THE IRRIGATION AGE 



VOL. XIX 



CHICAGO, JUNE, 1904. 



No. 8 



THE IRRIGATION AGE 



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EDITORIAL 



velopment along irrigation "lines in connection with his 

 work in Utah. 



THE IRRIGATION AGE has been informed that an 

 investigation has been started by several gentlemen, 

 who are prominently placarded as officials of the Na- 

 tional Irrigation Association, which will, no doubt, re- 

 sult in the resignation from that organization of a 

 large number of manufacturers whose names have been 

 prominently used by Maxwell and his crowd. If the 

 proper steps are taken and the investigation is thorough 

 ~there is no question but that all the men interested will 

 resign and leave the association with only such mem- 

 bers as are at present deriving a revenue therefrom. 

 THE AGE will publish in the near future further in- 

 formation concerning the investigation which is soon 

 lo take place. 



In our July issue will appear a well- 

 Oar July written and finely-illustrated article on 

 Issue. "Irrigation Investigations of the Utah 



Experiment Station," by Dr. John A. 

 Widtsoe, director. This article will treat of "The An- 

 tiquity of Irrigation," "Condition of Farming a Cen- 

 tury Ago," "Development of Modern Farming," "The 

 Neglect of Irrigation," "The Problems of Irrigation" 

 and "Soil Problems of Irrigation." This will be a 

 very interesting article and well worthy the attention 

 of all our readers. Professor Widtsoe is a well-known 

 authority on the subject and has made remarkable de- 



The 



American 

 Irrigators' 



League. 



Our readers are requested to consider the 

 suggestion of joining the American Irri- 

 gators' League. We would respectfully 

 ask each subscriber to send us lists of 

 farmers in his vicinity who would be 

 likely to join for self-protection. Great benefits will 

 be derived from membership in this league. It costs 

 nothing to join and there are no expenses attached to 

 membership. We wish a league division in each county 

 of each State in the arid and semi-arid West. New 

 names are being added to our list every day, and all 

 are urgently requested to forward names to THE IRRI- 

 GATION AGE of those whom they think would be likely 

 to join, or who would be benefited by association with 

 the organization. The American Irrigators' League 

 will take up and attempt to right the wrongs practiced 

 upon individuals by large landowners and corporations. 

 It will try to bring about harmony between individuals 

 and aid in the settlement of controversies arising from 

 the question of water rights, etc. 



We have been informed by acquaintances 

 Warning;. of the Maxwell-Boothe organization that 



its managers make the statement that 

 they will absolutely control the Irrigation Congress to 

 be held at El Paso, Tex., in November. It is under- 

 stood that Maxwell has arranged to secure transporta- 

 tion for a large number of Eastern delegates, whose 

 votes will be used to swing matters to suit the above- 



