| Show irrigation it is 1 to be hoped that the importance of the meeting of the national irrigation congress at lincoln nebraska on the and of this month will not be overlooked this will be the sixth annual meeting of the congress and it promises to attract a large attendance prom from every standpoint it deserves the encouraging attention of the people of the united states and particularly of our own state which for the sake of its reputation and past achievements to say nothing of present developments and future prospects should be e dented by a large and influential delegation when it is remembered that half the area of the united states consists of the vast plains that are generally denominated as the arid region the magnitude of the question of their reclamation will be evident when it is further remembered that their fertility can in large measure be wrought by confining and employing the very waters that annually work so much I 1 destruction in the great mississippi s valley the reason for the interest 6 91 c 1 others besides dwellers on the 40 5 lands should be apparent and s finally it is shown that by worling 8 telli gently on the lines indicated desert places may be made to blackk j and broad wastes be converted tot fruitful places with homes for ft many more millions of people as aa tbt ta 1 republic now numbers the zeal aia 1 1 patriotism of the whole nation outfit J to be touched and set in motion lk the bringing about a consummation aa a I 1 devoutly to be wished |
