The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-10-25
UPPER VALLEY MEN
FORM ORGANIZATION
Irrigation and Good Road
Factors Meet At
St. Anthony.

! ST. ANTHONY. At the irrigation
and good roads convention held her,
last week, permanent organization
called the Upper Snake River Vale.
Development association was organ
lied with officers as follows:
| President-Frank L. Soule of st
Anthony.
| Vice President (irrigation mem
ber)-H. G. Fuller Of Ashton.
Vice President (good roads mem
er)-George E. Hill Of Rigby.
Vice President publicity mem.
ber)-E, M. Whitzell of Dubois, with
Secretary-Treasurer R. c. Evans Of
the st. Anthony Commercial club.
Representing Governor D. w
Davis, w. G. Swendsen, commits
sioner of reclamation. addressed the
convention Thursday. The commits
sioner said that he spoke to an audi
ence of pioneers in the arts of recla-
nation and irrigation. In Idaho, he
said, reclamation was q most import
ant study. Once barren land, sup
porting only JACK rabbits and sage
brush, the state of Idaho had grown
and evolved into a land of irrigated
successes, "and we have only Just
started"
1T is possible to conserve both the
food and the fiat flow of the rivers
in both excessive and lean years, be-
cause nature has provided q natural
means for construction of storage
reservoirs" he declared. Correction
of the present methods by eliminat-
ing the slipshod way thru existing
canal systems would prevent losses on
one project which he did not name.
The commissioner said he had stop
ped 40 per cent loss in transit.
Irrigation Can Be Doubled
The commissioner also said that
it now is possible in Idaho to double
the existing irrigation area, and that
we can look forward to the future
with maximum results and can
realize all our ambitions. The COM
missioner stated plainly that the OBJ
ject of the state was better consid-
Grafton of future development and
strong desire to help the little fell
low. On a summary of the develop
ments of other streams besides the
Snake very good comparison of the
work that has been accomplished.
No less than sixty reservoir sites
have been started in Idaho during
the past year. Mostly too small in
themselves to attract outside capital,
other than private enterprises.
Enough cannot be said of the value
of the Snake river as it affects the
market value of irrigated property.
Crop Marketing
Another point that requires study
is the attention that should be paid
to the correct and adequate publicity
of the marketing of crops. To quote
a concrete example, the commits
sioner stated that only last fall he
had sent two cases of apples to some |
friends in New Orleans and that as
the result he had received an order
For six carloads of the same apples.
Advertising can overcome difficulties
In obtaining money for future de-
velopments.
In concluding his address the COM
mission definitely stated that the
policy was to assist in furthering the
development of the existing water
lights and in helping those who were
N need of water for irrigation.
The chairman then called on
Major Fred Reed of the Idaho Recla-
nation association. The major
poke for the best part of an hour
IN the reclamation of the arid lands
If the west. There was time" he
aid, when most Of the farmers IL
hey had a grievance would get a
hattel mortgage on their home, get
heir grip and make it hot for the
apital. Once there they would cool
heir heels while waiting for an in
erview and then go home with little
n nothing accomplished. Now this
ort of thing must not be-" The
major stated that he had made 1t his
purpose to bread the land board in
heir den" Ask the state officials
or a ruling and get it and by this
ave the individual farmer the cost
4 an expensive trip.
@ Resolutions Adopted
The following resolutions were
assed unanimously: .F III
"Be 1t Resolved, That the Com