1902. 



FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION. 



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cut on a certain island, proceed to a 

 point of vantage, generally a small vil- 

 lage with a good harbor convenient. 

 Natives are bargained with to get out 

 the timber. They work independently, 

 every man for himself. He goes to the 

 woods, cuts his tree, squares it with the 

 axe, and hauls it as he will to the coast. 

 Here he is paid by the cubic foot. The 

 prices are such that a good man can 

 earn 50 cents a day. The effect of this 

 method is to cause a belt of culled tim- 

 ber along the coast, while the interior 

 remains untouched." 



Sterling; The following account 



Irrigation of the irrigation conven- 



Convention, tion at Sterling, Colo., 

 reached us too late for 

 publication in the March number of 

 Forestry and Irrigation, but owing 

 to the importance of the meeting it is 

 printed now : 



In accordance with invitations sent 

 out by the Sterling Chamber of Com- 

 merce, delegates representing different 

 sections of the Valley of the Platte met 

 at Sterling, Colo. , as a point most cen- 

 trally located and suitable for the pur- 

 pose of holding a convention on Feb- 

 ruary 26 and 27, the objects of the 

 j^|:onvention being the discussion of ways 

 and means of securing government as- 

 sistance in the extension of irrigation 

 and of finding out methods of how best 

 the people might assist themselves and 

 so increase their irrigated territory. 



The town of Sterling is particularly 

 well adapted for the holding of such a 

 congress, being located at the junction 

 of several lines of railroad connecting 

 readily with Denver, Cheyenne, Lin- 

 coln, and Omaha and all adjacent points, 

 and being situated in the center of an 

 agricultural valley which has already 

 commenced to experience the results 

 following the introduction of agriculture 

 by irrigation, and where it is believed 

 that irrigation may be almost indefi- 

 nitely extended in the not-distant future. 

 Large delegations wxre present from 

 Nebraska and Colorado, the expected 

 delegates from other states not appear- 

 ing, being presumably not so deeply in- 

 terested in the utilization of the waters 



of the Platte River as the two states 

 represented. Prominent among the 

 delegates from Nebraska were Gov- 

 ernor vSavage, Irrigation Engineer Dob- 

 son, and Messrs. Cox, Gardner, and 

 Stubbs and others, including one lady 

 delegate, Mrs. Richardson, from Lin- 

 coln, Colorado was ably represented 

 by a large delegation, among whom 

 were ex-Governor Eaton, former Lieu- 

 tenant Governor J. L. Brush, former 

 State Engineer John E. Field, and 

 Messrs. H. N. Haynes, C. E. Stubbs, 

 and others. There were also present as 

 invited guests Hon. George H. Max- 

 well, executive chairman of the National 

 Irrigation Association ; Mr. A. L. Fel- 

 lows, resident hydrographer of the U. S. 

 Geological Survey ; Mr. A. J. McCune^ 

 state engineer of Colorado, and others. 

 The people of Sterling provided for the 

 delegates most hospitably, furnishing 

 accommodations at private residences 

 after the capacity of the hotels had been 

 exhausted. 



Interesting addresses were delivered 

 by Governor Savage, Mr. Geo. H. Max- 

 well, Mr. R. R. Greer, Mr. C. E. Stubbs, 

 Mr. J. L. Brush, Mr. Chas. F. Wilson, 

 Mr. A. L. Fellows, Mr. A. J. McCune, 

 Mr. E. R. Chew, and Mr. H. N. Haynes. 

 The convention adopted resolutions 

 favoring national construction of irri- 

 gation works, such a revision of the 

 land laws that will make the remainder 

 of the public domain available only for 

 actual settlers and home-builders. The 

 cession of public lands to the states and 

 territories was strongly opposed, while 

 Congress was urged to carry out at this 

 session the recommendations of the 

 President and Secretary of the Interior. 

 Preservation of the forests on the pub- 

 lic lands was also urged. 



The delegates to the convention were 

 given an excursion through the different 

 parts of the South Platte valley adjacent 

 to Sterling. Altogether, this was one 

 of the most successful irrigation con- 

 ventions, large or small, that has ever 

 assembled. 



Canadian 



Forestry 



Association. 



The third annual meet- 

 ing of the Canadian For- 

 estry Association was 

 held at Ottawa on Mar. 



