Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-05

or any beneficial run-off at any sea
son. that water should not be used to
run electrical machinery, but should be
husbanded and stored in order to aug
ment a supply and to insure 1t for next
season. Such evidence of short sight
edness may be cited by other irriga
ton companies of this state. | was
Very much opposed to this and l yet
am.
ION page "a. the time for compile
ton of system is all wrong in my
opinion. The first unit must be com
pleted by May. /, 1918. by the company,
and the entryman has to make his
initial payment on or before May !,
1916, as per page 13 of this contract.
That does not seem right to me, for ! 4
thing one good turn deserves another.
ION page 26, chapter 81. the company 4
is absolved by a sweeping declaration /
from all damage by virtue of anything 4
that they may be liable under ordinary 4
and in my opinion, il 4
places the entrymen entirely at the 4
mercy of the company.
ON said page it also says: If there I
should be an excess of water in any
season over and above the amount re-
Nt'AA ~ ~ kaaPIiN lidiNiieiStlS VI NJttl
rights With the maximum amount of
water hcroinbcfore provided for the I
party Of the second part shall have
the right during any such season to
dispose OF any such excess as it may /
sec fit.and it may make such use of
any part Of said system as shall be
necessary or con, cnient for that pur-
pose.
tHPrH
wear. the entrlman should have ii in f
order to store rs much moisture in the
soil as possible as the contract says 1
the entrS lon have to take their pro 1
rata if there are not two acrc-fcct /
available and in my opinion when /
there Is an excess, the entry men are
entitled to it.
No Specifications for DAM
"Tncre are no plans and specifiea-
tons for tho MackaY dam attached /
10 this contract. nh Of which is Net to 1
be approved by the state engineer. 1
The residents of Mackay have |
asked for protection, and the land I
board at a meeting some time in july, +
1915. allowed them the privilege to /
have an associate engineer in consul Il
taton with the state engineer before 4
the work viii be approved 1t is the Il
intention of tho land board to carry Il
this out, and | hope that the state en-
Slncer Will take every precaution so
That the people Of Mackay viii feel
safe
since tho adoption of this contract,
had 2 talk With ono member Of the 4
land board in relation Is this partic-
nlar problem, tho MackaY dam, and 4
he assures mo Thar he win see that
Il h carried out although this agree
nent is not embodied in this con
tract Perhaps il MAY not be neccs-
saN that il should be
These arc some of the reasons why II
did not vote for the adoption OF the i
'antraGt, and | Trust the Utah Con-
company. ana regard the Il
president thereof MIR. Watts, Il very |
tble man. will meet with much sue
icsS and construct a dam absolutely /
safe that will irrgate the Era, Areo
md Powell tracts.
1T would have been n pleasure for
ne to have voted for a contract FOR
his project. for l realize We need de-
elopment in Idaho above all else but
With my moaser knowledge and little
experience on the subject, and my
Of other projects. l felt
hat the interest OF the settlers was 1
o be guarded above all else
II hope | am mistaken in my dedue
ions am always willing to learn
md ! am greatly pleased and re
diced at the happiness of those who i
ave had 60 undergo the deprivations /
md hardshlps Of a pioneer life on
safeN act project, who have finally
succeeded.