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NATIONAL  IRRIGATION  CONGRESS. 
The  following  concise  data  concerning  the  work  of  the  Na- 
tional Irrigation  Congress,  which  will  have  its  seventeenth  session 
in  Spokane  during  August,  is  of  particular  interest  at  this  time : 
The  National  reclamation  act  was  passed  in  1902.  At  that  time 
there  were  in  the  government’s  name,  in  the  16  states  affected, 
600,000,000  acres  of  arid  land,  of  which  it  was  estimated  possible 
to  reclaim  sufficient  to  support  50,000,000  people.  By  1911  the 
Reclamation  Service  will  have  reclaimed  nearly  2,000,000  acres, 
at  an  estimated  cost  of  $70,000,000.  There  are  40,000,000  acres 
of  arid  lands  susceptible  to  reclamation  by  irrigation.  The  con- 
struction cost  of  the  reclamation  works  is  returned  to  the  govern- 
ment from  the  sale  of  lands,  the  proceeds  to  be  again  used  in 
furthering  irrigation  development. 
HAWAIIAN  PINEAPPLE  ASSOCIATION. 
The  Hawaiian  Pineapple  Association  held  its  annual  meeting  on 
Saturday,  June  19.  The  reports  presented  were  very  encouraging. 
It  was  resolved  to  continue  the  extensive  advertising  campaign 
which  has  been  so  successful.  The  demand  for  Hawaiian  pines 
that  has  resulted  has  been  most  encouraging  and  ensures  the 
future  prosperity  of  the  industry.  The  officers  of  the  past  year 
were  re-elected. 
VOLUME  I OF  THE  FORESTER. 
Volume  I of  the  Hawaiian  Forester,  bound  and  in  perfect  con- 
dition, is  offered  in  exchange  for  subsequent  unbound  numbers. 
Readers  desirous  of  securing  this  important  volume,  which  is  long 
out  of  print,  are  requested  to  notify  the  Editor  of  what  exchange 
they  can  offer. 
HAWAIIAN  PINES  AT  SEATTLE. 
So  popular  have  the  Hawaiian  pineapples  become  among  the 
visitors  at  Seattle  Exposition  that  an  additional  consignment  of 
five  hundred  cases  has  recently  been  dispatched.  It  is  computed 
that  about  one  thousand  visitors  daily  are  tasting  the  luscious 
Hawaiian  pineapple.  These  are  from  all  parts  of  the  Union  so  the 
prospects  of  an  enormous  increase  in  the  market  for  them  may 
early  be  anticipated. 
SEATTLE  EXHIBIT. 
The  reports  from  Seattle  state  that  the  Hawaiian  exhibit  is 
attracting  considerable  attention  and  is  favorably  commented 
upon. 
