Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-04-09
KEEP HER NOSE AclN- THE
BANK"
BY Fred r. Reed


solve themselves into action along rec
iamation lines. Last year water meas
urements AMI surveys were made Of
the Snake river valleys. and lines
were run to discover where the water
would serve the land to the best ad-
vantage. Fully twenty-five thousand
dollars were expended in surveys and
detailed work, and yet but few people
know this.
All engineers agree that the Amer
ican Falls reservoir is a necessity in
order to store q large amount Of water,
it being the greatest natural reservoir
site on the lower Snake river. and. if
built on the plans talked Of. viii i'm
pound three million acre feet Of water.
Aside frorn the removal Of the town
of American Falls. (and God knows
that little aown-fuH Of good people.
TOBIAS had that Dam cloud hanging
over them 50 damn long that it is a
nightmare) the lands included in that
S4Nt ciAt liO< fdAudDAS lDl Adl anu
no particular damage will occur to
anyone if that site is covered with
water, as only a few farms will be
affected.
All Of these plano are in the incu-
bator In a short time, within two
weeks more or less, there viii be
meeting of government, state, and
other noted engineers to discuss this
great subject and TO agree on plans
that win best serve the great object
the economic and practical supply OF
water. using every foot to best serve
Idaho acres.
The writer is working for the rec
lamatIon of the arid acres Of Idaho
and the storage of water of all the
streams where storage is practicable.
The building of these reservoirs viii
solve all problems and relieve US all.
and we can then take up and solve
our transportation problems.
A move is now afoot to make a final
survey of not only the possibilities Of
the South Boise river. but 10 seriously
consider the possibilities OF Red Fish /
and Alturas lakes for additional water
to help solve the water problems of /
the splennid Sunnyside and Mountain /
home districts. Practical investiga-
tions are to be made of the Payette
and Weiser rivers. and storage reser-
voir sites on both of these streams are
TO be located. using such informa ton
as is now at hand. so as 10 determine
fully and thoroughly how all flood
waters now running to waste may be
stored and used on the arid acres of
those sections.
The Idaho Reclamation Association
has dreams that will come true. that
when ali the good people in the variou
districts are fully aroused TO the real
ization OF their needs and opportuni-
ties, a great and splendid wedding or
heir valleys with the unappropriated
waste waters of the Sanke Boise, Pay
stte, Weiser, Owyhee. Salmon and
'ther streams win occur. One system
will join another. and link by link a r
hahn of prosperous farms will make a
daho surely land good to dwell In, >
rood for Gods children TO solve their n
in h
The writer expects to see all the a
rrigable country from American Falls Il
0 and including Washington county
irrigated every year by a dependable d
nd absolute supply of wateer with no al
appointments and year, wet or dry. st
really makes no difference where 81
he money comes from Sc long as the ii
obstruction is well done Snd all con- bs
srned get square deal The Gov pl
'nment, the State or privSte capital be
I look alike to the writer. We've got
lie land and the water, and storage co
Id distributing systems can be intel is
gently built. What we need Is the te
oney to construct with to
1t is necessary TO have thorough
by counties and districts an
at Will reduce their problems 70 FIRE
cts, figures, and surveys. and then in
ey are in shape to do business. The be,
aho Reclamation Association is un- or
rtalSing this great organization work
d viii succeed if the people viii sup Ch
IT it with money and with their tee
'ral support. What is one hundred Th
'1sand dollars to raise in the coun- hun
Sc from BannoeS TO Washington. il Ian
people say so? 1t would not be A
II bits apiece. With fund of that pre-
gnitude and with n director from sinl
n county TO meet at some common mui