miles In width and contains 200,000 acre
feet of water. This, with the addition of
the normal flow of the Big Wood river,
gives sufficient water for the irrigation
of the 160.000 acres of land. Not only will
this be the means of supplying Irrigation
water for a rich section which, up to this
time has not been available for cultivation,
but on the lake will be established a re
port and the waters will be stocked with
game flt-.li. The Big Wood river project
lies midway tetwxen the Twin Falls dis
trict and the rich mining section near
Halley, end as it Is crossed by the main
llpe of the Oregon Short Line railroad, it
Is one of the most easily reached districts
In the state.
Great Dam that Forms Integral Part of Important Irrigation Project in Idaho
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MA QIC RESERVOIR ON BIO WOOD RIVER. WHERE THE HIGHEST EARTH DAM IN TUB WORLD HOLDS BACK A LAKE TWELVE MILES LONG AND T VO MILES WIDE. 8UPPLTINO WATER FOR 160.000 ACRES fV LAND.
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