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kind ever constructed, and it has proven an unqualified 

 success. 



The men who have furnished the money, brains, 

 energy to push forward this great work constitute the 

 present board of trustees and are as follows: D. T. 

 Pulliam, president, Loveland, Colo.; Hon. W. L. CuL 

 bertson, vice-president, Carroll, Iowa; E. E. Coburn, 

 treasurer, Carroll, Iowa; C. F. Robertson, secretary and 



Flume From Intake, Hanover Canal. 



general manager, Worland, Wyo., and Dr. N. B. Rair- 

 den, Omaha, Neb. These men have been connected 

 with its management from the first and are gratified 

 at the results they have achieved. The following let- 

 ter from Governor Chatterton speaks for itself: 



STATE OF WYOMING, 

 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, 



CHEYENNE, June 25, 1904. 



C. F. Robertson, General Manager Hanover Canal Com- 

 pany, Worland, Wyo.: 



Dear Sir As president of the State Board of 

 Land Commissioners, having in charge the lands ac- 

 quired by the State under the Carey arid land act, it 

 gives me great pleasure to be able to congratulate you 



have contracts with the State for the reclamation of 

 arid land tracts, and the State Land Board appreciates 

 your efforts very highly because you have given a splen- 

 did practical demonstration of what may be accom- 

 plished* within the boundaries of our State under the 

 Carey act, which means so much to the homeseeker and 

 to the development of the rich agricultural possibilities 

 of our State. 



Wishing you and your company every success in 

 your undertakings, I am, 



Yours very sincerely, 



FENIMOKE CHATTERTON, 



Governor of Wyoming. 



Side View Maginnis Steel Flume on Hanover Canal, Winchester, Wyoming. 



upon the successful construction and operation of a 

 very large portion of the Hanover Canal in Big Horn 

 County. 



Your company has more than kept its agreement 

 with the State in the rapidity with which you have 

 pushed forward construction work. I am pleased to 

 say that you have attained greater success, and with 

 more rapidity, than any of the canal companies which 



THE BOY FROM TOWN. 



Last night a boy came here from town 



To stay a week er so, 

 Because his maw is all run down 



And needs a rest, you know. 

 His name is Cecil, and he's eight, 



And he can't skin the cat. 

 His maw she calls him "Pet." I'd hate 



To have a name like that. 



He wears a collar and a tie, 



And can't hang by his toes; 

 I guess that I would nearly die 



If I had on his clo's. 

 He can't ride bareback, and today, 



When we slid on the straw, 

 He ast if roosters help to lay 



The eggs I pick fer maw. 



When our old gander hissed he ran 



As though he thought he'd bite, 

 And he ain't ever shot a gun 



Or had a homemade kite ; 

 He never milked a cow, and he 



Can't even dive or swim ; 

 I'd hate to think that he was me; 



I'm glad that I ain't him. 



He thinks it's lots of fun to pump 



And see the water spurt, 

 But won't climb in the barn and jump 



For fear of gettin' hurt. 

 His clo's are offul nice and fine; 



His hair's all over curls; 

 His hands ain't half as big as mine; 



He ought to play with girls. 



A little whole ago when we 



Were foolin' in the shed 

 He suddenly got mad at me 



Because I bumped his head. 

 There's a lot of things that he can't do ; 



He thinks that sheep'll bite, 

 And he's afraid of ganders, too, 



But he can fight all right. 



Thresher World. 



The Irriga-tion Age 1 yea.r a.nd the 

 Primer of Irrigation. $2.'00. 



