The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-08-18

n Dtldy.
Saturday a meeting of the state
land board was held at Boise. A
portion of the proceedings of the
meeting will prove of more than
passing interest to the people OF
Caldwell and the homesteaders or
the north side. The representatives
of the district were out in force tc
advocate their proposition and insist
that the land board take definite &C.
ton. There was nothing new ia
appear in the discussion. This CON-
pany has $4,000 acres of fine land
that it proposes to bring under irri-
cation with water from Payette
lakes If the state will permit the
lakes to be held at high water mark
until the company is ready to draw
the water off and then reduce the
lake to level five feet below low
water mark. The consent of the
state is necessary in this because of
the large body of state land that
would be affected on the shores of
the lake. In addition to this it would
be necessary to deal with a number
of settlers and private land owners
around the lake.
If this is not found to be feasible
then it proposed to impound wa
ter in the upper Payette lake, rs
miles above the main lake, and in
other bodies of water in that part of
the state.
Governor Hawley took strong
ground against action until the
board was in possession of more
definite information on the subject.
He held that the land board had not
secured the necessary data to enable
1t to act intelligently, and that the
engineers and officers of the COM
pany were not in possession of the
information.
Attorney Thompson Of Caldwell
demanded to know what the board
expected in the way of information.
He insisted that the company had
done all that was asked Of it; that
it had been coming to the board for
the past six months and trying in ev-
cry way to adjust its affairs to suit
the land board, and still they were
now met with the announcement that
the members of the land board must
have more information.
The state engineer, said Attorney
Thompson, had looked over the pro-
position and made his report; the
members of the land board had
made a personal inspection of the
Payette lakes and the conditions sur
rounding them; they had gone over
the land that u is proposed to irri-
gate, the engineer of the company |
had made investigation of the var
ious plans proposed for furnishing |
the water, had submitted his re-
ports and was present, ready to an
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was made for more information.
Settlers on this land to the num-
Der of 700 are entitled to considera-
ton" said Attorney Thompson, land
they are punching the officers up and
that they do something;
tho officers come before tho board
and are forced to go back home and
report that there is nothing doing"
President Newport of the Black
Canyon district, who was present
at the meeting. said he thought 1t
was due to all concerned that the
board act. and act quickly, so that
the people might know what to eX-
pect.
Action In the matter was again
postponed by the land board, but
Land Commissioner Day and Engin-
eer Robinson were instructed to ex-
anime the land around the lake to
determine how 1t would be affected
by the raising and lowering pro-
posed, 10 mahd souhuihSo az 49,
ious points In the lake and to make
a report which will cover the upper
lake as we'll as the main lake.
ID, r. Hubbard appeared before the
land board in the interests of the
Water Users Association of Deer
Flat, and urged that the state sell
the land 1t owns under that project
He was informed that the depart
ment had made a ruling that in such
cases the settler must have title to
the land. This, Mr.. Hubbard said'
was one of the subjects they pro-
posed to. take up with Walter L.