The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-14
IDAHO RECLAMATION ASSOCIATION MAKE
PLANS TO CONTINUE RECLAMATION WORK
State Association Held Session at Pocatello and
Plan on Statewide and Nationwide
Scale for the Little Gem State
Money Appropriated by State For Work

There was meeting of the repre-
sentatives Of the different counties
of the Idaho Reclamation association
at Pocatello Monday at the Bannocx
Hotel at noon. The twenty people
assembled were the guests of s. E.
Brady, president of the association
and president of the Pocatello Com
mercial club, at dinner.
The business of the day was trans
acted at the table and they adjourned
subject to the call of the chair. Ar
rangements were made to open a
permanent office at Pocatello thru
which to handle reclamation matters
and all efforts at legislation. Mat
ters pertaining to Idaho in congress
and the department of the interior
will be handled by it, and it is the
intention to continue it thru the
years. The active part of the work
will be in the hands of q secretary
who will devote all his time to it,
and he will employ such office help
as is needed. The secretary will
have to do considerable travelling
over the irrigable sections of the
state, and capable private secretary
and stenOgrapher will have charge
of the office. Each county will be
represented by branch workers or
committees under direction of a vice
president who will be the county
chairman.
State Has the Money
The state has appropriated 500,
900 for use in preliminry work for
home making projects and employ
ing soldiers and sailors. Each county
Is authorized to expend not to ex-
ceed $1,000 for preliminary surveys
under the 1911 session laws and
Secretary Lanes bill asking for
for reclamation west of
the Mississippi will be introduced
again at the extra session of con-
gress. The work of the Reclamation
association is to direct the work of
applying expenditures of these funds,
to see that Idaho receives its share
and that the various counties hav-
Ing Semi-arid lands receive attention.
Each county will be represented in
the state work and the state will be
represented in the national work. |
All of the western states are organ
lzing on some such plan, and Idaho |
has the resources to make a good |
showing in the division Of funds and |
should receive much of it.
Will Spend its Own Money
None of the appropriations made |
oy county, state or nation will be |
lsed for this work of publicity and |
expenses Of the reclamation associa-
ion, but it will raise the funds by
drives in each county
It $1.e0 apiece and the counties
most interested will have chance
% show it by their activity and the
PRESSURE they bring to bear upon the
work. AS the money Is raised in
'ach county it will be apportioned,
IS per cent being kept in the local
reasury and rs per cent turned over
o the state association. The assess
nent or budget for 1919 is $4,000
lollars, $4,000 Of which is esti-
mated will be needed for the state
work..
Had Some Applicants
Three applications were handed in
or the position Of secretary, H. G..
Knight q reporter and advertising
olicitor Of Idaho Falls, j. r. Jones
manager of the Bingham County
Iews and Captain r. N. McCracken
# Boise. The salary asked in the
lifferent cases ranged from $175 q
Month to $500 and none Of the three
vas accepted. Expressions of the
xecutive board indicated that they
7anted man whose service is
7orth from $4,000 to $4,000 year,
nd that man known to be worth
hat kind Of a salary will be sought
ut. He must have a knowledge
f the state and its men, and must
q eminently qualified as a leader,
planner, an organizer and pub
city man.