Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-10-28
North SIDE IMPROVEMENTS.
r. +. shepherd Advocates not Only
Good Roads and Plaating Trees
but Good bitches as Well.

But few people ON the tract real
,ya the immense amount OF ditch
work that has been done In the last
40 days. From information received |
from Geo. Rinker. watermaster OF |
This tract. we are informed that more |
ditch work has and will be done this |
fall and spring than has been done
in the five preceding years. Mr
shepherd. realizing and knowing that |
good clean. open bitches are abso-
lutely essential to II perfect water
service. Instructed Mr. Rinker to 20
10 1t. and the manner In which Mr..
Rinker has caused the dirt To fly il
best Judged by the hundreds OF miles
of service bitches that are now to be
found in the pink OF condition, and
he informs us that all distributing
bitches and laterals will be put III
No condition before time for the
very earliest spring delivery OF wa
ter. Hundreds OF weirs. checks and
headgates have been installed and
with the positive assurance OF good
supply OF water for next season II Is
only important that the settlers OF
the tract. In order 10 get the best
results from their farms. see that
their bitches are sufficiently large
and clear from weeds and grass so as
not to retard the free flow OF water
Mr. Rinker says that at the present
time not less than 225 teams and
men are at work repairing, cleaning
and enlarging bitches and placing
wiers. checks and headgates.
So anxious Is the management TO
get the bitches. canals and laterals
in the best possible condition that
time nor money has been spared, and
with favorable weather thousands OF
yards OF dirt and rock will be moved
An inspection OF the company ditche'
In your own community Will convince
the most skeptical that there has ant
will be something doing. In order tC
thoroughly acquaint yourself VIII
the immense amount OF work al
ready done, it might be well to taxi
half day OF and stroll up or do"I
the bitches where this work has beef
done and note for yourself what con
stitutes good ditch work.
Not only is especial attention be
ing paid TO the distribution system
but Mr.. Rinker informs US that o
Monday OF this week he went 1
Twin Falls and engaged the larg
contracting frm of Quarry a DaVi'
who have recently come into thi
section from Montana and who ar
equipped with a large number
teams and implements, besides
complete camping outfit sufficient
accommodate a large number OF mel
This outfit is expected to arrive u
day and will at once commence wor
along the main canal at point whel
the work was stopped last fall al
continue the same to the Jerome re
ervoir.
This work will include the rel
forcing OF the upper banks OF u
canal in order to confine the wat
In the channel of the canal, Tn
eliminating to a great extent the 10
that is occasioned from evaporati
and seepage. Should the good we
ther continue. 1t is hoped to ha
this work all completed before I
water is turned on again.
With the work now in hand
completed, the system Will be
much better shape another seas
than It has ever been. IT IL now
to the settlers to see that their 81
ply bitches are cleaned out ana
in shape 30 that they can handle
good head of water. This IL Just
necessary as the work on the mi
bitches and laterals.