THE IBRIGATION AGE. 



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COMMITTEE ON IRRIGATION AND RECLAMA- 

 TION OF ARID LANDS. 



The Committee of United States Senators and Con- 

 gressmen, with several invited guests, have just com- 

 pleted their tour of inspection of the work in progress 

 under the reclamation law in the western States. This 

 party was made up mainly of members of the House 

 committee on irrigation of arid lands, several United 

 States Senators, members of the reclamation service, 

 including F. H. Newell, chief engineer; Elwood Mead, 

 chief of irrigation investigations office of experiment 

 stations, United States Department of Agriculture. 

 Mr. C. G. Eowley, who was with the party, is chairman 

 of the committee on irrigation and arid lands of the 



appeared on the register of the Dewey-Palace Hotel, 

 Nampa, Idaho, June 22d : 



U. S. Senator F. T. Dubois, Idaho. 

 Hon. F. W. Mondell, Wyoming. 

 Hon. W. A. Eeeder and wife, Kansas 

 Hon. E. W. Casper and wife, Pennsylvania. 

 Hon. J. I. Parker and wife, Washington, D. C. 

 H. J. Brown and wife, Washington, D. C. 



C. J. Blanchard and wife, Washington, D. C. 

 I. T. Whistler, U. S. G. S., Washington, D. C. 



D. W. Eoss, U. S. G. S., Washington, D. C. 

 John Hoyt, Washington, D. C. 



F. H. Newell, Washington, D C. 

 Gov. Frank Gooding, Idaho. 



Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands. Photo taken expressly for THE IRRIGATION AGE in front of 



Dewey-Palace Hotel, Nampa, Idaho, June 22, 1905. 



National Association of Manufacturers of Agricultural 

 Implements and Vehicles. Mr. Eowley has no doubt 

 learned much of the conditions in the West and is now 

 in a position to furnish a report to his association which 

 will give that body a much better idea of the possi- 

 bilities for the development of trade in their lines in 

 the great western country about which manufacturers, 

 generally, know so little about. 



Our readers can see Mr. Eowley in the group photo 

 reproduced herewith if they will pick out the bald- 

 headed man near the center of the picture. From his 

 attitude one would think he was offering up a prayer 

 but the writer is inclined to doubt that. 



Following is a list of members of the party as it 



Dr. Elwood Mead, Washington, D. C. 

 Hon. Arthur Buhl, New York. 

 - Cunningham, New York. 

 C. G. Eowley, Jackson, Michigan. 

 Hon. W. L. Jones and -wife, Washington, D. C. 

 Hon. B. S. French, Idaho. 



Current 

 Wheels. 



Owing to the press of general illustrated 

 matter for our July issue it has been 

 found necessary to cut down the article 

 on Current Wheels, so that only about 

 one-half of it will appear in this number. The balance, 

 with a large number of interesting and valuable illus- 

 trations, will appear in the August issue. 



