The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-10-16
(The Statesman

Il Water company, and Paul "A. .
Bickle of Jerome, chief engineer fol
that company, were in the city yes
terday checking up engineering and
other details in connection with the
Clover Mullan extension of the North
Side Twin Falls tract, with the idea
of soon asking the state land board
for date for an opening on this So
900 segregation, part of the North
Side tract.
Mr.. MacWatters attended the Irri-
cation congress at Albuquerque, N.
M, as one of Idaho's representatives
and concerning his observations at
the congress said last evening.
Idaho May Be Proud.
Idaho can puff all up that she is
Idaho. Reports given to the congress
indicate that the Gem state is far and
away in the lead in irrigation devel-
opment and development of water
power. Not in any other arid land
state is there anything like the work
under way that is being carried out in
this state.
Idaho, too, is very fortunate in
having plenty of water. Reports
from other states showed great
shortage of water, some of them re-
porting only one-third of the amounts
available in past years.
II tell you, the water of the great
Snake river is worth its weight in
gold.
Too Much Water.
Here's an example of the differ
ence between Idaho, with all the wa
ter she wants, and other states with
not enough. While in other states
land owners under irrigation projects
are crying for more water, in Idaho
some of them have too much. We
have a suit on our hands now because
we furnished too much water.
"A rancher about 15 miles above
Miner has brought action against our
company for damages for the alleged
ruination of his crops, because of an
over abundance of water.
This mans ranch is on high land,
too.
No Exhibits For Idaho.
1T is matter of regret" contin-
ued Mr.. MacWatters, that Idaho had
no exhibits of her products at the
congress. Other states that cannot
compare with the Gem state for pro-
ducts had exhibits, and these aided
much in advertising the states from
which they came. | had little lit
erature of the Twin Falls tract with
me, and this was eagerly gobbled up
by persons anxious to know about
southern Idaho.
Spokane gets the national Irriga-
ton congress next year and Idaho
should be well represented, not only
by progressive citizens but with ex-
hibits Of products. 1t would do much |
to advertise us and let the world
know what we are doing"
Bridge Across Snake River.
Mr.. MacWatters was asked as to
what was being done in regard to
building a suspension bridge across
the Snake river, at Shoshone Falls,
which this paper published
4 story some time ago, and replied
that the American Bridge company'i
If New York is now preparing plans
Tor the bridge.
This enterprise is not intended
Tor the immediate future and 1t can
not be told now when any action will
be taken to carry 1t OUT he said,
but it is certain to come with the |
progress of development on the Twin
Falls tract, for with the building
Up of both the North and South
,ides, it will be necessary to connect
hem and bridge will have to be
,uilt to do this"
AS previously published in The
statesman, the bridge will be 1900
eet long and about 600 feet above
he river, one of the highest, if not
he highest, suspension bridge in the
world. The point selected for 1t Is a
ew hundred feet below the beautiful
,hoshone falls. 1t would be neces-1
AIRY to build this bridge before the
lew network of electric lines,
damned by the Twin Falls company |
or the big tract, is completed, as
racks will be laid on the bridge oy-
If which electric cars will pass from
he North to the South and the South