The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-07-20
PRESENT PLEAS
FOR ENLARG|NG
PROJECT CANAL
Water Users Get. Con-
ference With Appro-
priations Committee
Chairman at Boise
After Saturday Eve
ming Banquet.

Pleas for the enlargement of the
New York canal that additional late
storage water might be run into the
Deer Flat reservoir and that 200 acres
OF land in the vicinity of Kuna under
lateral canal now insufficiently pro-
vided with water because Of the in
adequate carrying capacity of the
New York canal were placed before
James Good, chairman of the appro-
priations committee of the house of
representatives by L. J. Magee, Sec
rotary of the Payette-Boise Water
Users association at the Owyhee
hotel Saturday evening. Mr.. Magee
acted as spokesman for more than
100 farmers of the project who as
sembled there for the privilege of
meeting the committee members and
presenting these ideas to them.
Owing to delay in carrying out the
days program and number of COM
pick circumstances which arose as
result of delaying in the time set for
the banquet at the Owyhee hotel, it
was thought impossible to give the
hour and a half of promised time
by the entire congressional commit
tee to consideration of these mat
tiers. Considerable dissatisfaction has
been expressed by members of the
association because of the fact that
they were able only to meet the chair
man of the congressional committee
for short conference.
Presents Court Case Version.
Mr.. Magee presented the water
users version of the case now pend
ing before the courts and assured
Mr.. Good that water users of the
Boise project were willing and anxi-
GUS to pay every cent that the project
cost. All that they ask, Mr.. Magee
told Mr.. Good, is a completed project
and just assessments based upon the
actual moneys expended here. He
assures Mr.. Good that there was no
intention on the part of water users
to endeavor to keep from paying just
charges on the project costs.
A. P. Davis, who was present at
the hearing, presented some views
held by the reclamation service. Mr..
Good did not commit himself, hav-
ing but few moments in which to
make the train. He is unofficially
reported to have told Senator Borah
that the matter was worthy of inves-
tigation.
Planned to Meet Committee.
1t was originally intended to have
the entire congressional committee
meet with the water users following
the banquet at Boise Saturday eve
ming. A. P. Davis wired Fred Brown,
secretary to Governor Davis, that
plans for the days entertainment on
the Boise project be outlined to in
clude this evening conference. Mr..
Brown called Mr.. Magee Thursday
evening to tell him of the plan.
In accordance with these arrange
ments, about 100 interested water
users went to Boise Saturday eve
ming. They arrived at the Owyhee
before the banquet was concluded.
Addison T. Smith, Idaho representa-
tive, made arrangements there for
the water users to meet Mr.. Good;
time and number of speeches at
the banquet at the last moment pre-
venting conference with the entire
committee. Because of the late hour
the original plan to meet at the Boise
Commercial club rooms was foregone
and the meeting held in a small ante
room at the Owyhee.
Mr.. Magee Monday expressed con-
fidence that tangible results would
come from the hearing. He en-
phatically assured Mr.. Good that
members of the Payette-Boise Water
Users association were heartily in
favor of reclamation.