THE IRRIGATION AGE 



VOL. XXIII 



CHICAGO, SEPTEMBER, 1908. 



NO. 11 



THE IRRIGATION AGE 



With which is Merged 



MODERN IRRIGATION THE DRAINAGE JOURNAL 



THE IRRIGATION ERA MID-WEST 



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EnUred as second-class matter October 8, 1897, at the Postoffice at 

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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 23 yean 

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



Owing to lack of space, it will b.e impos- 

 Pathfinder. sible to publish the article on the North 

 Project. Platte or Pathfinder project in western 



Nebraska and eastern Wyoming. This 

 article was prepared for us by Mr. G. L. Shumway of 

 Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Many good illustrations will be 

 shown in connection with this article, which will appear 

 in our issue of October. 



Don't fail to attend the National Irriga- 

 National tion Congress, which is to be held at Al- 

 Irrigation buquerque, New Mexico, September 28-29, 

 Congress. October 1 and 2. There is but little time 



now before the date of opening and we 

 would suggest to all who contemplate attending this 

 congress that they correspond with the local commit- 

 tees at Albuquerque and secure accommodations. Do 

 not fail also to give consideration to the subject of 

 side trips that may be made from Albuquerque into 

 New Mexico and Arizona. There are many points of 

 interest to be found in New Mexico which should be 

 visited by all who are strangers in the territory. This 

 includes the old town of Santa Fe, the petrified forests 

 of Arizona, and the Grand Canyon of the Colorado. 

 All of these are within easy distance of Albuquerque. 

 There are many attractive points still nearer and we are 

 informed that the local committee of the congress has 

 made arrangements for many side trips to different gov- 

 ernment projects in Arizona. To those who are going 

 from the east to attend the congress it will be well to 



give this matter thought before all arrangements are 

 definitely settled, so that they may take advantage of 

 all the opportunities presented. 



More 



About 



Maxwell. 



We have received word recently from dif- 

 ferent associations throughout the United 

 States concerning an effort which is be- 

 ing made by our old friend, George H. 

 Maxwell, George, the erstwhile invincible, 

 the foster father of all irrigation and conservation 

 work throughout the west. Our correspondents tell us 

 that Mr. Maxwell is attempting to induce the different 

 commercial associations throughout the west, among 

 which may be mentioned the National Association of 

 Implement and Vehicle Manufacturers and different as- 

 sociations of dealers in implements and hardware, to 

 contribute various sum of money for large lumps of 

 subscriptions to the almost forgotten magazine, "Max- 

 well's Talismen." Judging from the reports sent in to 

 us, Mr. Maxwell has not been very successful in his ef- 

 forts. The dealers and other associations of manufac- 

 turers throughout the country have become somewhat 

 suspicious of people who come to them asking for con- 

 tributions with the idea that this money is to be used 

 for western development. It is doubtful if any one 

 who has followed the matter of western development 

 closely can learn of any single instance when funds 

 so collected have been used to develop a sentiment 

 which would lead to colonization of western areas. 



It is true that if the right sort of campaign were 



