Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-28

The seriousness of the condition IN
which the settlers on the project pro-
noted by the Big Lost River Land g.
Irrigation company failed to deliver
water to them as 1t guaranteed It
would, as shown by the above state
ment taken from pamphlets issued by
the company TO induce settlers to come
to Idaho, and the startling fact that on
that section of the project known as
the Powell, there were so settlers In
1908 and today there is not single one.
will be called to the attention of the
next legislature, In all probabilities II
w T. Rathbun. the last of the so set
tiers to pack up and leave the project,
has his way. Mr.. Rathhan is now In
Boise interviewing members Of the leg
stature He claims that the intoler-
able conditions that drove the settlers
from the tract, financially running
many OF them. demands the attention
of the legislature and that some &C
ton should be taken not only to pro-
teet these settlers but others on future
projects that may be found In the same
condition.
Il moved to the Powell tract on the
Big Los River project from Bremen
county, Iowa, Of which Wayerly Is the
county seat, In the month of February.
| 1908, and up to Nov II. 1912. | made
imy home on the Carey act land / had
| filed on and which Is included IN this
tract stated Mr.. Rathbun when inter-
Viewed Il was induced to come to
Idaho through the literature that was
! sent out by the company backing the
| NJ u, -
| 1907 and spending the summer in Colo
RADIO. It was there that I received the
| literature and 1t attracted me to Idaho.
The guarantee of the company was on
this pamphlet.
| Filed On 40 Acres.
| II was taken to the tract by sales
agent of the company and filed on 40
acres of land agreeing to nay the
water right price of $50 per acre. My
filling, Of course. Included the rs cents
OF the 50 cents per acre required te
pay the state for the land.
] Having decided to locate on the
tract and make It my home. I imme-
diatelv set about after filing on the
Hand to make improvements and erect
ed house barn, outhuildings and
built e1stern. In addition | fenced
imy land and placed half of it in cul-
/ tivation. planting alfalfa.
/ THE company guaranteed to deliver
the water to the tract during the spring
of 1908. the year that [ settled there
I expected the water In the spring oil
1909 and was told by the company rep
lresentatives that 1t would be delivered
The water was not delivered then ane
has not since been delivered. Nothing
but the flood waters for a short time
during the flood season passed through
the canals and this Is the only water We
had We appropriated this ourselves
/ Not Delivered in 1910.
i april IA, 1910, G. r. HURT, president
of the company. sent me notice, as
we'll as other settlers. that on June
1 of that year the company would be
prepared to deliver water It was no.
delivered. It has not been delivered
Later the settlers who had given checks
to the company for water to be fur
inished, received these checks back viii
the notification of the settlers that thu
company was unable under the present
conditions, to deliver water
I'VE We're given to understand from
1.-THE company's letter that the stat,