The state herald., 1897-04-16
TO DEVELOP IRRIGATION METH
OBS.
National Association VIII Give Attention
to Practical Suggestions.

National Association VIII Give Attention
to Practical suggestions.
Topeka, Kan, April 12.-The coming
meeting of the national irrigation con
Nention at Lincoln, Nebraska, promises
to be the most practical in the usSocia-
tion's history. The effort will he to SO.
cure returns on actual work accom-
plishcd. and to this end the executive
committee, with headquarters ai
Great Bend, this State, has determined
to offer prizes for papers or essays de
voted 10 the reclamation of arid lands,
The prizes are to he awarded by the
chairman of the committee and two
other experts and are as follows:
For the best paper, 500: for the sec.
ond. SO: for the third, $40. The com
petition Is open 10 persons from all
parts of the United States. east or
west. The subject of the ESSAYS shall
pertain To any matter intimately con.
nccted with irrigation practice or en-.
gincering. The following topics are
suggested. but others may bc selected:
Methods of applying water.
Irrigation of garden, orchard and
field crops.
Irrigation by means of wind mills.
Cost of pumping water for irrigation
Canal and ditch construction, cost
and values.
Water storage, construction of rescr.
rolrS and sale of stored waters
Underground waters, their develop.
mcnt and use.
Measurement and division of water
by weirs or nodulrS.
Quantity of water required for irri.
CATION
Seephge waters from irrigation.
Quality of water. silt, alkali. etc.
Sewage irrigation.
Water power and irrigation.
II is especially demanded that the cs.
says shall give practical aud actual rc.
suits.
lie substance of the papers should
consist of discussion of facts and not
of opinions. Political and sociological
questions should NOT enter. hut the
matter should be written tur the infor.
nation and instruction of men of fair
degree of education and common sense
who may desire TO know about irriga-
tlon, giving plain statements Of meth
ods and results In clear. accurate
and concise manner. Published matter
or compilation from books will not be
accepted and the origin of all informa-
ton obtained from public documents.
reports. journals. pamphlets and other
printed material must he clearly ind-
Gated and full reference given by title
and page.
|. The scope OF the papers should he
limited To one or two main points, not
attempting 10 cover the whole field of
irrigation. but going into full details
OF single matter under consideration.
In short, each paper should be a unit
by itself. The papers should not have
fewer than 10000 words nor more than
10000. Each paper should he accom-.
panied by suitable Illustrations. photo
graphs, maps or drawings. The latter
can he crudcly done II intclligiblc. ar
tistic finish not being essential. Pho
toGraphs should lie of moderate size
and clear, 50 that they can be repro
duccd.
The competition Is open to engineers
water supcrintendcnts. canal or ditch
builders, irrigators. farmers, and, In
Iact. TO any man or woman who can
state intclIigibly some new or valuable
fact II Is not open. however. TO Inv.
drngraphers of the geological survey
or other salaried employees of the ma
lional government. Preference will he
gwen 10 clear statements of expert
mcntS or Investigations carried on hy
private enterprise To test the praciicn
bility of various methods of applying
water either In the arid ar humid re-
gions. In all eases full statement
should he given Of areas. dimensions.
ana especially Of cost of construction
Of applying water aud the value Of the
returns.
IN" papers must reach The executive
committee AT Great Bend. Kansas. by
July LIST ana the winners win he an.
nonncrd at Lincoln at the meeting
next fall. The committee saws that
too much theoretical work has been
done in The past and II now proposes to
get at the facts