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THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



under state regulations have been used to build the 

 works and distribution system, and this was usually 

 done during the time that colonization work was 

 going on. 



It is possible that the AGE looks from the wrong 

 angle at this plan, owing to a limited knowledge of 

 local conditions in Oregon, but it makes the deduc- 

 tion from former proved conditions that no group 

 of capitalists or landholders under a proposed proj- 

 ect will make the outlay necessary, .as provided by 

 this bill without some apparently necessary 

 changes. 



King- 

 Graves 

 Congress 

 Debate 



We present in this issue the first 

 installment of the debate at the In- 

 ternational Irrigation Congress be- 

 tween Judge Will R. King, Chief 

 Counsel, U. S. Reclamation Service, 

 and Judge Carroll B. Graves of Seattle, Washing- 

 ton, on the Resolution "That Reclamation Can Be 

 Undertaken More Advantageously by Government 

 Activity Than by Private Enterprise." 



Both of the gentlemen are students of a high 

 class and this debate should be unusually interest- 

 ing to all of our readers,' both at home and in for- 

 eign countries. 



Owing to the length of the report it will be 

 impossible to publish it in complete form in one 

 number. We will, therefore, present in this issue 

 the talk by Judge King and the reply by Judge 

 Graves, the summing up by Judge King will ap- 

 pear in our March number, which will complete the 

 entire debate. 



Our readers are requested to write the AGE 

 expressing their views on either side. Contribu- 

 tions of this character will be reproduced in future 

 numbers. 



Elwood 

 Mead 

 Editorial 

 Criticized 



The AGE is brought to task by one 

 of its readers for its comments in 

 the December issue concerning Dr. 

 Elwood Mead and his attitude as 

 expressed in a report on Coloniza- 

 tion and Rural Credits recently issued by the State 

 Colonization Commission. Dr. Mead is chairman 

 of that body. 



The impression obtained from a perusal of The 

 Orland Register was that this report was gotten 

 out and signed by Dr. Mead as chairman of the 

 Federal Cost Review Board, and we are glad to 

 make this correction as suggested by our corre- 

 spondent. It is claimed that the action of the Orland 

 paper and Chamber of Commerce is not a reflection 

 of the views of the settlers, but of the owners of 

 large holdings in that vicinity, who are seeking for 



settlers and who fear that the report of the Coloni- 

 zation Commission may cause a lowering of the 

 price of land. 



The AGE is glad to make correction in fairness 

 to the friends of Dr. Mead. 



Q , Ogden, Utah, through its Board of 



w Directors of the Ogden Publicity 



Irrie ti n Bureau is discussing the advisability 



Coner f ma ^ m & a bid for the Interna- 



tional Irrigation Congress to be 

 held in 1917. At the 1916 session of the Congress at 

 El Paso, Texas, both the place of meeting and date 

 for the next session were left open. The prop6si- 

 tion made to the people of Ogden is that a sum of 

 $7,500 be guaranteed .for what are considered nec- 

 essary expenses, which includes $3,500 as salary 

 for the secretary, the other $4,000 no doubt being 

 for office help, stenographic work, etc. 



Judging from comments in recent issues of the 

 Ogden papers there is some question about the 

 guarantee on the grounds that the city in which 

 the Congress is held should be allowed to dictate 

 the terms under which the Congress may be held 

 there. 



There is no more central point than Ogden, 

 and judging from the manner in which the Congress 

 of 1903 was handled by her enterprising citizens, 

 a rousing meeting will result if the decision is fa- 

 vorable to Ogden. 



There are no more enterprising, go-ahead men 

 in any western city, and if such men as Fred J. 

 Kesel, Messrs. Eccles, Wattis, Shurtliff, Wright, 

 Beglow and other well-known citizens take the mat- 

 ter in hand, a successful Congress will result. 



It is worth a trip across the Continent to see 

 Ogden and meet with her enterprising citizens, and 

 the scenic features are also alluring. The famous 

 Ogden Canyon in itself presents views of surpass- 

 ing grandeur. 



If Ogden decides to entertain the Congress, all 

 of our readers who can should plan to go, making 

 that trip their summer outing. A decision will no 

 doubt be arrived at in time for announcement in 

 our March issue. 



Greeley- 

 Poudre 

 Irrigation 

 District 



The Greeley-Poudre Irrigation Dis- 

 trict, Colorado- Wyoming, is attract- 

 ing attention again, as it has been 

 involved in very important litiga- 

 tion ; the matter has been under way 

 for several years and had extensive and detailed 

 hearings, which were completed about a year ago. 

 The argument before the Supreme Court was heard 

 in December, but the decision has not been given 



