THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



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Armour is to be made president of the 

 Pure Food Association." 



In the recent session of the Utah legis- 

 lation a bill was passed by which an ap- 

 propriation of $100,000 was made for the 

 payment by the state of one-fourth the 

 cost of constructing reservoirs. The 

 author of the bill. Mr. Mansfield, said he 

 thought the reservoirs should be owned 

 by the tillers of the soil, and the plan of 

 using the principal of the reservoir fund 

 as a bonus to farmers for building reser- 

 voirs would bring about a great improve- 

 ment in the irrigation system of the State. 



The bill piovides /or the conversion of 

 the 500.000 acres of the reservoir grant 

 into cash, to be distributed as bonuses. 

 Only 68.000 acres have as yet been set 

 aside. 



THE M. RUMLEY COMPANY. 



The institution bearing the above name 

 WE* established forty-six years ago and 

 has been doing business and growing all 

 these years at La Porte. Indiana. They 

 are manufacturers of a line of machinery 

 that has not only made them famous in 

 this country but has been of such quality 

 and superiority as to attract trade from 

 European countries as well. 



The M. Rumley Separators and Engines 

 are known everywhern for the superiority 

 of their construction and the uniform high 

 quality of their work. The cut which we 

 present herewith is that of the new 

 Rumley Rear-Geared Traction Engine 

 with Friction Clutch. It serves in an 

 excellent way to illustrate the high quality 

 of the company's product. This engine is 

 famous for its high power coupled with 

 economy as to steam and fuel: it is the 



quickest steamer known and is possessed 

 of high reserve force; it is possessed of un- 

 usual traction power and takes its load 

 with ease over the most slippery roads. 

 With all its size and power it is so 

 sensitive to the steering apparatus as to 

 be handled with perfect ease. 



In addition to this Traction Engine 

 these people make also Compound Trac- 

 tion Engines, Portrble Engines and Semi- 

 Portable Engines. In Threshers they 

 manufacture the New Rumley Sep- 

 arator which combines the apron and 

 vibrating principles, with leading spouts, 

 high wagon elevators, clover hulling 

 attachment, telescope weighing device, 

 telescope bagger, etc. These machines 

 are equipped with the famous Rumley 

 Uncle Tom's Farmer's Friend Straw 

 Stacker; the Rumley Band-Cutter and 

 Feeder and the Rumley Automatic 

 Stacker. 



A full line of Dingee-Woodbury Horse 

 Powers, Saw Mills of various sizes and 

 Maurer's Automatic Bailing Presses com- 

 pletes the line. Every article is the com- 

 plete embodiment of good material, good 

 skill and perfect workmanship. Write 

 them for large illustrated catalogue which 

 they will take pleasure in mailing to our 

 readers. 



IT WAS A QUESTION OF VERASITY. 

 The London Telegraph tells this Monte 

 Carlo story: "A woman entered the salle 

 while a prince whom she knew was win- 

 ning in a sweeping style that seemed des- 

 tined to break the bank. 'I am so glad 

 to see you here prince: and in such luck, 

 too!' she exclaimed. ' Do tell me a lucky 

 number: it is sure to win, for you are now 

 in the vein." The prince generously 

 placed a pile of gold louis before the viva- 

 cious lady, whose beauty had successfully 

 defied the effects of thirty-six winters, and 

 said: 'Put it all on the number of your 

 years and reap a golden harvest:' The 

 lady reflected, hesitated and then placed 

 the pile on twenty-seven. An instant 

 later the croupier sang out, 'thirtp-six 

 red wins!' The lady muttored. Ah, mon 

 Dieu; thirty-six is exactly my age,' and 

 fainted on the spot." 



