THE IRRIGATION AGE 



VOL. XIX 



CHICAGO, OCTOBER, 1904. 



NO. 12 



THE IRRIGATION AGE 



With which is Merged 



MODERN IRRIGATION 

 THK IRRIGATION ERA 

 ARID AMERICA 



THK DRAINAGE JOURNAL 



M 1 D-WEST 



THK FARM HERALD 



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EDITORIAL 



AN I IMMEDIATE NECESSITY 



A general demand will be made soon by leading citi- 

 zens throughout the west, asking for the appointment 

 of a commission to supervise the expenditure of the 

 large fund accumulating under The Reclamation Act. 

 Judging from the reports which reach us of lavish 

 expenditure, a commission is an immediate necessity. 



Irrigation Too many farmers in the East and Mid- 

 Pays die West look upon irrigation as a sub- 

 Everywhere, ject that is far removed from themselves. 

 They recognize that the principle of irri- 

 gation is right, but believe that it is only to be applied 

 in the a: id regions of the far West. This is a com- 

 mon mfitako and one that is costing old established 

 farmers a great deal of money. 



Irrigation pays everywhere. No other principle 

 is so applicable or so important where a land owner is 

 trying to diversify his products. The greater the 

 diversification the greater the need of irrigation. If 

 the watering of the soil by artificial means pays where 

 a single crop is raised, it pays four times over where 

 various crops are raised, for some farm products and 

 some fields require much more water than others, and 

 it is only by practical irrigation that the tiller of the 



soil is able to regulate the supply of moisture and give 

 to each article or each field what is required. 



The old farms of the East and Middle West can be 

 made to produce amazing results by irrigation. An- 

 other fa-ct is that the long established farmer is usually 

 able to pay for needed improvements. Farmers in the 

 older sections of the country must get over the idea that 

 this great scientific principle is entirely for people 

 elsewhere. It is for the farms of Illinois, Indiana, 

 Wisconsin, and ev.cn for those of New England and the 

 old South. 



Retain 

 Good Men 

 In Office. 



The death of Senator Hoar, of Massachu- 

 setts, brings to mind a point in which 

 the East sets a wholesome example to the 

 West. The old Bay State has usually 

 honored herself in honoring her most dis- 

 tinguished sons. She seemed to take pride in Senator 

 Hoar's conspicuous ability and exalted character and 

 overlooked the fact that he was frequently at variance 

 with the Republican administration. The venerable 

 statesman was seldom in accord with the so-called party 

 leaders, but this did hot weaken him with his constitu- 

 ents. He was useful to Massachusetts and reflected 

 credit on the people who retained him in the public 

 service during the best years of his life. He was in 

 office upward of fifty years. 



Examples of this kind are numerous in the East. 

 Occasionally an unworthy man is retained in office, but 

 this docs not disprove the fact that the East is more 



