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THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



The story of the New Santa Fe Trail Run 

 R. H. Faxon, and the article in the April issue of this 



journal on Cimarron and the Santa Fe Trail 

 were written by Mr. R. H. Faxon, Secretary of the Board 

 of Control of the Eighteenth National Irrigation Con- 

 gress. Mr. Faxon is also President of the New Santa Fe 

 Trail Association, and was the active force in the organi- 

 zation of the Arkansas Valley Commercial Association, 

 which has recently been accomplished, and is becoming 

 known as the live wire of the Arkansas Vallev. 



Word reaches the AGE from its Pueblo office 

 Irrigation that splendid work is being performed at 

 Congress. the headquarters in that city, in the way of 



exploiting the meeting to be held in Sep- 

 tember. The local board of control has the details well 

 in hand, and judging from present indications the Eigh- 

 teenth Congress will be the best attended meeting in the 

 history of the organization. The board of control is com- 

 posed of men of high standing in the community, who 

 fully comprehend the task before them and are capable, in 

 their organization and as individuals, to perform it. 



Many of our readers will, no doubt, be 

 Carey Act pleased at the opportunity offered in this 

 Projects issue to see, in connection with Mr. Bohm's 



Listed. serial article on the "Carey Act," a list of 



all projects having lands open to entry or 

 purchase at this date, or under which lands can now be 

 filed upon under an escrow agreement. This is the first 

 complete list of this kind ever published. 



Although the publication of the list this month is not 

 in strict accord with the text of the work, the AGE, at 

 Mr. Bohm's request, is anticipating its appearance by fully 

 a month to give those who may contemplate filing, or 

 who are desirous of making a personal inspection of the 

 projects, reliable data at the time when it will be of most 

 value to them. 



The greatest movement toward western lands in the 

 states in which most of the projects are located, usually 

 begins soon after June 1st, the date when the low trans- 

 continental summer tourist rates go into effect on all 

 western railroads, and when climatic conditions permit in- 

 spection of lands to the best advantage. 



A copy of this list with the valuable information con- 

 tained as to acreage, location and cost of water rights 

 should be included with every tourist's "travel literature." 

 Much valuable information can be secured by correspond- 

 ence with the various state officials, and with the com- 

 panies listed. 



After all of the fuss and trouble stirred up 

 Ballinger by the former forester and his lieutenants. 



on Stand through serious charges against Secretary 



Refutes Ballinger, it was reasonable to expect that 



Charges. they would be able to submit proof to sub- 



stantiate at least some of their statements. 

 It has been very gratifying to the friends of Secretary 

 Ballinger to note that in no single instance have his accus- 

 ers submitted conclusive evidence either of wrong-doing 

 or improper motives in his official acts. While the deci- 

 sion of the Committee appointed to investigate the charges 

 has not been rendered, it is fair to presume from the evi- 

 dence submitted that the finding will be in favor of the 

 Secretary. Because of the campaign of abuse and villifica- 



tion directed against the secretary, this fact cannot be too 

 strongly exploited by his friends. 



It is well known to those who have studied the situa- 

 tion, and followed the movements of Pinchot' and his 

 friends for the past eight or ten years, that he has used 

 his position and contact with the daily press of the coun- 

 try, to besmirch the reputation of those who were not in 

 sympathy with his views. All of the time that money 

 was being paid to the press bureaus for the exploitation 

 of Pinchotism and the so-called Conservation movement 

 he was continuously criticising individuals who opposed 

 him, particularly the Secretary of the Interior. When the 

 history of this case has been written in full, the public, 

 generally, will then learn that jealousy on the part 

 Ex-Secretary Garfield and Pinchot led them beyond the 

 bounds of reason and fairness in an effort to defame a 

 reputable cabinet officer. 



Handsomely bound, and containing infor- 

 Record. of mation most comprehensive in scope, the 

 Seventeenth report of the proceedings of the Seven- 

 National teenth National Irrigation Congress, com- 

 Congress. prising 545 pages, is now being distributed ' 

 to delegates and officials of this gathering. 



The reproduction of papers upon numerous phases of 

 irrigation, render it extremely valuable from a technical 

 standpoint, and the verbatim reports of the business trans- 

 acted at the general sessions and at the Committee meet- 

 ings make it a valuable contribution to the history of 

 Irrigation congresses. 



It contains a list of officers and committees of the Sev- 

 enteenth and Eighteenth Congresses, a copy of the "Offi- 

 cial Call" and a complete stenographic report of the pro 

 ceedings at all sessions of the Congress, and is embellishe 

 with numerous cuts. 



A valuable feature of the report is the "Appendix," 

 containing an account of special meetings of Lumbermen 

 and Forestry officials, including all papers read at these 

 gatherings, President Tail's address upon "Conservation 

 of National Resources," delivered at Spokane, Septem- 

 ber 28, 1909, the report on Irrigation Demonstrations held 

 at the Model Irrigation Exposition Farm a few miles fron 

 Spokane, and a minutely classified index. 



Under Forester Graves, the U. S. Forestry 

 More Bureau is being conducted along more con 



Conservative servative lines than ever before. He appears 

 Lines. to crave no personal adulations either 



from co-laborers or from the public and it 

 is evident he will not curry popular favor to the detriment 

 of his work as the head of a federal bureau. 



Mr. Graves gives promise of capability as a public 

 servant, and it may be predicted that he will not be influ- 

 enced too greatly by the wishes and suggestions of his 

 predecessor. 



Attention of our readers is directed to three 

 Three New classified divisions of news features to be 

 Features found in this issue. The publications of the 



for Age Department of Agriculture are many of 



Readers them classics in the literature of their va- 



rious fields of investigation and research, 

 covering a variety of subjects in almost every phase of 

 human endeavor. Their value is so generally recognized 

 that in presenting excerpts, adapted to the wants of our 

 readers, of the publications listed by the department, from 



