American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-07-25
OCEAN DOESN'T NEED
1T BUT OUR ACRES DO;
COOPERATION URGENT
CROPS BURN, NEIGHB0RS QUAR-
REL, PEOPLE MISERABLE, ALL
BECAUSE WE LET, MOISTURE
RUN DOWN SNAKE RIVER.
ORGANIZATION is CHIEF NEED
Government Aid and Control Seems
to BE Only solution-Reclamation
Association ON Job and VIII Utilize
Every Resource.

The present year is the driest in 80
years In southern Idaho. Millions OF
dollars worth of crops are burning
up. thousands of people are miserable
and a lot of bad blood and neighbor-
hood quarrels are the result, all be-
cause we let our lands life and the
prosperity OF the country run down
4" Snake river TO the ocean every spring.
The ocean does not need it-and our
acres do.
The Dubois, Big and Little Lost
rivers, Blackfoot, American Falls,
Bruneau, Sunnyside, Black canyon,
Twin Falls-Oakley, Twin Falls-Sal-
mon and Minidoka pumping projects,
besides many smaller Ones, are all
calling for water.
1t Is a sad thing to have such a mis-
fortune as III occurring In the upper
and lower Snake river valleys this sea-
son, but If IL will awaken everybody TO
the fact that we can change this years
situation, II is a blessing, although
wrapped In barbed wier for many peo-
pie and localities.
Arr0WrOck lS Lucky.
The government project supplied by
the Arrowrock reservoir Is probably
the most fortunate OF all the big ones,
having plenty of water for crop devel-
opment. even during this unusually
dry year, but even this reservoir nay
have to curtail later In the season.
The United States appropriates and
expends hundreds OF millions of dol
lars for all kinds of things, ONE good
and some not so good. Why not or
ganize and ask u Uncle Same to
build enough "Arrowrocks" to "a
all the waters that 20 10 waste every
year, and settle this all-important and
vital question forever? Does not this
seem worth while?
One thing is plain TO every thinker
along reclamation lines, that right
now is the accepted time, and that or
ganized, persistent and intelligent ef-
fort every day until idaho's irrigation
goal is reached is the only solution OF
this great question. Politics, loca
community effors, private irrigation
companies. all seem TO fail. Private
capital has been "stung'' 80 many
times that 1t is gun-shy. and yet tn,
conservation of the waters, the dis
tribution OF same and the protecting
of deereed rights creates a muligan
seasoned with ~igronance, suspicion
and doubt that raises hell most o
the time.
Organization Needed.
.A.s aII a-A aawknI anARs
To- be the only solution. If this bI
true, why not get busy under an or
ganized effort and get down TO bust
ness3 The Idaho Reclamation asso
citation was founded TO do that YER,
thing. The officers of the associa
ton are reputable men of character
and experience; Il saffairs are undel
a close business arrangement. Th'
association is the logical clearing
house and mouthpieoe for this grea
work. and a greater impression will
be made on congress by n state effor
than by local or individual work. Tn,
association IL q respected, solvent in
stitution doing a good work every da,
for Idaho. How great and powerful
IL may become is as the people sup
port 1t.
Everyone In Idaho may become
member of the association by sending
81 to the Idaho Reclamation associa
tion, box $40, Pocatello, Idaho.
Every county has an executive com
mitteman elected by the association
who is a member of the state associa
ton and in It's counsels. In addition
TO that there ia a county organization
In every county. consisting of presi
dent, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and as man,
vice presidents as the president thinks
advisable to appoint to work in tn,
different districts of the county.
The county commissioners are en-
powered by law, session laws 1911
section 0, page 90. when petitioned b.
100 taxpayers, to appropriate up 4
$1,000 70 help their county. for worl
of this character. Commercial clubs
large business interests are requisite,
to contribute literally to aid in thi
great work.