The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-04-16
CONGRESSMAN TO VISIT
CALDWELL NEXT
JUNE

Ten members of the house com
mite on appropriations will be in
Caldwell on June 22nd. The
delegation leaves Washington
government reclamation projects. The
members of Congress who will visit
| Caldwell are: Representatives Gillett
of Massachusetts; Sherley of Ken
lucky; Borland of Missouri; Page of
North Carolina; Rouse of Indiana;
| Davis of Minnesota; Good of Iowa;
Mondell OF Wyoming; and Johnson of
South Carolina; and Congressman
| Fitzgerald of New York, chairman of
the committee. The purpose of the
tour is to gather data and informa-
ton to guide the committee in max
ing appropriations in the future. The
members want first hand information
When the appropriations commit
tee, during the past session, for the
hrSt time undertook to make appro-
priations for carrying on government
irrigation work for the fiscal year
commencing July l next it found it
self dealing with a subject foreign to
every member of the committee save
Mr.. Mondell of Wyoming, lacking
knowledge of the subject the commit |
tee was obliged to accept the estimate |
submitted by Secretary Lane for the |
reclamation service and the action of
congress became merely formal Some
members of the committee were dis
posed to criticize the apportionment
recommended but lacking first hand
knowledge of the subject they were
compelled to defer to the judgment Of
the interior department
First Stop at Caldwell.
The first stop to be made in Idaho
is at Caldwell, where the party ar
rives at 3:41 on the morning train on
June p. An early start will carry
the party over the Boise project the
first day. and the second day (23d)
will be devoted to a trip to the Arrow
Rock dam, getting to Boise that even
ing. At $40 the next morning the
special car will leave Boise, arriving
at Bliss at 7:20 and Jerome at 8:45
On the 24th. There the party will be
net by automobiles, and as ARRANGED
~ Congressman Smith, be carried to
ohoshone Falls, and Twin Falls, in
order to see what private enterprise
las been able to accomplish in Idaho.
The private car will be switched to {
Rupert. The party is to be enter
aimed at dinner at Twin Falls, and 90
~ special train to Burley. A tour Of
he Minidoka project will be made via
Rupert, and time will be given to
Jew the project lands, the irrigation
md drainage systems. the diversion
works, power plants, etc. Catching the )
ocular train, the party will reach Po-
.atello at midnight on the 24th and
70 thence to Salt Lake City. y
1t was the original intention of the
committee to view only the two gov
projects in Idaho, but Repre-
entatlve Smith, who was still in "
Washington when the itinerary was
dJusted, persuaded the committee to
AIRY its route to include Twin Falls, T
nd this was agreed to when Mr..
smith through the Twin Falls Cham
er OF Commerce, arranged for spe-
lal transportation over that project. T
Trip Through West
here was a general desire on the
art OF the committee to have more
ltormation regarding how the gov D.,
rnment is spending millions for the
eclamation of arid lands and to sup
ly this information the coming tri-
'as, planned. 1t will cover six full
'eeks and will get over most of the I
tates of the west.
The, schedule, as now arranged, is
5 follows:
Leave Chicago June /. A
Albuquerque. N. NJ, June 3.
Las Cruces, June 4.
81 Paso, June 5. y,
Phoenix, Ariz, June 7. l
Roosevelt dam. June 8.
Los Angeles, June 9.
an Diego, June 10.
San Francisco, June lila. |
Fl Portal June 14-15.
Sacramento, June 10.
Hazen, New, June II.
Sacramento, June Is. 7
klamath Falls, Ore, June 10.
portland, June 20
Hermiston. June q.
Caldwell, Boise, Bliss, Jerome, Min
Okla, June "a.
Pocatello-Salt Lake, June rs.
Grand Junction June 26.
Denver, June %. De
Guernsey. Wyo.. June g. eq
Gorbett, Wyo. June 30. nc
Yellowstone Park, July, 1-3. 81
+ elena Great Falls, Mont Tuly s
Selby, July 7.
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