Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-01-09
Initial Steps are Taken for
A Carey Act Commission.

optional with the settler
Another feature discussed was
hat all companies should he re-
luired To- furnish Il bond for the re-
.urn Of money that has been paid
in 10y settlers on the failure to com
pletc the ditch in the time required,
and that if extensions are granted
them the bond be rewritten to IN
rludcall payment- made during the
Original term and the extension.
Many features were discussed and
considered. The conference adj
journcd to meet at Boi-eon the 18th
of january for the purpose of for
mulating Il bill to be presented, and
urged for passage.
Referring to some Of the reasons
for creating Carey Act Commis-
sion, the Carey Act Farmer in it,
December number sayS:
There will he 4 conference Of the
officers If the Association and lcgis-
lator- in the city Of Boise ON the
lth Of january 1913, for the pur-
pose Of discussing the proposed bill
looking to thc creation Of Carey
Act commi~siun.
The creation Of >his commission
has been one of the objects @ !
which tine Associated Water I'-er-
Union have been striving for since
it- existence. 1t l. tie one thing
that will take the matters in whicl
the settlers are vitality interested
ont of ulc political game, and place
it on a bu-inc-, basis
That thcrcarc mistakes and abuse.
constantly growing out of our pres
ent system cannot Ice denied, no
can it bc successfully disputed tha
some Of tine past action Of the Stat
Land Board have been very m~at
. i-factory. and one of ihc reasons "
this dissatisfaction i-that the hoar'
. does mot ha,c thc tine to devote L
the proper consideration Of tlemat
tcr- constantly arising i'm thi- dc
p partmrnt
Delays and rc.heariug- aud post
r. poncd decisions have been the ord'
Of the day, and i'm the North Sid
I Case the decision ha- been postpone
= at least half dozen times, first f'
y one reason then another.
o Meantime the farmer j. ohlig'
u to keep on without knowing wheth'
y he has any rights or not in Il
premises.
u secret meetings have hccn call'
" and some rule adopted at the /
stance of some Of the companies !
" lating to the distribution of waite
without consulting the man ON t
land who is using that water, al
al there is the fear of offending sol
ie one politically, or socially, or soi
l. friend To- favor. or some enemy
a. punish. modifying rule for
'r settlers at one meeting and then
l. vcr.ing themselves Il few weeks La
e. at the request of tie company
III these and many more such clrcu
stances make the value OF the la
pn hoards administrations almost
e. Let the whole thing he taken out
No politics. and the commission
er appointed for a term of SIX N'
be one term to expire each two yea
he pivr them the power To hvrNtlg'
zee decidc and settle ali disputes I
Ter come up between the settler
iat the company; let them ~upcrvIS
be Irrigation companies, md req
Them to fulfill their contract
he have the power to determine W
M they have complied Herewith
me There will he some "hlec
at raised that it will he add'tl'
ion expense to the state. That l. |
ent lint when the state can aif"r'
ftcr spend large sum annually i"l
uld nurposc of inducing mmigrati'
vast amount to keep trout IN
for streams and protect the game
,aid and animals, it seems reason
p 4 that they could spend some
4 -. a., bor,tt and mr.