Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-09-09
WRITES THE
TOWN UP
MOUNTAIN HOME HAVING PER-
IOD OF PROSPERITY.
More Land Watered Than Ever Be
fore and Good Crops Are
Being Raised.

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the Capital Nsws, September 3, and
contains SO much of interest,that its
reproduction will be read with
great amount of interest by those
who will appreciate the courtesy on
the part of the Boise paper.
a big improvement in conditions
here is now noticeable, due to the
fact that more land is now getting
water than in any previous year
There has been more hay grain and
potatoes produced here this year
than ever before Heretofore it has
always been necessary to ship in po-
tatoes to supply the home consump
ton. This year Mountain Home
will ship out a good many carloads
of tubers.
The improved conditions here are
primarily due to the action taken
by Judge Walters of this judicial
district in appointing a special re-
ceiver for the defunct Great Western
Beet Sugar Company, which had
charge of the system here. The du-
ties of this special receiver are not to
wind up the affairs of the failed
company, but to see that the irriga-
tion canals, reservoirs, dams. etc,
be kept in good condition for the
protection of the water users who
IN the past have produced crops and
are growing trees under this system.
Receivers Certificates Issued
For this purpose receivers certif-
Gates are being issued to secure
money with. which to carry on the
work designed for the special receiv-
err. These receivers certificates are
issued snder the Idaho law nd are
a first lien on the irrigation system.
being prior to first mortgages or any
other form of the company's in
debtedness.
Norman Isaachson, of Albion, Ida
no, was appointed special receiver
last March by Judge Walters who
selected Mr. Isaachson because Of
his large and successful experience
as a contractor and in doing all
sorts Of construction work Since
Mr. Isaachson has taken hold here
about $4,000 has been raised
through these Receivers certificates
A large part of this money was rails
ed by the Interested land owners
nnder this system.
Three Reservoirs
The present system consists Of
three reservoirs and the necessary
canals and laterals The first res
ervoir nearest town known as the
city reservoir contains about 1000
acre-feet of water; this reserpoir
ceased to furnish water after July
18Th.
The second reservoir known as
Long Tom contains about 2l0O
acre-feet OF water, it went dry July
2oth.
The third reservoir is known as
the Little Camas and contains about
$4,000 acre-feet of water No water
from this reservoir could be secured
for the thirsty crops until much
necessary repair work on the flume.
tunnel and canal was made. This
has been done, and now for the sec
ond time Little Camas water is
flowing over the surrounding lands
here. The people naturally are elat-
ga as it is now plainly evident that
next year win be by odds the best
year Mountain ever had
That this is true is evident from
che fact that this year THE best year
of all about 4O0Oacres have been
irrigated. up to July 20. when the
last water from the two reservoirs
was exhausted Next year 5000
acres will be irrigated the entire sea.
son, because the Little Camas res
ervoir, which is much larger than
the other reservoirs combined. will
furnish water in addition TO the 9th.
er two reservoirs. This is a splen.
did result and is due to the wise ac
tion taken in the receivership matter
by Judge Walters, and to the sue
cessful work done by Receiver Is
aachson. The water now cominl
IS being used first to irrigate the
trees. After the trees are sufficient
Iy watered. then the alfalfa viii b.
Hatered.
Work Already Done.
An idea of the work done by Re
oeiYer Isaachson since March "a
may be obtained from the following
A mile of ola rotten Dune was tori
out and entirely rebuilt, in the doinl
of which one and a half tons o
oakum for working was used, ant
$4,000 feet of lumber
A mile of tunnel work, through
which the Little Camas water /