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THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



"BL.ACKSTONE 



MICHIGAN BCVCLEYARB 



THE DRAKE HOTEL CO. 



Hov. 7th, 



D. H. Anderson, Esq. , 

 Irrigation Age, 

 Chicago. 



Dear Sir: 



While in Chicago I desire to record my deep appre- 

 ciation of your valuable and educational paper, which I have 

 regularly received and read in South Australia, for the past 

 five years. 



Through its medium, I first became acquainted with 

 the great firm of F. C. Austin & Company whose ad now figures 

 so prominently on the title-page. With the consent of my 

 Government I recently purchased machinery from this firm, ex- 

 ceeding in value $25,000, and judging from the splendid 

 results obtained I am justified in presuming that other orders 

 will follow in the train of the first. 



Wishing you every success in the good work you are 

 doing in the joint interest of the "Irrigation Industry" and 

 the "Man on the Land", 



Very faithfully yours, 



Director of Irrigation 

 of South Australia. 



A TELL-TALE LETTER. 



The above facsimile is a photographic copy of a letter 

 received by us from Mr. S. Mclntosh, Director of Irriga- 

 tion for South Australia, and should need no further 

 comment as to the value of advertising in the columns 

 of THE IRRIGATION AGE. A correction, however, should 1 

 noted as the F. C. Austin & Co. referred to above is now 

 the F C Austin Drainage Excavator Company. Railway 

 Exchange, Chicago, as given in this advertising, on t 

 title page of this journal. 



The Oklahoma Board of Agriculture has been asked 

 for a permit by R. E. Tones of Mountain View, Okla, to 

 legate TeVeraT acres oi land along the Washita .River 

 Valley. It is said that a fairly good sized reservoir will 

 be built at the foot of Rainy Mountain and that $10,00' 

 will be spent in carrying out this project. 



The state of Texas has recently created a st .ate : irri- 

 gation commission which shall have control of all 

 don and storage of flood water matters One com 

 sioner is appointed by the governor, one W*6inM: 

 sioner of agriculture and these two are to choose the 

 third member The commission is to issue permits to all 

 oersoM Engaged in irrigation for water storage projects 

 or tCe who shall hereafter start such enterprises, upon 

 approving their application. 



has recently enlarged upon. 



