The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-28
GRABBING FOR
CASH Of IDAHO
Crane Creek Irrigation Com
pany Attempts to Secure
Funds in Shrewd Way.
TREASURER OF STATE
Is NOT HOODWINKED
Must Have Decision of Court to
Back Drawing of War
rant Asked.
BY 9. e. ARNEY.
Special to The Tribune.

Special To The Tribune.
BOISE. Ida, April 27--Thc Crane
Creek Irrigation company. Washing,
ton county organization, OF which Il. NJ
Helgho OF the staff OF tho governor i.
one OF tho prime projectors, has beer
attempting 10 break into the state treas
ury OF Idaho by selling TO It's Carey act
trust fund bonds on saiG irrigation prof.
ecs TO the amount OF Sl00.oo0
A delegation OF gentlemen interested
IN the success OF this altogether merl-
three days in Boise last week, and al
though the TWO daily papers OF Boise
suggested their presence here, neither OF
them took the people into their CONF
oence as TO the purpose or their Visit,
albeit trust fund OF the great state was
Involved.
State Treasurer Hastings was asked if
nc would draw a warrant on the Carey
act trust fund FOR 500 600 IL the state
board OF land commissioners should see
1T 10 undertake the purchase OF bonds
IN the amount indicated. TO which he re-
sponded that he would be pleased 10 do
20 In Difference only 10 u decision OF the
supreme court of the commonwealth au-
thorizinS such a course.
Government Restrictions.
In the drafting OF the federal law
styled the Carey act. the BovernmeEt
agreed 10 clearlist all government land
reclaimed In various projects, through
this medium, nt a maximum price per
acre cf so cents. 10 be paid as directed
OF the Carey aCt and the residue of said
accumulated fund To be used only for
the reclamation OF other lands in the in
dividual states where such act became
applics BILE.
In conformity with the spirit of this
splendid federal legislation, Idaho ac-
ccpted the provisions OF the Carey act.
providing that % cents an acre of this
money be paid at The time OF entry and
= cents an acre at the time OF making
final proof.
The federal government. in its wording
o( the act. provided that the state should
deduct from this fund such a sum as
might be required 10 defray its costs in
due attention 10 the details, clerical and
scientific. which il might incur
Apropos 10 all this. the state OF Idaho
today has in its treasury a surplus ac-
cumulajion of sl9i 30. known ms a Carey
act trust fund.
that the projectors OF this altogether
commendable Carey act Organization In
Washington county came over here Ia,l
week 10 get in exchange for bonds. and.
strange 10 say. they found land board Of
icials who were willing 10 enter into
serious consideration OF such plan
In the refusal OF the state treasurer To
stand in with the scheme, am ire
Turner. who. six years ago. refused 10
draw a warrant for the sugar bounty
passed at the behesi OF the Mormon fac
tories in the state, and in this instance
rhc factories 10 be benefited refused 10
carry their case TO the supreme court.
May Be Legal Fight,
Whether or not these Crane Creek folks
will ask the supreme court for its View
as TO the power Of the state board OF
land commissioners to invest this money
in the absence OF law. remains TO DC
seen, but II they DO We fancy the court
Will take due advice 10 the Interest
or the trainers of the Carey act and aG-
wise them thar the legislature should first
empower tho board To invest IL I'm strict
accordance with the spirit of that alto
gether admirable federal legislation.
The Carey act does not intend this re-
serve trust fund TO enter the field Of
OF school moneys by investment in banks.
mortgages or warrants
On the contrary. these arc recla nation
funds in every and all phases OF the ques
tion. The purpose of this residue wa
that the state land board should use it
as fund 10 reclaim other lands. This
feature of the Carey act was the one
discussed universally by the men who
were Grubbing sagebrush. building water
the small patches OF the desert twenty
years ago when federal aid was so much
desired the key TO The opening up OF
this great barren empire. southern Idaho.
These carly pioneers throughout all OF
southern Idaho discussed the merits OF
the bill when il passed and built UP hopes
or the appropriation OF this fund. when
the legislature should so provide. for the
irrgating OF the state school and special
school system and our state Institutions
educational scientific and refoTmatory.
might be the beneiiciaries OF the broades.
Scopc OF this magnificent legislation. a