Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-06-21
NO. 2I
STATE ENGINEER
TO TAKE HAND

BOISE. June Absolutely re-
fusing TO listen longer to the gen
eraiities INDUCED il by the rep
. resentatlFe attorneys Of both sides.
or to permit the further washing
Of dirty linen SOied a. the result
of the troubles between the pro
noting company and the settlers
90 ice Nofh Side Twin Fails pro-
ject, Governor Hawley brought the
all cay debate before the state
Laad yoard 10 q close al q late
l9ur tins afternoon in the case Of
the settlers against he Twin Falls
Land and Water Company wherein
the settlers seek 10 have the Board
forf The coatract the company
has With tie S.ate for the install
.ation Ct the project The hear
mg @as one CT the m0st bitter IL
the history cf the board. Il was
finally decided that State Engineer
Robinson should examine the pro
src; and report TO the Land Board
OF July ) At that time a date
for the final hearing on the issue
Sill Be set by the Board.
TIE time limit the company has
to complete the project Is Aug. p,
Of the present year. A period Of
FIVE years was given the company
TO GO this. The settlers filed q
complaint with the board declar-
Ing that the company has not COM
piled with the terms Of the con
tract towards the completion Of
the project. that the canals are II
bad slape IN many places and that
tie Jerome reservoir supposed to
hold 10000 acre feet Of water has
q faulty bottom which allows a
greater part Of the water stored
therein TO sink away at a loss to
ia -tttlers.
Johnson for settlers
Nicto- o. johnson appeared for
the seti.crs Of the project, and :
H. Hays for the Twin Falls North
eiac Land anu Water Company. Ia
his statement 20 the board and 10
SIR. Johnson General Hays declared
that the continual wrangling over
She project i doing great injury
the company. to the settlers and
o The State and Is resulting IN
.e good TO anyone He demand
I'd thai Johnson make his cont
plants once and for all on behalf
of hr settelers, TO the board and
that al complaints be registered
at the same time 50 that the entire
Issue could be settled He charged
that the facts recited IN the com
plant Of the settlers were false IN
sr, and dishonest and that they
ave been made without due con
sideration.
Attorney Hays made the signifi-
cent statement that the settlers.
through their representative before
the board. had better close up
complaints at hearing and with
out further delay for within about
a year the companw might decide
a yaer the company might decide
80 ahead with the forfeiture of
water rights and thai would catch
many of the settlers.
many of the settlers. He added thai
there were not any too many set
tiers On the project and that the
water supply available could be
distributed to those not in ar
rears. Mr.. Hays also informed the
ht sra that the company mad made
ari sngements with the government
for The purchase and delivery Of
water to thu project from the
Jackson Lake reservoir In Wyo-
ming.
JOming back at Attorney Hays,
Mr. johnson declared that the COM
pany had not fulfilled the terms
Of lis contract and that the set
.lers insisted that the Board pro
eeed to forfeit the contract; that
the settlers were tired Of depend
! on the promises of the conf
pauy': that the Jerome reservoir
Is leaky and in bad condition and
that many Of the canals are in The
same way He said that the SET
.sr. do not propose to keep stiil
ard Will continue 10 make their
complaints to the Board regardless
of the wishes Of the officials OF
he company.
State Auditor Taylor asked Mr.
Hays 3 number OF pointed ques-
ions as 20 the condition Of The
project and the reservoir which
ar. Hays said he would not an
iwer then, but would before the
3oard hearing vas over. The
Board then decided to secure
Iuick report from the State En-
.iussr st the next bearing.