New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 8, 1922, Page 15

1 & MANY ACRES BEING RECLAIMED YEARLY Reclamation Servioe's - Report Covers 20 Year Period Washington, Dec. 8.—A 20-year re- view of government reclamation work i8 contained in the annual report for the fiscal year, ended last June, of Director Arthur P, Davis, of the United Btates reclamation service, of the department of the interior, as the 17th day of June, 1922, marked the completion of 20 years of operation of the national reclamation aot. The investment of the government during this period has been in round numbers $135,000,000, which has ac- complished the construction of works by which about 1,675,000 acres of former arid land, in the west has been furnished with a complete water supply, and about 1,100,000 additional acres in private projects has received a_supplemental supply, On govern- ment projects the area comprises 31,- 462 farms, at an average area per farm of about 53 acres, supplying more than 30,000 families. Great Excavations. With the investment mentioned the service has excavated more than 200,- 000,000 cubic yards of earth and rock of which about 14,00,000 cubic yards have been placed in dams. Canals aggregating more ‘than 13,000 miles have been bullt, including 27 miles of tunnels and 135 miles of flumes. Structures of all kinds and sizes, to the number of 110,000 have been erected in connectioh with the work. Some of the large projects con- structed are the Roosevelt Danf, in Arizona, which is 200 feet high; the Arrowrock; Dam in Idaho; 349 -feet high; Elephant Butte dam in New - Mexico, 306 feet high, and the Path- finder and Shoshone dams in Wyo- ming, 218 and 328 feet high, respec- tively. Reclamation work also included the erection of many other dams, canals and tunnels, flumes, drains, power plants, transmission and telephone Hnes, roads, railroads, pumping plants and a varlety of other classes of in- cidental work. Like Another State. From .an agricultural standpoint, the report said, the reclamation serv- ice has added another state to the union, equal in value to its agricul- tural products to that of the state of No Soap Better sr~=For Your Skin=——. Than Cutioura %‘? — HOSIERY — A REAL GIFT Plain fine silks and fancy clocked, full fashioned hese, silk to the top in the very _best makes. Silk and Wool in plain and fancy clock- ed designs—$2.00 to $4.50. Men’s pure silk, silk and wool, and fine wools—$1.00 to $2. 50 We carry the best ]mes of Hos:ery manufactured. — THE— W. G. SIMMONS, Com. 85 West Main St. HANC U BABY’S STOCKING s Be sure you don’t forget the dear little dimpled darling who has “ne’er saw Christmas yet.” ) : What a_wonderful Christmas with a little, cuddling § baby in the home. And baby must have Christmas pres- ents. What would the idol of your home really want? Both § i% Daddy and Uncle Joe must buy something; neither of them know just what baby desires and baby can volunteer no in- ¥ formation. { Turn to the Classified Pages and consult “Gifts For \g s the Kiddies—65-D” under CHRISTMAS GIFT SUGGES- § TIONS. That is the answer to ths situation. USE OUR CLASSIFIED PAGES. AS YOUR XMASGg SHOPPING GUIDE NO ONE FORGOTTEN—NOTHING MISSED Lady-In Walhng | "I‘he acld test of the industrial Mme, Germaine Zisso, famed as one of the most beautiful members of Rumanian nobility, has been appoint- NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, suffered severely from the rapid de- cline dn values and avallable markets in subsequent years. Althdugh the acreage irrigated and cropped has continued to Increase, the actual values realized in ‘the past two years are legs than those of provious years, de- pression, he concluded, has demons strated, however, not only the ability |* but the determination of nearly all of the water users to meet the pay- ments required by law, ‘Logansport School Supt, Probably a Suicide Logansport, Ind, Dec, 8,—Coroner M. B. Stewart was still of the opinion today that James A. Wilkinson, su- verintendent of Logansport schools, had committed suleide although no ed lady-in-waiting by Queen Marie of | §S Rumania. Weét Virginia or the combined values | 3§ of the