The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-08-29
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
ORGANIZATION OF DISTRICT
Meetings Will be Held Monday, Sep
TENDER 8 in District,

TENDER IN District.
Meetings will be held throughout
the Boise reclainat on project, Mon
day, Sept. 8, for the purpose OF dis
cussing the question of the merits
or dement's Of private corporation
in comparison with an irrigation dis
trict, and the advantages and disad-
vantages of each i'll the management
and control of the government irri-
CATION project here. A committee,
consisting of Messrs. c. J. Antrim,
c. M. Rankin and Walter Griffiths
was appointed some time ago to in
vestigate this question. The report Of
the committee will be discussed.
The conclusions of the committee
are thus stated:
Your committee is firmly convinc-
ed that an irrigation district is much
better calculated to manage and con-
troll the property and affairs of this
irrigation project than is a private
corporation, such as is now existing;
and that an irrigation district should
be organized and created for that pur-
pose; but we have tried to consider
the subject and present the differences
impartially, simply pointing out the
more fundamental differences be-
tween the two organizations, and some
of the more important conditions and
effects resulting from the application
or operation of an irrigation project
under each"
The management and control by
private and public corporations are
each considered. The advantages OF
the two methods is thus summarized
by the committee:
Under private corporation, each
acre of land in the project is bound
separately to pay for the construc
ton, maintenance and operation Of
the works, by the owner subscribing
for stock in the corporation for such
land. Such stock subscription con-
tracts are considered and held to be
first mortgages upon the land. And
loan and investment companies that
are required by law to invest their
funds in bonds and first mortgages
upon farm lands, cannot use their
funds for making loans upon such
lands. These are funds of life insur-
ance and other companies, and are
the cheapest monies available for
farm loans.
Under an irrigation district all
lands within the boundaries of the
district are bound collectively for the
construction, maintenance and oper-
alton OF the works by and through the
vote of the electors, and each acre Of
land is bound to pay for such works
equally, in proportion to the benefit:
received. Such obligations of an ir
rigation district, like bonds of the dis
trict, are not considered or held to b
first mortgages upon the lands, ant
do not bar such funds from use TO-
loans upon such lands.
"Unimproved land held for specu
lation Within the Payette-Boise pro
ject may be so held indefinitely with
out being subjected to pay any par
of the construction, maintenance OF
operation charges of these works, Sc
long as the project shall be managed
and controlled by a private corpora
ton as it is at present.
"Unimproved land held for specu
lation within the Payette-Boise pro
ject may be taxed equally with i'm
proved land and all other lands with
: in the project for the construction
maintenance and operation charges
in case an irrigation district shall b.
created to manage and control thi
irrigation project"