Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-12-30
COMMITTEE SETS
TIME JANUARY 81
In Which Land Owners On the SunnySide
Tract May Sign For Water
Under Segregation

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years become one of the most valu-
able irrigated sections in the south
ern part of the state, the settlers
committee is rushing the preparation
OF all preliminary plans by which the
land owners themselves can be safe
guarded and an estimated cost Of the
irrigation project, which is to be in
stalled by the Southern Idaho Re-
clamation company. secured. The
prospects never looked better for the
reclaiming of the land included with
in the segregation, but in order &c de-
termine what price should constitute
the charge per acre for water to be
made by the company, the settlers in
tend to employ the services Of a reli-
able engineer who will be authorized
to go over the plans of the company
for the system and advise the set
tiers as to what would be a reason
able price The matter is as yet.
unsettled, but it is believed that
mutual agreement satisfactory to
both the company and the settlers
can be reached.
In order to raise funds to pay the
small expenses neoessitated, the COM
mittee has decided to assess the
landholdrs cents per acre. this
money to be forwarded to appointed
officers who will hold the fund in
trust
There are $1,000 acres in the Sun
nyside segregation and it is now
known that every acre OF land will
be placed under irrigation. In view
of the fact, however. that some of the
settlers are holding back from filing
their ACCOMPLISHMENTS and asking to
be provided with water, notice has
been sent these tardy ones to get busy
and stand behind the project or they
viii run the chance of being excluded
from the segregation through action
of the Southern Idaho Reclamation
company, which will be justified in
asking for the segregation of other
land anxious to use the water not
necessary for the irrigation of the
area already included
The following information sent out
in letter form by the settlers com
mittee. sets a time limit of January
81, 1910, in which to make applica-
tion for water as well as explains
other matters taken up by the set
tiers and the committee
Dear Sir: At a meeting OF those
who own land near Sunnyside on No
vember !, 1909. to consider matters
relative to Carey Act segregation
the following action was taken:
Moved and seconded: That in or.
der to pay the expenses Of an attor.
ney and competent engineer. and
such other legitimate items as above
committee may incur in safeguarding
5 the interests of the land owners. q
E subscription Of cents per acre b,
5 solicited from all land owners in tho
S Sunnyside district Carried.
Moved and seconded: That &
S committee Of three be appointed +,
y solicit above funds Carried"
S The chairman appointed the fol
] lowing named persons: F. A. Shaw
3 chairman. Boise, Idaho Ralpl
r Blenkner Mountain Home; C. d. Me
a Gee sunnyside
s The land owners committee. Sc
r lected and empowered to represen
the settlers in all matters. have beer
most faithful to their trust and hav'
incurred expenses in way of railroad
fares, postage and hotel bills neces
STATED by attendance before the stat
land board. The legal work alone
prior to employment of counesl
:. # had been charged for, would be
% considerable item. but the chairman
and entire committee have labore'
- night and day in the interests Of thi
Sc tiers and protected them at ever.
" point in the negotiations.
You are. therefore, most courte
ously, but firmly, requested to d.
/; your part by forwarding two (2c
3, cents per acre for the land held b.
e you to f. A. Shaw. Box 62s, Boise
Idaho, who will transfer your contri
button to the land owners committe
and obtain their receipt therefor.