Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-04-11

al Eden sfn The fourth assistant
postmaster general has given han
assurance that The matter viii
have immediate attention. Con-
gfesssnaa smith " also urging the
establishment 81 i7ifai routes from
Wendell and Dietrich. and the out
look for the establishment u
these routes ~ most encouraging.
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Congressman Smith who - 81
pecislly Interested ia legislation
beneficial ~ home builders on the /
public domain, Is preparing sew
erai bills for introduction which
ar enacted Will encourage settle
ment Of the public lands and make
farm life mOra attractive, and
make unnecessary many OF the
harcships which are now imposed
b. stringent laws and regulations
upon those who are endeayofing 10
development the resources Of the
country.
In order 10 make possible the
rapid extension OF the reclamation
OF the ARID lands by the govern
mont il ~ necessary TO increase the
amount available each year by the '
issuance Of a,iffIiiUuai reclamation
bonds senator Borah succeeded :
several years ago "a securing leg J
lslalOn for a s20,0OJ.OO0 bond issue
which has made possible the con-
stf-lctlon Of the Arrow Rock dam
near Boise and the completion OF
the Boise payeitf project. he has !
Embroidered st 5le Senate bill =
providing for the issuance OF $50 (
900 200 bonds. duplicate of which =
Congressman Smith has introduced =
thu Houses which ~ ,inaoteo T"
will make possible the undertaking y
OF a number Of vast irrigation pro- =
lects upon which preliminary work u
has already been done. but The ~
construction Of which has been
deferred because OF the lack OF Il,
money. ~
Congressman Smith has also in
trcdueed bills approprlatmg money
for the construction Of federal II
buildings al Caldwell and Weiser.
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senator Brady has Just returned
10 Washington after an extended IN
visit 10 Idaho While in The State r
he visited pocatcilO Boise lewis In
ton Wallace aud Occur d'Alene and III
mad she pleasure Of meetAT Il IA
good many of lhc citizens He feels An
that he came la closer contact eA
wah tho people Of the State on fl
this trip Than ever before and that III
hr vea WIZ most profitable 10 40
him el
While there he talked 10 a num- le
Der 81 leading men who have made s,l
n siMdy ~ tho tariff question as pi
u affects The products of Idaho. ee
especially with reference 10 Head,
wool and sttgar and received much ie,
Information which viii be Of bone ~
fr Ia him when these schedules a.
are ~ Tor discussion ia the Sem er
ate, nm
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Three important bills OF much TN
20 the homesteader which we
were introduced hy Congressman wa
French AT The last session OF tlOn- tor
greSs but which failed of passage ear
viii b. given first attention by bs
Mr.. French at THE opening Of the iii
approaching Congress. th,
The homestead law rs approved wo
q 1912 pro, ,des that the homestead tax
n shall ultnate not less than Gre
10th Of the area beginning the tax
econd year and not loss than IN,
18th beginning with the third year of
Il his entry aud until final proof. "de
xcepting M the case OF the en- cal
arged homestead law where double pro
W. sAfftA Nl tNiiiNAttIi - fttfAiitNs Ildl
The law provided that The Sec cur
etafy Of The Interior may upon 9th
showing reduce the re- The
uifeJ aira Of cultivation Up to Wpr
his time the Secretary of the In tho
'rior has omitted 10 provide any thrs
enefdl rule hy which a homestead of |
r could know whether or not In
~ amolui Of cultivation might tbe
2 acceptable in making proof In libr,
low ~ This the law which was in elm,
'ndpd 30 benefit the h0meslcaderl hle
proving very hard 10 bear By take
la the wooded see tam.
'ons u an tho Northwestern ies
.aifs seho
The bin as prepared by Mr.. subs
reneh proposes that In lieu Of the mon
iltiyati0n required the home for
eader may make improvements elme
ich as slashing. clearing, fenc- nan
g erection Of buildings. setting igno
II trees FOR orchards, cultivation M
I'd other like improvements that lnha
III tend 20 make The homestead read
ibiiabie and capable % produc- ease.
% 10 the extent OF 81 90 per acre a i'll
n year. excepting under the en- now
rged homestead act where the book
lprONements shall be IS cents per psfls
re. OF y
Another hill provides for the lrav.
,mesleaG entry OF large area S. n
Land classified as phosphate land coin
n Withdrawn from entry with the siiioi
sserya alton OF the phosphate de- Pres
sis lo Che Government. allow OF h
q the right under the Government erful
prospect for and remove the STATE
iosphates but projecting the is tn
laneseadfs IN his rights % the Natk
lrface. tn
Inc uirl nht provides Tor an ouS
tension 81 the number Of annual shou
'ygnents required by law for wa able
Fright fharge6 from ten TO thir- secul
upon projects completed in sory
y who nave purchased water Apr
ter 10 be developed. where no an moi
al naymenia have henn nadn and mon