Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-27

the amount OF water that can be fur
nished to irrigate the lands on said
project; B. w. Oppenheim appeared
representing the Idaho Irrigation COM
pany.
SCHEDULE APPROVED.
Motion made by Governor Alexan-
der, and upon roll call unanimously
carried, that the Big Wood River res
ervoir and canal company schedule Of
maintenance and operation charges
for the irrigation season of 1917, os
filed by the Idaho Irrigation company.
Ltd, be approved with the understand
ing that such approval in no way re-
lates to the regulation for the delivery
of domestic water outside of the irri-
CATION season, the board reserving the
right to take up such question at any
time.
Mr. Oppenheim, on behalf Of the
Idaho Irrigation company requested
permission to file the following state
, ment:
THE statement filed by the Idaho
Irrigation company on the 18th day of
March in no way relates to the ques-
ton of the delivery of domestic wa
ter outside of the irrigation season."
whereupon the board adjourned UNI
| til 2 o'clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Same members of the board pres
ent.
IN. ]. Sweeley, attorney, Twin Falls,
Idaho. appeared for the High Line
Pumping company plant situated in
Twin Falls county, which is the owner
of water right for 5000 acres of land
under the original Twin Falls tract,
said water was taken out of the Mil
ner dam, which is part of the original
appropriation Of 5000 cubic feet and is
part Of the original filing of water,
also part of the original Carey Act Sc
gregation. From this water S62 acres
was never sold, and never applied to
any land. The High Line Pumping
company now desires permission &c
sell the S62 acres of water rights for
use on lands under the segregation
and asks permission to apply the wa
ter on lands which have been patented
to the state, and also for application
of these waters on lands which have
not been patented. The lands from
which the water is to be taken and ap-
piled on other lands is marked Eek.
ing in sections 20, 81 and 20 township
!, 10. range Is, and is q map from the
:. engineers office No. rs.
: REPORT OF WALKER:
Moved by Governor Alexander ant
unanimously carried that the repor
h Of John Walker. state land appraiser
o on leases in Fremont and Madison
counties be received and filed.
= Rexburg, Idaho, March 2s, 1911
Hon. L A. Smoot, state land com
missioner, Boise Idaho. Dear Sir
Pursuant to your orders I hav
for some time past been invest
eating lease conditions in Madi
u son county and some little in Fremon
county. 1 think the traffic in leas
Il lands has been shameful Real estat
men have made handsome sums in tn
sale of state land leases, receivin
= commissions running we'll into tn
. hundreds of dollars for transferring
: single lease, and they seem to hav
& had special advantage in obtainin
land from the state and immediatel
= turning same to farmers for bonuses c
!. several dollars per acre.
;. "Mr. futile of st. Anthony, ha
source, also a Mr.. Harris, who USED t
be located in ST. Anthony, Rexbur
- Realty company and others have don
!. very good business along that lin
% but l fail to see wherein they hav
been a special benefit to the home
seekers. They have discouraged sma
holders that they themselves might
able to turn their tracts to large
= holders for the sake of making CON
mission, have advised people to sci
"a arguing that they would be crowde
"a out anyway by larger holders. I hay
Nv gone into these matters pretty thoi
oughly and l am fully convinced of tt
~ facts of the statements shall NAL
q and conditions I shall attempt to brin
w out
"a "Locators have also received lara
in sums for locating people on sta
=, land. M. w. Swendsen offered to l;
n cate Mr.. Anthony Blair on a 160-acl
I'D tract that Joined Blair's lease for
~ sum of $500. Swendsen and Rylar
d are to receive $1,000 if they SUI
- coed in locating Mr.. Seth Stoddard 1
nv 320-acre tract now in conflict Wi
a Mr.. L. P. Martineau, and argue tn
q this Is a very reasonable fee. TIL,
at have all been in the game of specula
on ing in the property of the state
ga Idaho and injuring homebuilders
to said state. Conflicts have been ma,
ed for the purpose Of drawing down
Id cents or 80 cents per acre from &
nR man who wanted to farm the Ian
We Dummy entries have been made.
C. authority for this statement I ref
C. you to the card report of J. o. Ell
ct worth. wherein he states that he
hui sell his lease to +. s. Parkinson, al
en- that when lease expired he releas
nd land for Mr.. Parkinson, who furnis
mt ed the money. W. +. Cahoon leased
ar Mr.. Parkinson and many others ha
he been used in the same way for diffe
ent ones but will not admit that
Tor is a fact. Leases have been signed
.rs blank, that is, not assigned to any 0
-ey and taken in by realty companies
n sale and same condition exists in me