Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-21
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The newly constituted State Land
Board held its first session last week
al which time several matters OF i'm
por,ance were taken up for consider
alton
Determined to get ldaho's land
olear-listed at the earliest possible
moment and to keep the department
OF the interior ia touch With the si;u-
alton in Idaho With reference to these
lands. the board authorized Governor
Moses Alexander TO visit Washington
during the spring while he is in the
east and take up ihc matter not only
,rh the department but with the
president and the Idaho oongrcssion-
al delegation.
Water users of the S'lmon tract
will have an opportunity o be heard
before the board Jauuar. %, from
10 10 O'Clock I'm tho eve n on the
application Of the constl ic' ,n COM
pany to be released from its contract
as far as IS possible by approval OF
the work itself. Tn company has
made application and is illing TO ac-
Oopt i'm the settlement any questions
Ion which there may be disagree
nt.nt This included the suiiiciency
OF water II Is the claim Of the COM
panv that the work has been complet-
cd for four years and has been ap-
proved by the state engineer and
that it should be given the right to
turn it over to the operating COM
pany and let that company stand the
expense OF maintenance.
The Twin Talls-Salmon River
problem IS one that was handed to
lhc new board by the old The com
pany that built the project wants the
.tato's approval on the contract inso-
TAR as it's completion is concerned
The settlers contend that the projec'
is far from completed and approva
hould be withheld.
one of the great drawbacks t'
many of the irrigation projects Is tn
holding of thousands of acres of lan'
lbv what Is termed spectators WIT
lhave simply made proof ON thei
holdings and done no deNclopmen
since. \ law Of the state provide
that water must be put TO genera
use In a given time. and this tim
is expiring on many Of the tracts.
5. II. Hays appeared on behalf
= the Twin Falls-Salmon River Land
, Water co. with two matters TO one
o for the consideration OF the boar
=, There are Ii. 600 acres in the Saline
h River segregation. Mr.. Hays state
that are held by persons who ha'
n never been inside the state rs iar
10 the company has been able to lear
q Most of these filings were mat
# through powers of attorney The
a nre other tracts which amount
# several thousand acres in the aggi
/ gate. IN which the owners have Pre-
n ed up but have not been on the IA
of since that time
~ In order to get rid Of these spec
~ lotors. the company asked the Ia
hoard TO issue notice that such
10 fries As are contained IN the Il
80 class would be cancelled at the
no niration of the time provided by ST
rs utc. The statute docs not prov
,ie for this notice but II has been
M custom of the land department To
nd ouire II in order TO protect some
= NAV have filed in good faith but
To- are ignorant of the law.
a. The board took this matter un
an adyisement. but it is evident
ow some action will be taken by
,rs hoard which will compel the deve
wo ment of these lands, as they al
,r menace to neighbors who are
as proving their holdings.