Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-06-18
RIGHTS AT
AMERICAN FALLS
Secured BY u. S.
Reclamation Commissioner
Swendsen Tells of Meet
ings at Washington and
Contract Let with I. P. Co.

w, G. Swendsen, commissioner Of
reclamation, was in Mountain Home
Wednesday, having returned the
day previous from Washington,
where he represented the state in
the negotiations between the reela-
nation service and the Idaho Power
Company for the purchase of the
rights of the latter in the American
Falls dam site
Deliberations We're held june and
. in Washington for the consdera-
tion of the contract between the u.
S, reclamation service and the Idaho
Power Company covering the acqui-
sltion OF rights, alght-o'f-way and
other privileges owned by the Idaho
Power Company and necessary in
the building OF the American Falls
reservoir.
In am interview, part of which
follows, Mr.. Swendsen gave out q
report of the results to date of the
conferences. The interview follows;
due to the splendid spirit eNhib-
ted by the PARTIES interested and the
desire on the part of the reclamation
officials to hasten this much needed
development in Idaho, a favorable
t.4 { nf at,t ~ 1N, .aH Ian,
the contract between the u. s. rec
lamation service and the Idaho Pow
Company was speedily reached.
"A considerable amount of work
vas necessary to work out the de-
tails of this contract which is now
being drawn at Washington by the
oelamation service and the power
company officials
Under the agreement reached, the
power company is releasing some OF
is power plants as now construct
ed at American Falls, together with
al property and rights-of-way essen
tial to the construction of the Amer
lean Falls dam. In addition, they are
exchanging certain Of their present
natural flow of water rights for
rights in the American Falls reser-
goir. The present contemplated de-
veloment will deprive the eompany'of
some Of its power at American Falls,
and thus necessltate the replace
ment Of this power from some other
source. This replacement will in
yolve not only the construction OF
additional generating stations, but
transmission lines as we'll. AS con-
sideration for this necessary new de-
velopment, the company Is to receive
a certain amount In cash.
"a definite basis Of settlement was
agreed upon, but the exact amount
considered in cash and water stor-
age yet remains to be determined un-
der the provisions Of the agreement
reached. The closing OF this agree
ment constitutes one of the most inn
portant steps in connection with the
building of tho American Falls
project"
THE following representatives were
present at the conference:
U. s. Reclamation Service-A. p.
Davis. director; F. e. Weymouth
chief negineer; r. A. Banks, engi-
neer; b. E. Stoutemeyer, district
counsel, and j. M. Gaylord, electrical
engineer.
Advisory Committee Edgar w.
Norman, president Murtaugh Canal
Company; B. B. Brayton, president
New Sweden irrigation district.
State of Idaho--W. G. Swendsen,
commissioner Of reclamation, Boise.
Power Company Representatives
C. E. Groesbech, president; D.
T.. MCGEE, vice-president; w. r. Put
nam, vice-president and general man
ager; f. p. Odlum engineer; j. J.
O'Connell, consulting engineer.