The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-07-22
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wholly dependent on the people of
the state for support. The big eff
| fort is on, and Idaho will come into
its own. IL the people will stick to-
gether, work together, they will win
/ together. This problem of reGama-
| ton is the biggest problem that has
ever been before the people Of Idaho.
! 1t is the advance guard Of prosperity
| for all 1t means sure crops every
4 year, state highways, the state wide
/ development. of our mineral re-
| sources the. establishing of manu-
| facting in many Branches, and indus
trial, civic, educational and general
| aeVelopmsnt.- ,.
Talk Cannot Do 1t i,
Idaho is only an, infant today in
its development. Cqrsarye the water
of the state, weld the government,
the state and capital Together, with.
the people organized and working in
harmony: for idaho, and a period of
constructive activity will besin evil.
|adence in which returned soldiers and
sailors may participates, that will
solve our: problems .suceessfu1ly
but we will have to doGsamething
besides talk, resolve and pass. resolu-
tons andAtheh go home feeling that
we have done our duty FL
q. accidentally important problem
that the people of Idaho must pay
attention to, and that is the waste of.
water in irrigating. Nearly every
body III Idaho is waters hog, and.
they think that if they do not use
all the water that;they own: they are.
losing something. Take, for instance,
the Minidoka project Great drain
age canals are being built. to drain
the tract. This also applies to parts
of the Boise valley, absolutely
soaked and water-logged. Now this
is wrong, and while we are trying to
get more water it is worth while to
sit down and think of the way we
are using the water that we have.
The Twin Falls south side, to eer-
tain extent, is feeling the influence
of over irrigating, and in due time
there will have to be drainage canals
dug there.
Too Much Ruins Soil
The writer wishes that he could |
take every irrigator in Idaho down |
to certain parts of California and |
show them what they are doing there
with about one-half of the water that
we are using on our different tracts
These are problems that must be-
wrestled with sooner Or later. Too
many people are trying to make the
water do the farming, and too mueh
water is what is washing the plant
properties out of the earth
wish to give little illustration
This is the right way: Water, 2
farts; fertilizer, 3 parts, work 5
parts. Total 10. /
This is the wrong way: Water, s
parts; fertilizer, 0 parts; work,
parts. Total, 10.
Ii we are going to get right in
Idaho on this water question, let's
begin right at home and build up.
Of course, later on there is going to
De great readjudicating of the
water rights of the Snake river.
That is problem that will be taken
Up in due time.
The most important thing is to
get the government to build our
folding reservoirs and save the
water that is going to waste every
ear, and then begin Systematically
IN every project to irrigate properly
md not insist on the water doing
he work. This does not apply to
very individual in Idaho who has
n irrigated farm, but as general
proposition it "goes strong"
The secretary Of the Idaho Recla-
nation association has written to
he governors of eleven states, ask
ng for meeting, which will prob
bly, occur the latter part of August,
0 form ain association of states.
his meeting will probably be held
4 Salt Lake. Already eight gov
rnors have expressed themselves
avorably on this measure and will
end representatives. When our
tate is fully organized and we have
n association of states, with 6,000,-
90 people behind us, it would
Gem that we will be able to move
luch more rapidly and more sat
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