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<br />, <br /> <br />PRRS_ lIArE1l tE'IELOPIIElr.'S AlID HEEDS <br /> <br />Irr1r,at10ll <br /> <br />In the early 41l)"1 1rr1<<,e.t.loA 1>>. tt. J.rkanaaa vall.,. ..... coPl'iJ:I.ecl <br /> <br /> <br />to r&l.~ r;l'&lnl. lay, aDd leae ngetablea to aJ.ppq 100a1 ..loa. <br /> <br />fbD lack of traZlosportatloD contributed to h~h prIce a for tbl ~- <br /> <br /> <br />UQWD prod.uce and prohibited. .hIppIng to dhta.nt ..,._t... thia type <br /> <br />of SrriV-t:loD. oolno1ded. with tbe ..,...U&ble .t,.... runorr. <br /> <br /> <br />With the oompletlon of the rallrosda trGII l(ansaa City and the <br /> <br />Ealt throu"h the ArkaJUIIU Vall.., to .Pueblo am thane. northward to <br /> <br /> <br />Den_", "&41 -.rata beOlU8 &T&11able for aor. dlverdf>>d cr~. <br /> <br />tb:la .. gradual d--.nd d..,..loped tor late ......on ...tar whioh the <br /> <br /> <br />I'trelUl.& oClll14 not luppq. Tbue otanglnr; cond1tt=- oreated. tla Deed <br /> <br /> <br />tor .tor1l2c tbs flood water aDd wiater II'tmatl... 1'01' la'te IU.ml8r <br /> <br /> <br />1rrl~tlon. Aa.. "wit three reunotrl 11:1 t_ be&d.,.aterl repoD <br /> <br /> <br />aDI .lo'ftll oft-stream r."l'TOlrl below k\aeblo. -..ppl1ed with ..:ta- <br /> <br />tro. tt8 Arkan... RiTer, .ere conatraoted durl~ the period 1890-1910. <br /> <br /> <br />fa. 1"...nolrl b.t.c. Pueblo han .. total oapaoity of' $07.600 &ON-ten <br /> <br />aD! irri,at. bulla bol..... b)' dir.at appllcaUan ar exalanr;. ar --. <br /> <br /> <br />stcr.ge .... tbu. pl'O'l'ide4 tor .nearl3' all the ....llabl. wa.tor mppq ot <br /> <br /> <br />the Al"kan.. River cmtr IlIO'! aboTe the dir.ct irr1gat lon requil'Olllem:1 <br /> <br />ror the vall'U'. <br /> <br /> <br />A. at 1940. mere ttan IUS.OOO.OOO tad b.eu expended. tor TariN' <br /> <br /> <br />Vpe. or irrigation 'Worka ill the Arkan.a. Valley proper, the out.ta.a:I- <br /> <br /> <br />111& 1M.bte4mu at that time ..... aDl;y ~.Z6li.OOO. lIuah ar th10 <br /> <br /> <br />de'ftlopDllat ooourred during .. per101 of abO'V.-no~ runart on the <br /> <br /> <br />Eader:a. Slope aDd or expaa11>>g a,rlcultulSl operatlona throughout the <br /> <br />u <br />