The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-06-08
STATE LAND BOARD ORDERS
WORK TO COMMENCE AT ONCE.

The SO tic Land beard has at last
decidci till Il work on the Big Lost
River Irrigation project must be start
ed at once. They have lost patience
with the comp my a. d hay notified
them that if they were not i'm a posi-
ton to- cCmmGiAce work the state
WOULD do SO. This WI S done in order
that the settlers Who i.n1e now here
win have am opportunity to rsii3a VI
crop this year. Ropcuts have been
sent in to the governors offic that
the settlers were Losing cC ,fidence
in the project and THAT mi my who
have BEEN here fer some time would
be without visible means OF support
unless som- thing was done imme-
dill 1t ly.
Senator Ravenal Macbeth OF Custer
county who was lppoilted waiter com
mis- ioner for this district has been
here this week looking over the ArcO
and Powell tracts and also figure OH
the cpproxim tie cost Of the work ON
these tracts Will in the city paid
our office visit and stated TIL It the
eMate lArll picard would commence
work at once. Several prominent men
who are financi lly interested in the
project hive been in conference with
Cover, ,or Hawley all. the s'tase land
bel ird for the pact few days and it us
understood thut the state VIII compel
the COMP iliy to start at once. Water
will be furn shed the settlers who are
here ull9 tear. The d I'M has suffi-
eli mt waiter for beth these tracts. The
wafer via. bia run through the cCm-
pany's ditch nIJ this will in lIo way
h.tterf re with those who have de
creed water rights and pci,ate CT ms
OH the river.
H. B. Riley, chairman of the Bond
Holders committee, j. E. Clinton, W.
W.Corey and several other prominent
men connected with the project pass
ed Through here WeGnesGl " morning
enroute for Mackay. They returned
y
accompanied by Engineers Cadman
end Hklf wv nit over the ArcO and
Powell tracts on tour of inspection.
Everyone is optimistic over the
least doubt but win It everything will
run along smoothly 1rcm now On
The following; taken from the Boise
Statesman:
AS the first step in the recu15aniz,e
tom of thu Big Lost River Irrigation
Co. James E.Clinton,Jr WIS Monday
appointed receiver OF the company
by Judge Dietrich in the federal dis
trict court Tuegl " Mr. C1inGOn gees
width H. B. Riley, president of the
Chicago Title a. ID Trust Co. and
chairman OF the BondhoIjders Essocia-
tion, and Mr.. Bartlett, his attorney,
to the Big Lost Riv project.
1t is firmly believed that the Chids-
go bonding houses will again finance
the project and carry it Through. 1t
is said that the appointment Cf re-
ceiver was decided upon by the Corey
Bros, COZ ira, tors, who Ire interested
in the project, Officials Of TIL Big
Lost River Co., and bdAding house
representatives.
The plans which are now uldder
way were decided upon at a meeting
1Gld some time ago iu Chicago at
which were present representative
of the bonding company, the cOntrac-
tors and project OFFICERS.
The suit which has been instituted
by the Corey brothers for 100000
against the BigLost River Co.DrCught
the matter to head and the appoint
me- 4 OF Ia. receiver was the only way
OUT 50 it lis sand.
Mr.. Clinton said last night that
about millicn and quarter viii be
expended Cnl THE project.
The Big Lost River project his as
tits center the town of Mackay and
lies i'm the heart OF OEe of the rich st
'eartlhe'.s dam was constructed hut it
Wis Objectal to by citizens ofMackay
ON the ground that the Cam was un-
asiBe and that the citizens should be
given better protection against posi-
BILE Toss OF life Ind property by
str Mgthening the dam. The promot-
ing company had been Handicapped
financially and when the compl Ilts
from Mckay citizens became so
strong that the state land DO nd oT-
der ID the suspensions of work I'M
ki9 the dam could be inspected, the
affairs Of the company suffered.
The state engineer made an exam
nation OF the d m and reported that,
whine in his opj2dOn there was no dan