Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-18
Representative Delegate n
From This City to Attend
Meeting in Pocatello Friday
Of This Week.
TO GET APPROPRIATION
To Ask for Local Government
Appropriation in Connection
With Plan to Reclaim Arid
Lands Of Snake River.

The Boise Commercial club will send
a strong delegation OF representative
citizens and reclamation experts who
are familiar with the needs of this
section to Pocatello Thursday night,
to meet with representatives from all
the territory covered by the Snake riv-
er and its tributaries at a meeting to
be held at the Gate City Commercial
club Friday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock,
to formulate plan in regard to the
reclaiming of arid lands of the Snake
river. in connection with the $780,
100000 appropriation as outlined by
Secretary Lane.
1t is the purpose of the convention
to unite all interested sections of Ida
no, now working independently, and
thus form an association for the pur-
pose of securing sufficient appropri-
alton to reclaim all lands susceptible
of irrigation along the Snake river and
It's tributaries. This will include the
Sunnyside, Bruneau and Dubois prof.
ects. as we'll as all others that need
this assistance from the government.
MEETING OF IMPORTANCE.
The meeting is of the utmost I'M
portance to this section of the state,
as the Sunnyside project, which
reaches for miles in this part of Idaho,
is included in those for which recla-
nation funds will be asked Of con-
gress. In order that Boise valley and
the Sunnyside project may secure their
just dues, the local commercial club
will send a delegation that will be in
structed to leave no stone unturned to
see that the needs of this section of
the state are firmly impressed upon
congress, and that funds are necessary
for the proper development of the
country. Representatives from Nampa,
Caldwell, Parma, Weiser, Mountain
Home and Emmett will attend the con-
vention with the Boise delegates, and
all will work together for the common
good OF this part OF the state.
Irrigation in the Sunnyside project
would enhance the value Of the lands
tenfold, and make the country blossom
like a rose. Such a state would ma
terially affect the prosperity and
and would mean thousands of dollars.
hundreds of homes and an increased
population running up into the hum
bred thousands.
COMMITTEE NAMED.
The Sunnyside project runs from
Boise to Mountain Home. and has
lands that are remarkably. fertile II
given water. This the delegations from
this part of the state propose to bring
about, as the welfare of Idaho and
the Boise valley depends upon CO.
securing an appropriation for the Sun
nyside tract is handled.
1t Is learned that congress has agreed
to set aside the sum asked for by
Secretary Lane, and there is no reason
whatever, if the Boise delegation win
get busy and insist on their just rights,
that the Sunnyside project will be re-
claimed and irrigated by means of the
Lane appropriation.
The committee that will be selected
by the Commercial club will be picked
from o. o. Haga. Jess Hawley, r. F.
Bicknell, Ern Eagleson and other we'll
known citizens, who have the best in
terests of the Boise valley at heart.
Mr.. Eagleson, through his large and
extensive knowledge of the situation
and the needs of this section. probably
will act as head of the delegation. They
will meet at the club Thursday after
noon to confer and outline their plan
of action, will then confer with the
delegates from other nearby towns. and
all will work together in such a way
that the claims of the Sunnyside prof.
ect cannot be denied.