The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-09-21
HoGsED MEETING
Alex. McPerson says Govern
ment Men Hog Meet
Ing SqueIch Criticism
Idaho Gets Nothing.


Alex McPhor-.n returned from tI,-
National Irrigation congress at srrra-
Ineni.,. uitr,. b. represented the Twin
"all- tra.t After The adjournmcnt Of
The congress Nr. MrPher-on went down
To- L- AnreI,< in the interest Of thr
trari, ~ays The Twin FaIIs News.
'-Frvm tie view r-,ini - a -r5.niiss as
poliiiesl '.D'spuli-i. the papers read At
the irrigsii"n congress a-re ss-,i,' - said
Nr. VI Pilrrs,a. -'but =, far a. they re-
lated 10 the Iaartiral Affairs of irrixa-
tion the, we're not II murb merit.
Practically all the papers real n the
congress were by government men, anil
the congress Wa controlled by tie rt.la
nation service. The mneh advertised
opportunity for deIate On the policy Of
reclamation ami forest service vas
promptly throttlei, and the represent
atisez Of the Carey act pr''ieers 81 pri-
vate corporations were squelched when-
ever they made move In my estima-
ton the irrigation congress Was con-
cIave Of government employees, and from
the tone Of the papers and addresses the
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of those who are interested in the reclz-
nation OF lands by drainage. II wa-
plzinly indicated that the government
was not able to do more than complete
the irrigation works which it now has
under construction. Not sirgie repre-
sentative from Idaho, the only state in
the Union which has already exhausted
its allotment of } ,iDo 600 acres Of Carey
act land was given place on the print
Ell program. After vigorous protest
by some of the delegaees, Mr. Brady, oi
PoczteIlo and myself were allowed ten
minutes each. II was an Jpportune
time, coming as il did. after very able
paper Of Professor PORTER, in which he
bewaiIed the fact that the r5vernFseni
could not settle its lands Itook great
pleasure in telling thOs- present that on
the Twin Falls tract, at least no troubI.
was experienced in obtaining settlers ol
the very bert class. told them that
the companies which | represented did
not lurn a man ls,se 10 .root or die, un-
ier conditions new la many but mel
them with glad hand and instructed
them how to take care Of themselves
Under these cDBJitions surcess Was al
most inevitable deprecated the fac
that tin, government treatment of set
itlers had a tendency ~ ior.a- them init
radicaiisn and shake their faith in th'
government ami It's policies
The only state which made an ex
hibit worthy of itself at the eongrs :
Was Utah, ioweyri- Idalr,'s small exhih
il ol prunes anl plnmhs took two trO
phies. The sxars~ f~ SoErr hssts 70
which | ialro Izzsi ihreze enserhs, wil
not h. dvt.rn.ine5 uBtiI after the anal
vses arr inz.fe hail 4 display Of pho
t.,graphs from the Twin FALL tract, bu
| vas sadly handicapped in not h&vin
something more Substantial To show
The peopl. wautesi to 49, the real thing
and pictures did not satisfy theRs. How
ever a great maasy of them announce
their intention to attesIsE the opening :
tJeroIBe Ort. p i,msd in ny rs-~ei
/. isations with CalSE,rna capitalists ths
they we're very nss45s dissatisfied Wit
Ilalor conditions m rheE state AMI WEI
seeking field wh.re the eovIitinr
were not - agrivating- 4fter rro-=in
: the state Of Calisosnia and locking !
the viSs5e supply oi ~ster there, es
, truly -. e THAT We xa-se more wats
on th.- TW Fails tract than is avail
/. ble in the ri,sire state Of Calibrsiia I,
irrigation purposes at the present tim
Many of the rivers ami bitches are el
tirely dry- The spring foo.i- are Erea
j., bu, il,e water l. not available ~hen Il
most ne--sra. This naturally retain
settlenenf ani~r CaIisrBa proiecs
We Tail Il, appreciate the value Of q
Snake river and rs tributaries 10 Idsl'
- Crop r-Dn,litious on the Twin Fal
:, tract far exreea snything 7 Saw in n
travels. II intending settlers really n
iersfood the superiority of the oPpor;r
, tiles now being Offered there wonld n
:, he an acre Of Carry act land left on ei,
. er the north or sonth sides after q
10 O,toi'er opening"