THE IRRIGATION AGE 



VOL. XVIII. 



CHICAGO, DECEMBER, 190-2. 



No. 2. 



THE IRRIGATION AGE 



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A monthly illustrated magazine recognized throughout the world as 

 the exponent o( Irrng. tion and its kindred industries. It is the pioneer 

 journal of its kind in the world, and has no rival in half a continent. It 

 advocates the mineral development and the industrial growth of the West. 



tn A rl VPrH <aprl II may interest advertisers to know that The Irrigation Age is the only publication 

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irrigators and large irrigation corporations. It is read regularly by all interested in this subject and has readers in all parts of the world. 

 The Irrigation Age is 18 years old and is the pioneer publication of its class in the world. 



If the National Irrigation Association 

 is a national organization for national 

 good, why- should the list of its members be held as 

 private property by Geo. H. Maxwell or any other 

 individual? The editor of the IRRIGATION AGE 

 asked Mr. Maxwell for a list of the members and he 

 declined to furnish it, giving as an excuse that he 

 feared it would possibly fall into the hands of enemies 

 of the cause. What Cause ? Why should he fear to 

 have the list made public? Is he or his associates 

 any more the friends of irrigation and National Aid 

 Laws than the rest of us ? Answer, Mr. Maxwell. 



"Grorge." 



Editor Melick of The Pasadena (Gal.) 

 News, in writing a defense of George H. 

 Maxwell, informs us that he was in such close touch 

 with the people of the White House that the President 

 referred to him as "George." What rot, Mr. Melick, 

 what rot. 



Through a mistake a portrait was 

 C. E. Wantland. . ~ . , , 



shown in our October issue under 



which was the inscription, C. E. Wantland. The half- 

 tone shown was of Mr. McCune, of Colorado. 



We have secured and are showing herewith a true 

 likeness of Mr. Wantland, who is general agent at Den- 

 -ver and Salt Lake City for The Union Pacific Land 

 'Company, also publisher of the well-known journal, 

 liancli News. 



Irrigation 

 Congress. 



The Eleventh National Irrigation Con- 

 gress will be held at Ogden, Utah, Sep- 

 tember 8, 9, 10, 11, 1903, and it is pre- 

 dicted that this will be the greatest meeting in point of 

 attendance and results in the history of the congresses. 

 Full information concerning subjects to be discussed, ac- 

 commodation, rates, etc., etc., may be obtained later by 

 addressing Mr. Fred J. Kiesel, executive chairman, Og- 

 den, Utah. 



Edwin F. Holmes. 



In this issue will be found an 

 article on the Eleventh National 

 Irrigation Congress by Edwin F. Holmes, president, of 

 Salt Lake City. Mr. Holmes advises state irrigation 

 congresses to be held annually and that each State Con- 

 gress appoint delegates to the National Congress. This 

 is a good suggestion and should be immediately acted 

 upon by states having no organization of that kind. The 

 IRRIGATION AGE will be pleased to chronicle any move 

 in that direction by anv of the states. 



, Would those interested in irrigation mat- 

 ters prefer to know that the government 

 receives its information of the needs of the arid section 

 from a discussion of the matter before a regular meeting 

 of the National Irrigation Congress composed of men 

 who are directly interested in this subject, or from reso- 

 lutions framed by the National Irrigation Association 

 composed of merchants, manufacturers and others who 

 receive their knowledge of the situation from one indi- 

 vidual whose only claims to recognition are assupmtion 

 and a lar^e sprinkling of personal ambition? In a na- 

 tional congress no one individual can go very far astray 



