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

A. W. Tingwall. secretary Of the|
King Hill Water Users association, In
communication to this paper. tells
why the Water Users association has
Endorsed G. H. Martin for governor.
He also takes occasion in doing so. to
severely castigate Governor Hawley
for his broken promises Of two years
ago and his failure to keep his prom
Uses to the settlers. and Joseph II.
Peterson, Republican candidate for at
torney general, for his connection with
the flotation and exploitation of the
King Hill Extension irrigation prof.
ect wherein he, as assistant attorney
General entered into contract with the
state land board through his chief, the
attorney general, whereby 1t was
agreed to deliver water to settlers I'M
der conditions which it was known
could not be fulfilled.
Mr.. Tingwall points out clearly how
the failure OF the governor and the
state land board has worked to the
detriment, not alone Of the Carey act
projects in the state, but of all irri-
gated sections, because so many peo-
pie in the state have been taught 10
think that all irrigated lands In Idaho
are Carey act lands. He declared that
the policy Of the land board is direct
ly responsible for a cessation OF I'M
migration to the state and OF the loss
Of many citizens who have been COM
PEELED to leave and go eisewh1e be-
cause the irrigation companies have
not been required to live up to their
contracts with the state and with the
settlers. Mr.. Tingwalls communica-
ton il as follows:
Evening Capital News: We wish to
again call the attention Of the citi-
Gems of the state Of Idaho to few
facts affecting, not only the Carey act
settlers, but directly affecting the in
terests of the whole of Idaho and es-
pecially irrigated Idaho.
The extensive advertising through
out the east and middle west by the
large Carey act irrigation companies
in their disposal of the lands on their
various projects has left general I'M
preston in that part Of the country
that all southern and irrigated Idaho
is under the Carey act.
Has Stopped immigration.
That fact. taken In connection with
the adverse advertising received by
the Carey act project through the dis
nal failure of the last two admins
trations in the enforcing of the con-
tracts or the protecting of the settlers
rights has practically stopped all i'm
migration to southern Idaho and all
communities share with the Carey act
projects in this loss.
This failure of the land board to dc
its plain duty has caused more than
90 he ayio this
project, and apparently similar con-
ditions are prevalent on all of the
projects, to return east, abandoning
their lands and spreading the infor-
nation that the faith they had placed
in the integrity of the state Of Idaho
was a sad mistake.
They say the state of Idaho, through
its land board had violated every trust
every promise of protection, every
principle of fairness, and that it was
entirely undeserving of future immi-
grafton. From our project they have
gone back to Illinois, others to Iowa
Kansas, Nebraska, Ohio, to Pittsburg
Chicago st. Louis, Minneapolis, and
the writer's own brother to st. Paul
throwing up his land in disgust and
carrying back with him nothing but 8
story of the Reputation by the state
of Idaho of all of her assurances OF
protection.
Thus the unusual story Is carried
back to where we must look for oul
future immigration and 1t is being
carried back to where we must looi
for our future immigration and 1t Is
being carried from place to place until
today 1t Is known in every city ant
hamlet and the work of our immigra.
ton department and the various com
mittees who are endeavoring to Sc.
cure more settlers is absolutely nulli-
fled. The tremendous flow Of immi.
grafton through southern Idaho doe.
not stop but goes on to Washington
Oregon and California. Is the loss OF
immigration of no importance to thu
people of Idaho? We believe 1t is.
Must BE Corrected.
The time has come when thes,
things must be corrected, the Care!
act projects must be finished and thu
settlers thereon be given their rights
Give the Carey act settlers justic,
and in a few months, that most effec
tive means Of advertising, letters writ
ten back to old friends, will soon pusl
down the bars and immigration will
again flow to Sunny Idaho and all sec
tons will receive the benefits
We now ask the citizens Of thi
great state to help us cleanse our LIANT
board Of the corruption that now ex
lists there; it's duty which the peopl
of Idaho owe to the Carey act set
tiers and we believe they Will do 81
in the most effective manner.
We wish to relate in a few word
the history of our project. This. thu
original King Hill project, consists o
about 10000 acres. the contract GOV
ering the same calling for a ditcl
adequately and substantially built witt
a capacity of 200 second-feet. Ate
the greater part of this ditch wa
built. the promoters discovered 500
more acres down near Medbury tina
could be covered by an extension Of ou
canal.
Assistant Attorney General JOSEPH
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