The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-10-16
Filler TO Be ON MAIN
LINE OF 0. S. |. R.R.
Banquet 1t Bail ATTENDED By Filler Men
WAs Hear Of Braaesu Phas:
Csysrnsr SPEAKS

Filler sent delegation OF twenty
five To the Bruneau banquet held at
Bull Monday evening. where they
mixed with about 600 men from all
over the Twin Falls tract in the big
gest get-together meeting ever stag
ed in this section or the state.
The banquet lasted from p. m. 10
/ a. IN. Tuesday morning, and was
addressed not only BY Governor ID.
". Davis. and Il. T. Meredith. OF Des
Aioines. Iowa. promoter OF the Bru-
neau, but the assembly was pleased
and enlightened by interesting talks
by Major Fred Reed. secretary OF the
Idaho Reclamation association: Joel
Priest. district manager OF the o. 5.
L.; former Senator Nj. j. Sweeley, OF
Twin Falls; Robert o. Jones. score
tary OF state: Senator J. II. Seaver:
Warren q. Swendson. state commits
sioner OF reclamation; J. H. Barker.
president Twin Falls Canal company:
austave Kunze. president Idaho
Dairymen's association; and DR.. j
Henry Allen. superintendent OF the
Bull schools.
The governor spoke al length ON
the manner In which he ls conducting
the state government. explaining that
all the bureaus and departments are
now divided into cabinet system.
under nine heads. with nine com
missioners responsible To the gov
srnor lie derided the preceding ad-
ministration for construction and
reclamation inactivity during the war.
pleaded for business adminlstra-
ton. spoke highly OF the Bruneau
project and its promoters. scored the
soap box orator. the political dema-
gog1e. the inciter and the alien
striker. and explained that increased
taxes could be expected with increas
ed costs In every other line OF bus
mesa.
Joel Priest. speaking for the Oregon
Short Line railroad assured his
hearers that this branch would be
made the main line OF the o. s. l.. an
soon as the railroad was extended
through the Bruneau To Nysss, Ore.
and he added that. simultaneously
with the opening OF the Bruneau, OPP
erations would be commenced on the
O. 8 l.. extension.
Commissioner OF Reclamation W
G. Swendson spoke for two hours.
giving every conceivable engineering
fact and figure concerning the Bru-
neau. its water supply. soil. irriga
ton system. and agricultural future.
He said that the Bruneau is a feas-
lble project. that a 90-foot dam al
American Falls would impound A.
900 900 acre feet OF water at u cost
OF s20.000.000: that the Bruneau
would require 100000 acre feet. that
the Twin Falls North and South Side
tracts could use 200 700 more acre
feet. leaving 100000 for use on land
yet unconsidered. that the water
would bs run down the river al Mil
ner dam. ana from there conveyed 10
the Bruneau through canals parallel
ing the present south side canals He
pleaded for better feeling between the
settlers OF this section OF the Snake
river valley and those IN tho upper
valley. and predicted that In the fu-
ture no water should be allowed 10
&c over Miner dam.
Those attending the banquet from
Filler included: A. A. Timm, r.. - |
Ripley. Earl Munyon. Roland Young. !
Dale Chapman. d. r. Chapman. A. O. |
maitland. w. A Shear. r. r Drake !
L. O. Hughes. Jess Edwards. O. n |
William Bunce. Juneau Shinn.
H. J. Weaver. X. X Dillingham;. Or |
T. L. CARNEY. Jake Musser. r. W
Eager. r. A Mann. T. r Moore. Ivan |
Lincoln and King Young