The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-09-20
Big Meeting Held at Homedale
To Devise Ways and
Means.
STATE HOLDS 10000 ACRES
Engineers and Horticultural Experts
in Attendance-Water will oe Ready
Next Spring-General Meeting of
Land Owners Called for September
~, 1912.

For the purpose of devising ways
and means looking towards the ex-
ploitation of the lands under the Gem
Irrigation District, big meeting was
held Thursday Of last week at Home
dale. too late for report in the issue
of last week. ta
Col. w. L. Holton called the meet
ing to order and L. B. Yaden, secre-
tary of the Homedale Commercial
club, stated the object of the meeting
as follows: That the people of the
district form q cooperative associa-
ton and appoint : committee Of FIVE
to devise ways and means for adver-
tising and bringing to the notice of
the actual settler of the Gen, lands.
The state owns 10000 acres Of land
under the project and II Is the desire
Of the people here to assist the sale
of the first thousand acres and then
get the rest sold to actual settlers a.
soon as possible.
A. F. Cooke, vice president of the
Crane Falls Power & Irrigation COM
pany. said that It is the desire Of the
Crane Falls people to assist in the set
Element of this tract as much a. pos
sible, and he pledged his company to
contribute an amount equal to that
raised by the land owners for the
publicity fund. Nsss i9 iatEs
6. vansittart, supervising engineer,
gave . detailed account Of the work
now done and answered all questions
of interest to the water users. He ex-
hibited some fine photographs of the
two pumping stations. the dam and
other construction work.
E. Hedden Of Caldwell, the engineer
representing the people OF the district,
also answered questions, and stated
that the work was Is per cent fn-
ished, and that in his opinion it was
eminently satisfactory. lgsl
Professor Aittooy Of Boise gave an
BY his audience. He stated that as
soil expert he had been over the land
under the project and that he had
found It superior to the soil and more
Ideally located than some Of the other
projects he had visited and examined.
He especially emphasized the great
advantage Of the long seasons enjoyed
here. M, ,,s ,.g
Professor Stephns Of Nampa. vet
eran nurseryman and orchardist
spoke along his line, and especially
urged the pople to study and invest.
gate intensive farming and the con
servation of moisture.
Committee Named.
| The chairman appointed q commit
tee consisting Of L. ]. Magee, A. F
Cooke, 4. B. Yaden, j p Wood, G
\ Vansittart and C. E. Freeburn to serv,
As an executive board Of the associa
| ton, and this committee is to rais'
| funds and study conditions thorough
| out the district. This committee Is t
report at general meeting Of all thu
land owners, which is to be called TO
September "a. t a4 yAsa
i There is now no doubt that waite
will be delivered in March, 1914 iTh
contractors who are putting IN tn
, dam and encountered harder rocl
work than they had anticipated an
: there had been some question as Z
! the dam being finished in time to fur
I nish sufficient power. but this phas
II Of the matter was satisfactorily settle
BY the assurance that the Crane Fall
& people would secure sufficient powe
for the district and furnish it free Q
: charge until such time as the dam
b completed. .,,.,4. :,