Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-12-02

SUNNYsIDE, Dec. 2.-Sunny-
side settlers were taken by surprise
by the refusal of the state land
board to set a water right price for
land included in the segregation of
the Southern Idaho Reclamation
company, approved by the board, for
it was expected that the. board un-
derstood that the promoters of the
project and the settlers had agreed
TO stand by whatever price was set
by it, The refusal to act as a board
of arbitration made it necessary for
the Settlers committee to decide on
taking active steps today in meeting
the officials of the company for the
purpose of coming to some satisfac-
tory agreement. The company has
asked for $40 an acre, and the
settlers believe that $50 would be
reasonable. The former has been
given preference by the land board
with regard to irrigating the $1,000
acres included in the project, but the
company cannot go ahead with its
plans until the settlers relinquish
tbeir rights and place the land in
its control 1t is considered very
probable that eventually the com
pany and the settlers will agree upon
the uniform price of s65 an acre for
water rights.
Relinquishments Coming In.
The members of the Settlers COM
mittee. Carl A. Davis. James W.
Briggs, S. Messenger, c. H. White
j. R. Ellison, J. T. Schoenecke and
A. X. Hess, intend to confer with the
Southern Idaho Reclamation COM
pany promoters and settle all con-
troversies in a harmonious manner
One of the members, when seen to-
day. stated that aside from the ad-
iudication of the water rights, the
project is rapidly getting into shape
for irrigation. A large number OF
settlers have already forwarded their
ACCOMPLISHMENTS to the Settlers
committe, and it is expected that the
bulk of these will be in the hands
of the committee by the first of the
year. These are not to be filed and
turned over to the company until
the matter of the price of water is
definitely settled
Organize Land Company.
For the purpose of promoting the
lands included in the segregation il
the Sunnyside project, a company
has been organized to handle the
real estate, and the latter part oi
this week a special representative
of the new real estate firm will be
sent east with a large amount o
data on the project for the purpose
of influencing prospective investors
and settlers. 1t is confidently expect
ed that this kind of a publicity
campaign will do more for the projec
than any one thing else, as it viii
tend to influence a large number o
people to come to Idaho and inves
in Sunnyside land, considered thu
very finest in southern Idaho.
With a view of posting the settler
and all others interested in tn
status of the Sunnyside project ui
to the present time, so that ther
will be no confusion in the irrigation
of the tract, the Settlers committee
has sent out the following opel
letter:
Letter Gives Status.
ITO the land Owners, Sunnyside
Idaho. Ladies and Gentlemen: -Th
committe elected November / by tn
owners Of land near Sunnyside
Idaho. to represent them in the ei
fort to secure a segregation unde
the Carey Act, desires to report tn
results already accomplished, and t
explain what is deemed necessar
to be done if the people are to hav
water for their land.
The committee has done all
can do until the individual settler
do their part The time has arrive
for you to relinquish so that tn
land may go under the Carey Act.
Your committee met in Bois
November 3, but the meeting of tn
land board announced for that dat
TO consider the contest between th
Southern Idaho Reclamation con