American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1910-10-22
Vote TO TAKE
OVER BIG DITCH
Aberdeen Springfield Canal
Company Holds Meeting.
Committee Appointed to Inspect ca
nal Reports a Good System and
Farmers Decide To Accept
1t With Slight Repairs.

every particular. Every member
present anne with the idea thu
it was to be strictly a business se,
sion and all went to work on til
business before them in earnest an
as a consequence all matters wer
attended to and when the meetin.
most profitable of any yet held
stood adjourned there was a feelfn.
of satisfaction among its member
which had no heretofore existed an
showed plainly that all minor dit
ferences had been settled and Til.
company had now settled itself to
the business before them in the
handling of the big ditch when it
was turned over.
The two foremost matters to be
before the meeting was the selec-
ton of a board of nine directors
for the ensuing year upon whose
shoulders the direct management OF
this company's affairs rest. This
na5 utdll Will III the ulDSL
able manner.
The selection OF this board did
not require a great deal OF time as
all members present were acquaint-
ed with those whose names were
proposed and knew that they were
In touch with the workings of the
canal and possessed with that de-
gree of business ability necessary
to fill the responsible position as
a member of this board. The board
elected are as follows: A. J. Snyder,
j. M. Latimer, w. H. Dawson, P,
W. Powers, H K. Wiley, C. W.
Spaulding, G. R. Boutwell,, D. H.
Blossom and j.. P. Wedel.
From this board A. j. Snyder was
chosen president, j. NJ. Latimer vice
president and w. H. Dawson, treas
urer. Miss Nora Jones was retained
as the company's secretary.
In the board selection the whole
system is represented. Water users
from every corner of the vast ira
under this ditch were selected which
assures equal treatment for every
part by this board. In the selection
of Mr.. Snyder We believe the COM
pany made a very wise choice. He
has had a working knowledge OF
the canal system since the time II
was being constructed and has al
taken an active part in all
pertaining to the develop
Ing of the section. .
The committee appointed to in ;
the system of the American 9
Falls Canal & Power company made ;,
heir report to the meeting and was p
'ollowed by considerable discussion .
This committee personally Inspected 9
every foot of the entire system and 4
when this was completed called the =
state engineer and pointed out to
lin all the defects which they haC
The state engineer allowed
of these and some he did not
and the committee reported to this
meeting their findings. The matter Y
pointed out TO those at tins
head of the American Falls Canal <
Power company and they expressed
4 willingness to correct such places
as this committee found deficient or
Day to the Aberdeen-Springfield
Canal company money sufficient to
make such corrections. In reeiJing
the report Of this committee to the
meeting Mr.. Snyder. its chairman
said that the state engineer told !
his committee that this system Il
among the best in the state. vhlch =
be gratifying to both the l
American Falls Canal & Power com c
pany and the Aberdeen-Springfleiu 5
Canal company.
Mr.. Boutwell,, for the American /
Falls Canal & Power stated that !
company stood ready to compN
with the agreement made at the
meeting held last summer when this
committee was appointed to go over
the system and hat all parts OF tAe
system found defective would be re-
paired or altered to meet the &c
mands of such report. This acuoh
upon the part of the company prove
that they stand ready to DO Wha' Is
right by the settlers, as Mr.. BothWel
stated at a previous meeting.
The meeting voted to take over
the system Of the American rams
Canal & Power company as soon as
the work necessary according to the
report of the committe was com
pleted. The American Falls Canai
Power company stated that they
would pay to the Aberdeen-Sprlns-