Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-04-18
AGREEMENT AS TO
NORTH SIDE WATER
SETTLERS AND COMPANY HAVE
ADJUSTED LONC-STANDING
DIFFERENCES.

NJ du4 Tie raair idli0 UuNu reach
~ al agreement Tate yesierdai
With the North Side twin Fall
- Land and Water company satlsfac.
lefs io All parties concerned, bl
4 Which 10000 acre feet OF Watel
VIII be stored BY The company IL
a Inc government Jackson lake res
III eFfOi DO Wyoming. The water b.
r Doe delivered at the project for the
tt-r and Deneiit of the settlers iu
F. lhe irrigation If their land The
ODaciimal clause in lhe agreement
which diJ 0oi hold the company
resno1sibie For water stolen in
lra0ei from ibe reservoir l0 the
ieari was stricken from III Victor
~ john un. presenting ic sell
liefs agreed iO the contract after
consulting with The settlers S. H.
Hay. and D. q. MaeWailers rep-
reeutmg ihe company gave their
approval lo D. aaQ Governor John
NJ Haue- as chairman of The
/ Slate land board signed 10.
he fmai outcome OF lhe trOu-
/ Die between llie settlers and the
company which backed by the
Ruins mllinnaFes. Of pillshwg
Nes harmonious although the
agreement the company had with
lht Ce iauliiun serN Ice was not
satisfactory m toto 90 either the
company 0r le settlers, but i'll
was Use hes, and Che only enc that
eOuld bc secured from The govern /
ue1l hy its terms the company
Is permitted 10 increase The t0r-
ago capacity of lhe jackson lake
rH@e. suir from $4,000 10 10000
arrested, uy raising The dam seN-
eliHe5 feet The company is re-
lured W pay ille gON eIment $685..
i3dOG Tor the use of its big
aiep including an buildings and
equipment ai lbe reservoir site.
lne eelWnlad cost OF the con-
slructi0n work 0u the reservoir is
placed IA SiS.jS3.7i, which the
company must pay. half sixty days
alter entering into the agreement
Win ihe government and the bal
anre loier lhe contract was en-
tTed into February 70. 1913, be-
tWeeu thr Kuhn Irrigation and Ca
nai company for and ina behalf OF
the North Side Twin Falls Land
ana Wafer company with f. II.
Newell director of the United
@tales reclamation service.
u WAS during The early part OF
1913 when lhe discovery was made
hai ine Jerome reservoir con-
'lructed Oh the North Side tract 2
40 cost pf S6OO,0OO would not p
lOld waiter. That lhe trouble be- y
Ween ihc company and the set 8
lrr, started. The settlers demand o
a ihUi either the company dclN- u
r sufficient water for irrigaling 90
be land within ihe tract or in s.
eiaull OF which It's contract with ~
be- state should be- forfeited. Lat et
J. ON lhe settlers insisted on ~
prfeiiure. The company had 81
1cni between S2OOO.OO0 and So
10000 ON the project and the land ar
0ad was lOalh % f0rfeit It's Do
mtracL The only outlet to the ed
.liiculty was 90 secure additional 10
'ser,or capacity The company ne
.oh ihe matter mp with the gov
uneut and secured permission to clt
large the laC ksOn lake reservoir De
which .o store the 10000 acrn- se
ei as well as additional water an
y use on the project carry it .tl'
Wn The Snake river distance Jt'
several hundred miles and de- mp
er u 90 lhe project for irriga- ger
u purposes. An agreement 10 lol
IS effect was entered into be- Ia
ccn The company and the gov
lment The old state land board
u the settlers accepted this con-
.ci and further contract he
cen the company and the sell tp
rs To- provide for The storage ed
/ delivery Of ,be walor. lhe has
ilraci was then sent o the 81
hrs and came back with lhc adj Hg
.onol clause m ID Chat The cWn- leli
lS should not De held response Wes
fCr water stolen while Zoo tram sh0'
he settlers refused Oh ae- bpN
7 thr contract iu lhI. f0rm ed,
sting 00 ihe delivery of the ghf
0o0 Icw-feol into their canals. Pea
4 iADd board also refused l0 ac- Zero
6 II unless lhe settlers consent ting
The striking out of the OBJ dcrf
iontule clause hrOl SHIT me sci-
s. the COMPANY and the land VI
fd together yesterday Ou "a har-
iicus footing and DE contract Dl
accepted The cOurnuy will SAYS
lediaiely procetd with its eon- Mar
.ction work 40 Jackson lake likin
be- aErvement was finally ac- self
tea Yesterday provided IN adtli- rele.
tu tiiH storage at the water 40 Harr
.Son lake that L shalt be- de- dow
red 90 the Jerome and Wilson 0lev
rNoIrs on The North Side Twin port
$ tract. he 4
Native 10 this feature of the iwic,
ract that instrument SAYS that EMIT
10000 acrc-feet must be de We
'ed 10 the two reservoirs. to we'll
or with the amounts so fmn- any
4 al such points. together
the amounts that may bel lake
III 10 said Jerome and Wilson wears
reservoirs shall equal the apotl
ant for each acre sold under land
Reservoir system. which said eann,
Nolrs were originally designed and
old for each acre-foOl 0riei- remai
under said system" Iplv :
a contract gives The company icaled
wears from August 2i. 1912 lake. "
hich iO enlarge The storage Atit
'tN of ihe Jackson lake reser- move,
and deliver the Nater lO the Tract.
&C. The amount Of WRITER f0 hv ST
1pounded ia The Jerome and unanh
IA.