Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-05-08
IRRIGATION DISPUTES
ARE BEING SETTLED
Troubles on Idaho irrigation Project'
Being Cleared up Through Efforts
of the Land Board.

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that that body has become cognz
ant of the fact that they must taxi
a hand in some of the troubles tia
have existed on several of the Carey
Act projects of the state. They
have come TO a realization of the
fact that the protection of the COM
panies alone is not conducive to the
best interests of the state, as set
tiers on some of the projects are be-
coming discouraged, and a. a con-
sequence these projects are not
building up, and the state is there
by suffering for want of immigra-
ton.
Their intervention in North Side
matters has had a tendency To in
splrc new confidence on this tract,
~ the settlers here are now begin
ming TO feel that the state is taking
some interest in their welfare and
Is inclined To show disposition to
be their guardians in fact as well as
in name.
The King Hill project is another
instance wherein the land board
took up the grievances of the set
tiers and as a result a receiver was
appointed, and now the report
comes that the settlers on that pro-
Ject will have an abundant supply
OF water this year for the first time
since the segregation was opened.
Through the efforts of Receiver
Shawhan the concrete work has
been completed on the main canal
and water has been turned in,n
that section for .the first time and
he states that there il no reason t.,
fear but what the settlers will have
an abundance Of water for all pur-
poses during the entire season. He
proposes however, Ia keep right on
improving the system and will re-
main on guard To see that the
water l. properly distributed.
The settlers on the Medhury tract.
which joins that of the King Hill
are now before the federal court
asking that MIR. Shawhan be also
appointed receiver for that tract
The state has already interviewed
III behalf of the Medbury settlers in
the case of the Continental Il Com
mercial Trust and Savings bank of
Chicago against the King Hill lrr.
CATION Il Power company. This
action was instituted in the feder.l
court by the bank named acting 4.
trustees for the bondholdcrs. II
was to foreclose a mortgage aggre-
eating approximately $1,000, 100
and covering the entire project in
cluding the King Hill and the King
Hill extension or Medbury.
Both the state and the settlers
will favor the extension of the
power of Receiver Shawhan 10 in
clude the entire Medbury tract Of
approximately 5000 acres. Water
for this tract must he conveyed
through the fumes and canals that
supply the King Hill tract proper,
and it is only by corporation with
tile management of that tract that
the Medbury settlers can hope to
secure irrigation water. This is the
prime reason for the action now
1t is reported that theI
distributing system on the Medbury
tract is in fair condition, that it
'eeus nut lew repairs.
Up in the Payette and Boise val
leyS more troubles of like nature ,,
have been experienced but they are
last being settled, and in fact from
all over the state comes the encour-
aging news that matters in dispute |
on Carey Act projects are being |
aJudicated to the satisfaction Of al c
parties alike. Il
We have heretofore contendcd $
that Idaho was suffering for want {
OF immigration simply through the J
unconcern shown hy the state $
through its land board for the in $
terests of its settlers, and now that c
they seem to be taking hold Of I