| Show greatest of western Naga magazines with the january number the irrigation age leaps at a single bound into tho the front rank of american magazines it is now the greatest periodical issued from chicago and benco stands first among the publications of the west the new nev form is modeled upon the REVIEW OF REVIEWS the character of the publication is broadened and while the championship pion ship bip of irrigation remains the special mission of tim THE AGE aae it will also treat of correlative industries such ats as water power and electricity the making of colonies and incidentally I 1 tal ly railroads and mining as they relate to the development of homo home markets marits for products of the soil the present of THE AGE is iii full of attractive features the new department the progress of western america treats of a wide range rang e of subjects and reflects the life of the west A leading article entitled A creation of the california district law describes one ODO of the most moat important irrigation works built and owned by the people in that state A very important feature which will run through the year is tho the series of copyrighted papers on the art of irrigation by T S van dyke this is s a comprehensive study of irrigation methodia applied to various soils crops and clini climates ates other interesting features of the ja january nuary number are articles arti olea entitled irrigation by the use of windmills by B A 1 macallester McAll esten the underground water supply of texas by robert J brown k yakima river elver in washington by F 11 1 1 newell tho the irrigation propaganda tho the colorado canal tho wise aeo of water growing in itah water power and electricity indispensable colonist besides these there aro many other features which render tho the paper absolutely invaluable to the people ot tho the west the subscription price of the irrigation ago is ia sing lo copies 20 cents at till all news stands sample copies will bo be sent for jive five two cent stamps PUBLISHED BY IRRIG irrigation ATIo i AGE C PANY CHICAGO |
