The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-08-24
MAY SOON BEGIN
ON NORTH SIDE
Contractor Says Paystts rari
Of PrOIssl Is Soon to Com
mence- Settlers DO Work

'"~a'SS ~StttSa . w WIN
NAMPA, Aug. 9-subcontractor q
F Smith, under Wilhite, on the New
York canal, has been in close toucl, With
authorities recently in connection with +
reclamation work and from Mr.. Smith +
So,ne interesting news is learned relative 4
TO the rcelanniion program.
Some changes are planned in regard
to the New York canal, or rather thcca
nal which is designed to iced the Deer
fat reservoir.
Recent petitions by the people east Of
Nampa have been sent to the depart
ment which Mr. Smith thinks are the
causes Of the changes planned. Just
what the changes are to be have moi
been given ont definitely, but the recent
survey Of the high line canal has an inn
portant Significance. lie says that the
high line canal means great deal to
Nampa. 1t will make available ior cui-
tivatiou a vast tract OF the most fertile
land under the whole ss stem, and that
the whole tract is directly tributary to
Nampa Nothing that transpircd means
more to Nampa than the new plans Of
the high line canal and the other proba
Bile changes in the New York canal.
lie says that the Washington officials
Of the reclamation service who are here
now are going over plans OF the extern
sion OF the work OF the Payette scheme,
Which, from the beginning, Mr.. Smith
says, has been the very backbone, OF the
whole project, and without Which the
Deer fiat work would be doomed to al
most certain failure.
The water from the Payette required
to relieve the priority rights on the low
er Boise will permit the use Of abundant
water in the New York canal to insure
the Deer fat country and the tracts cas-
Of Nampa splendid water supply.
Mr.. Smith says that the project tha
has been worked on for the Deer fla
during the past year has looked unsatis
factory to many homesteaders and wer'
it the end of the government work 10
this system it would be certain to Prov
ilmost an entire failure But when tn
Payette part Of the project enters int
the plans it opens up the greatest an'
most perfect reclamation system eve
worked out in Idaho.
There is one question which Mr.. Smitl
saws has been in the minds Of any cell
tractors and that is: Why was not tn
Payette part of the project, which is th
backbone OF the scheme done first?"
However that work win be begu
soon, and possibly this fall.
The whole OF the future work is to /
: lone by the government directly. Thei
is to be no work for contractors. I'll
work Of the hislline canal, which is
be pushed forward at once, will be dor
under direct supervision oi the govern
ment, The Payette work will be dor
the same way.
Mr.. Smiths sub contract is to be dol
by October, which is the time the WI
hite contract is to be completed. The
contractors will look to other places Z
work for their outfits.
Mr.. Smith. has been ont with the chi
engineer OF the San Francisco. Idaho
Montana road, building toward t
Snake river from Caldwell with vie
Of taking contract work on that roa
lie saws there is a vast amoant OF co
tract work on tina, road, according to
plans, so he will fnd profitable plaC
NJ for his outhts.-Capital News.