The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-05-02
CRANE GREEN BOND SOLD.
Nearly $1,000 Acres of Land Between
Payette and Weiser to Be Irrigated.

Bringing renewed confidence TO
Idaho irrigationists and assurance
that good irrigation securities in this
state are still marketable, comes the
announcement that the Kuhns Of
Pittsburg have just completed the
purchase of bonds of an aggregate
value of $4,000 in the great Crane
Creek and Sunnyside associated irri-
cation districts, adjacent to Weiser in
Washington county. The money is
available at once, dirt will begin to
fly on the huge project before weel.
has passed, and water will be deliv-
cred to settlers on $4,000 acres of
land embraced in the two districts
next season.
This is the largest and most i'm
portant sale of Idaho irrigation bonds
in five years, and the first sale of any
consequence in three. 1t is taken to
assure not only the immediate de-
velopment of large and fertile area
IN southern Idaho, but to indicate the
faith Of eastern capital in satisfactory
irrigation securities of this state.
Tuesdays important sale of bonds
marks the elimination of several
years of earnest and unceasing effort
on the part of Edwin D. Ford, gen.
eral manager of the Crane Creek Land
& Irrigation company; R. C. McKin-
ney, A. H. Keller and others of his
associates, who have all worked tire
lessly and with unbounded faith in
the great enterprise. Already they
have expended between 100000 and
100000, money raised at home, in
the purchase Of reservoir site and
partial construction of dam. While
about % 000 ~ 10
as any in Idaho, are embraced within
the two projects themselves, the total
amount to receive water upon COM
pletion of the project through direct
and subirrigation will exceed $4,000
acres.
The land is located on high bench
north and east of the city of Weiser,
and Is adapted for truck gardening,
Deriving, dairying, and especially for
the growing OF fruit 1t is identical
In analysis with soil in the lower val
ley adjoining, which under irrigation
has been made to net as high as $3.50
an acre for five years, taking the bad
years with the good.
The completion of negotiations for
the sale of the bonds was followed by
the awarding of the contract for con-
structiOn to Slick Brothers Construc-
ton company of Boise, who will start
work early next week on the compile
ton of the big dam and storage res
ervoir, the construction of canals and
fumes and other work.
This purchase of bonds by the Kuhn
interests represents total invest
ment for them in Idaho irrigation en-
terprises, and exclusive of their pow
er projects, of $12,OOO,0OO. They have
recently laid out in Jackson lake, in
connection with the Twin Falls Canal
company, approximately $1,000, 900.
This work has been done under SUI
pervision OF the government with
funds furnished by the Kuhns and the
South Side Twin Falls settlers. 4
In addition the Kuhn interests will
expend several hundred thousand dol |
lars In power improvements in this |
state during the coming season.
The final legal arrangements for |
the transfer of the Crane Creek bonds
were completed Tuesday by E. R.
Coulter Of Weiser, attorney for the
settlers; B. S. Varian of Weiser, at
torney for Mr.. Ford, and the Crane
Creek company, assisted by Attorneys