Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-05-20
10 Investigate Projects.

The Carey Act Commission which
was created by the last legislature
have organized and are making prep
arations to make a personal visit to
several OF the segregations in the
state. especially those which are now
In an embarrassing position, notably
the Lost River, the Salmon and the
King Hill projects. The water users
throughout southern Idaho endeav-
ored to have commission of this
nature created at the 18th session of
the legislature. but failed, and two
more years went by during which
time several of the projects were
kept in an uproar, but 1t is to be
hoped that with a personal investiga-
ton by this commission, some of the
projects at least may be revived. The
Capital News gives the following ac-
count of the first meeting of the COM
mission
Investigation of the Big Lost river
and Salmon river tracts, two Carey
act projects that have been through
serious troubles, will be the first
work OF the new commission author
lied created by the last legislature
and appointed by the governor to
codify irrigation and drainage laws
and TO investigate Carey act project
conditions. This decision was reached
last night after the commission held
conference with Governor Alexan-
der With this purpose in view the
commission will meet about June l,
at Mackay to inspect the Mackay dam
and the Big Lost River project.
The commission will investigate
the project from all angles with @
view OF arriving at a remedy to pre-
vent similar failures. The same In.
spection will be made as to the Sal
mon river project. Conferences will
be held with the settlers, bondhoId
ers, the builders and all others who
are interested.
1t is understood to be the purpos,
OF the commission as decided at tn,
conference last night to work coop
eratively with the state land boar,
and later will probably confer witt
that body.
The new commission which organ
lied yesterday will endeavor to 20 In
TO the matter a little deeper. Chair
man Clark is from that section of tn
state where irrigation problems hav
proven somewhat OF a puzzle. espeC
tally on account OF some bad projeC
failures. notably the Big Lost rive
project. He is more familiar wit
the situation there than any othe
member OF the commission. Senate
Carter and Representatives Anderso
and Walters are all from irrigate
sections OF the state. Senator Elliot
is from the drainage section and rel
resents the people of the north II
terested In solving the drainage prot
lens.
At the meeting of the commissio
yesterday plans for the best way c
arriving at and gathering the dat
necessary were discussed at length
The commission will probably decid
20 hold a. number of meetings in var
Gus parts OF the state and later 81
ries OF meetings here In Boise for tn
purpose of codifying the laws an
drafting reports. Open hearings fo
the purpose of securing data and II
formation will also be held, 1t is I'll
derstood. according to the plans. tn
commission wants to secure all the II
formation obtainable and is workin
toward that end.
BY the act creating It, small a
preparation was made to pay the a
tual expenses of its members and
per diem as well as to employ sue
: help as is necessary. as stenogr
; piers, etc.
Members OF the commission a
Representatives Chase A. Clark, Gu
ter county. chairman; Ernest Ande
son, Canyon county; j. A. Walter
Twin Falls county; and Senators
A. Carter, Washington county; al
e. e. Elliott, Bonner county. Sen
tor Elliott was unable to attend Il
= meeting. other members prese
returned this morning to their r
spective homes following the fir
| conference