| Show TilE RS Mr Ir C J I chaIrman ot of tho executive o of the lie NationaL Jr Ir Irrigation association In the current number of The Garden or of time the Magazine Imas n a paper on The Tho Ite He claiming of Arid Lands In this lie he calls attention to the thc fact that the tenth national Irrigation congress to convene at Colorado Springs on the of oC October will celebrate what ml may ho called a gr great at The nut first Inigo lion was heM held In Snit gaIt Lake City about year no ago few realized at that time the of the object for which that congress 9 gathered Toda Today all over time the country the people lire to comprehend the possibilities of oC the so called arid regions rellon and time necessity of reclaiming them and adding their Immense wealth to the tho general fund or of tIm country nut flut It would he a to con shier the work of the Irrigation lUSO asco elation with the tho legislation so far secured from toni 8 It must hO be practically demonstrated that the building ot of re reservoirs mind th the con of canals ditches Is Jus titled tined To Ibis end time the first projects must be carefully planned with 1 a view In Into to the good of nf time the general cause than that of oC individuals or sections There should be no selfish nil as to where tIme the first appropriatIon Is to be It Is clear It cant be made to cover tho entire oren area Let Iet wisdom ond n mind let the Irrigation Association 1011 exert influence Its for harmon without which but poor moOr results will hO be obtained from the act ns as now passed d II b Congress Time The National For will meet with the tho nt Colo Colorado rado Springs Is another suh Sect tInt needs Out for forests are destroyed In n a that will IiI fInally bring retaliation Jt it itIs Is III time to commence pal sane methods In inthe the dealings with the trees of time tho coun countr country tr try und and It Is hoped that tha t the Forestry association will succeed ed In creating 1 a renel demand for the tho or of trees no the ho Irrigation hM has u In iii bringing th the question to limo tho nations notice |
