The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-10-15
is GOING FORWARD
Directors of Payette-BoIse Wa
ter Users Association Met
at Caldwell.

The board Of Directors of the Payette-
Boise Water Users association was held
in Caldwell last Wednesday afternoon.
The following directors we're present:
d. r. Hubbard. H. A. Partridge, J. J.
Walling, A. II. Stalker, A. H. Richards,
Al. Howard. J. II. Lowell and A. J.
Mitchell.
The bylaws of the association, having
been approved by the government, mat
ters have now advanced to point where
the active work Of taking subscriptions
may be commenced. Minor changes
we're made in the proposed contract by
Chief Engineer Newell and the form as
amended has been placed with the
printers and as soon as these blanks are
ready stock subscriptions viii be So
licited.
The board approved and ordered
printed statement Of the plans and
purposes of the association. This state
ment will be made up in pamphlet
form together with the reclamation act
itself, and statement OF the govern
ment investigations by d. W. Ross, in
cluding map showing the proposed
government works. This pamphlet will
be distributed among the interested par
ties as soon as printed. Copies of the
bylaws and articles Of incorporation will
also be printed and may be had upon re-
quest to J. II. Lowell, president of the
association at Caldwell.
Various legal matters were discussed
with Mr.. Peery, the government attor-
ney, and especially the relationship of
the Nampa- Meridian irrigation district
to the project The statement was
made by the government officials that
there was probably no legal objection to
the government taking up the Riden-
baugh canal system and If this matter
can be so arranged it will result in the
tremendous saving of interest expense
to the people in that section. 1t is un-
derstood that the district will shortly
vote on the issue of bonds, but if ar
rangements can be made with the gov
ernment so that the bonds need not be
sold, the benefit by way OF saving in
terest Will be very marked.
Plans for active canvass for the taking
Of subscriptions was discussed by the
board and as soon as the printed forms
are completed it is probable that a
series of meetings will be planned COW
ering the entire section, and that fol-
lowing that, canvassers viii be put in
the field for the purpose Of obtaining
subscriptions.
The board especially requests that any
questions or suggestions that may occur
to any of the land owners may be sent
to the association addressed to the Cald-
we'll office.
A meeting will be held at the How'd
schoolhouse.below Emmett tonight and
meeting is being arranged for Nampa
probably sometime in the latter part Of
next week and at Parma early in The
week following.
Engineer Ross stated to the meeting
that the final surveys now in progress
would probably be completed early mex
month and final estimates of costs woulC
be ready to submit to the secretary o
the interior shortly thereafter. If th'
association acts prompt and vigorousl,
with tie work of getting subscription
= signed up and ready to present to tn
q department at the same time, it is hopes
to have final action on this project b,
January, and in that case it seems prob
able that actual work of construction
may commence in the spring.