The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-12
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Irrigation Competition.

Mr. E. r. Moses. chairman of the ex
| ecutive committee of the National Irri
CATION congress. has completed arrange
ments by which he offers the following
I sums FOR papers or essays relating to ir
! rlgation For the best paper 800: fol
! the second. SO; for the third. $50. TIL,
! competition is open to persons from al
parts of the United States. east or west
! The subject of the essays shall pertain
! to any matter intimately connected will
| irrigation practice or engineering The
| following topics are suggested out Others
! may be selected:
Methods of Applying Water
Field Crops
Irrigation by Means of Wind Mills
Cost of Pumping Water for Irriga-
Canal and Ditch Construction. Cost
and Values
Water Storage. Construction of Reser-
Votrs, and Sale of Stored Waters
Underground Waters. Their Develop
merit and Use"
by Weirs or Modules.
Quantity of Water Required for Irri-
CATION.
.'Seepage Waters From irrigation
Quality of Water; Silt, Alkali. Etc
Sewage Irrigation
Water Power and Irriga ton"
The papers should be based as far as
possible upon the experience and obser-
walton of the writer and should contain
new facts of general value. They should
not be historical or legal in character
nor contain references to the develop
ment of irrigation in foreign countries. ex-
cept as illustrative of local conditions,
but should be devoted to topics of live
Importance to the people of the present
day. giving especial attention to costs
and values.
The substance Of the papers should
consist of discussion of facts and not of
opinions. Political and sociological ques-
tons should not enter. but the matter
should be written for the information
and instruction of men of fair degree of
education and common sense. who may
desire to know about irrigation. giving
plain statements of methods and re-
suits in a clear. accurate and concise
manner. Published matter or compilation
origin of all information obtained from
public documents. reports. journals.
pamphlets and other printed material
must be clearly indicated and full refer
ence given by title and page.
The scope of the papers should be lin
tied to one or two main points. not at
tempting to cover the whole field of irri-
cation, but going into full details of the
single matter under consideration. In
short, each paper should be a unit by
itself The length Of the papers should
be not less than 10000 words or over
%. 900. Each paper should he accom-
graphs maps or drawings; the latter can
be crudely done if Ineligible. artistic
nniSh not being essential Photographs
should be of moderate size and clear, so
that they can be reproduced.
The competition is open TO engineers,
water superintendent. canal and ditch
builders. irrigators. farmers. and in fact
to any man or woman who can state in
some new or valuable fact It
IS not open. however. to photographers
Of the geological survey or other sal
aired employees of the national govern
nent Preference will be given to clear |
statements of experiments or investiga- |
ions carried on by private enterprise to |
est the practicahility of various methods |
If applying water either in the arid or /
lumid regions In all cases full state |
nent should be given of areas. dimen- /
;ions and especially of cost of construc- |
ion. of applying water. and the value |
If the returns.
The manuscript should preferably be (
ypewritten. but not necessarily if written !
n clear. legible hand. They should be !
ent to Mr.. f. r. Moses. Great Bend !
Kan. before July 1. 1897 On that date /
lie. with two other persons, will begin to
xamne the manuscripts. The results |
viii be announced at the Lincoln. Neb.
Meeting of the National Irrigation con-
-ress The right is expressly reserved to
eject any and all manuscripts. If ac-
epted the money will be paid at or
uthors surrendering all further claim.
ne papers will probably be published
alter under the name of their authors and
With full illustrations a short abstract
eing read at the time of the congress.