The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-05-09
WATER USERS IN CAPITAL.
Called to Confer With Secretary Of
the Interior.
(Special Observation-Disclosures

| \0pSCldl CORRESPONDENCE
| Washington, d. c., May 6.-May first
closes the third days consideration OF
the Underwood bill under the five
minute rule and the memorable Demo-
cratic majority rejects every amend
ment submitted by the Republicans or
Progressives with clock-like precision
Speaking on the subject Representa-
/ tive French said:
Some Of the schedules in which
| Idaho Is most interested have already
been reached, to-wit: The lead and
zinc schedules. and the others will be
reached within few days Judging
the future by the past, have no doubt
that the Democratic majority will in
sist on the schedules as reported in
the bill by the committee. This will
mean 10 per cent ad valorem duty
on zinc, and half cent per pound
duty on lead; sugar upon the free list
IN three years and wool upon the free
list at once.
II have repeatedly indicated my be-
lief In favor Of tariff modification, but
the present bill Is SO revolutionary
that l fear 1t will prove most embar-
RAISING for the industries in which
Idaho Is especially concerned.
No protection whatever would close
nearly every lead and zinc mine in the
state and the meager duty reported in
the bill Will undoubtedly limit produc-
ton to the best producing mines and
check or destroy mining development
In Idaho indefinitely.
The wool schedule should be
changed but free wool will work a
serious hardship upon wool growers in
the state and affect most disastrously
the farmers who are raising alfalfa
crop that Is Immediately paying
upon newly irrigated lands of
southern Idaho.
"On the wool schedule believe the
duties should be fixed upon the spe-
cific basis with relation to the clean
content and based upon the recent re-
port of the tariff commission.
THE tariff program that l believe
would be wisest to follow might be
represented as follows:
First: The present congress
should within sixty days pass a law |
modifying schedules K and 1.-The |
wool and cotton schedules-so that
the duties would conform to the tariff |
boards report.
Second: The present congress
9AOuAO WAIAAA liIcC Vi lOuT IQOutDS
pass law modifying the other sched-
lies In such respects as we may have
Information from the fragmentary re-
ports OF the commission and from 9TH
,r data at hand. This notifications
should be made with great care.
Third: The present congress
mould provide Immediately for a nom
PARTISAN tariff commission and an
%O h0
schedules in the future shall be
lmended from time to time upon the
'asis Of the tariff boards report, CIV
ng only a measure OF protection to
ur producers equaling the difference
cost OF production at home and in
oreign countries.
This program would mean imme-
late relief to the consumers of the
ountry and insure stability to the
The members of the Western Water
Jsers associations have been called to
Washington by the secretary of the
Interior for the purpose of enabling
i'm to become acquainted with condi-
Ions as they now exist on the differ
mt irrigation projects. Practically all |
|
On April 80 the members of the
IDAHO delegation attended a prelim-
nary meeting held at the office of !
Smith of Arizona who is a i
1ember of the senate committee on
irrigation and reclamation of arid |
ands. /
On May / the first regular meeting i
1as held before the secretary of the II
1terior. ;
Senator Brady in addressing the
leeting told the members of the diff t
erent water users associations that t
ne greatest good could be accomp- {
shed by the associations and the de- |
artment OF the interior coming in t
loser contact and knowing each other i
etter. He said that he felt it was s
lie duty of every delegate present to c
'ankly state to the secretary and his |
every complaint that q
was deemed necessary to make. a
enator Brady's long experience in ir- b
CATION work has made him useful 8
ember Of these meetings.
When the lead schedule in the tariff b
II was reached in the house of rep S
sentatives, Congressman Smith en- n
'dsOIcu W nave Tic pTcScHl rate VI
lty retained, the ways and means r.
mmittee having reduced the duty s.
ON one and one-half to one-half of n
Ie cent on lead bearing ores. In the d
urse of his remarks Mr.. Smith sub 81
ltted the following reasons which we c.
Ply from the congressional record, Il
ny the lead industry in Idaho should G.
We the benefits of the protective b
riff: fl
eve have in northern Idaho about b.
900 people dependent directly or in
rectly m the OnoratiOn IF OI1r lead RI