American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-07-23

have been taken 10 procure lts install
lation. You recall that in our CONVEX
sation today, when l told you that 1
had just heard the rumor. you stated
to me that you had heard it three or
four months ago but had not men,
toned it as far as you could recall to
anyone except my successor.
/ do not wish to be understood as
charging you In any way with giving
credence or circulation to this rumor.
I know you to be too honorable, too
Just, too fair to do so. They only criti-
cism l make against you is that you
did not at once acquaint me with the
reports you had heard. Doubtless you
gave them so little credence that they
passed completely from your mind.
The reports came to me only yester-
day.
Acts On Haines' Order.
You Will recall that in June last
year, during the convention of COVER
nors held in Salt Lake. that I was
present. arranging for a fish car to
move the output of our h~atcheries;
that at that time you were called up
on by the secretary Of the Utah Fish
Screen & Power company and asked
for an audience to enable them TO
present their claims to you in the
hope of procuring the installation of
screens in this state. and hat as a re-
suit of this call you requested me TO
visit the office of the company and
investigate their claims relating to the
screen.
In compliance Herewith l called on
Mr.. Johnston, and as a result of my
visit il was arranged for the company
to give a demonstration within this
state at some future time. At that
time l called Mr.. Johnston's attention
TO the delicate situation in which I
was placed, inasmuch as the law gave
authority to say what screens, if any,
should be installed. and that this au-
thority would enable me TO levy a
tribute upon every screen installed If
I saw fit to do so. In view of this
lat 4 lnCAoNC0 NAaA a 10AAk1NLAN IA1A
neer should be secured to pass upon
the merits of the screen, to measure
the flow of water both before and af-
ter installation of the screen. in order
to determine whether or not its in
s~tallation would work a detriment to
water users by reducing the flow OF
water in canals and laterals where in
stalled.
Engineers Approve Screen.
Following up this matter, I asked
you and through you requested State
Engineer King to delegate n Of his
deputies to witness the installation
and make the tests above mentioned.
and in compliance Herewith he des-
ignated j. NJ. Burkett. whose report
has been widely circulated and upon
which report my approval of the
screen was based. The demonstration
was made at Blackfoot on the 18th
and 10th of October, and the report.
which is on file in the game warden's
Office. is dated October %. You will
recall that at about this time. in COM
pany with other members of the state
land board. you visited Mackay. and
while there had your attention called
TO the great destruction of trout in
the irrigating canals OF that vicinity,
stating to me that you had yourself
seen several thousand fish below the
dam which had no means of escape
and asked II something could not be
done to save them.
As a result OF our conference. l sent
Deputies David Burrell and d. P. Rich
10 make an investigation. The report
OF Mr.. Burrell is on file In the game
Warden's office and may be inspected
oy all who care to do so On Novem-
ger l I visited Mackay and looked
over the situation myself and reached
the conclusion that the only way &c
prevent this loss was to keep the fish
Out OF the canal by screening It, UI
70 this point l conferred with you re-
iaung to every detail of the fish
screen matter and felt that l had
your approval in the action taken.
Making Screens Available.
The screens having been approved
ue question presenting itself was tC
procure its installation without ere
auhg too much antasenism. In tar
,ueranee Of this idea 1 visited Sal
lake two or three times to confer with
Vne fish screen company as to tn,
we.hod Of handling the screens ant
making them available. They ha(
Son'emplated establishing an agency
Ni'nlh the state, requiring the party
curing agency to place an order fol
sVreens amounting to several thou.
s@nu dollars in order 70 Justify tn,
N"p"ny going ahead and arranging