The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-12-23
CAREY ACT HAS
1 DONE WONDERS
Annual Report Shows What Has
( Been Accomplished
MADE MANY NEW HOMES IN THE
GEM STATE.
$1OO,O0O,OOO Added to Wealth Of
State and Fifty Thousand Popu.
latiOn.

| stephen D. Taylor, Carey act land
commissioner, has just submitted his
report on conditions in the Carey act
projects in the state to the land board.
1T makes magnificent showing. The
system finds an able champion in
Commissioner Taylor.
Under the operations of the Carey
act IN Idaho, says the commissioner,
OO,00O. 600 has been added to the
wealth OF the state, $4,000 have been
added to the population of the state,
| SOOD operating farm units have been
added to the agricultural activities of
the state, $4,000 acres of land have
been brought under successful culti-
walton, water has been made available
for 43S,265 acres more; it has done
more for the industrial development
OF the state state than any other sin
gle agency.
Among the claims made by Commits
isoner Taylor are the following:
idaho has made more progress in
reclaiming desert lands by irrigation
under the Carey act than all the other
Carey act states combined.
Idaho has an ample supply of wa
ter available for greater number of
acres under the Carey act projects
than all the other Carey act states
combined.
Idaho has greater number of
acres in successful cultivation and ir
rigation than all the other Carey act
states combined
Idaho, Notwithstanding the number
and magnitude Of her projects, has had
smaller percentage of failures than
any other Carey act state"
To back up these claims, Commits
sioner Taylor gives an abstract of the
reports submitted to the reclamation
service at Washington on the Carey
act projects in Idaho, Wyoming, Neva-
da, Colorado, New Mexico Oregon,
Utah, Montana, Arizona and Washing
ton.
Idaho has applied for 25 segrega-
tions under the Carey act All but one
OF these are under contract with the
state. Of the "a approved segrega-
tions IL are going concerns" 16 are
practically completed, and of the re-
naming Z, are dormant and have
made but little progress.
Including the cost of the work done.
Commissioner Taylor holds that the
property on the Carey act projects in
the state is worth $116,257, ,594, and he
gives detailed table to show for it.
He holds that 774,701.07 acres have
been reclaimed from the desert in this
way, and gives the acreage in each of
the II projects. He holds that there
are 336,435 acres in successful cult
vation in the 1908 farm units, and
gives table to show this.
The commissioners report gives in
detail tho conditions cu tho dorr,opt
projects and indicates what must be
done to put them on their feet under
successful operation.
Commissioner Taylor pays his re-
spects to F. H. Newell, director of the
United States reclamation service, for
his adverse criticisms on the Carey
act work in Idaho, and for his offer to
have the general government co-ope-
rate with the state government in
bringing about better conditions.
In conclusion the commissioner says
that each year shows improved condi-
tions on the projects; that physical
difficulties are being surmounted;
that conditions for the settlers are
getting better through extensions of
time on payments; that the Idaho pro-
ject has already granted extensions
anu tHdt tut huHu representatives
while in the city within the past week
agreed on extensions on the three
Kuhn projects, and that on the whole
the outlook is encouraging.
1t is an optimistic report that Com
missioner Taylor makes-a report
containing much information that will
prove of value to all interested in the
subject and in the development of the
state.