The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-01-30
GOOD Will TOWARD
ALLHOMESTEADERS
ON The PROJECT

uary contains New Years grretinas
from Secretary Lane, Director Newn7i
the chlet engineer, chief counsel H.
comptroller, supervisor of irrig3t;nn
and the Statisticidn. Secretar, ,ra
says to the farmers on all the nro-
Jects: we shall endeavor to give Won
full opportunity to make good" Tbat
one sentence expresses the good viii
OF Secretary, Lane in manner tbat
will fully satisfy every settler on every
reclamation project. The opportunity
to make good is all that thew al
Director Newell calls attention to tLo
fact that success comes with rare
exceptions only to the man who i ~
tempting to cultivate a relatively sn,aI1
area. On the other hand if Is a1sn.
apparent that the greatest dctr;,,aI,t
to the development of the arid Irast
is the attempt on the part of a few
individuals to hold out of use and for
luture advance IN price the lands for
winch water has been provided at
large cost by the government"
Mr.. Newell gives hope OF extension
in the time for making payments for
the water as follows:
Closely related to this is the fact
that even in the case of the small
holdings, 1t frequently happens that
a longer time than ten years is neces-
Sary in order to make the required
tull payments. 1t is hoped that in the
coming year there will be recognition
OF this fact and that through Con
gresslonal action it will be possible
tor the Secretary of the Interior 10
ar1ellorate the conditions of payment
by those who are now living upon and
cultivating small farms.
Chief Engineer Arthur P, Davis
states that the efforts OF the depart
ment to establish better understand
ing with the water users have been
met IN most cases in a friendly and
cooperative spirit and the improve
ment IN relations is already manifest
and has already increased the effic
iency of effort on the part of both"
Chief Counsel Will r. King expresses
his goodwill to all in a quotation
from Abraham Lincoln, who said: 81
will always pluck thistle and plant
a flower wherever a flower may grow"
The Comptroller, w. A. Ryan, sends
greeting to the pioneer as follows:
GU are overcoming the desert and
winning new earth. Remember the
promise: To him that overcometh. will
| give to eat of the tree of Life which
IS in the midst of paradise and to him
that overcometh will | give to eat Of
the hidden mama.
ITO this end we work, and if we
will work together with common i'm
pulses for the common good we shall
enjoy these blessings in common
The Supervisor of Irrigation, |. D.
O'Donnell, desires full and complete
cooperation with the settlers He
states that much can be done under
our present laws to better condition,
in the following paragraphs:
while endeavor is being made to
secure enactment of legislation to
ameliorate the conditions of the set
tiers and enable the Department offic-
ials to more effectively assist the set
tiers to help themselves, yet, under
present laws, provided there is hearty
cooperation between the water users
and between the water users and the
Reclamation Service officials in the
interests of better farming, better
markets and harmonious organization,
1t is believed much and lasting good
can be accomplished and much done
toward making the u. S. Reclamation
Service projects the best irrigation
projects in the world and advance
the general welfare of the settlers
IN accordance Herewith"
The Statistician, c. J. Blanchard
takes a more hopeful view Of the sit
uation. He reviews the past year in
which he finds many things to COM
fort and cheer He states that the
farmers themselves look to the future
in hope and confidence. Mr.. Blanch-
ard says:
"The note of cheerfulness and hope
now coming out of the desert is eX-
tremely pleasing to our ears. We are
all beginning to appreciate that the
people who have bravely ventured up
on the great task OF subduing nature
in her most unfriendly aspect are
generously deserving of the praise
which history always accords the sue
cessful pioneers. Here's hoping that
the new year and the others yet to
come shall bring them a large meas
ure of financial reward for their worthy
efforts and the health and strength
to enable them to secure full fruition
OF all their hopes and desires.
ne following expression Ill the
annual report of Secretary Lane is
particularly Interesting to our settlers.
He said There is one matter o. great
moment to these people which should
be corrected by law as soon as pos
sible We mistook the ability OF the
farmer to pay for his water right
Ten years was the time given. His
optimism and our own was too great
That time should be doubled. This
should be done not alone because OF
the inability of many to meet their
obligations to the government, but
because it will prove wise policy t.
give free period in which the farmers
may more fully use their farms, They
can put their lands to a more profit
able use, both to themselves and t.
the country, by being allowed to cumu,
late their earnings in the early years
and thus be enabled to make invest
mcnts in stock and machinery which
will make for larger profits later.