THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



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Messrs. Nesbit, Pence and McFar- 

 land are completing the building of a 

 36-inch syphon that is 170 feet long, 

 which they are building in place of a 

 flume for the irrigation of 400 acres of 

 fine land at a point near Boise. 



The Public Utilities Commission has 

 received from W. C. Howie, of Moun- 

 tainhome, representing some 15 citi- 

 zens of that place, a protest against 

 the application of M. E. Hughes, 

 trustee, to increase water rental 

 charges to patrons of the Mountain- 

 home Co-operative Irrigation Com- 

 pany, on the ground that the commis- 

 sion is without power to fix rental 

 charges already provided by the con- 

 tract. The petitioners ask that the 

 application be denied; that the owner 

 of the system be required to make im- 

 provements and repairs necessary; 

 that the Mountainhome Co-operative 

 Irrigation Company and J. H. Brady 

 be made parties to the action and that 

 cause be shown why the company and 

 Mr. Brady should not be charged a 

 reasonable rental for the system and 

 be made to pay their proportion of the 

 cost of repairs and improvements. 



A new irrigation project comprising 

 7,000 acres in the Little Willow and 

 lower Big Willow valleys, about 10 

 miles east of Payette, is to-be built 

 this year at a cost of approximately 

 $210,000, bonds for this amount to be 

 issued. It is understood the Wicka- 

 honey Land & Water Company will 

 purchase the bonds and will have 

 charge of the construction of the dam, 

 canals and laterals. The project is to 

 be turned over to the settlers when 

 completed. A reinforced concrete 

 dam, 85 feet high, is to be built as a 

 part of the project. The dam will 

 impound 38,000 feet of water, which 



Here's Something New 



about California 



For You 



Two parties of Eastern farmers saw Cal- 

 ifornia under my personal escort last fall. 



It was not a land-selling trip it was 

 solely for investigation. 



We were guests of over forty local com- 

 munities. Their Chambers of Commerce 

 and Boards of Trade provided the auto- 

 mobiles and guides who showed us the agri- 

 cultural activities in their neighborhoods. 



We saw irrigated fruit farms. We saw 

 alfalfa making large yields under irrigation. 

 We saw diversified farming with its sure 

 returns paying still better because of irri- 

 gation. 



A Book of Pictures 



taken on thistripis now ready forfree distri- 

 bution. We would like to send you a. copy. 



You can prolong your active business 

 life at least fifteen years in California. 

 It is a country where you can farm 

 twelve months in the year. You need 

 not spend a large share of your earn- 

 ings just to keep warm. 



Write me today. Let me help you plan your 

 trip. , Reduced fares next Spring and Summer will 

 give you a chance to see the San Diego Exposition 

 and agricultural sections of California at small cost. 

 Winter tourist fares now in effect. Aak all the 

 questions you want and say "Send Farmers' 

 Special Book." 



C. L. SEACRA VES, Gen. Colonization A gt. 



Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. Co. 



3284 Railway Exchange, Chicago. 



will insure an ample supply of water 

 for the full irrigation season. 



The Little Willow and lower Big 

 Willow valleys are fully settled and 

 much of the land is producing crops. 

 The land in these valleys is very rich 

 and productive and is capable of pro- 

 ducing immense crops when irrigation 

 water is applied. 



Kansas 



George Weisharr, of Scott City, has 

 gone to Kansas City to confer with 

 the supply houses furnishing the ma- 

 terial for the $50,000 electric power 

 plant being constructed on the Lough 

 5,000-acre farm to operate the pump- 

 ing plants used for irrigating their 

 holdings. 



Miscellaneous 



A novel pump has recently been in- 

 stalled upon a California irrigation 

 project. It pumps the water from a 

 flowing stream by using the force of 

 the stream to drive its wheel. This 

 wheel, which is eight feet in diameter, 

 includes eight broad paddles and is 

 floated upon two pontoons anchored 

 to the bank of the stream. A driving 

 rod from this wheel connects with the 

 handle of an ordinary hand pump so 

 that the current in turning the wheel 

 operates the pump, conveying water 

 from the pump into galvanized iron 

 piping. This wheel has a pumping 

 capacity of 500 gallons of water raised 

 to a height of fifteen feet within 

 twelve hours. 



Montana 



The B. L. and I siphon, which has 

 been constructed to carry the water 

 of -the irrigation canal which waters 

 the Billings bench over Alkali creek 

 canyon, has been completed and is 

 ready for use. 



The siphon has been constructed at 

 a cost of $16,000. It is 1,050 feet long 

 and has a diameter of 90 inches. It is 

 large enough to carry the full head 

 of water of the B. L. and I. com- 

 pany's big ditch. It is built of wood 

 with steel reinforcements and with 

 concrete containers. 



The Reclamation Service is inviting 

 bids for the construction of canals and 

 structures on the Flathead irrigation 

 project at points 3 to 10 miles south- 



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