Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-04


age water from irrigating the land
lodged and remained stagnant In
several draws here and there in the
!! area. To rid this part of the land,
which was otherwise valuable, of this
seepage water was the question.
1.-THE idea of accomplishing this was
not original except as it applied to
the United States. Babylon and
Syria had practiced irrigation by hits
means for past ages. With this fact
however, as an argument that such
methods should be followed in this
country l urged the land owners of
the project to join me in establishing
drainage bitches. 1t We: plainly I'M
just that one man should establish
them all.
After some years the idea Of per-
suading the state legislature to pass
a district drainage act was taken up.
1t met with ultimate success and now
all irrigation plants may properly
avail themselves of this valuable
principle along just lines. The act
mentioned became law in Texas in
January of 1909.
"The land owners under the irri-
cation system at Barstow had by
that time become convinced of the
value of drainage that they at once
occupied themselves in taking further
advantage of the legislative act, and
installed at large cost a complete
drainage system. This has been of
untold value to the project as whole
Similar action in other states will GER
tainly bring about greatly beneficial
results for irrigation farmers and
leading irrigationists over the coun-
try often expressed themselves as of
the belief that every irrigation state
should have a drainage act like that
given to Texas"
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. Al am
greatly interested in the work of the
National Irrigation Congress meeting
in Chicago from Dec. to 9 this year
and in the whole question of land re-
whether by irrigation,
drainage or otherwise" says L. H.
Bailey, director of the New York
State College Of Agriculture, 1thica,
N. Y. AT the irrigation congress
at Spokane, Wash, out
lined my views in regard to these
questions and through that gathering
| learned much from others regard
ing the economic Importance of re-
gathering such a fund of
that was enabled to pre-
pare considerable material in book
form. Without doubt the gathering
at Chicago in December will be equal
value to me and, am sure, to the
nation as whole"
CHICAGO, Ill.,, Aug. Al. Perolla,
of foreign affairs for Equa-
dor. has notified D. E. Mcqueen Gray
foreign secretary of the National 1rri-
cation Congress, to hold its nine
teenth annual session here Dec. 5. to !
8, that the Equorian government will
be represented. at the Chicago gather:
ing by official delegates. Copies Of
The official proceedings of the eight.
zenith congress were forwarded to
10 Secretary Perolla, and to like OFF,
Gals of other foreign nations. Many
If these nations have been represent
ed at past congresses and the replies
being received at the Chicago head
quarters from invitations extended
to foreign delegations indicate that
practically all of them will take part
in the meeting here next fall.
CHICAGO, ILL.,. Aug. Amy move
ment which tends to convert the sand
dunes and deserts of the arid sections
Of our country into gardens and farms
and to people these uninhabited
of land with homes Is
of the greatest magnitude
and one which will bring to this coun.
try the greatest good. Such, under
stand, is the purpose of the National
irrigation Congress, which has its
sessions in Chicago this
Dec. S to 9, and to such an organi-
zation, consequently, ascribe my
hearty approval and offer whatever
cooperation it is within my power to
yive."
Governor Oswald West of Oregon
.hus indicates his interest in the Ma
;ional Irrigation Congress in a recent