Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-03-30
WATER USERS INTER
ESTS WATCHED.

Some new phases OF Carey Act irri
fetiOu and new matters affecting Care,
Acf lands we're brought TO Heb bofor'
the state Boad ID Boise fast ssonday
March 10th
some months aRo the Land Board
ordered the State Engineer. j. H. Smith
I to make q thorough annd complete SUR
vey ana examination Of fhe system Of
me idaho irrieation Company and to
report 70 the Board regarding the same
showing in the concrete form the a.
mount Of land that eln be Irrigated
through the system IN It's present form.
This state Engineers report has been
completed after very thorough sur
vcy and the said report reveals the
situation, as has been insisted by many
that The Idaho Irrigation company's
system In It's present condition, can
successfully irrigate but 10000 acres.
1t Is well known fact that the
Idaho Irrigation Company has already
sold In its various segregations, ap-
proximately 10000 acres OF land. or
about 10000 acres in excess of what
the state Engineer states can be irri-
gated by them.
AT the time the Land Board ordered
this survey and examination. they also !
ordered that no further land be sold |
under the entire system, until after the |
by the State Engineer
The. Farmers Protective League was
represented before this meeting of the
Land Board last Monday at Boise, by
]. r. Bailey. its Chief Engineer and
J. III. Holman. one of its attorneys, who
that the State Land Board
inter- an order permanently stopping
he sale Of lands on the Idaho Irriga-
ion Company's system until such time
. the Company shall furnish more :
fater for the irrigation of same
The Idaho Irrigation Company was
at the melting of the State Q
and Board by b. w Oppenheim and 4
had Hodgin. two OF its attorneys, to- +
ether with II. 10. Essley, Asst Secre- =
ny and w. l.. Gorton. Chief Engineer
no requested that the Land Board
lter an order requiring the State En- Z
nicer TO make an estimate of the Y
mount OF land which could be irri- 2
ited with the present water supply,
lould the amount of water per acre /.
cut from Is Of an inch per acre to :.
me higher duty to be based upon the y
MOUNTS sued on other projects
IL is the contention of the Idaho
'igation Company that Is of IN inch
water is more than necessary TO ir- h.
rate an acre OF land and that the a.
punt should be cut The Company is III
ee TO face with the proposition now m
n IL must either produce more stor- ~
e capacity or cut the amount of
ter per acre. The farmers on this
oject have been unable to properly
igate with * of an inch of water. st
lat will they do when it is cut down? El
is high time for the farmers to as w
'iate themselves with the Farmers
elective League to help in every pos =
lie way TO protect their water rights
der their contracts, without which
ir lands are worthless.
[ is very apparent that the Idaho we
lgation Company want to take back Ro
{ Of the water it has sold to the vari-
J settlers and resell it to others. A
v profitable business. indeed. for Ion
Irrigation Company, If the settlers un.
w it. Mr. Farmer. what are you he,
ng to do about it? Better get in and
p the ones who have already done ~
Oh towards making your water right thr
God one. is