UNCLE SAM IN THE MOVIES 



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A Western Peach Tree. 



THIS IS ON LAND WHICH ONCE WAS A BARREN DESERT BUT WHICH NOW BOUNTIFULLY PRODUCES FINE FRUIT AND 

 FARM PRODUCTS. THIS FILM SHOWS THE WONDERS OF IRRIGATION. 



public, not alone with the activities of 

 the Service, but also with the opportuni- 

 ties for homemaking in the West. 



After the Exposition is over, they will 

 be useful in the lectures which have 

 become an important function of the 

 publicity work of the Reclamation 

 Bureau. 



The War and Navy Departments arc 

 entitled to special mention in connection 

 with the utilization of the moving 

 picture. Orders are about to be placed 

 for more than 100 projecting machines 

 which will be installed in numerous 

 forts, in the field and on several battle- 



ships. Soldiers and sailors are to enjoy 

 the same films which today are viewed 

 in every city and town in the world, 

 the service to be obtained through the 

 regular exchanges. Films will be used 

 also for educational purposes in connec- 

 tion with the training and fitting of the 

 men for their various duties. 



Excellent film was obtained last sum- 

 mer by several bureaus of the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, by the Bureau of 

 Mines, the Geological Survey and Life 

 Saving Service. The activities of the 

 Government in Alaska are quite fully 



