Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-03
ANOTHER IDAHO
DELEGATE NAMED
TO CONFERENCE
State to Be Well Represent
ed at the Meeting of Inter
state Irrigation Commits
sion at Helena.

Governor Haines. through his pri-
waite secretary, Stephen d. Taylor,
upon the solicitation of the Elmore
Development league. which has been
active in endeavoring to secure gov
eminent aid for reclamation projects
in this state having sent three of its
representatives, E. M. Wolfe, e. c.
Helfrich and f. L. Austin to the Den
yer conference and believed it was en-
titled to representation at the Helena
conference, has named f. E. Austin, as
the third Idaho delegate to represent
the tate at the Helena meeting of the
interstate irrigation commission The
other two Idaho delegates are Messrs.
Thompson of Caldwell and Guthrie of
Twin Falls.
T.. b. TiclSnor, secretary of the Ell
more Development league, write the
governor the desires of that organiza-
ton with reference to representation by
one of its members at the Helena con-
ference. In complying with the re-
quest the governor wrote the follow
ing letter:
Aug. /, 1914.
Mr.. F. B. Ticknor Secretary,
The Elmore Development League,
Mountain Home, Idaho.
My Dear Mr.. Ticknor: l have b.
fore me your favor of July 25th re-
questing me to appoint Mr. f. E. Aus
tin of Mountain Home as a third mem
Der OF the interstate Irrigation com
mission, which commission is to meet
at Helena on Oct. 1, and 3, and
later at Washington, D. c. in December.
/ am thoroughly in accord with your
suggestions and am very glad indeed
to comply with your request. and I
have directed that Mr.. Austin be APP
pointed the third member of the
commission.
] appreciate your remarks in ref
erence to your league having "a
CURED several hundred dollars ex-
pense in sending representatives to
Denver. This was most commendable
on your part and l feel that it deserves
recognition. The Denver conference
was but the preliminary Of a move
ment that is of great Importance to the
irrigated west and l believe that if
the movement that was started then is
followed up, it will result in great
good to Idaho. l am convinced that
the date of irrigation development on
a large scale by private or corporate
enterprise Is a thing of the past. That
being true, it is absolutely essential
that we have the cooperation of the
federal government. I should like to
see a very large appropriation for the
reclamation service in order that they
may develop meritorious irrigation
projects in the west, and in order that
the state may cooperate and the fed
eral government complete the few re-
naming projects in Idaho that have
not been financially successful. 1 am
of the opinion that there is not a single
project in Idaho uncompleted upon
which there has been an opening for
settlers that has not contained suffi-
cient equity to Justify its completion.
1 am very glad to note that your
league lis alive to the irrigation sit
uation ard 1 feel that 1 am appoint
ing a capable and worthy representa-
tive when 1 name one Endorsed by your
organization.
The commission for Mr.. Austin as g
third member of the interstate irriga-
ton commission will follow in due
course of business.
Yours very respectfully,
JOHN NJ. HAINES,
Governor.