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THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



The Modern Wagon 



BUILT OF STEEL 



The only equipment that will stand the climate of the 

 irrigated district, is made of steel. You know the reason. 

 Wood dries out, becomes useless, and the machinery 

 falls apart. 



DavenpOlt Roller - Bearing 



Steel Wagons 



are THE wagons for the "Dry Farming" country. Not 

 affected by the climate. Stronger, lighter draft and more 

 durable; outlast several wooden wagons. 



Built of steel I-beams, Channels and Angles, solidly 

 riveted with large steel rivets, put in hot, making the gear 

 parts practically one piece. 



Nothing to Dry Out 



No bolts to become loose and nuts to rattle off on 

 account of parts shrinking or drying out. The DAVEN- 

 PORT is constructed like the modern steel railroad 

 bridge. Trussed and braced to withstand all strains. Built 

 for the heaviest lifetime service. 



No Tires to Reset 



It makes no difference what the climate is, it does not 

 affect the wheels on the DAVENPORT. They are made 

 with a tension, each spoke carrying its share of the load 

 all the time, whether it is on the top, bottom or side of the 

 wheel. The spoke heads are countersunk in the tire; 

 headed and shouldered in the hubs. The strongest wheels 

 ever put on a wagon. No split felloes or cracked hubs. 

 No repair bills to pay. 



Roller Bearings 



The Boiler Bearing 



30% to 50% Lighter Draft 



It ii a fact, that if it were not for the ROLLER BEARINGS, 

 the automobile of today would be impossible. You know that 

 ROLLER BEARINGS reduce the draft on machinery of ill kinds. 

 Here is your chance to get these advantages on 



FARM WAGONS TEAMING GEARS 



MOUNT A IN WA GONS L UMBER GEA RS 



TURN-UNDER WAGONS 



Write NOW for all the information. Improve your farm by 

 being able to do more work with the same horses and help. 

 BE SURE and ask for PACKAGE NO. 45. 



Davenport, 

 Iowa. 



Davenport Wagon Company, 



The House of Representatives passed a bill on Feb- 

 ruary 7th, which had heretofore passed the Senate, per- 

 mitting the Secretary of the Interior, in his discretion, 

 to graduate payments required of settlers now on gov- 

 ernment irrigation projects, exacting of them small an- 

 nual payments during their first year of residence and 

 increasing them until at the end of ten years they will 

 have paid back to the government the full charge assessed 

 against the land for water, maintenance and operation. 



Dispatches from Cheyenne inform us that George 

 F. Roberts, a former Chicago banker, and W. L. Roher, 

 of Chicago and Wyoming (who, by the way, is one of 

 the active spirits in irrigation affairs in Wyoming), 

 representing a British syndicate, secured from the State 

 an option until July 30th on the water rights necessary 

 for reclamation of the ceded portion of the Wind River 

 reservation. 



If the Roher-Roberts syndicate decides to take over 

 the water rights, it will agree to irrigate 135,000 acres 

 and to deposit $50,000 in cash to guarantee that it will 

 keep its agreement. Under this agreement, settlers now 

 on the ceded lands are to receive water for $30 an acre 

 and others who may take land under the canals will 

 be held for not more than $40 an acre. 



Owing to the well-known character of the individuals 

 connected with this new move, the AGE predicts a suc- 

 cessful outcome. 



An attempt will soon be made to have a law passed 

 in Nevada which will empower the farmers of Mason and 

 Smith Valleys to build a great irrigation and reclamation 

 project, which it is estimated will bring under cultivation 

 thousands of acres of land. The project is headed by 

 Frank Fogel and George Reading, of Wellington, Nevada. 

 These gentlemen have conferred with State Engineer 

 Boyle recently at Carson, with a view to bringing this 

 about. 



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 wheels. Pivot axle. Frame 30 inches from ground. 

 Direct lever connection with blade permitting instant 

 operation. Best and lowest-priced machine on the 

 market. Good Roads Book Sent Free. 



GLIDE ROAD MACHINE CO. 



325 E Street 



Minneapolis. Minnesota 



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