Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-17
OPPOSITION IS SHOWN
TOTHE new CONTRACT
Settlers Point Out Clauses
to Which They Object
Representatives of Bond
holders Are Present at the
Meeting of Board Today.

Representatives of the North Side
Twin Falls Canal Users association
and Of the bondholders of that project
are before the state land board this
afternoon. The bondholders appear to
secure the approval of the board to a
new contract and agreement that they
propose making with the settlers under
that project to replace the old con-
tracts given to the Kuhn interests, now
turned over to purchasers of the bonds
for the project. and the water users
appear to protest against the approval
of the new contracts unless modified
materially in several respects regarded
as vital by the settlers.
Some of the settlers and some bust
ness men from the towns on the tract
are here to lend their influence and
support to the bondholders' representa-
tives but the Canal Users association.
as a body. represented by its attorney,
Rex V. Wilcox, is determined in it's OPP
position to the new contract, which the
members point out, would be extreme
ly disadvantageous to them.
Points of Objection.
There are various points Of objec-
tion to the new contracts, among them
being the following as presented to
the board:
The new contract would require the
settlers to assume all the expense Of
maintenance after Nov. / of the pres
ent year. The settlers object to this
both on the ground that the old con-
tract makes 1t the duty of the con-
struction company to maintain the ca
nal until turned over to the settlers in
completed condition, the settlers to
pay only 35 cents an acre for the
maintenance, and on the further ground
that to permit the bondholders to
charge all maintenance charges to the
settlers, while still retaining control of
the canal system, would enable the
hondholders to perpetrate fraud Of re-
qulring the settlers to complete the
system under the guise of collecting
maintenance charge. 1t is contend
ed that the offer of the bondholders
to allow the settlers to have two mem =
bers of board of directors would not
give adequate protection.
Objection to the new contract is also
made because it requires the settlers
to pay for the cost of delivery of
water from Jackson lake to Miner
dam, the obligation of the company be-
| ing to deliver the water to the settlers.
Water for the Winter.
The settlers desired that the company
furnish winter water. and taking ad-
vantage of an agreement to do so, the
new contracts propose to make the set
tiers responsible for all damage re-
sulting from seepage and breakage
The settlers object to this but are
willing to include damage caused by
winter delivery. although they claim the
company is obliged to furnish water
in the winter for domestic purposes
without the new contract.
The settlers also object to being
bound to give their support and influ-
ence to the patenting of small portions
of the project until the entire system
is completed, the argument being that
such a course would enable the bond
holders to complete only portion OF
the system leaving the balance un-
completed; that 1t would subject the
portion of lands so patented to bear
the entire burden Of taxation for all
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