AN ILLUSTRATED HONTHLY. 



Edited by GEORGE E. GIRLING. 



THE IRRIGATION AGE is a Journal of Western America, recognized throughout the 

 World as the exponent of Irrigation and its kindred industries. It is the pioneer journal of 

 its kind in the world and has no rival in h r df a continent. It advocates the mineral develop- 

 ment and the industrial growth of the West. 



CONTENTS FOR OCTOBER, 1897. 



The Progress of Western America. 



The Hope of Irrigation , 1 



Something Already Done 1 



Self Help the Watchword 1 



The States Duty 2 



The Homeseekers' Convention 2 



Looks Better for the Companies 2 



The Union Pacific Eailroad 3 



The Irrigation Convention 3 



Interesting Contributed Articles. 



The Need of Population in the West, by Arthur I. Street 4 



Valuable Suggestions on Good Roads, by Frank S. Chapin 14 



Notes on Agriculture. 



California Olive Oil Gaining Favor 14 



Electricity on the Farm 10 



Windmill Irrigation 14 



Mining NCAVS 15 



In the Region of the Rockies 16 



Resolutions Passed at First National Homeseekers' Conventio n .22 



Illustrations. 



The Return from the Hunt (Frontispiece) 



How we Irrigate ; 5 



Home of James E. Wells 9 



Sage Brush Plains Ready for the Settler 11 



Home of a Fruit Grower 13 



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