Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-02-28
''NARY A DAM,"
SAYS HEPBURN
Proposition of Company Is
Too Indefinite To
Suit Him

hhs'l Tie peHtol water company
will not succeed in getting it's bill
through congress at this session, and
that therefore it will not be able to
proceed with its proposed damming
of Five Mile rapids on the Snake river,
was made apparent this morning,
when a telegram from Senator w. B.
Hepburn to the Commercial club was
given out.
The stand taken by Senator Hey
burn in this matter previous to the
reception of this telegram, is but fur
ther strengthened by 1t and although
Congressman Jones is trying hard to
get the bill through for the Benton
people, the likelihood of it's passing
with a senator against and the bill
itself in the senate. is remote indeed
Hepburn Explains His Reasons.
The telegram is as follows
Lewiston Commercial Club, Lew
ston, Idaho: l regard private dam
with locks in navigable stream as la
BILE to be serious obstruction to navi-
CATION in event private parties fail and
it passes into the hands of other par
ties.
Navigation would be at mercy of
maintenance and attention to locks.
Should have plans and specifications
as to size and character of locks be-
fore consenting What might satisfy
war department might not be ,sufi-
cient to meet demands OF general navi-
cation for commercial purposes. No.
assurance is given Of free lock in BILL
War department might hold II rea-
sonable to charge sufficient tolls to
| keep locks in repair or even to pay
! interest on investment in future. Mat
| ter is entirely too indefinite to justify
waving present objection. A series OF
government dams to back flow rapids,
shoal places and rocks would be bene-
fetal to navigation with government
responsibility behind them. Private
enterprise not sufficiently safe.
"w. q, HEPBURN
| Amsbary Makes Final Plea.
Assuring Vice President l.. A. ANS
barry that he believes the project OF the
Benton company is not at all a men
ace to navigation, Congressman Jones
of Washington, following the telegram
of Senator Hepburn to the local Com
mercial club, telegraphed yesterday to
Mr. Amsbary to that effect, with a
view that his position in the matter
be shown to local men who are OPP
posing the bill, and that in this man
ner that opposition may be overcome.
This morning Mr.. Amsbary wired
The club with one last effort to have
his bin passed, calling attention to the
statements of Mr. Jones and closing
with the request that the clab cease
to block his project.
Mr.. Jones' TELEGRAM.
The telegram of Mr. Jones concern
ing the dame at Five Mile rapids is as
follows:
ANY lock constructed by Benton
Water company win be free of tolls
and absolutely no question but that
war department viii protect naviga-
ton interests. Hepburn says he has
two wires one available along your
lines. another opposed. He wired for
} further instructions. Hope CONNER
cial body can unanimously recommend
withdrawal objection and assure you
navigation will be fully protected.
wv L. JONES"
} The committee OF the Commercial
: club this morning seemed to be unani-
mously of the opinion, upon consider
alton of the report of Lieutenant Col
! onel Roessler and the telegram OF
E Senator Hepburn, that the club had
!. acted well in this matter and that M