Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-04

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had competent engineer examine the
project and he reported the canal Of
only half capacity with many places
that are In danger Of sliding out and
the foundation Of the flume UNDER
mined and In danger Of sliding into the
river.
In spite Of this condition, which II IA
miliar to every member OF the board,
we have cndeavored through the entire
fall to secure a meeting with the board
to again demand action and as yet we
have been unable to secure it. Well
may we say that "hope deferred max
eth the heart weary"
Waited Four Years.
Four years we have been waiting for
promises Of protection and we are still
waiting for 1t.
| Shortly after the state land board is
sued its 20-day order we were indi-
rectly informed that Mr.. Robinson was
making up the list of land under the
project and, together with Mr.. Haw-
ley, expected to make application to the
| interior department for patents. The
irrigation company was very anxious to
have them do 80 as in the application
the engineer must, under oath, certify
that the ditch is adequate. substantially
built, and able to deliver water suffi-
cient to reclaim all lands under 1t.
For nearly six weeks our associa-
ton endeavored by correspondence to
find out from them what they were go
ing to do but could get nothing but
evasive answers. Then, despairing of
any help from that source and fearing
that the application had already been
made, we notified the secretary of the
interior that we wished to file objec-
lions should such applications be made.
Although the state board had not
made application for patent at that
time, we were notified in a few days
after that the board had made an ap-
plication for the segregation OF more
handsome 240 acres-under our ditch,
and this in spite of the wretched con :
dition Of the ditch which was entirels'
| inadequate to water the land already
segregated.
In order to protect ourselves from
this betrayal by the state engineer and
the land board, we filed with the Sec
rotary of the interior all of the re-
ports on the ditch and there in Wash
ington lies a shameful record In doc
umentary evidence proving that the ap-
plication was based on falsehoods.
Whole Thing . Fraud.
That the state of Idaho has no right
to apply for the segregation of this
land, that the company had no water
to sell, and that the whole thing was
a fraud Is shown by these papers. The
Interior department turned down the
application without further consider
alton. Is Mr.. Hawley proud Of that
record?
On Oct. %, as secretary Of this asso-
, citation, I mailed letter to the state
engineer replying to our inquiry in that
department and, without intention
placed two cents less postage on IL
|, than required and the communication
, was refused and returned to the asso-
citation.
After spending $4,000 from the
, Carey act fund in the past two years
. and affording from that expenditure nc
, relief to the settlers, 1t is a sad state
Of affairs to find the fund so depleted
that a communication of Importance
is refused for the sake of two-cen'
stamp.
It is unfortunate the fund was no.
larger to accommodate the many de.
mands on 1t. We wish to ask wha
, Mr.. Hawley has done to correct the
wretched state Of affairs on our project
No one single thing has been done
nothing good, bad, or Indifferent ant
, so is better than the balance Of thu
, beard who are entirely subservient tt
, the irrigation companies.