The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-01-04
EIGHTY ACRE FARM !
Unit IS PROBABLE
Department Of interior Sends Committee
RANCHERS OPPOSING F0RTY-ACR FARM UNIT HOLD CROWDED
MEETING UNDER AUSPICES OF WATER USERS ASS0CIA, -
TION...MANY GOOD SPEECHES MADE

Is H
President Lowell of the Water
Users Association, called the meet
ing to order about one-thirty Tues
day afternoon and introduced Mr.. w.
G. Granger Of North Yakima, Wash
ington, and Judge L. w. Shurtliff, OF
Ogden, Utah. These two gentlemen
were sent by the Secretary of the.
Interior to hear the opinions of the
ranchers in regard to the size OF the
farm unit 1t is understood that
the government will follow their re-
Communications in regard to this
matter.
The Opera House was crowded to
it's utmost capacity with an earnest.
enthusiastic body of ranchers. W..
r. Cupp being called upon made q
few well chosen remarks. during
which he called attention to the fact
that the farm unit must not be made
| 100 small or the farmer would starve
to death before he had succeeded In
obtaining the maximum yield from
his land This would take at least
five years. Mr., Davis followed
speaking inteiligently in favor of the
SO-acre unit, using as an argument
in favor OF that amount. that this
valley would not produce the tender
fruits such as peaches and cherries
Mr.. Green was the next speaker wht
presented the following resolution
which were signed by a large mum
Der of homesteaders:
| I'VE, the citizens of Homestead
Precinct, believing that the farm uni
under the Payette-Boise irrigation
project should not be less than 8
acres. met at the Fisher schoolhous
and adopted the following petition
asking your committee to make tn
farm unit not less than eighty acre
for the following reasons:
First. An average family canno
be supported bn less than 80 acre
OF raw sage brush land in this IL
cality. It must be remembered this
; 1t takes several years to get fru
trees In bearing, so that for sewers
, years at least the people must NAH
their living In some other way, an
h we have no assurance that this SCI
ton is well adapted to fruit growin
On the contrary nearly every ind
: cation 1t that 1t is not.
q Second. A part of this land beir
under the flood water canals willn
get n sufficient amount of water
n produce much more than one crop
year and that of grain which won
4 not be a profitable business. wi
, land and water at the present es
mated cost.
= Third. Some homesteaders ha
- held 80 acres several years, TAXI
ia it for granted that they would
!, allowed to hold the entire amour
- have been to quite a large expense
a making a well and general impro'
ments and have made these !
provements ON the 40 which tn
"a would not want II they We're co
: PEELED to relinquish one 40.
~ Mr.. Green stated amid much laus
20 ter that this had been signed
ha every business man in Caldwell
=. cent two and they were very SIN
,v ones.
Mr.. Bradley of Lower Deer +
> made few remarks and presen
ne the following resolution which
to signed by over 100 residents;
les Whereas, Mr.. D. W. Ross has m,
mi a public statement to the effect t
two disinterested men are to be
pointed to decide upon the farm I
Ter under the Payette-Boise project;
lai whereas, the homesteaders en-
Ing land on Lower Deer Flat
raj mass meeting assembled;
~ Whereas. the settlers who are !
=. ! holding these lands have purcha
i'h them from the transient element
ms good price and are showing =
enterprise and stability by Twins
accord to the letter and the 81
ms. of the homestead law and have
GU, doing 50 for several years;
Whereas, the cost of building.