The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-22

MaCkAy dam. HEBER O HALE,
Register State Land Department
The citizens committee promptly re-
piled to these messages IN the follow
ing two kilograms:
Mackay. Ida. Aug. 12. 1910.
Governor James II. Brady. Boise, Ida;
We have selected J. III Quinton OF Quin.
board. II he is unable to serve will
CITIZENS cif1rS COMMITTEE OF MAcKAY.
Aug. 10. 1910.
Register State Land Board. Boise,
Ida; Citizens name J. II. Quinton OF
Qulnton Palce, Los Angeles as member
OF board. ii he is unable to serve will
name others. a. l.. FOWLER.
Then on the 18th the governor re-
piled as follows:
Boise, Ida, Aug. 10.
Citizens Committee. Mackay. Quin-
ton satisfactory II proper terms can be
made with him and he can come imme-
diately. Have wired him and suggest
you wire him also urging him to act
Immediately, as II Is desire OF board to
1922 a. m, 18th. ]. Fl. BRADY.
The following day the governor again
exerted industry, in the following mes
sage:
Boise. Ida. Aug. 16
Citizens Committee OF Mackay, Ida;
|
25th, trying TO arrange by wire agree
able third party. Advise that you agree
Quinton make such arrangements by
wire and come soon as possible.
7;dO p. m. JAMES Fl. BRADY.
Then the citizens committee sent
this message to Mr.. Quinton, whom
they had selected at the instance of
Engineer Lippincott to protect them,
their lives and their property:
Aug IT, 1910
]. II. Quinton. Quinton Place. Los An
geles. Cal. Governor Brady states that
Of three engineers for inspection of dam
and consideration of Lippincott report
You to have privilege of naming third
member Of board in conjunction with
member of the board and you can ar
range as to third member OF board by
wire n you so desire. or walt until you
arrive in Idaho. What is earliest date
CITIZENS COMMITTEE OF MACKAY.
Then Came Bad Faith.
The committee then observed the
public notice Of the state land board
meeting in paper from Boise. which
meeting was attended by the attorney
for the bonding company, the contrac
tor on the works, and the construction
company S engineers, which resulted IN
this resolution, viz:
Resolved. In the matter OF tho con-
struction under the Big Lost River Ir-
| rlgatlon project. especially in relation TO
the construction of the Mackay dam, and
the unsatisfactory reports coming from
| the citizens Of the vicinity OF Mackay, IL
is hereby resolved. that three competent
engineers be employed at the earliest
| possible moment to make thorough ex-
| animation and detailed report as to the
safety and actual condition OF the Mackay
| dam, and to advise the board in writ
| ten detailed report what Will be neces-
sary to put the dam In permanent. safe
| Resolved. That the Big Lost River Ir-
| rigation company be permitted to pro-
coed with the works on the Mackay dam.
| until such time as il Is dete ermined by
| the state engineer and the state land
board that said dam. as now constructed
and TO be constructed. is not sufficiently
/ strong and safe to hold the entire amount
OF water to be stored according to the
contract between the state and the COM
pany. and in accordance with such
| changes In plans and specifications as
and the state engineer,
The Incensed Citizens.
This ineensed the citizens Of Mackay
greatly They were at fever heat of
Indignation The work on this porous
construction would be covered up and
the board to be appointed could not
see it as Engineer Lippincott had seen
it.
They called up The governor by long
Mackay switchboard that three of
them could hear ut once. They got the
governor TO the phone and protested
vigorously. He said they could do moth
ing more. They insisted that they be
heard in defense of their sacred rights.
He answered that the board was dis
solved and scattered. They told him
| hat M fnn tn
and insist on that degree of protection
to which the Mackay people thought
they were of right entitled. He an
swered that he himself would be gone
before they could reach them Then
they asked him where he was going,
and he told them, "To Poeatello. " Then
the committee assured him that in or.
der TO do justice TO themselves and
their neighbors they, too, would go to
| Pocatello,
This ended the turbulent converse
ton. and after the governor had "taken
stock" of the long distance interview
he got busy' to square himself, and
in his calmer moments sent this tele-
gram:
Hon. A. L, Fowler. Maclay. Ida. / viii
be in Pocatello. Friday. and would be
very glad TO meet you and as many
SO we can fully discuss question OF the
Mackay dam. The board has instructed
me to personally visit the dam site.
cannot oe there. II at all before mex;
week. and for fear ] cannot come l think
| It absolutely necessary that we should
| meet and discuss matter.
| JAMES Fl. BRADY. Governor
$40 a. M Aug. is.
Brady Defaults,
Here the matter rests today, The
committee is here and no governor has
appeared at dark to explain his reasons
for allowing an order to be spread au.
thorizing the work to proceed before
| tba committee 10 he chosen by apree