The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-07-18
GOVERNOR VISITS
THE SALMON TRACT
Chief Executive and Secretary
of State Make Trip
GOVERNOR ALEXANDER HOPEFUL
REGARDING SITUATION.
Declares That Decision in Twin Falls
Oakley Project Case VIII Enable
Board to Solve Problem.

eve are going down to the Salmon
tract to look over the situation there
and see what can be done," said Gov
ernor Alexander, who with Secretary
of State George c. Barker, arrived in
Twin Falls yesterday on their way to
the Salmon tract as members of the
state land board.
1--WE have just won in the Twin
Falls-Oakley decision one Of the great
est victories for the people in the his
tory of the Carey act projects in Ida
no and one that / am confident will
enable us to do something on the Sal
mon for the people there" continued
Governor Alexander, "but l am not
prepared to say just what that will
be. Notwithstanding the slamming of
the newspapers we have gone ahead
saving wood and we have a decision
that will enable us to deal with the
problems on the Carey projects and
make certain regulations in the inter-
est of the people. When 1 suggested
the action in regard to the Oakley
project lawyers laughed at me, but 1
insisted and the result has justified
my predictions.
zone thing, the people of the Twin
Falls-Oakley project stood by us, and
that makes difference. They did not
do so on the Salmon and it is hard
for a lawyer to win case when he
hasn't a client. However, we are go
ing to do all that we can for the Sal
mon tract and l am confident that we
can do something, though our plans
are not yet worked out. In fact we
have not had time to work them out
since the decision was rendered.
About the only proposition put up to
us from the Salmon was that we
spend $4,000 for the starting of a
law suit. Well, we did not have that
amount of money to start law suit
with, the money that we had on hand
being for reclamation purposes. The
people on the Twin Falls-Oakley pro-
ject did some things of which / am
proud. l told them that I would stay
by them in the matter if they would
stay by me- After a time, one OF
them came to Boise and said that il
was doubtful if they could all be held
in line / told him to go back and tell
them that l would stay with it if they
did, that they might be burned out
one year, but they would pretty surely
be burned out sooner or later
anyhow. They stayed. Not a man
flinched, and their problems are in
the way of being solved. The North
Side problem is also in the way of So
luton and l believe that there will be
little trouble there hereafter. In the
course of time, the Salmon trouble
will be settled, but l cannot say how
just yet We shall spend the night OF
the tract and will go as far as the
dam, returning to this city tomorrow
l may have something more to say OF
my return, but 1 cannot tell until
see what conditions are.
mo, l do not know anything abou
political conditions. l am paying M
attention to politics and you coulC
not ask anyone who knows less abou
the subject than l do now; l am TOT
busy to pay any attention to it. Thi
may be my last visit to this city thi
year. l may make few speeches 70
Woodrow Wilson during the cam
paign, but Idaho is a big state and
may not get back here before cleo
ton"
Governor Alexander and Secretar,
of State Barker were accompanied Of
their trip by G. E. Holderman, a Sal
mon settler, and Manager G. M. Hal
of the water company.
Il have nothing to say at this time,
said Secretary of State Barker, "a
we are just going out to see con1i
tions and see what we can do Abou
all that we know is that there is nc
enough water on the tract for tn
amount of land under it. That seem
to be pretty clear"