The Boise citizen., 1910-10-14

settlers the original land had been forced through the
OF price from $40 to 500 pay for the
which the Company would sell to private and corporate parties
In wherein there for the abandonment OF
plan declared be feasible only by irrigation Company
also by the State Engineer and which would have furnished water at
the rate OF $40 o different plan that increases the price
to $65 acre? And in this regard surely pertinent
that this project IS considered OF the least
rucon OF the irrigation enterprises the state and that those
familiar with such that $40 would have been
VERY high or the company charge for their rights
That the land board accepts without question the estimates and
price fixed by promoters shown startngy this
prise which be shown comparison The
Goose Greek project placed $175O0oO The acreage
claimed placed 4369356 and the price the rights
sos This would company figures
the of per would
$40 and the Company would be permitted profit of $50
acre while the Twin Falls North Side Land and Water Co. for their
Clover segregation place acreage
and the estimated the enterprise S1500000
price of water rights at $40 an acre other words this
pay practically the acreage nearly
satisfied with
as against profit of S25 an acre under the Goose Creek project
And figures of the estimated always those furnished
by the companies and inflated they possibly be made
1t also worthy OF mention in this connection that among those
successful drawing land this segrre CATION d.
c. McDouga and this among the first Of the
enterprises to be given boost by the Brady administration It is
certainly pleasing the of Idaho that Mr.. McDouga began
early his official exercise what the members OF the Land
Board have proclaimed AS the rights Of American citizenship
THE BIG LOST RIVER PRoJEcr-B1c
ABANDoNEn-sErTLERs DEPLoRABLE coNDITIoN-LAND
BOARD RESPONSIBLE
The wreckng OF the Big Lost River Irrigation enterprise
Brady Board This enterprise for the reclamation Of
of land segregated at the OF the state by the
national Government under the provisions Of the Carey Act The
estimated of the enterprise $3,5O000O
only the plans and specifications absolutely worthless
poorly done that citizens
the town of Macay situated great dam
OF the enterprise felt that their lives and property in danger
the Land Board had been repeatedly advised
Of the manner work being DONE official
upon ground and made regular reports This fact also atested
the resolution Of the State Land Board after the receipt OF the
report Engineer B. Lppncott of Los Angeles California who
was employed by citizens Macy the construction
dam of ascertainng whether their lives and prop
danger This resolution closing down the work IS as
follows:
1T appearing from the report engineer and from
Carey Act inspectors that the construction company IN the Con-
1cton Macay dam complying with the specifications
Of the said contract that their attention has been
repeatedly called the fact by the said state engineer and objections
said construction having been made and request that the SAID
company perform accordance with the contract and the
plans specifications approved and that said has failed
comply with specifications and SAID con-
tract and TO construct accordance Herewith; be it
Reso0ed all work upon said dam discontinued and dis
approved until constructed accordance with the said
with the approval of the state engineer and be
"Reo5ed for the sale OF water rights
this project be approved until the construction works are P
proved by the engineer.
members thereof informed for long time that the work
was being accordance with the plans and specifications
hev admit being by the Inspector charge as we'll as
~ b ate noaeer In fact the very requisite that the steel
core be put in m that the puddle wall be put down to an
nperous stratum ignored The dam should have been CON
nected with with mpevous stratum connected with
bed rock This omission fatal and cannot be
renleded date In fact according to Engineer p
colt the Of the dam fundamentally bad ana the
construction thereon has been improperly built lhe remedy lo
the settler in his Judgment in finding more suitable dam
Flno fine custom of working entirely OF the
promoters the State Land had permitted the sale OF water
RIGHTS of this enterprise the that the had received
$40 600 in cash from settlers under this project and S90O0o
water right contracts 1t known that the company has DIS
posed Of Si875OOo certificates and owing the con
tractors the Maclay dam upwards OF S5OOOOo