The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-11-18

NEWS OF IDAn|
If shelley-Tbe Gem State Light
e. Power company consisting Of the bu,
ness men Of Shelley, has received
permit from the state to use water
snake river two miles above shells
n FOR use in power plant. This plai
y Will cost 100000 and will oenerat
5000 horsepower. The dam IS il eour.
OF construction and will be 100 fe,
b'gh and $40 feet long. The plant wi
be completed about February J..
II OriAno Dobson Brothers Inv
hauled and STORED 10 the farmers, ware
house 1000 sacks Of their crop o
Il 90 900 pounds OF beans, and they has,
eight tons yet to haul. Tho crop con
sisted Of lis acres of the fsI.ad,
| Warrington variety, averaging / ,40i
pounds 10 the acre.
/ ). II. Dixon also has crop Of q
acres Of the same variety which pro
dueed 800 pounds MI aero. These
crops were grown without irrigation on
blssk loan soil.
| Boise Conversion Of the snnnysidc
tact OF $1,000 acres into Carey act
project has been rendered possible
through an agreement made between
settlers and the Southern Idaho ResM
nation Company. An obstacles. with
fhe exception Of the price Of water
right, we're disposed Of. the State Board
~ Land (n,n,..t..,..... ..t..t...
der. Under the terms Of she agreement
The company win furnish supplement.
al bond, to that given the state. 10
protect entrymen who will have sol
days preference right TO file on the re
hnquishcd lands and who will receive
credit for payments on water contracts
with the Great Western Beet Sugar
company.
Moseow-Part Of the plans and
specifications for the Hagan q Cushing
company packing plant have been re
'oiyed from the pure food department
u Washington, d. G. The company has
been Incorporated and ncarly ali the
10000 capital stock has been paid in.
The building, of concrete, is TO be two
tories over full basement. 75xl2O
Get, according 70 plans.
Moscow'--The Idaho pure seed show
nd convention will be held at Cald.
'cIi January 10 aud IA. under the
uspiees Of the grange. Professor II
t. hysiop, OF the university Of idaho.
~ supcrintcnd the technical features
The show. All exhibits must have h
sen grown In Idaho in 1909. They III
ust be IN Caldwell by January IS 4
ne person may enter but one exhibit in I,
zen class. An exhibit shall consist Of: Il
ORR, 10 ears; wheat, oats, barley. al e
IRA and clover, one .half bushcl; DO @
toes, rs tnbers. %
boisc-With a view Of locating stor- R
g reservoirs to increase tho supply II
water for the Payette- Boise irriQa. "
on project, one of the largest now I'M p
y the course OF construction by the p
'Vernment, surveyors acting under the
'pervislon OF the reclamation service o.
e at the headwaters Of tho Boise u
iNer' 100 miles above this city in the ~
lwiooth Mountains. x
number OF these sites have been Il
cnrcd, aud as soon as engineers can q
speet them and pass upon the plans a.
which they can be filed with water. b
instruction work will begin, and a u
'ain OF reservoirs will be completed p
furnish water to the settlers on an. u
'oximately 10000 acres In South q
rsiern Idaho and Eastern Oregon. I.
Under the present irrigation system 81
this project water is taken from tho
DISC River and carried distance of
miles TO the Deer Flat reservoir.
ooo distributed over about G
~. "1'vs OF i"nn. Ihere Is but
M s"oug" 20 "st until July. The
~ n " en' nc" reservoirs will -
:, 49,, TOT 'no use OF settlers after -
y - IN" uurins the remainder OF !"
~, ''s"'i"" season p'
n.o general cry among tho "a
.s'v'' u"uo' TINS project FOR speedy ~
~" gu .ne part or the government
oonlp,etion OF tho project. Meet NJ
nv poing heid all over the prof. w
ny them for the purpose Of secur. vi
action great number favor the va
% private capital 70 complete tho "a
'Joo'' IN
so
1enaS fetry--The town of Glcnns ST.
~ ms JUST hcen incorporated aud an
r,.d ""1o improvements VIII be ~
~. :" ,nc near future. The devel- ~
n"n' OF the King Hill aud Medbury SCI
W. ~ ~ parity Responsible for the re DC
s'u i''e ana activity at Gleuns Ferry. 4,
",k pr'"ge across Snake river To .n'
~ ihe syphon from the Kings Hin th'
y" 'ne Nenhury Tract is TO be con w
's''u 1" once directly east of the
VIZ" WI, make 6lenns Ferry
s'"'s"i "is'upoting point for the
'"S 'u9 ANUS OF the Kings Hill cha
u,,cs, railroad cutoff froa ae,
w" =, n"nl 10 vienns Ferry Is as. err
~ IN the near future, which will Ian