Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-11-11
STATE LAND BOARD
SEGREGATES SUNNYSIDE
Southern Idaho Reclamation Company to Re-
claim $1,000 Acres Under
the Carey Act

BOISE, NOV. IA committee /
representing the settlers under the |
proposed Sunnyside project in FL
more county and the officers of the
Southern Idaho Reclamation COM
pany, given preferment by the action
of the state land board on Wednes-
day, yesterday entered into an agree
ment as to all matters involving
the proposed segregation Of $1,000
acres excepting the price of water
rights, which, it was stipulated,
should be determined by the state
land board, but upon which no ac-
tion was taken. The company asks
that the price be established at not
to exceed $40. A member of the
board stated last night that $65 was
probable figure.
An order agreed upon at the con-
ference of the committee and repre-
sentatives of the company was ad-
opted by the board granting the seq
regation. 1t provides among other
things that the contract between
the state and the company shall OBJ
ligate the construction company to
allow settlers credit for money paid
on water rights to the Great Western
Sugar Beet company. Another pro-
vision embodied in the order gives
settlers relinquishing lands a go
day preference right to select the
same acreage after segregation.
Parties to the Conference.
The settlers were represented at
the conference by State Senator
Carl A. Davis, James M. Briggs, j.
H. Shoenuke, S. Messenger. c. H.
White and j B. Ellison, all of Noun
tain Home or vicinity, and the com
pany by c. B. Smith. president;
Ben Moyses, secretary; thecompany'
attorneys. Cavanaugh & Blacke, and
S. G. Yerkes, manager, all parties in
interest signing the agreement.
In order to further guarantee the
settlers a 3O-day preference right to
file on lands relinquished after Sc
gregation, the construction company,
which will proceed at once with the
work, agreed to give the committee
supplemental bond in the same
amount of that given to the state
land board, insuring all entrymen
from possible loss, the bond to be ac-
ceptable to the COMMITTEE of settlers
This step it was considered necessary
in order that the plans might pro-
ceed for the conversion of the tract
into a Carey Act project, as little
of the land hereunder is now a part
of the public domain.
According to the terms of the pro.
posed contract, water must be de-
Iivered on or before April, 1912, but
officers of the company assert the de
livery will be made in the spring Of
1911.
Enter Into Agreement.
The full text of the agreement
entered into between the company
and the settlers committte is as fol
lows:
"We, the committee representing
the landholders in the Sunnside dis
trict, which is covered by the applica
,tion for the segregation made by thu
Southern Idaho Reclamation com
pany is able to carry out the same
and as evidence of that fact the salt
company has agreed to furnish
satisfactory bond, running to sail
committee in trust for the entrymei
on said tract in the same amount a
the bond from said company to tn
state of Idaho. said bond to be ap
proved by said board, and proyidin
that said company vii faithfully per
form the conditions Of the contract
the terms Of which contract are t
be agreed upon by the board an
said company at the time when tn
establishments OF the entrymen with
in said segregation are requested t
be rled in the United States land Of
nee in Boise. Idaho, by said compan
as per escrow agreement.