Ogden Evening Standard | 1910-10-15 | Page 1 | Australian Irrigation

AUSTRALIAN American Experts Are to Aid in a Great J Undertaking New York. Oct. 1 5. A staff of American Ameri-can Irrigutlon experts Is lo be drafted by the Australian government for some extensive land redemption and development pvejocls for the improvement improve-ment of several arid tracts of Australian Aus-tralian land Advices from Lou -son sny that an official of south Australia recently made a request., through the Amerl- j can embassy, for as.dst anc-e. The I names of two American experts ffom San-Francien ar.rt Pov:land were submitted sub-mitted hi, the. sh;le dopu: Iment and have bi't-n crinmunic?ted through the embassy to the nu-iit of Mfiuth Australia. Aus-tralia. The men srlcc'cd will pick their own staff and have general sup- . orvislon of the work. These vpcrts are familiar with the detail; i the Irrigation works which changed the lace ef the arid districts In the western states The condit'ons are similar in the broad be-'ts of Australia Aus-tralia and the redemption of u larg" section of arid plains in l!ie Interim' is hoped for from the a loptb.n of rs- teniatic irrigation on the American I plan.