The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-01-02
PARMA BEHIND
WATER MEETING
Association of Commerce Boosts
Irrigation Needs of
Country

secure Canyon county cooperation in
the organization for reclamation OF
Boise Valley at the meeting to be held
in Boise, January and at the Mos
que, was the chief purpose of the spec
ial meeting held by the Parma as
ISOLATION of commerce Monday eve
ming. The objects of the Boise meet
ing, held under the auspices of the
Idaho Reclamation association, were
forcibly presented b. H. G. Baldridgc
and w. B. Mitchell, who attended the
Idaho Falls organization meeting ana
obtained comprehensive insight in
to the possibilities of reclamation aid
to be obtained through strong Coop
Grafton between district reclamation
organizations, state associations and
the interstate combine of the Is ives
tern states, effected recently at Salt
Lake for the purpose Of securing def
mite federal action on reclamations
and drainage of western lands.
Irrigation Experts Speak.
Leading representatives from diff
ferent irrigation projects near Parma
men who have resided years under
these projects, have had an important
part in building them up and are we'll
acquainted with land problems of
this valley, gave their views, unani
mously favorable toward the organi-
cation to be perfected at Boise on
January 6 and 7. F. Lee Johnson
president OF the association of Com
merce "a farmer of years of experience
on many kinds of land recently
moved here from the Twin Falls sec
ton; w. B. Mitchell, farmer resi-
dent under the Farmers Cooperative
Ditch; A. ]. lockwood, farmer resi-
dent under the Riverside Irrigation
Ditch former member of the state
legislature and a leader of affairs
of the ditch association; F. L. DECKER
son. residing under the Boise Payette
project; Jas. B. Newport. who has
long been actively associated with
work for the development of the
Black Canyon project and is also Il
former member of the legislature, are
committee members chosen from the
association of Commerce. The mem,
bership of this committee, as individ-
uals. has long been actively engaged
in the promotion of the projects under
which they live and are interested in
the Development of the communities in
which they reside, and prominent in
the building up Of the various irriga
ton projects mentioned.
Urge County to Unite
This committee choice was made
with the object of securing the
strongest men of the Parma section in
order that their duties, which consis,
mainly in securing cooperation ir
this and other counties for the Boise
meeting, may most effectively be car
ried out. They will serve as leaders
of the local delegation at Boise ant
in directing campaign to secure {
complete organization of the watel
users of southwestern Idaho, havine
for its purpose the promotion of irri
CATION development, in cooperation
with other organizations of the state
for the greater development of south
ern Idaho along the lines of the Ida
no Falls and Salt Lake meetings.
The committee has been instructed
to take the matter of tn Januar,
meeting at Boise up with other town
of Canyon county and urge them tc
send large delegations. 1t is felt thr,
out the PARMA section that the Bots,
organization meeting means more t.
Southern Idaho than anything tina
has happened in the history of tn,
state.
Favorable Sentiment Unanimous.
The sentiment of the meeting wa
unanimous in favor of having tn,
whole water distribution system 70
| all of southwestern Idaho under tn,
direction of the United States, and 70
having all further irrigation develop
ment under federal management,
Parma will send a big delegation
under the leadership of the commit
tee chosen, to the Boise meeting an,
it is hoped that proportionatc dele
CATION will attend from Caldwell
Nampa. Payette. Homedale, Weise
and other towns in this section who's
future is vitality concerned in thi