The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-18

existed among the settlers to the eff
feet that the record of delivery this
year showed less water than actually
received-that the company had been
unusually liberal. He introduced Mr.
Frank Caudle, to whom the record
SLOWED a delivery of 2.62 acre feet,
but who believed he had fully five.
Others volunteered the statement that
they believed they received more than
was charged to them.
Asked his opinion, Mr.. Hall, the SUI
perintendent, said that from his OBJ
servation through years, here and
elsewhere, he believed 2 acre feet to
be an average supply.
Engineer Archibald, declared his
conclusion that acre feet was an
ample duty of water, based on proper
methods of farming
Mr.. c. NJ Wells, government engi-
neer and land inspector, declared his
belief that acre feet was more than
was actually being used now. Mr..
Wells proceeded to give quite a lee
ture on irrigation, advising more fire.
Quent watering and less at a time, es-
pecially on thin soil. New ground
needs much more water than after
reclamation; and alfalfa should be
plowed under at least after three years
in order to have something to hold the
water An old alfalfa tap root is
water hog. You might as well drive
a 5-foot pipe to help waste your wat
ter. He favored developing an irri-
cation holding part at a time through
successive years, and diversified farm
| ing all the time. He was listened to
with interest, but not altogether with
assent, and questions and intersections
indicated the thought that he was in
c,ined to be theoretical rather than
practical. But he declared that he
had not only studied the theory of ir-
TigatiOn since 1890, but that he had
made careful investigation of its prac-
teal working in ten different states.
At this point a further and general
expression on the duty of water was
suggested; and although Mr.. Tallman
said he thought it had already been
general, a standing vote was had:
first, on 2 acre feet for grain, 81 voting
yes and voting no; second, on 3
acre feet for alfalfa and clover, SO
voting yes and voting no; third, on
~ acre feet being a sufficient av-
erage, 10 voting yes and % no
1t was then developed by questions
addressed to Mr.. Hall that of 1928
acres sold on the project 1906 had
been cancelled, leaving 60,212 acres.
OF this $3.50 acres were under the
Carey act and certificates had been
issued thereon by the state land board,
4,939 acres were desert entries, 779
acres We're school lands and 1908
acres under other patents
He also said that but one entry
Iuan had paid the full purchase price
on 40 acres; that a few had paid 81,
many IS and others only the first pay
ment of SO; that the average amount
paid would probably be about Sc per
acre; that maintenance charges were
fully paid on 45,O36 acres; that 32,550
acres were now subject to cancella-
ton through one or another flaw or
default
Commissioner Tallman then closed
the hearing with thanks to all pres
ent for their attendance and court
eous demeanor He said the present
condition was ntolerable-unsatisfac
tory on both sides, and it was hoped
to amend it. He asked if an extern
sion of the time of payment would
be considered an advantage and re-
ceived an emphatic affirmative = Ask
ing how much, Governor Alexander's
reply that twenty instead of ten years
would be about right seemed to have
general approval.
So ended an important and unusual
conference, and whatever may result,
it was perfectly plain that the Sal
mon settlers thought they had been
given a fair hearing and that Com