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and his works in the United States. He has Lydia 

 Pinkham beaten to a shade, in view of the fact that 

 the majority of his advertising is secured without ex- 

 pense. 



In placing before the industrial world an 

 Awakens edition so replete in illustrations and news 

 East to matter that new interest in irrigation. 



Irrigation works and progress has been awakened, 

 Projects. the IRRIGATION AGE believes that it has 

 well served its many stanch friends and 

 supporters who are now financially or scientifically con- 

 nected with the great projects of the west and south. 



Aside from its normal circulation, the mammoth 

 Irrigation Congress number reached financial and in- 

 dustrial institutions that had heretofore shown little 

 interest in the reclamation of arid western lands. That 

 this issue served as an educator to a great mass of new 

 readers is proven by the receipt of a great volume of 

 correspondence in the publication office since May 10. 



While many of these communications are personal 

 in their nature and of untold gratification to the pub- 

 lisher because of the expression of good will and con- 

 gratulation upon the attractiveness of the special num- 

 ber, the great mass have contained requests for infor- 

 mation about the coming congress, Spokane's transpor- 

 tation and hotel accommodations and the various other 

 data desired by persons who contemplate attendance at 

 this gathering. 



From the fact that copies of this edition were 

 mailed to libraries and other institutions where the pub- 

 lic meets for recreation or study it is natural to believe 

 that effects from the publisher's effort must be both 

 far-reaching and beneficial to all projects and localities 

 from which news ma-tter had been gathered. 



An unprecedented and unexpected demand for 

 copies of this edition has already largely depleted the 

 stock on hand for special orders. A glance at the rec- 

 ord shows that of all special orders thus far received 

 more than 50 per cent were sent by residents east of 

 the Mississippi river, and unknown to have heretofore 

 been interested in irrigation or reclamation. 



Impersonally we quote the following words of kind- 

 ness and encouragement: 



"The issue is certainly a very live wire, and cannot 

 help but result in a wonderful lot of good. I am sure 

 it will benefit those parts of the country you were kind 

 enough to exploit. I beg to thank you most sincerely 

 for the fine mention you made of this company and our 

 part of the country in 3 r our fine special issue." 



W. D. Vincent, cashier of the Old National Bank, 

 at Spokane, writes as follows: 



"I am in receipt of the May number of the IRRI- 

 GATION AGE, and beg to thank you very much for your 

 thoughtfulness and to assure you of my appreciation. 

 The illustrations of the Spokane country are splendid, 



and the number will be of great benefit to everyone in- 

 terested in irrigation, especially those interested in the 

 Irrigation Congress." 



Secretary Arthur Hooker, of the Spokane Board 

 of Control, writes: 



"This will acknowledge receipt of the copies of the 

 May IRRIGATION AGE, forwarded to Mr. Insinger and 

 myself. This edition of the IRRIGATION AGE is cer- 

 tainly of great value to, those interested in irrigation 

 and the Irrigation Congress. We would be glad to 

 know how we can assist you in the future." 



F. A. Hornbeck, land commissioner at Kansas 

 City, says : 



"Wish to congratulate you on your last issue, which 

 is very attractive. Will you kindly inform me how I 

 can get the names of the different irrigation projects 

 in the arid west, not only the government but private 

 enterprises that are irrigating say 10,000 acres or more." 



E. F. Bohm, of Cleveland, expresses himself as 

 follows : 



"After laying down the May issue of the AGE I 

 feel under obligation to express to you my unqualified 

 admiration of this publication. It is not fulsome flat- 

 tery to say that the IRRIGATION AGE is always "good" 

 indeed, but the Irrigation Congress number stands head 

 and shoulders above anything in its line that so far has 

 come to my notice. Never before have I seen the situ- 

 ation as applying to Federal and Carey act projects so 

 clearly set forth. 



"As an admirer of both Mr. Harriman and Mr. 

 Hill, I wish to thank you for your remarks, stemming 

 the tide of ill nature and generally ignorant criticism 

 of these two giants. What possible motive can a mag- 

 azine have for indulging in such gallery plays as the 

 present attack upon James J. Hill and his well-man- 

 aged and lightly capitalized properties." 



"Nowhere in the world is agriculture so 

 Scott intelligent as in the irrigated regions; no- 



Talks where is it so productive, and nowhere 



Irrigation. e ^ se nave ^ ne problems of poverty, isola- 

 tion and failure been so effectually at- 

 tacked." 



Harvey W. Scott, dean of journalism in the Pacific 

 slope, who has been identified with most of the uplift 

 movements in the Northwest since territorial days, says 

 this in a leading editorial in the Portland Oregonian, 

 commenting upon the importance to the nation of the 

 National Irrigation Congress to be held at Spokane, 

 Aug. 9-14, 1909 : 



"If the people were interested in events in propor- 

 tion to their importance the irrigation congress next 

 August would plunge the whole country into wild excite- 

 ment. One imagines, however, that our national equa- 

 niminity will not be greatly perturbed by it. 



