Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-07-23

TO Bull, whore breakfast was serve'
! Al Burnley. the train was met by full
500 people and 100 automobiles. TIL
party was then taken over the Mini
doka Project under the guidance Of M
Barry DibbIe, Project Manager an
other Reclamation Officers. and IN
farther we went the greater became
the enthusiasm OF the CongressmeI
for reclamation. The pumping plants
were visited. also the Minidoka Dam
and the party after making a friendls
call on the city OF Rupert. proceeded
! to Minidoka, and from thence TO Amer
lean Falls. where a stop OF one hour
was made to allow the Congressman to
see the site OF the great American Dam.
went on north to Idaho Falls, where
ms guests of that hospitable AMI spIen-
did city, they were the recipients of
a SYMPTOMS banquet and delightful
evening under the auspices OF the
Rotary Club.
4 number of the congressional party
made speeches expressing Their in
terest in our reclamation problems.
Director A. p. Davis of the IT, s. Rec
lamation Service, expressed no- only /
Endorsement of the Amer
lean Falls Reservoir. but also for the |
FAN River Project by which immense
quantities of waste water will lie en-
served for the use of the Upper Y Icy.
Burton l.. French of Idaho acted as
postmaster, and strong speeches were
made by local men.
Accompanying the train were many
lotables of Idaho and many citizens
nXious to CLEAN from the congress-
onal party any information that might !
e given them. The congressman were {
cry kind and very generous in their
tttude towards the citizens ard did d
verything in their power to he help
al, and in plain language gave the {
itizens to understand at the points t
listed that they were in favor of recIa-
lation and would do all in their pow s
r TO help.
Local officials left the train with the O.
oppression that the visit Of the com
ittee and also the members of the ii
ublic Lands and Ways and Means
would result in a great W
ID mighty good for Idaho. because all VI
Q public officials need is an under
anding of what reclamation really 70
cans to become friendly. tn
Major Reed is now going to work
secure a fund, either by the assist dc
ce of the Rotary Clubs of the 10
rwest states. or by state approp- in
itions, of sufficient money to bring
2 entire Congress of the L. s. to the Y,
est. He means that those who have up
ever visited the West. as 30 per cent
congress have never been west of he
Missouri River except on some
'iness trip or sightseeing trip and be
believes it would be one of the mig
eiif'l NiiluSS we COulU 40 II we
Id just pick them up as the guests ave
he West and bring them out here c
show them that we are an earnest. YOU
lble people that our credits are A
!. that any obligations we incur we ban
k hard to pat, and that the East hinc
{ necessarily look to the West for r
and as time goes on. but
will become more apparent less
e have every reason to feel pleased d
more than satisfied with the efforts wal
he Idaho Reclamation Association o.
hitting all factions of irrigated rda. ban,
the trip Of this congressional It
Y has demonstrated that by con- ance
ID action and work for united husr
e by united people we will solve
problems much more readily by
q of this organization.