Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-07

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NJ. SWendscn IN bis Address, me
openinE one Of thu Afternoon. said
| idaho had reclaimed &GOOsOO0 acres Of
land ana there wes 6,oo0.00o acrss re-
mafnine to be reclaimed. He pointed
out that through this reclamation,
from 1900 to 1910 the population OF
idaho had nearly doubted ana declared
| It could be estimated what the popu-
lation would be IL the remaining 5000
600 acres were reclaimed He gave Z
brief outline OF work In the past, the
needs OF the future, and something Of
the workings of the reclamation de-
partment of the state.
OPINIONS ExPRgesED.
H. C. Baldridge OF Canyon county,
resident of Idaho for Is years, made
an address on Community Building. /"
He gave an outline Of the growth and
development Of southern Idaho for that
period and strongly urged that one
central distributing power have charge
of the irrigation waters az q means Of
eliminating expense and getting the
maximum use from the minimum
amount of water. He maintained II the
people of Idaho stood as q unit and let
congress know what could be done
and what it would mean to the east
az well as the west, Idaho would get
its just share Of the funds to be ap-
portioned
w. r. Putnam. manager Of the Idaho
Power company, closed the afternoon
program. He stated his company was
willing to accede preference rights to
Idaho citizens in the way of sites for
dams and water for irrigation. He
cited American Falls, stating. II
storage reservoir was built there, no
water for power should be obtainable
during the winter months, yet he had
advised reclamation officials the COM
pany would surrender the site, provid-
ing the service replace it elsewhere 80
the public could be served without an
increase In costs. Mr.. Putnam de-
clared the power company had no in
terests In the big Bruneau or any 9TH
er project, other than wishing them
success in order that the population of
Idaho might increase which would
naturally mean an increase in the
company's business.
EVENING SMOKES.
Delegates to the association were
entertained at the Chamber of Com
merce Tuesday night with a smoker,
which proved successful affair. W..
N. Sweet, newly elected president Of
the Chamber of Commerce, presided,
made brief address in which he an
nounced the Chamber of Commerce
stood ready to cooperate to its utmost
to promote irrigation in Idaho. A well
come to Boise was given by Mayor
Eagleson. Walter Grifftths Of Cald-
well advised that controversies over
Snake river water cease as there was
q sufficient amount in the river to
prevent any worrying about it. judge
Watts urged Ada county to wake up
and improve its part of the Boise
Mountain Home highway stating that
this end of the road was not kept in
as good condition as that in Elmore
county. A few snappy stories of early
Idaho life were told by w. A. Cougha-
nour. Cooperation was the Remote of
an address by s. w. Brady, president
of the Idaho Reclamation association
and Fred r. Reed urged that the assoc
citation be boosted by all its members
that its force might be greater and
showed the organization now had IA.
900 members. ,sa a
A boxing exhibition between SUN |
shine" Mcclure and Cyclone" Gillum
furnished some real entertainment as |
did also the wrestling exhibition be-
tween Chef Camp and Jim Morgan.
Nick Collins presided over the athletic
and calling the holds in the |
match made 1t of greaterI
interest. An Indian club swinging ex-
1ibition was given by DIR. Pringle and
he affair closed with . buffet lunch.
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