The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-10-29


strong 4 showing as the facts will
justify. Investigations to be made
and as soon as satisfactory plans have
been completed, the Payette portion
of the project shall be started. The
appropriation of money for the re-
mainder of the project resting with
Congress at future sessions under the
provisions of the Act of Congress ap-
proved August Is, 1914. But the APP
prevail of the project at the coming
session assures us of fair consider
alton of the proposition at future SEES
sionS on the initiative of the depart
ment through the Reclamation Ser
vice and by the Congressional COM
mlttees without the necessity of our
taking the matter before them as is
required at this time if we get any re-
suits from our wishes.
IL. Any power required in excess
of the available supply at the pro-
posed plant at Black Canyon is to be
supplied according to the plans from
Arrowrock, it to be understood that
there are sites available on the Pay
cite river which may later be investi-
gated and which can probably be
developed at a considerable saving
to the district
II. The district to work in CO.
operation with and in harmony with
the Supervising Engineer or Senior
Engineer of the United States Recla-
nation Service at Boise.
Is. The District to arrange to have
some person at Washington, d. c.,
continuously from and after the open
ing of the session until the proposed
legislation shall have been acted NOn
finally by both houses of Congress
and finally disposed of.
a. This plan being the same and
Identical with the plan under investi-
! CATION during the administration of
! Secretary Garfield, and the one which
was to have been taken up with the
one million dollars to have been allot-
ed to this project in June, 1909, under
, the promise of Secretary Garfield
, has made it possible for the district
, to get much valuable data, including
!, field notes, topography, specifications
on dam, and other information al
ready prepared and now in the posses
sion of the Reclamation Service The
. change of administration brought a
! change of policy toward the Recla-
nation Service and, so far as ap-
! peared on the surface, inimical there
to. 1t was the avowed purpose Of
Secretary Ballinger to take up no
. new work upon new projects or upon
7 new parts of projects Under this
policy this project was dropped, and
the promises and plans of the admin
istration of Secretary Garfield were
forgotten. The Black Canyon Irri-
= cation District was organized to pro-
= tect the rights of the land holders
and settlers from spoilation by the
various wild cat companies then oper-
ating in this section from which the
Canyon canal, the Gem Irrigation dis
trict, the King Hill, the Lost River
1 the Owyhee Irrigation District and
: many other projects have suffered
n enormous losses and damage. From
n these the Black Canyon project was
\ protected by the favor of Secretary
: Ballnger and the Reclamation Ser,
o vice who assisted in many ways the
= organization of the district and in
o making the surveys required therefor
h and in reserving rights-of-way 1t
}. should not be forgotten that the dis
e trict adopted the proposition for plac-
t ing part of the lands under the Carey
= Act at the suggestion and request Of
Il Secretary Ballinger He suggested
this particularly for the relief of the
e settlers for whom he felt a deep sym
e pathy and this plan was suggested as
a means of relieving the settlers from
k wasting time upon the lands by either
residence or Improvement until water
:. should be available. He also called
@ attention to the fact that this would
n place the lands in better position tC
be controlled by the district, particu,
:. larly in the matter of adjusting finan.
q ciai matters. 1t was understood with
: Secretary Ballinger that if the gov.
+ eminent ever did see fit to take uI
II the project and the building of the
k works that this would be no bar ant
II that it would moreover be an assis.
# lance in placing the district on a bet,
: ter financial basis for whatever means
, might later be adopted for the fnanc,
d ing of the project for construction.
e have referred to this merely as re-
# minder of the facts and to renew tht
Il record on this matter lest the former
e records covering this part of the his
tory of the district should have beer
Il misplaced.
J. In abandoning the Gravity Cana
proposition it is barely possible tina
y some good citizens may carelessl,
express themselves as feeling tina
. their money used in making the sur
=, veys has been wasted by the directors
:, Some from the long suffering ant
y glimmering of hope as they find them
selves growing old with such distan
q prospects, may have become embit
le tered and resentfuI, will thoughtless
le ly of results, express themselves il
g the same way. q say thoughtlessl
Is of results, for the reason that ever
r bitter word expressed, and which ma
'r come to the ears of the director
who may have been on the board 70
D. long time, will make it a littl
a harder for him to do his duty an
E. does not encourage the others VIII
D. have come later) In considerin
S. this point, let me refer little to tn
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