THE IRRIGATION AGE 



VOL. XX 



CHICAGO, JULY, 1905. 



No. 9 



THE IRRIGATION AGE 



With which is Merged 



MODERN IRRIGATION 

 THE IRRIGATION ERA 

 ARID AMERICA 



THE DRAINAGE JOURNAL 

 MID-WEST 



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The thirteenth annual convention of the 

 Thirteenth National Irrigation Congress will con- 

 National vcne at Portland, Oregon, August 21, 22, 

 Irrigation 23, and 24. Owing to the fact that this 

 Congress. congress is to be held in Portland, a- 



large attendance is expected, as many will 

 improve the opportunity of attending the congress and 

 at the same time visit the Lewis and Clark Exposition. 

 The editor spent a few days in Portland in June and 

 can speak a good word for the Lewis and Clark show. 

 The grounds are delightfully planned and the sur- 

 rounding fir-covered mountains give additional charm 

 which will draw out kindly comments from all who 

 attend. 



Beginning with this number, and contin- 

 Opportunity uing during the next twelve months, will 

 to Secure appear a series of articles covering in- 

 Homes. formation valuable to those seeking homes 



in the newly developing irrigated sections 

 of the West. All of these articles will be profusely 

 illustrated from photographs taken by the editor in 

 his travels throughout that country and our readers are 

 requested to make inquiries concerning any point not 

 made clear. A great deal of valuable information will 

 be brought out which will enable prospective purchasers 

 of irrigated farms to go about the matter intelligently 

 and so shape their plans that the possibility of failure 

 will be minimized. As stated above, all questions ad- 

 dressed to the editor of IRRIGATION AGE will be gladly 

 and fully answered. 



There is a strong likelihood that George 

 Maxwell H. Maxwell and his small but misguided 

 and band of followers will attempt to run the 



Boothe. Thirteenth National Irrigation Congress 



to be held in Portland this year. Through 

 the manipulations of this crowd at El Paso in 

 1904, C. B. Boothe, who helped Maxwell spend part 

 of the money that "easy" individuals throughout the 

 country have been induced to contribute to the one- 

 man-organization known as the National Irrigation As- 

 sociation was made executive chairman of the thir- 

 teenth congress. Perhaps these gentlemen may be 

 asked something about the expenditure of this money 

 by members of sections or branches of their organiza- 

 tion. Their representatives have been at work through- 

 out the Northwest during the past year securing mem- 

 bers ai $10 per head, and these gentlemen have led 

 new members and different commercial bodies to believe 

 that by joining and paying the annual fee they were 

 becoming allied with the combination that controls the 

 location of all irrigatic/n projects through contact with 

 the Department of the Interior and the Reclamation 

 Bureau under it. It is fairly possible that these gen- 

 tlemen have some influence with the Reclamation Bu- 

 reau; they certainly have none in the Department of 

 the Interior as the Secretary of the Interior is well 

 acquainted with their motives and would not be likely 

 to lend aid to their plans. Of one thing this crowd 

 may be sure, that the delegates to the thirteeth congress 

 will look into the record of the National Irrigation As- 

 sociation. 



