Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-03-06
State May Complete Project.

Lost River Irrigation project bid iair 10
be soon settled if rumor emanating
from official circles at the state house i-
true. On the word Of high official OF
the state a movement is now on foot
which will authorize the attorney gen
eral OF the state to proceed 10 collect the
two bonds now outstanding and the
money collected together with an add-
tional sum from the Carey act fund il to
be used to complete the project under
the jurisdiction and management OF the
state.
A resolution empowering the attorney
general 10 collect the two bonds, one OF
which is for $1,000 and another for
s15, ,OcO will be introduced in tire senate
during the coming week and if passed,
the money collected will be added to the
balance remaining in the Carey act trust
and the total used to defray the expense
Of placing the Lost River project in
sound condition.
The work OF rehabilitating the project
will be done by the state of Idaho and
will not be entrusted to any company or
promoter. 1t is believed that i. j. on
account of this movement that Senator
Macbeth has not pressed consideration OF
his former resolution providing for the
project OF the money paid to the state.
The above is sufficient to call
forth the following comments from
a prominent entryman on the
tract.
Wendell, Ida, Feo. p, 1913
Editor Lincoln County Times
note the above article in the
Capital News, in which they state
they have it from a high official Of
the state there Is movement on
foot by which it Is proposed that
the state take over and complete
the Big Lost River Carey Act Pro-
ject, and that it will be actually
done by the state and not entrusted
to any corporation or promoter.
To this suggestion want to give
my very heartiest approval. an
somewhat familiar with the project
from its inception and know that
it, failure has done untold injury
to our great state 1t and other
failures of Carey Act projects ha'
brought the whole Carey Act bust
ness of the state into very bad re
pute. have also noted witt
interest your recent agitation L
have something done to redeem th'
good name of the state | Woul,
90 to the limit You suggest, viz: th'
prosecution of the promoters @
these fake enterprises. 1t would
have a salutory effect upon such en-
terprises in the future and show thu
good faith. of the state in trying t'
prevent a repetition Of such things
| know from my own eNperienc
and the experience Of others upon
Carey Act projects in the state, tina
the great state of Idaho did hold il
self out as backing these projects
Tor permitted il to be done i'm such
way as to mislead L great many
And the state is bound morally. j
: not legally, to see to it that ever.
Cary Act project makes good, an'
rests under 4 great moral stigm:
until il does So, and this Al the eN
pense of the state and not Al tn
cost and sacrifice of the thousand
Of good settlers who have come I,
the state and settled upon thes
projects under these representa-
tions.
So | am very much pleased
there is anything to the articl
above referred to. 1t has been m,
opinion, after careful study of tn
Carey Act, that it was the intend
ment of congress that the stat
- should reclaim these lands and SCI
them to actual settlers At cost, an,
that it was never intended the la,
should be made a means To specu
lation in lands and water right
- and that promoting companic
should make their millions out ,
p them.
The preamble of the Nation;
q Carey Act recitcs:
n That to aid the public Ian
states in the reclamation of tn
e desert lands therein, and the settl,
5 ment, cultivation and sale there,