THE IKRIGATION AGE. 



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All know how demand for property follows the con- 

 struction of these lines. An electric road of this kind 

 does much more to populate a country than does a steam 

 road. With the electric road, every man's farm is a 

 depot, but not so with the steam road, which stops at 

 towns only. 



There can be no question but that there is now at 

 work a combination of conditions which will make of 

 this colony settlement an important place. The indica- 

 tions are that it will soon become a fancy residential 

 place, for nowhere for miles on either side of the colony 

 is there a place which presents so many natural advan- 

 tages for home-building as this. Thousands of Eastern 

 people have their eyes on Maywood, and just as fast 

 as they can wind up their Eastern affairs they are mov- 

 ing here. While there are now 3,000 people there, it is 

 safe to say that not more than 25 per cent of the land 

 owners in the colony are now living here. They are 

 getting their land while prices are within reach. Some 

 of them are having their places planted and otherwise 

 developed prior to their coming here. Here is a settle- 

 ment in which good fruit and alfalfa land can be bought 

 for $50 an acre. A ten-acre lot costs $500. Many 

 people are acquiring one of these lots by paying $50 

 down, then $12.50 per month for 36 months. No in- 

 terest is charged on the deferred payments, and the seller 

 pays taxes on the land until the payments are com- 

 pleted. This is a mighty easy way to become the owner 

 of ten acres of good land, in a good community, and in 

 a good country. The same kind of land is being sold 

 in many places at from $iOO to $250 per acre, and in 

 time will sell at these advanced prices in Maywood 

 Colony. 



W. N. Woodson, of Corning, California, is the 

 proprietor of this colony. He has been at its head since 

 1893. He is a heavy fruit grower at the colony, and 

 has much to do with the general policy of the colony 

 management. If you would care to look into all of the 

 details of a place like Maywood Colony, write to Mr. 

 Woodson, and he will send you printed matter in which 

 there are maps of the colony, prices and terms for the 

 purchase of the land, views of the business houses in 

 Corning and colony residences, views of orchards of 

 different varieties, and much other matter of interest 

 to one looking about for a home, or an investment. All 

 this printed matter is absolutely free. 



Lewiston, Idaho, April 30. Eight hundred cars of 

 fruit will be shipped out of the Lewiston valley this 

 season, a yield of unprecedented size in this section. 

 Seven hundred cars of this amount will be peaches, 

 while the remaining hundred cars will be divided among 

 the famous Vineland cherries, apricots, apples and a 

 few other fruits in small quantities. Much of the fruit 

 has already been sold in advance by the growers, and the 

 only difficulty now confronting them, the danger of frost 

 having passed, lies in the fact that pickers are scarce. 



Send $2*50 for The Irrigation 



Age one year and 

 The Primer of Irrigation 



ARTHUR P. DAVIS. 



On the recommendation of Director Newell, the Secre- 

 tary of the Interior has promoted Mr. A. P. Davis to the 

 position of chief engineer from that of assistant chief engi- 

 neer of the Reclamation Service. 



Arthur Powell Davis was born in Illinois, February 9, 

 1861. He was educated in the public schools of Junction City 

 and Emporia, Kas., and later completed an engineering course 

 in the George Washington University. At the age of 23 he 

 entered the United States Geological Survey as a member 

 of the topographic branch and since then has been closely 

 identified with the topographic, hydrographic and engineering 

 work of the Government. His early work was in the west, 

 where he spent several years in surveying reservoir sites in 

 the high mountains and in measuring the streams of the 

 Great American desert. His name is attached to many of 

 the original maps of Arizona, New Mexico and California. 

 The reports of his investigations are valuable contributions 

 to our knowledge of the arid country and its possibilities, 



A. P. DAVIS, 

 Chief Engineer United States Reclamation Service. 



and have been of especial value in the preliminary work of 

 the Reclamation Service. 



In 1898-1900 Mr. Davis had charge of the hydrographic 

 work of the Nicaragua and Panama canal routes and his re- 

 ports furnished much needed and important information con- 

 cerning both plans. 



He joined the Reclamation Service immediately after the 

 passage of the Reclamation Act and since that time has been 

 closely identified with all of the engineering work connected 

 therewith. 



Mr. Davis is a man of indefatigable industry and is 

 earnestly enthusiastic in developing efficient and business-like 

 methods in the conduct of the operations of the service. His 

 strong characteristics are clear judgment and sound common 

 sense, and these combined with a thorough understanding of 

 the principles of engineering design admirably fit him for the 

 responsible position to which he has attained. His promotion 

 meets with the unqualified approval of all the engineers of 

 the service and is regarded by them as a just reward for 

 faithful and efficient service. 



The bureau of which he has become chief engineer is 

 now expending more than $1,000,000 per month in the con- 

 struction of twenty-five large irrigation projects, which will 

 reclaim 3,000,000 acres of land. The work gives employment 

 to more than 10,000 people and has already reclaimed nearly 

 300,000 acres of desert. 



