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THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



been made to the farmer of the semi-arid 

 parts of the country has been to locate 

 under a corporation ditch, purchase a 

 iarm at a maximum price, pay a big price 

 for the right to receive water, and then 

 annually pay a perpetual rental of a 

 couple of dollars per acre for the water 

 that was necessary to the growth of his 

 crops. Even with these expenses, the 

 occupant of the irrigated farm made 

 money and there has never been any 

 trouble experienced in selling such lands. 

 That being the case, the opportunities 

 offered by this irrigation proposition the 

 many advantages are too apparent to 

 require elaboration. If a farmer can 

 make money when he has to buy his farm, 

 buy his water right and then annually pay 

 a big price for his water supply, he cer- 

 tainly cannot fail to make money when he 

 secured his land without cost, does the 

 work on the construction of the irrigation 

 system and ets paid for it. and is then 

 given water each year at just exactly what 

 it costs the state commission to sustain 

 the system.' " 



GREATER AMERICA ASSURED 

 SUCCESS. 



Great as was the ultimate success of the 



Trans-Mississippi Exposition at Omaha 

 last year, it is a fact the management was 

 sorely distressed up to the very day of its 

 opening over a fearful pr. spect that its 

 great buildings would not be filled, and 

 indeed some of them were not filled until 

 the exposition was well advanced. The 

 Greater America Exposition, which will 

 open at Omaha July 1. is faring better. 

 Two months and a half before the opening 

 day the great Machinery building was 

 filled and applicants for space were receiv- 

 ing short allowances. Over half the space 

 in the Manufacturer's building had been 

 disposed of, chiefly for live exhibits in 

 which model factories are shown in active 

 and actual operation and turning out 

 products. Exhibits sufficient had been 

 secured to fill the government building, 

 including the war museum and displays 

 made by the signal services and the other 

 department of the government. The fine 

 arts building was half full of hxhibits of 

 s iperior worth and attraci iveness. Similar 

 1 rogress has been achieved in every other 

 department. The liberal arts building 

 will be occupied by the main colonial 

 exhibits and is certain to be more than 

 full. 



THE GIRL THAT BELIEVES IN ME. 



That simple, trusting lassie, 

 The girl who believes in me. 



Th^re are some with greater beauty, 



Anp some that wittier be; 

 But there's only one wee girlie 



That ever believed in me. 



She's never been to college, 



Knows not her A, B, C, 

 Yet she has stores of wisdom 



Or she'd not believe in me. 



She's not an ancient lassie, 

 Her ytars they are but tnree; 



Which, maybe, is the reason 

 That she believes in me. 



Ji an Lyull in Truth. 



