Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-11-17
EEMORE IRRIGATION COMPANY
EXPECTS TO APPLY FOR
SEGREGATION SOON
Finances Raised for all Preliminary
Work and Surveys Start Into the
Hills to Make Necessary Surveys
of Water Sheds.

Francis d. Adams, who has been
actively engaged in organizing the
Elmore Irrigation Company and pro-
noting the irrigating of this section
returned from Seattle the first Of
the week to remain here until his
work is completed.
He returns with glowing reports
of the work he has accomplished
since leaving last July and the re-
suits indicate that he has not been
idle. A brief summary of the plans
of the Elmore Irrigation Company is
as follows:
The company is composed of per-
sons interested in the lands in TINS
section and the affairs will be man
aged comparatively through board
of directors elected by the members
of the company. The company pro-
poses to irrigate all the land in this
district for a price at about $50 per
acre. They will accept all valid
claims, liens and receivers certitl-
Gates in exchange for stock in the
company. said stock to be applied
on new water rights if the owner
wishes. or sold at face value. They
propose to accept all old water rights
at actual value and issue new ones
therefore or give stock in exchange.
They will apply for a segregation OF
about 10000 acres under the Carey
Act including all lands in this dis
trict signed up for such segregation
and new lands adjoining the district
The company has raised sufficient
funds to make a complete survey
of the water shed on the north, res
ervoir systems, new reservoir sites
and the land to be placed under seq
regation. Mr. A. P. Adair, man who
has surveyed more land for seq
regation than any other Surveyor Ill
the state, has been secured and will
start into the hills at once with
double crew in order to rush work.
1t is estimated that about six or
eight weeks will be required to COM
plete the work. Mr.. F. J. Eitel, first
vice president of the company, AMI
a man of experience in surveying and
engineering, will accompany the sur
veyors and will be present personally
until the work is completed.
1t is the present plan to ask for
about a 10000 acre segregation. All
information obtainable indicates that
this amount of water and land is
available.
Representatives of tthe company
will remain here permanently to sup
ervise and push the work. 1t is es-
timated that it will require about
eight weeks in order to get the pro-
ject in proper shape to present to
the land board for action. A repre-
sentative of the company will go TO
Washington personally to appear be-
for the Interior Department in the
interest of the segregation in order
to hasten developments.
The Hewitt mortgage has been Sc
cured by the company and placed in
escrow. In this much difficulty was
met and considerable time consumed
However, $4,000 was saved the
company as that amount was deduct
ed from the face of the mortgage
The Dickey, Daub & Jones mortgage
was also placed in escrow for the
Gilmore Irrigation Company, pending
certain developments and fulfill
ments by the company.
It seems that the company bids
fair to be successful and the people
of this vicinity should give this prop
osition more than passing notice We
are heartily in favor of the plar
and urge those interested in this sec
ton to give it the support and en-
couragement necessary for its sue
cess.
We will give full and complete
report of the company's proceeding
each week and our readers win b'
assured of authentic information re
garding this move which will ulti
mately reclaim the lands about Noun
tain Home and make this the bes
little city in Southern Idaho.