THE IRRIGATION AGE 



VOL. XXV 



CHICAGO, SEPTEMBER, 1910. 



No. 11 



THE IRRIGATION AGE 



With which is Merged 



MODERN IRRIGATION THE DRAINAGE JOURNAL 



THE IRRIGATION ERA MID-WEST 



ARID AMERICA THE FARM HERALD 



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Interesting to Advertisers. 



It may interest advertisers to know that The Irrigation Age is the 

 only publication in the world having an actual paid in advance 

 circulation among individual irrigators and large irrigation corpo- 

 rations. It is read regularly by all interested in this subject and has 

 readers in all parts of the world. The Irrigation Age is 25 years 

 old and is the pioneer publication of its class in the world. 



A fact which is not generally known is 

 Getting that the last Congress included in the 



at the census act 'a requirement of the census 



Real Facts director that he make a special and de- 



About Irrigation tailed re P rt on irrigation. Up to this 

 time the reports by the government on 

 this subject which is of such vital importance to the west 

 have not been considered as entirely full or accurate. 

 The machinery for gathering facts relative to the develop- 

 ment of arid lands is sadly out of gear and is not up to 

 the requirements of the times. 



The new census act requires the director to find out 

 the areas irrigated, whether such work is being carried 

 on under Government state laws, the prices at which 

 irrigated lands, including water rights, are obtainable; 

 the character and value of crops produced on irrigated 

 land. In addition to this information the report must 

 include detailed information as to the amount of water 

 used per acre, the location of the various enterprises, to- 

 gether with a description of their methods of construction, 

 their physical conditions and the amount of capital in- 

 vested. 



If the director does his duty in this investigation the 

 public will have access to a vast amount of information 

 they have never before had, and it will be of the greatest 

 importance as determining the progress of irrigation and 

 the opportunities for home-making and the investment of 

 capital. It will supply information which should have 

 been promulgated long ago. 



More interest has been shown generally 

 The Men . in the Eighteenth Irrigation Congress 

 Who Make Up than in any previous congress, as evinced 

 the Irrigation by the great number of inquiries regard- 

 Congress ing its personnel that have come into the 



office of IRRIGATION AGE. It is surprising 

 to learn that comparatively few business men know just how 

 the delegates are appointed. The official call states that the 

 delegates are to be as follows: 



Permanent officers of the congress. 



The President of the United States. 



The Vice-President of the United States. 



Members of the cabinet. 



Members of the United States Congress. 



Governors of states and territories. 



Members of national and state irrigation, water, and con- 

 servation associations. 



State commissioners of agriculture and horticulture. 



The Mayor of each city having a population of over 1,000. 



Fifteen delegates appointed by the governor of each state. 



Ten delegates by mayor of each city over 25,000. 



Five delegates by mayor of each city over 1,000 and under 

 25,000. 



Five delegates by each board of county commissioners. 



Two delegates by each mayor of town under 1,000. 



Two delegates from each irrigation, agricultural, horti- 

 cultural and engineering society. 



Two delegates from each commercial organization. 



The wide scope given in the selection of delegates will 

 undoubtedly accord a representation which will cover 

 every interest and the character of the men selected as 

 already reported is proof that the Congress will be com- 

 posed of the strongest and most thoughtful men in the 

 country and that every shade of opinion will be repre- 

 sented. 



