Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-30
IRRIGATION DISTRICT DISCUSSED
If You Signed Petition Circulated in Behalf of District You
Look Well to Your Interests-I-oan Companies Do No
Business With Irrigation Districts

sure of at least three things before |
allowing your property rights to be
taken in this manner
First-Will it give better manage
ment?
Second-Win it produce greater
economy?
Third-How VIII it effect your
property rights?
What is an irrigation district? It
is a municipal corporation. governed
by the same general principles of
law as a village or city, IL becomes
political subdivision and when once
established will have TO continue
so you must be sure that the change
is going TO improve your PROPER
TY RIGHTS, for when once made
you can't go back to the Canal Com
pany. The purposes for which the
district is TO be formed are set out
in the petition in the following Ian
guage:
We further respectfully repre-
sent that il is proposed and contem-
plated that the Irrigation District
herein petitioned for will purchase.
take over, or otherwise acquire the
irrigation works. water rights. fran
chises. privileges. and other property
of the Twin Falls North Side Land
and Water Company, which said
Company has contracted to construct.
furnish. deliver and turn over to the
North Side Canal Company. Limited
and to the Settlers and Land owners
under said system, and which sys-
tenn is now in operation. in so far
as the same are appurtenant to, or
are used in the irrigation of the
lands herein described. being the
lands under the second segregation
OF the above named Companys Car
ey Act Project and TO acquire n
proportionate interest in and To all
irrigation works used in the irriga-
tion of the lands of said project, and
to maintain and operate said works.
and. pending the turning over of
said works to said district, II is pro-
posed that the settlers and land own
ers within said district shall act
! Jointly by and through said Irriga-
tion District in the protection, pro-
motion and advancement OF the mu-
I tual rights and interests of said set
tiers and land owners under their
contracts for water rights with said
Twin Falls North Side Land and
/ Water Company. and to cooperate
with the North Side Canal Company.
Limited. in the operation and man
agement of said irrigation system. ."
So no matter what you may have
been told when your signature was
procured 10 the petition the real
purpose is to change entirely your
property right I'm this irrigation sys-
tenn.
At the present you own or will
own when you pay for IL certain
shares of stock i'm the Canal Com
pany and have certain rights which
are yours. and are not dependent up
on what your neighbors or anyone
else may do. and you are not liable
for the debts of others. When you
pay for your stock I'm the Canal Com
pany YOU are done and you own a
proportionate part of the canal sys-
tenn. a right you can transfer even
TO other land If you find you cannot
make beneficial use of il on your
present land If you go into an ir-
rigation district you will have to sur
render your present contract rela-
ton, your canal stock. and hence
forth you will be governed by the
district management and receive such
water as they may give you; there
will no longer be a responsible or
ganization. In an irrigation district
only those residing in the district
) can have any voice In its manage
ment. Any one can vote for officers
who can vote at general election
and does not need to own foot OF
land You can't vote according tc
! the amount of water you owned un'
, der the Canal Company. the vote OF
= the man who owned only one share
! would count as much as yours, not
r only that your hired man who had ne
{ stock can vote just the same as you
2 In place of paying maintenance e
the Canal Company. you will be as
sessed taxes. and pay the County an'
. he subject to all the penalties To-
non-payment as other taxes. In gen
v eral you will lose your properly
p right In the canal sy e
\ as distinct from your neighbors, an'
a have only such general right for In
n stance as you have i'm a public road
@ Irrigation districts have never beer
g a success when applied to larg
J. areas-the South Side rejected tn
idea. after careful investigation.
v You can't play fast and loose In
Ii This 1isiri