THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



Wyoming, et al, have expressed themselves 

 as in favor of protecting depositors in case 

 of bank failures, and have so declared 

 themselves to Mr. Mayer. 



We are confident that all oui readers 

 will appreciate and approve this new de- 

 parture and we give this notice so that all 

 may secure the first article of the series. 



On the tenth of this month 

 Rio Grande , 

 Irrigation. tne case * tne United States 



Government against the Rio 

 Grande Dam and Irrigation Co. will come 

 up for trial before the Federal Supreme 

 Court. It is about two years since the 

 first injunction was filed against this com- 

 pany, and in June, 1887. the case was tried 

 before Judge Bantz, of the Territorial 

 District Court, who dismissed with costs 

 the injunction against the Company. 

 The Government appealed the case to the 

 Territorial Supreme Court and the ruling 

 was again in favor of the company. The 

 third trial will now come up before the 

 Federal Supreme Court. 



This case has attracted so much atten- 

 tion on both -sides of the Atlantic (for 

 English capital is the basis of the Rio 

 Grande Company) and the decision will be 

 of such vital importance to dwellers in 

 the Rio Grande district, that a paper on the 

 subject is pertinent and we therefore call 

 the attention of our readers to the article 

 in this issue entitled "Rio Grande Irriga- 

 tion," by Nathan E. Boyd, M. D.. which 

 gives a concise history of the Company 

 from its formation to the present time. 



The headline in a Honolulu 

 One of Us paper which reads "Santiago 



Must Be Ours," has furnished 

 material for many newspaper witticisms. 

 The eagerness Hawaii showed to "put his 

 feet under the table and become one of us" 

 as evinced by the pronoun "ours" causes 

 one exchange to remark jocularly: 

 "That's right, sonny; wipe your feet and 

 come right in and take a seat at the table. 

 Uncle Sam is not fond of diffident chil- 

 dren." But in spite of the jokes there is 

 probably not one who does not like that 

 assumption of joint authority, that readi- 

 ness to regard himself as one of Uncle 

 Sam's family which is displayed in the 

 headline, and it argues well for the fu- 

 ture of the newly adopted child. Santi- 

 ago is ours, Hawaii, not yours or mine 



but ours, and may the interest and enthus- 

 iasm manifested by you at this early date 

 in your adopted country never grow less 

 We have recently heard a 

 The Dreyfus great deal about Spanish 



"honor" and now the Dreyfus 

 case is sheddidg light upon French 

 "honor.'' The ideas of the two countries 

 are somewhat similar on this subject. 

 Col. Henry confessed that he committed 

 the forgery that convicted Dreyfus, but 

 claimed that he did it because the proof 

 against Dreyfus was absolutely necessary 

 to maintain the honor and glory of the 

 French army. These views of "honor" 

 are a bit startling to us Americans; as we 

 do not consider forgery and suicide neces- 

 sary to preserve our honor. The Dreyfus 

 case would do credit to the injustice of 

 the middle ages, and that such a proceed- 

 ing could occur in this day and age is 

 shocking. 



Newspaper report has it that France is 

 on the brink of a revolution, due to these 

 recent disclosures. Well, as the Syracuse 

 Standard aptly remarks "Tragedy and 

 Justice go hand in hand in France." 

 The St. Louis Republican is of the opinion 

 that "It would never do for France to dis- 

 band her armies so long as the Dreyfus 

 case is unsettled and Zola uncaptured." 

 Facts Little islands that we hardly 



About Porto knew were on the map, have 

 R' co - acquired great interest for 



us since the war. Possession often en- 

 hances the value of an article and so in 

 thi? case the fact that Porto Rico is ours, 

 causes us to have a respectful interest for 

 the little blotch of yellow on the map, that 

 represents now a part of Uncle Sam's do- 

 main. In view of this suddenly acquired 

 interest in the little island, we read with 

 attention the report of A. P. Austin, Chief 

 of the Bureau of Statistics, Treasury De- 

 partment, in regard to Porto Rico. "As 

 a delightful winter resort, a valuable 

 tropical garden and an important strategic 

 point, Porto Rico is a valuable acquisition 

 to the people and government of the 

 United States," is the view expressed by 

 Mr. Austin after a brief visit to the island. 

 "It must not be expected," he continues, 

 "that so small an island can become a 

 large factor in supplying the $250,000,000 

 worth of tropical productions which th 



