Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-28
0TArE ASSOCIATIONS 70 HOLD
MEETING IN FORT DODGE
Fec. Is AND rs.
PROGRAM OF SUBJECTS
Il ARRANGED FOR DISCUSSION
Topics Assigned by Dean A. Marsten,
Of Amos Colisss-9svsral Prominent
Drainage Ensinsers From Other
States to 3. Heard = "Tama Jim"
Wilson TO Speak.

Fort Dodge, Jan. 2S.-Final arrange
ments have been made for The Iowa
State Drainage Association which is to
meet here the 25th ana Goth Of Febru-
airy. II. NJ. Spar Doe, OF Amos, is pres
ident; J. w. Boyer. Of this city. vice
president. and F. P. Costelloe. OF Web
ster City, secretary. Every effort is
being made to make the meeting one OF
the most successful in The history OF
the association.
Many prominent men, who have been
invited to appear on the program, have
sent favorable replies. Among them
are Prof. John T. Stewart. Of the uni
versity Of Minnesota; Seth Dean. OF
Missouri Valley; Jacob Harmon. OF
Peoria, ILL.,; c. w. Schwartz. OF OF
tumwa, whose work in irrigation OF
truck crops has attracted considerable
attention.; Professor Churchill. Of the
Manitoba Agriculture College at Win
nipeg, Canada; former Secretary OF
Agriculture James Wilson, OF Tama,
who has taken a personal interest in
the reclamation of agricultural lands
by drainage, and thru whose influence
as secretary Of the United States de-
;partment OF agriculture much was ac-
complished: A. j. Lilly, OF Britt. a sue
ccssful drainage contractor; Ray Nye-
master. OF Davenport and chairman OF
the financing committee of the Iowa
State Drainage Association; NJ. L.
Henderson, OF Randall, rho will give
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and their relation to the interests Of
the farmers Marshall Hanson, OF Ran
dali. who will discuss the problem OF
levying equitable draining assessments
ana the items taken into account by
drainage boards Of assessments, etc:
]. w. Lee, Of Webster City: and S. f.
Moeller. of Knierim, who Will present
a. discussion of the problems which
are met by drainage contractors.
Subjects to 30 Discussed.
Dean A. Marston, OF the division of
engineering OF Iowa State College, who
has always been actively interested in
drainage, has been asked to provide
speakers for three topics of interest. A
few Of the drainage problems OF in
terest to Iowa people at the present
time and which will be discussed al
this meeting follows:
The construction Of open ditch and
large tile outlets Of adequate depth to
enable lands which are assessed for
their construction to be properly
drained
The Standardization Of outlet pro.
lection for connecting various sizes Of
tile to open bitches and natural water
ways. 81
An Investigation of the use of sluce
gates where large tile outlets discharge
into streams which are subject to over
flow during short periods only.
The maintenance OF large oper
bitches and Strengthened river chan
nels where the grade is sufficient tc
cause destructive erosion and where
the grade is so fiat as TO cause the
deposit OF silt.
The Improvement of farm lands by
thorough urderdrainage to increase
the productivity Of lands not classed
as wet or low and to increase the
erosion
An investigation OF possibilities OF
insuring the productivity Of lands re.
claimed by expensive drainage i'm
provements by providing means of fur
nishing these lands With water fol
irrigation during periods of drouth
An investigation into the efficienc,
OF present methods OF 1evyns asses