crops of Vermont and Con- necticut. The value of crops raised on farms on government projects in 1921 amounted to $49,620,300, exclu- sive of about $45,000,000 additional raised on private projects which were <‘HIIHIIII\\ Il 11\ /INII/ furnished water from works erected | §N by the service. The value of crops grown on frri- gated lands in the federal projects in 1921 averaged $42.85 per acre, compared with $14.562, the average value per acre of the 10 leading crops | 2 in the country as a whole in the same year. Since projects began the delivery of water| the crops grown on reclaimed land have exceeded $475,000,000 in value, exclusive of the crop value on pri vate lands watered through govern- ment sources, value produced as live stock products. of the lands as a result of reclama- tion work by the government was placed at over $500,000,000. Director Davis pointed out that the reclamation projects have not been exempt from the vicissitudes of in- dustrial conditions, and that al- though they enjoyed high prices dur- ing 1917, 1918 ‘and 1919, they also #ock and the government ! as | & and of the increased |\ The increased value | § ‘phdd’ Bootigs THE plausible motive has been developed, Mr, Wilkinson's body was found. in his garage Wednesday and a revolver which he held« In his right hana showed that one cartridge had been discharged. He is survived by a wilow and three children, DONNA HAS ROTARY 13 Smallest Town in Country to Have Club of s Own, Bays Service Sec- retary. Donna, Texas, Dec. 8-—This com- munity of fifteen hundred odd inhab- itants in Hidalgo county, ncar the mouth of the Rio Grande, 1is the smallest town in the world having a /1 with FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8§ 1022, ' Rotary club all its ewn, according to information from Roger H, Matten, executive service secretary, Rotary International. John V., Bingleton; governor of the Thirteenth district of Rotary clubs, at Waxahachie, Texas, reports that a loving cup has been presented the Donna Retary club by the Houston Rotary club because the former club, its twenty-two members all present, had the best attendance at an inter-city meeting, The cup was given on 'a’ mileage basis, showing the Donna club to have traveled 7,876 miles, . ) TRUCK SMASHES CHURCH, Norwich, Dec. 8.—An automobile truck crashed into the double front doors of ‘United GATE LEG TABLES Very useful and decorative, Many sizes in Mahogany and Walnut; Oval Round and Square. Porter’s Prices— $21.00, $27.00, $29.00, $33.00, $39.00 LAMPS Table, Floor and Bridg~ SEWING CABINETS Martha Washington Styles SMOKERS Porter’s Prices $1.95, 53.%5, $6.25, $9.00, 5 SEWING STANDS Porter’s Prices $17.50, $25.00, $29.00, $34.00 TEA WAGONS Largest Display Ever Shown Priscilla Styles Porter’s Prices $6.95, §8.75, $12.50 WE WILL BE PLEASED TO CASH YOUR CHRISTMAS CLUB CHECKS Porter’s Prices $14.00, $24.00, $25.00, $27.50, $29.00 Congregational | church here and was stopped he(urel’ miander to Trinity college. it reached the audience room merely because one of the doors fell at such an angle #s to hold it. The truck which had just. been loaded with gasoline and oll had been stopped™n | gear and with brakes set on Church street hill, The driver was in o nearby house, R — MAKES MANY ‘BEQUESTS, G. E. Hoadley Left $230,000 to Rela- tives—Rest té Public Institutions Hartford, Dec.- 8—Aftey making be- quests to relatives amounting to $230,000, George Edward Hoadley, late of West Hartford left the resi- due of his estate to three public in- stitutions, one-half to the Connecticut historical sdclety, $5,000 to the Wind- sor historical soclety and qo re- n the ., ke For hhu and Calares ‘InUse mwumv Alvmbnn “‘ ‘41‘ e s—— bequest to the Connecticut historieal pociety the will states that the funds are to.be used for purchasing a site . and equipping a bullding to be m,- pled by the soclety. As the inventory of the estate has not been completed it cannot now be told how much will be at the flwr of “the Connecticut historical soclety ° | and Trinity college, but it is supposed ,\ that each will recelve upwards of $60,000., 4') . #. 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