The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-09-23

| anu II. "A. OTaeI SccretAfy-DlS-
trict Contains 100000 Acres OF
Finest Fruit Land in Idaho or in
tho West.
The Board of Directors of the
Black Canyon Irrigation District met
Tuesday for the purpose of complet
ing the organization of the District.
At the election held September 10th
the following directors were elected:
| District No. l, w. B. Compton; Dis
trict No. 2, James B. Newport; Dis
trict No. 3, John F. Christianson.
The Board organized by electing Mr..
Newport president and Mr.. H. A.
Graef secretary.
All the preliminary work will now
be done as rapidly as possible so as
to enable the District to undertake
the actual construction work at the
earliest possible date. The Board
is confident that it can successfully
finance the project. The directors
recently held a very satisfactory
meeting with Secretary of the Inter
ior Ballinger. The Department is
giving the District every assistance
possible. At this time the officers,
as we'll as the people, feel very
hopeful over the outlook for the
District.
The Black Canyon Irrigation Dis
trict consists of about 100000 acres
of the choicest orchard and farming
land in the State OF Idaho. This
land lays beween the Boise, Payette
and Snake rivers and touches a num-
Der of towns and cities as follows:
Boise, the capital of the state, Cald'
we'll, the county seat of Canyon
county, Nampa, Middleton, Notus
Parma, Payette, Fruitland, New Ply
! mouth, Emmett, Star and Eagle
e Idaho, and Ontario and Nyssa, Ore
e The entire district is covered or en-
circled by railways, both steam ant
: electric. The project is touched
: by the Oregon Short Line, the Boise
Nampa, and Owyhee and the Payett'
Valley steam roads; the Boise ant
q Interurban runs along the south SID
b of the project. Several surveys TO
II additional lines have recently BEEF
d made. Excellent transportation ia
n ciHties are now at hand and bette
IS facilities are contemplated.
is Churches and schools are LIBERAL
d scattered through the project, Will
l. rural free delivery routes now cove
IS a considerable portion of the tract
+ New routes are constantly being es
J. tablished.
st The water supply for the projec
is second to none. The water Will o
s. taken from the never-failing Payett
lie river, augmented by the big Payett
At lake with storage capacity of III
at words of 100000 acre feet. TIL
H. latter alone will guarantee a fu
Or annual water supply for the entir
err tract without considering the ma
Id ural flow of the Payette river.
n Tho average altitude is abol
r. $500 feet. The climate Is idea
n Neither the hot blast of summer NJ
N, the cold blast of winter strikes tn
,d tract of land Tho same climat
conditions prevail as generally pr
~. vail throughout the Boise and Pa
N etto valleys.
cd It has been said by practical O
n. chardists from the earliest tried O
en- chard sections of the west. that Il
~ lands within the Black Canyon lrl
he CATION District, owing to their RI
,xt soil. freedom from lava rock, une
is celled natural drainage occasloned
,te the three rivers mentioned, unequi
ON ed water supply, will far excel
no orchard and fruit lands, any So
H. ton of the west. Every conditl
that makes for a fruit country is
,rs hand here. Soil, slope, drainal
climate and transportation facilit
re- unequaled anywhere, exist throui
ion out this tract .#' i.a....,
oct There are still within the distr
n few homestead and desert filir
omen TO entry October f6 and Hat
bo+ There are any number of opportu
Inc ties to buy decided, land as many
,o,. tiers will reduce their holdings.
1t 49,. 49, =.
ure Mr.. william McGmnis,rRp ext
,bo sIye stock raiser OF Owyhse c9uT
'ow Is spending a few days in ~oaldw
~ This is the first trip MI: Mciiu
has made to our city, In three ye'
Inn he is very much impressed with
ovr Improvement Caldwell has made
Md will probably make his failure he
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