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years. The completion of the work involves an expendi- 

 ture of $5,000,000 to $6,000,000. The Palouse irrigation 

 project has already cost the government $76,000 for sur- 

 veys. The original plan was to reclaim 110,000 acres. 

 From 400,000 to 600,000 acres are available. The work 

 was well under way when suddenly called off. 



Preston Farms Company has been organized by R. 

 G. Belden, A. B. Wayland and I. H. Preston of Spokane, 

 with a capitalization of $100,000 to develop a hay, stock 

 and fruit ranch of 750 acres at Midvale, Idaho. 



Chester Congdon of Duluth, Minn., who owns a tract 

 of land at Beverly, Wash., formerly held by the Beverly 

 Investment Company, is arranging to put a portion of 

 the land under irrigation and have it ready for planting 

 this year. He will expend $20,000 to irrigate the first 

 unit of 1,250 acres. There are 4,000 acres in the tract. 

 The machinery is already on the ground, a pipe line is 



The 



Lennon Metal Flume 



Many Gross Bars Saved on the Large Sizes 

 None Used on Small and Medium Sizes 



shoes that "stand the 

 acket" have great wearing serv- 

 , perfect fit and are very comfortable 

 Mayer Honorbilt Shoes are built on honor. 

 Made of the finest grade leather specially se- 

 lected for its durability, toughness and pliancy. 

 The leather is treated to keep out water and moisture. 

 Wear Mayer Honorbilt fine shoes for dress-up occasions. 

 Made in many styles and all heights. If you want the best in shoes 

 insist on the genuine Mayer Honorbilt. 



Sold by dealers if you cannot find a dealer, write 

 to us. Look for the Mayer Trade Mark on sole. 



MAYER BOOT & SHOE CO 



20th Century Grader 



and Ditcher 



Let Us Prove That It 

 Does 40 Men's Work 



Handiest money-saving irrigation implement ever built. Thousands 

 of owners will tell you so. Write for free book and read what it 

 does. Prove that it can't be equalled on all work of grading and 

 leveling roads, building ditches, levees, borders, irrigation laterals, 

 leveling land, cutting sagebrush and weeds, scalping alfalfa, clearing 

 streets and sidewalks, etc., etc. 



Pays For Itself in 20 Days 



It cuts ditches 24 to 36 inches deep, for 3c a rod. Other work done 

 .at proportionately low prices. It's the original one man machine. 



j Light in weight, light in draft. Built of steel. 



\~~ lasts a lifetime. A perfect combination of several 

 Send \ heavy, expensive machines. Don't fail to 



Write for Book 



It tells all the facts, quotes letters from owners, 

 shows actual illustrations of the 20th Century 

 at work . Just send 

 i^" ^-^name on a postal. We 

 want you to have the 

 facts about the 20th 

 Century Grader. 



BAKER MFG. 

 COMPANY 



526 HUNTER BUILDING 



CHICAGO 



The Lennon Smooth Metal Flume is the most 

 advanced type of flume made, both as to efficiency 

 and economy. No obstructions to catch and hold silt, 

 gravel, or sand, which holds moisture and causes 

 rusting or corroding at joints. 



Galvanized iron or steel will last many times 

 longer in the open than when covered by earth or 

 sand, hence the advantage of not having any held 

 at flume joints. Dry sand or earth constantly passing 

 over metal surface will wear the surface more or less 

 rapidly, but when mixed with water the specific grav- 

 ity of water causes a great portion to be entirely 

 suspended in the water and decreases the wearing 

 weight of the heavier substances, thereby causing 

 practically no corroding process on the metal. 



Manufactured by 



!** Colorado Ingot-Iron 

 Pipe & Flume Company 



Corrugated and Smooth Pipe, Syphons, Flumes, 

 Headgates, Arches, Steel Trestle Work, Etc. 



COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. 



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