The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-07-20
FINANCIAL AID
FOR WEST Gets
HEALTHY BOOST
Prospects for Recla-
nation Regarded as
Bright as Result of
Congressional Com
mittee Visit Saturday.

NeVeF curing the past 18
months since reclamation has be-
come the goal of aspiration for
large majority of Idaho citi-
zens has the probability of re-
ceiving government aid been so
good as it is just now. Not since
the Idaho Reclamation associa-
ton, backed almost unanimously
by their progressive residents of
the Snake river valley and work.
ing in collaboration with similar
organizations from neighboring
states, began its campaign of edu-
cation for reclamation appropria-
tons, has the movement received
such an impetus as it did Satur-
day when the members off the
appropriations committee of the
house of representatives, where
all reclamation appropriations
must arise, visited the Boise pro-
ject.
Never did the Boise project invite
inspection more than it did Saturday.
1t the waving wheat fields, potato
fields and roads that in spite of their
comparative newness are credit to
any community, did not visibly and
emphatically express the wealth the
water on Idaho's thirsty soil can
produce, then the Boise project lands
could never convey that message.
And If the contrast between the fer
tile and productive lands of the Boise
project and those desert sage brush
areas on all its borders is not suf-
ticient proof to visiting congressman
that reclamation is national need
and wise investment, then Idaho
and the west must wait for another
congressional enerati on before
further federal aid can be expected.
Breakfast at Parma.
AT o'clock Saturday morning, the
big day of entertainment and inspec-
ton for the visiting congressman be-
gan with breakfast at the L. o. o.
F. hall at Parma. In addition to the
guests from Washington, many Idaho
men were present. Congressman
Addison T. Smith and Burton L.
French from Idaho; c. G. Paulson,
engineer of the geological suvey; J.
b. Bond, Boise project engineer;
Frank Brown, secretary to Governor
Davis; o. H. Barber, immigration
cornriS cioper. w n C...I
commissioner of reclamation; John
E. Bailey, Carey act engineer; Frank
Gooding, Congressman Addison r.
Smith, r. E. Shepherd of jerome,
of the North Side Tw..
Falls project; A. H. Conner OF
Major Fred Reed and R.
w. Katerndahl of Dubois.
Visiting Congressman.
The personnel of the congressional
delegation is as follows: Committee
On appropriations: James w, Good
If Iowa, chairman; James Burns,
Tennessee, ranking Democrat on
Will Wood of Indiana;
John J. Eagen of New Jersey; Louis
CHAMPION of Michigan; John NJ.
Evans of Montana, and Burton L.
french of Idaho. Others with the
party are: Charles B. Kimberlake
# Colorado Of the ways and means
committee; Representative Sinnott of
Oregon, chairman of the public lands
A. P. Davis, director of
he reclamation service; F. E. Wey-
mouth. chief engineer of the reclama-
ion service at Denver; ]. B. Beaded,
secretary to the chief engineer, and
\. b. Barta, clerk of the appropria-
ions committee.
Prominent railroad officials with
he train were; D. S. Spencer, gem
raj passenger agent of the Short
Line, Salt Lake; J. L. Craig of Oma-
Ia, general passenger agent of the
Union Pacafic system; W. J. Bun
lift of Denver, assistant general pas
enger agent of the Union Pacific
ystem; J. A. Reeves of Salt Lake,
General freight agent of the Oregon
short Line, and his son, David
Reeves; E. E. Manson of Pocatello,
of the Idaho division
# the Oregon Short Line; Joel
Priest, general agent of the Short
line, and r. R. Lyman of Salt Lake,