THE IRRIGATION AGE 



VOL. XXIV 



CHICAGO, MAY, 1909. 



No. 7 



THE IRRIGATION AGE 



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In going over the proof sheets of this, our 

 Edward H. Irrigation Congress Number, and after 

 Harriman. studying the various descriptions of de- 

 velopment in both town and country along 

 the lines of the transcontinental roads, the thought came 

 to us that perhaps all of this would not have been pos- 

 sible had it not been for the masterful hand of E. H. 

 Harriman, who has done so much for the Union Pacific 

 and Southern Pacific Systems. Without the assistance 

 of a man of this character it is safe to say that the west 

 would be many years behind its present condition of 

 development. Mr. Harriman stepped in at a time when 

 the west was hungry for good transportation facilities 

 and for aggressive action to open up new areas. In 

 every instance* where his lieutenants have demonstrated 

 that a line would be a benefit to some particular locality 

 and at the same time be reasonably sure of paying run- 

 ning expenses with a chance for ultimate profit, Mr. 

 Harriman has come to the front and ordered the ex- 

 tension made. The judgment of his lieutenants, so far 

 as we are able to learn, has been invariably correct and 

 it is safe to say that there are few feed lines along the 

 main transcontinental roads controlled by Mr. Harri- 

 man which are not earning something for the bond and 

 stockholders. It has been a source of great surprise to 

 those who have studied his work in the west to learn 

 that the government has attempted to curtail the devel- 

 opment of this system. In large organizations of this 

 kind there are, no doubt, many mistakes made, over- 

 ambition on the part of lieutenants or sub-lieutenants 



sometimes leads to criticism which is laid wholly on the 

 head of the system. 



It is the opinion of the editor of this journal that 

 Mr. Harriman would not sanction or countenance any 

 move which would be detrimental to the country at large 

 or to individuals who are supporting and helping to 

 build up this vast western country. 



There are many who criticise both Messrs. Harri- 

 man and Hill, but this is due mainly to selfish prejudice 

 or lack of information concerning the necessities of the 

 west and its great possibilities. It is safe to say that no 

 two men of this decade have done more to develop the 

 great west than these men and their critics should give 

 this fact due consideration. 



Irrigation: 



"Something 



Better." 



It is perhaps enough to say of irrigation 

 that whoever once engages in irrigated 

 agriculture or horticulture does not re- 

 turn to the eastern or middle west farm 

 with its crop uncertainties and often mea- 

 ger returns. System is absolutely essential on any farm, 

 east or west, for the best success. It is indispensable in 

 irrigation. The irrigated farm is often likened to a 

 factory, producing a given quantity of marketable 

 product in a given time without likelihood of serious 

 variation. It must have the same pains-taking manage- 

 ment as the factory. 



The business man, trained to the systematic man- 

 agement of affairs, finds in irrigation the opportunity 

 for an attractive outdoor life without the sacrifice of 



