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been consulting engineer for the Cody 

 Canals in northern Wyoming. The en- 

 gineering ability and judicial qualifica- 

 tions he exhibited while state engineer of 

 Wyoming would alone place him at the 

 head of the administrators of 'irrigation 

 law. Under the system which he inaugu- 

 rated in that state the irrigator has been 

 so protected that litigation over water 

 rights is practically unknown. Professor 

 Mead has lately delivered a course of lec- 

 tures on Irrigation and Forestry at the 

 University of California and will deliver 

 another course next year, and under his 

 auspices a department on these subjects 

 was inaugurated April 1 at the university. 



Tenth National We are indebted to Mr. 

 Irrigation Congress. C E Wantland, of Den- 

 ver, Colo., chairman of the National Exe- 

 cutive Committee, for the following re- 

 garding the next irrigation congress: 



"The Tenth National Irrigation Con- 

 gress which will meet in Colorado Springs 

 on October 6th to 9th, 1902, will, it is be- 

 lieved, prove to be the greatest convention 

 ever held in the west. The first National 

 Irrigation Congress, held at Salt Lake, 

 started the agitation which finally resulted 

 in the passage of the National Irrigation 

 Act the greatest piece of constructive 

 legislation secured for the west since the 

 homestead law. This legislation was se- 

 cured by the united action of western 

 senators and congressmen regardless of 

 politics backed by broad-minded eastern 

 men and with the active support of the 

 president. 



"As it provides that hereafter the pro- 

 ceeds from the sales of public lands, with- 

 in the states affected, shall be devoted to 

 the reclamation of arid lands, it forces to 

 the front the importance of the public 

 land question. 



"The interest which many business men 

 of the east have taken in the National 

 Irrigation movement since the Chicago 

 congress of 1900 has been remarkable, and 



a great responsibility is now placed upon 

 the men of the west in connection with 

 the operations of the Irrigation Act. 

 About five millions of dollars are already 

 available for the work of surveys and irri- 

 gation construction. Many problems 

 must be solved before a great deal of work 

 which is really needed can be undertaken, 

 ami at the Colorado Springs congress it is 

 ekpected that the irrigation experts of the 

 country will be on hand to discuss the Na- 

 tional Irrigation Act its operations and 

 possibilities; and many business men 

 from the east will be in attendance to 

 prove tlieir interest in the development of 

 the west. 



"The importance of forestry is being 

 recognized now as never before, and we 

 must grapple with many problems now be- 

 ing presented in connection with forestry 

 legislation. The American Forestry As- 

 sociation will meet with the National Irri- 

 gation congress. 



"Colonization has been neglected at 

 irrigation conventions heretofore. It is 

 to be hoped that at the Colorado Springs 

 congress colonization work for the arid 

 west w-ill be discussed thoroughly, and 

 such action recommended as will secure 

 an improvement upon existing methods. 



'''Harmony in the west is essential con- 

 cerning the operations of the Irrigation 

 Act in order that all our friends in the 

 east, who have supported our effoits, may 

 realize that the agitation in favor of na- 

 tional irrigation has been from a broad 

 stand-point, and not because of selfish 

 local interests. 



"Colorado Springs is noted for its at- 

 tractions. The committee in charge ia 

 arranging for entertaiments for the dele- 

 gates which will be unique and satisfac- 

 tory, and the executive committee of the 

 congress will present a program which we 

 believe will attract great attention. Many 

 men of national reputation will address the 

 convention, and with 'Forestry, harmony 

 and Colonization properly handled, the 



