THE IRRIGATION AGE 



VOL. XVIII. 



CHICAGO, FEBRUARY, 1903. 



No. 4. 



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EDITORIAL 



Through the kindness of Mr. Geo. H. 

 Dreamwold Pollard, manager of Dreamwold, the 

 Drainage. farm and country place of Mr. Thomas 



W. Lawson, Scituate, Mass., we are ena- 

 bled to present an article from the pen of the con- 

 tractor, Mr. O'Hearn, on the drainage work accom- 

 plished on the polo field on this place, with pen draw- 

 ings showing plan of work. The article, with illustra- 

 tion, will be found on another page. 



An In a recent letter from a gentleman promi- 



Opinion. nent in irrigation affairs in Montana we 

 find the following: "I have to thank you 

 personally for the stand you have taken in upholding 

 Blwood Mead. His department has done wonderful 

 work for the west during the short time since its 

 establishment. I regret very much that there should 

 be such antagonism between Mr. Maxwell and himself. 

 I have known for a: long time both Mr. Mead and Mr. 

 Newell and consider that the interests of the West 

 are safe in their hands. 



In this issue is presented a report of 

 the annual meeting of the Nebraska 

 Irrigation Association, which was held 

 at Lincoln, January 22. Among the 

 many interesting papers presented are 

 those of the president, Mr. Wolfenbarger, and that of 

 Mr. J. C. Stevens, assistant secretary of the Nebraska 



Nebraska 

 Irrigation 

 Association. 



State Board of Irrigation. Mr. Wolfenbarger treats 

 particularly of what Nebraska land will produce by the 

 proper application of water, and advises investigation 

 along lines to improve small tracts and gives figures 

 of profits from small holdings properly cultivated. The 

 paper by Mr. Stevens is published in full in connection 

 with the report, and is worthy of perusal by all our 

 readers. 



Eleventh 



Irrigation 

 Congress. 



The eleventh National Irrigation Con- 

 gress, which will be held at Ogden, Utah, 

 September 8, 9, 10, 11, 1903, promises 

 to be largely attended, and if the people 

 of Utah carry out their present pro- 

 gramme the delegates will receive a welcome at Ogden 

 such as has never been accorded delegates at any similar 

 meeting. As will be seen by articles in another col- 

 umn, an appropriation has been made by the State Leg- 

 islature for ample money to properly entertain all del- 

 egates. It is estimated that a fund of not less than 

 $10,000 will be available for that purpose. All inter- 

 ested should make preparation to attend and help swell 

 the number so that the eleventh congress may outstrip 

 all preceding meetings in point of attendance and 

 results. 



Wolfenbarger's 

 Speech. 



We wish to call attention to the 

 speech of Mr. A. G. Wolfenbarger, 

 president of the Nebraska Irrigation 

 Association, which appears in our 

 report of the annual meeting of that body. Pump and 

 wind mill people should be interested in the following 

 paragraph : 



"A cattle rancher about forty miles south of Brush, 



