The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-18
No disappointment at Twin Falls
Opening.
FALSE IMPRESSION PREVAILS.
All Who Were Anxious to Take q
Chance We're Given Opportunity
No Attempt to Settle Lands Faster
Than Water Supply Justifies.

A false impression seems to have
been created throughout this State
respecting the Twin Falls land
opening, and in justice to all con-
cerned, should be corrected. It has
been made to appear that the OPEN
ing was frost, and the main reason
charged is that the Twin Falls
company penuriously refused to do
the necessary amount of advertising.
1t can be. authoritatively stated that
the company did not design or de-
sire big rush. They were ami
mated by very different motives.
The policy of the company is at
once wise and humane, and in that
differs materially from the policy
often pursued by irrigation COM
panies. The thing of first consid-
sideration is to get out the water
and complete system of distribu-
ton which will insure to all settlers
an ample and certain supply. This
it is firmly believed will be accom-
plished on or before the first of
May, 1904. Every possible energy
is directed to that end, and it will
be known beyond a peradventure
in good time whether or not there
will be any delay. AS soon as
complete assurance is had, that there
will be no hitch, and that water
will be available for irrigation next
season, the company will take
proper steps looking to settlement.
We would like to emphasize the
wisdom of the coarse being pursued
by the Twin Falls people. In
many cases, we might say in the
majority, irrigation companies have -
been more intent on inducing set
tlementthan supplying water. The
result has been a degree of hard
ship, amounting often to actual
want. People have purchased
lands and began the building of
homes, only to find when too late
that the water supply was INSULT
cient or the works at a stage of in
completeness which rendered Sue
cessful farming impossible and
years of drought inevitable. We
have not far to go to find distressing
instances Of this kind. The, Twin
Falls Company have observed and
appreciated these facts, and have
taken every precaution to prevent a
similar situation in connection with
their enterprise. They will make
no effort to secure settlement until
the conditions are all favorable so
far as safe and abundant water sup
ply is concerned. In response to
local demand they recently opened
to settlers portion of the land
covered by their proposed canals,
but they made no effort to push the
matter. No one was deceived or
misled by glittering prospectuses or
romantic newspaper stories at so
much per line, and it was eminent
ly just and wise that no one should
be. Those who were anxious to
take a chance were given the oppor-
tun1ty and that is all there was to
it. In a few months from now the
company will be in position to state
positively just what they will be
prepared to do, but there will be no
attempt to settle the land faster
than the state of the water supply
amply iustifes. 1t seems to be en-
tirely safe to say that water will be
available on the first of May for
every acre of land which may be
opened for settlement. In justice
to this great enterprise and the men
behind it, the Misrepresentation
I:al ho1,a haap made Sh0t1ld he