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tion Service officials and secure such redress as the 

 court may decide is its due. 



As this is one of many cases wherein the Govern- 

 ment has stepped in to hamper development under pri- 

 vate money, the outcome of such action as the company 

 may decide to take will be watched with interest. 



TO LOOK OVER RECLAMATION PROJECTS. 



A committee composed of members of the United 

 States Senate and House of Representatives and a lim- 

 ited number of guests start June 1st from Kansas 

 City on a tour of investigation covering nearly all of the 

 projects under course of construction. This trip was 

 planned by members of the legislative bodies and was 

 subsequently taken hold of by representatives of the 

 Geological Survey, who will pilot the party, and it is 

 reasonable to suppose these gentlemen will at least show 

 up all the good points possible. Fortunately, a num- 

 ber of members of the House and Senate are acquainted 

 with some of the facts connected with the selection of 

 certain sites and a thorough investigation may result in 

 bringing to light some of the conditions surrounding 

 the "Reclamation throne." 



Below is given an itinerary of the circuit to be 

 made. This is published so that those along the line 

 of route who have grievances may have an opportunity 

 to present them. 



The editor of THE IRRIGATION AGE intends spend- 

 ing some considerable time during the coming sum- 

 mer where Government work is in progress, and re- 

 ports of conditions as found will appear in future issues 

 of this journal. 



ITINERAEY. 



June 1. Kansas City, Mo. Leave on Golden 

 State Limited at 10 :40 a. m. 



June 2. Arrive at El Paso, Tex., 3 :45 p. m. 



June 3-4. El Paso, Tex. Visit Engle dam, 

 Mesilla Valley, New Mexico, Jaurez, Old Mexico. 



June 5. Leave El Paso, 7:15 a. m. 



June 6. Arrive Maricopa, Ariz., 4:57 p. m. By 

 special to Phoenix. 



June 7. Leave Phoenix early morning, drive to 

 Roosevelt, arriving evening. 



June 8. Back to Phoenix, leaving 7 :30 p. m. 



June 9. Arrive Yuma, Ariz., 3 :35 a. m., drive to 

 Laguna dam site in morning. Afternoon trip down 

 river on steamer. 



June 10. Leave Yuma, 3 :35 a, m., arrive Old 

 Beach 5 :32, special to Calexico, arriving at 9 :15 a. m., 

 leave 2:20 p. m. 



June 11. Special to Riverside and Redlands. 

 Leave Riverside at 4:51 p. m., arrive at Los Angeles 

 6:51 p. m. 



June 12. Leave Los Angeles, arrive San Francisco 

 9 :10 a. m., June 13. 



June 14. San Francisco. 



June 15-16. Sacramento Valley. 



June 16. Leave Sacramento 10:20 p. m. on No. 

 14, arrive at Sparks, Nev., 8 :00 a. m., June 17. 



June 17. Special to Hazen, Nev. 



June 18. Hazen, Nev. 



June 19. Leave Hazen 1:00 a. m. for Salt Lake 

 City on No. 4, arrive Ogden 6:10 p. m., Salt Lake 

 City 7 :10 p. m., June 19. 

 " June 20. Salt Lake City. 



June 20. Leave Salt Lake City 11:45 p. m., ar- 

 rive Minidoka, Idaho, 8:31 a. m., June 21, No. 5. 



June 21. Leave Minidoka 6 :59 p. m. on No. 1, 

 reaching Nampa 12 :35 a. m. Boise, 1 :25 a. m., June 22. 



June 22. Leave Boise 1 :00 p. m., arrive Portland, 

 Ore., 7 :15 a. m., June 23. 



June 23. Portland, Ore. 



June 24. Leave Portland 11 :45 p. m., arrive Seat- 

 tle 7 :05 a. m., June 25. 



June 25. Leave Seattle 4:00 p. m. on No. 2, ar- 

 rive Billings, Mont., 9:05 a. m., Cody, Wyo., 11:20 

 a. m., June 27. 



June 27. Special, leave Cody via Wheatland to 

 Denver. 



June 29. Leave Denver on D. & R. G. 9 :30 p. m., 

 reach Montrose, Colo., 2 :56 p. m., June 30. 



July 1. Leave Montrose 1 :50 p. m., arrive Denver 

 7 :20 a. m., July 2. 



IRRIGATION BY GASOLINE POWER. 



A great deal has been written on the subject of 

 irrigation, usually referring only to the large and ex- 

 tensive plants; but to the average stockman or ranch- 

 man, the isolated irrigation power plant is an absolute 

 necessity. The requirements in the way of power and 

 equipments vary according to the conditions. For deep 

 wells, force pumps and special geared pumping engines 

 having the entire engine equipment connected on skids 

 in as convenient and simple a manner as possible, will 

 give better results. Particularly where the walking 

 beam style engine is preferred. 



Where the water is to be forced considerable dis- 

 tance to a tank or reservoir, then the force pump ope- 

 rated by a special semi-portable gasoline engine arranged 

 for moving around, is used. 



Where the water is to be raised from ten to thirty 

 feet and very large quantities are required, the cen- 

 trifugal pump operated by a stationary or semi-port- 

 able gasoline engine, if properly constructed, will raise 

 a large amount of water at small cost; for this requires 

 usually several essential features absolutely necessary 

 on the engine, such as wipe feed oilers which will per- 

 mit constant operation. The engine should have elec- 

 tric ignition of the self-cleaning type to avoid shutting 

 down. The bearings should be of phosphor bronze, 

 owing to the long and strenuous periods of operation 

 for this class of work. 



The Witte Iron Works Company, of Kansas City, 

 Mo., manufacturers of the Witte gas and gasoline en- 

 gines have for years been securing a foothold among 

 the large irrigation improvements of the West and 

 South, and the popularity of their engines has resulted 

 principally from the fitness of the Witte engine for irri- 

 gating work. The manufacturers guarantee the en- 

 gines for five years and for each class of irrigating work 

 they furnish a- separate style engine. The perfect ope- 

 ration of plants which they installed over fourteen years 

 ago illustrates the value of a well built and simple en- 

 gine and that it pays to purchase irrigating machinery 

 from people who have made that line a study and suc- 

 cess. 



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