THE IRRIGATION AGE 



VOL. XVIII. 



CHICAGO, MARCH, 1903. 



No. 5. 



THE IRRIGATION AGE 



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A monthly illustrated magazine recognized throughout the world as 

 the exponent ot Irragation 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. 



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 The Irrigation Age is J8 years old and is the pioneer publication of its class in the world. 



National Irrigation Congress at Colorado Springs, and 

 labored with the other delegates from Utah to defeat the 

 effort to merge the Irrigation Congress with the Trans- 

 Mississippi Congress. 



EDITORIAL 



Self Adjusting The attention of our readers is called 

 Weir. to an article in this issue on a self- 

 adjusting weir, which is well illustrated with pen draw- 

 ings. . 



Mr. John Henry Smith. 



We are showing herewith a 



half-tone likeness of Mr. John 

 Henry Smith, of Salt Lake City, one of the foremost 

 men of his State, and an active worker in irrigation af- 

 fairs and development. Mr. Smith is a gentleman of 

 striking appearance, and commands attention as a 

 speaker and diplomat. 



HIT HIT v. IRRIGATION AGE is fortunate ih 



. M. McK.mney. 



securing the co-operation of Mr. G. 



M. McKinney, of the Southern Pacific Railway, in the 

 preparation of a scries of illustrated articles on various 

 irrigation projects along the lines of this company. The 

 first article, to appear in our April issue, will describe 

 an extensive project in California, and will be finely il- 

 lustrated. 



Hon. Angus M. Cannon. 



Elsewhere in this issue will be 



' found a finely executed photo- 

 graph of Mr. Angus M. Cannon, of Utah, who has done 

 as much as any one man toward the furtherance of the 

 irrigation industry and the development of irrigation 

 projects in his State. 



Mr. Cannon was active as a delegate to the Tenth 



Irriga/ion Do not forget the Eleventh National 



Congress. Irrigation Congress to be held at 



Ogden, Utah, September 8, 9, 10, 11, 1903, and remem- 

 ber that September is one of the best months of the 

 year to visit that delightful locality. September is a 

 good month for a vacation, anyway, so go and take your 

 family along. You may rest assured that the people 

 of Ogden and Utah generally will extend a royal wel- 

 come. Write Hon. Fred J. Kiesel, Ogden, for further 

 particulars. 



In Our Drainage In our Drainage Department 



Department. will be found an article on the 



Lemonweir Drainage District, Monroe and Juneau 

 counties, Wisconsin. As will be seen by perusal of the 

 article, the usual objections were raised to this under- 

 taking by poorly advised individuals. These objections 

 were finally overcome and thousands of acres of land 

 which was formerly practically valueless have been 

 proven to be capable of producing 100 bushels of oats 

 and 800 bushels of onions to the acre. This is a fair 

 illustration of what intelligent drainage of swamp lands 

 will accomplish, and it is a noteworthy fact that the rail- 

 way companies whose lines tap large areas of this land 

 have given little or no thought to the possibilities of 

 proper agitation along these lines. 



In Wisconsin alone there are, it is safe to say, one 

 million acres of land of this character susceptible of 



