The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-02-21


sen regarding his trip to Washington
in behalf of the Dubois project with
it's extension, the judge said that on
his arrival at Washington he found
it difficult to get any place to stay
and everything was very expensive
indeed. He finally succeeded in get
ting room at cost of $500 a day,
and meals were so high it was a
source of constant surprise and
amusement to him. He says it costs
as much to be in Washington a day
as in one of our western towns for
a week or more. Everybody he hired
to do any clerical or other work
charged him so much it seemed like
paying two or three prices.
Senator Dubois Working
When he got the data together to
present to the secretary of the in
terror he succeeded in making an
appointment with him thru the aid
of Senator Dubois, who was of in
estimable value to. him in many re-
spects. The Senator Is always in
terested in anything affecting Idaho
is of special interest to Senator Du-
bois for three or four reasons.
Is Interested in Idaho
First because of it's great value to
the state because it is a department
of the reclamation work that .Du-
bois helped to originate. When he
was in the senate, he and Mondell
of Wyoming and about a dozen others
originated the reclamation service,
and the Blackfoot reservoir water
ing the reservation and Pocatello,
and the Dubois project are matters
that Senator Dubois helped to start.
Decided for Idaho
There was controversy at
Washington as to whether the waters
of Jackson Lake belonged to the
state of Wyoming, because it was in
Wyoming, or whether 1t belonged to
Idaho because it drained into Idaho.
Mondell Of Wyoming contended that
it should be used in Wyoming and
Senator Dubois proposed that con-
gressional committee should visit the
head waters of the Snake and decide
where the water belonged. When
they got into the Jackson Hole coun-
try and saw the mountain barriers
separating it from the agricultural
lands of Wyoming, Mondell con-
ceeded that Is was impossible to use
1t in his state and thereafter worked
in harmony with Senator Dubois in
ms king uao NJ II in Idaho
Named for the Senator
The surveys and construction work
for the Jackson Lake reservoir fol-
lowed, and 1t was during the visit
of this congressional committee to
the upper Snake river valley that the
Dubois project was born. As they
looked over the Snake river plains
and contemplated the vast water sup
ply that would be stored they con-
cluded that here was the material for
the greatest irrigation project in the
world, and preliminary surveys were
ordered. The men Of the party sHg-
gested naming 1t for Senator Dubois
because he had worked SO much to
secrue recognition for reclamation
and irrigation and to get q party to
visit the upper Snake river valley.
Season for Working is Ripe
Work progressed ON the Dubois
project for eight or nine years up to
the opening OF the war and 1t is now
in such condition that construction
work could soon be taken up.
The Facts Appeal
Judge Andersen says that Senator
Dubois interest in the Dubois pro-
ject is very keen, and that because of
his early%associat with 1t and be-
cause It means so much to. his state
the state he has served during his
whole political career-he Is glad to
do anything and everything he can
for 1t. When he talks to officials In
the reclamation service and the de-
partment Of the interior he makes q
very strong appeal by presenting the
facts, and then he adds to that his
personal interest which always ap-
peals to his lifelong political friends,
now occupying commanding positions
in the government.
A Worthy Executive
The Senator has his Office in