The Brand (Hereford, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, November 6, 1903 Page: 6 of 16
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THE BRAND
THe Brand
Merged with the Searchlight, Oct. 2, 1903
A Weekly Journal Devoted to the Interests
of Hereford and the Plains Country of Texas
Official Organ of Deaf Smith County
Official Organ of Castro County
F. L. VANDERBURGH J. RAY
Editors and Publishers
WATER TEST SATISFACTORY.
As reported in a recent issue of
The Brand the people of Portales,
N. M., made a test of their water
supply, though the result was not
known until this week.
G. R. Jowell, who was present at
the first test, which proved unsatis-
factory, reasons for which are given
below, recently received a letter
from Charles E. Carter, probate
judge of Roosevelt county, of which
Portales is the county seat, and who
is well known to many citizens of
the plains, which we publish below:
Portales, N. M., Nov. 2, 1903.
Mr. Geo. R. Jowell,
Hereford, Texas.
Dear Sir and Friend:—
Yours received and noted. Yes,
we took up the pump and put it in
the dug well and you ought to have
seen it fill the 5$ inch tin (exhaust)
pipe—I suppose 600 gallons per
minute. Everyone was well pleased
with the test. Before taking up the
pump from the bored well they made
a short run Monday morning and
the flow was much better than on
Saturday. Think a few days'
pumping in the bored well would
have developed a supply of water to
run '600 gallons per minute. I sent
copies of the town papers to dozen
or more parties who are interested
in the water question. If you make
a test I would suggest you get a 10
or 12 inch well down through all
your known water strata, cased with
iron or tin 10 inch casing thoroughly
perforated at all water strata.
Would like to be with you at test.
Your friend,
C. L. Carter.
In the above letter mention is
made of a dug well and also a bored
well, an explanation of which is
necessary to those who are not
familiar with the well tested. This
well was dug by the railroad com-
pany and is now used by them for
furnishing water for their engines.
The dug well is 6 feet square and
about 32 feet deep and has 14 feet
of water therein. After digging
this well the company bored a
further well about 35 feet deep,
commencing at the bottom of the
dug well, making the bored well
about 70 feet deep. The bored well
had never been pumped from and more
or less mud and sand had collected
around the pipe, thus making the
first test unsatisfactory. It will be
seen by the above letter, however,
that on the second test the results
were more satisfactory and that the
desired results would be gained when
once the well had been cleared from
the mud and sand.
The following letter from L. H.
Hallam, the irrigation expert, who
assisted in making the test at Por-
tales, will be interesting to our
readers who are studying the irri-
gation problem:
Roswell, N. M., Oct. 30, 1903.
Mr. G. R. Jowell,
Hereford, Texas.
Dear friend:—
You have doubtless by this time
heard of the great success we made
pumping from the surface well Mon-
day evening and Tuesday. We
pumped for one hour and ten minutes,
the discharge pipe full, or about six
hundred gallons per minute, when
the water lowered to the end of our
suction pipe which was four feet
above bottom of well, afterward we
pumped for one hour and forty-five
minutes and had plenty of water left
in well, this showed that pumping
helped the flow. Afterwards we
pumped for short runs. If you have
as much water at Hereford as there
is at Portales your irrigation ques-
tion is solved. We failed to sell the
outfit in Portales as it seemed no one
had that much money. * Think we
will sell several plants there as soon
as we can arrange for money. If
you get your well ready for us to
make the test at Hereford I hope it
will be arranged so we can sell the
plant if it is shown there is enough
water to make a success. The
engine and pump without casing and
belt, which is extra, will be worth
$800. If it is erected at another
place from where the test is made
we would have to charge cost of
erection. I wish you could have
seen our last demonstration at Por-
tales as that amount of water fairly
flooded the town. Let me hear as
to your plans as to the test.
Yours truly,
L. H. Hallam.
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HEREFORD, : : : : : TEXAS
Now is Hereford's chance to test
her water supply, which is believed
by all to be inexhaustible, which, if
true, would, as Mr. Hallam states,
solve the irrigation problem, pro-
viding the cost of obtaining the
water does not equal or exceed the
profit on the crops raised. A little
figuring will show that a continual
flow of 600 gallons of water per
minute will irrigate 320 acres of
land one inch every ten days (which
experts agree is the proper amount
of irrigation in strictly arid countries
—having no rainfall). However,
this amount of water is not needed
in this section, as in ordinary sea-
sons we have plenty of rainfall for
all crops, save, perhaps, some
species of garden truck.
Of course, if irrigation on this
plan should prove feasable and
economical, it would* take a few
years' time to prepare ditches, gates
and other appurtenances necessary
for the successful irrigation of large
tracts of land, but we firmly believe
that the time is not far distant when
this will be a strictly agricultural
section, irrigation or no irrigation.
The rain which came Friday
night, though not as much as
needed, has raised the drooping
spirits of many farmers and inspired
them with confidence, as there is
now suficient moisture in the ground
to bring up the wheat and set it to
growing.
The Amarillo Champion has been
changed from a six-column folio to a
four-column quarto which very
materially improves the appearance
of the paper. The Champion has
also changed its publication day
from Saturday to Thursday which
will enable its many readers to se-
cure the paper on the week of publi-
cation. Russell is getting out a
clean, good paper and has the sup
port of Amarillo's best citizens.
The Clarendon News is to have a
gasolene engine in the near future,
thereby leaving considerable of his
kicking to the ingenuity of man,
rather than to his own muscular
efforts.
The car famine is co-extensive
with the Panhandle, and of course
'tis but natural for each community
to think its lot is the worst. No
doubt the railroad companies are do-
ing all they can to relieve the situa-
tion and in due time all will be well.
The big shows are now down in
Texas faking the people. The
Texas people are very charitable
and when the elephant comes along,
they are entirely willing to donate
their mite to his support. There
are those who would consider the
best part of their lives lost if they
should fail to be represented and
faked at these big gatherings. How
fortunate are we to be so far away
from civilization (?) as not to come
within their range.
The Tulia Standard and Dalhart
Texan each begins its second year
of existance with this week. 'Tisnot
going too far to ascribe success to this
much of their career. The Texan has
a plant such as is in keeping with
the great progress that is just now
being made throughout the country,
and is giving its citizens a good
paper. The Standard is a newsy
little paper and enjoys a liberal
patronage from the business men of
the town. The Brand wishes con-
tinued prosperity to both its contem-
poraries.
For Sale.
Guy Gamble's household furniture,
consisting of beds, chairs, tables,
carpets, matting, dishes, etc., will
be sold at less than cost. All new
and good. Can be seen at Guy Gam-
ble's saddle shop. Come quick for
a rare bargain. 35tf
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Ray, J. & Vanderburgh, F. L. The Brand (Hereford, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, November 6, 1903, newspaper, November 6, 1903; Hereford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth142372/m1/6/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Deaf Smith County Library.