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THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



AMERICAN 



RECLAMATION 



FEDERATION 



(Incorporated Not for Profit) 



WITH WHICH IS MERGED 



The Chicago Irrigation Association 



AND 



The American Irrigation Federation 



This Federation is organized for the pro- 

 motion and encouragement of the irrigation, re- 

 clamation, colonization and development of 

 land within the United States of America. It 

 maintains an office at 1110 First National Bank 

 Building, 38 South Dearborn Street, where there 

 is open to the public, free of charge, maps and 

 publications relating to the lands of the United 

 States. Questions relating to irrigation matters 

 will be answered by the officers of the Federation 

 and information given. 



THE OFFICERS OF THE FEDERATION ARE: 



EDMUND T. PERKINS, President 

 HENRY C. WOOD, Vice-President 

 D. H. ANDERSON, Secretary 

 WILLIAM W. VERNON, Treasurer 



THE DIRECTORS ARE: 



EDMUND T. PERKINS, President Edmund T. Perkins 



Engineering Co. 

 HENRY C. WOOD, Wood & Lounsbury, Attorneys-at- 



Law. 

 WILLIAM W. VERNON, Secretary American Life 



Insurance Co. 



D. H. ANDERSON, Publisher "Irrigation Age" 

 PARKE WEST, Journalist 



W. F. VAN BUSKIRK, Vice-President, Standard Trust 

 & Savings Bank 



CHARLES F. FISHBACK, President, Porter, Fishback 

 &Co. 



JOHN D. HIBBARD, President, North American Secur- 

 ities Co. 



ISHAM RANDOLPH, Consulting Engineer 



JAMES A. McLANE, James A. McLane & Co. 



RICHARD S. THAIN, Lewiston Land & Water Co. 



Organizations and individuals interested in 

 reclamation are invited to become members. 

 Detailed information concerning initiation fees 

 and dues will be furnished upon application to the 

 secretary. Address 



D. H. Anderson, Secretary 



30 North Dearborn St., 



Chicago, 111. 



LAND OPENING. 



On April 22 the Fourth Unit of the Shoshone irri- 

 gation project in Wyoming will be opened to homestead 

 entry by the Government. This unit lies to the north and 

 west of the town of Powell, and contains some of the 

 finest land on the project. The farms are mostly 80 

 acres each, and homeseekers are invited to investigate 

 the opportunities afforded by this opening. 



About five hundred families are already established 

 on the first three units and have built roads, schools and 

 churches. The project has railroad facilities, rural de- 

 livery, telephones, and there are thriving towns at short 

 intervals. 



The Shoshone project lies in a region of great scenic 

 beauty with a delightful and healthful climate and a fertile 

 soil. The Reclamation Service at Washington, D. C.. 

 has prepared a booklet fully describing this section and 

 giving detailed information as to methods of acquiring 

 these farms. This will be sent free upon request. 



The Shoshone project is believed to be one of the 

 best sections in the West for general farming. It is a 

 fine dairy country. The farmers are now shipping an 

 average of $1,500 worth of cream to Billings. A new 

 creamery is under way at Cody. Alfalfa is the main crop, 



Genuine Navajo Blankets 



My business is done directly with the Navajo Indians, whose 

 reservation is near Aztec. I make trips to the reservation 

 and purchase the best in the line of Navajo rugs and blankets 

 direct from the Indian weaver. I have no middleman to pay. 

 Why pay $20 to $50 for a Navajo rug or blanket in a Chicago 

 store when I can sell you the finest quality from $5 to $35, 

 depending on size. If not satisfied after examination I 

 will refund your money, and I refer to the Citizens Bank of 

 Aztec as to my responsibility. Before buying a Navajo rug or 

 blanket write me telling me size you want and get my prices. 



J. F. WOOD, Aztec, New Mexico 



Irrigators, Attention! 



WE have a district o{ independent water-rights. 

 No weeds from a community ditch, no wait- 

 ng your turn for water, no chance for water-thieves to 

 steal your water. On the other hand, our farmers have 

 water whenever they want it. It is the purest water in 

 America. The original water-right costs but $20 or 

 $30 per acre, and is based on the most dependable 

 supply of water for irrigation on the globe namely, 

 on the great underflow of the Mimbres Valley, which 

 has a watershed of 1 ,400 square miles and a pumping 

 area of only 125,000 acres at the most. The lift for 

 water varies from 15 to 100 feet, and with improved 

 devices for raising water, every well-informed manknows 

 that where abundant water can be secured at such a 

 lift, the pumping plant makes the surest, cheapest and 

 most dependable water-right in the world. We have 

 it here. Also low values. It is just the sunniest and 

 most beautiful valley in New Mexico, and just the place 

 to build a cozy country home that will make you and 

 your family independent for all time to come. Now is 

 the time to get in on the ground floor. Less than five 

 per cent of the irrigable area is reclaimed. This, of 

 course, means rock-bottom prices. Write Secretary, 

 Deming Chamber of Commerce, Deming, N. M., for 

 a booklet describing the best irrigation proposition in 

 America. Don't wait. Write now. 



Please mention name of this publication. 



When writing to advertisers please mention The Irrigation Age. 



