The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-08-04
Greater Fort Hall
Project Launched
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n braced within the general scope {
the enlarged district. Carried.
a An adjournment was taken unit
Q Monday the first day OF August whe
Q further proceedings were had an
9 the press reports 1t as follows:
J. B. Bistline is the president an
C. B. Ross is the secretary treasure
. of the Greater Fort Hall Irrigation
Y association formed at Blackfoot d
r Monday evening to bring about . full
: and complete survey and report OF
t the resources and feasibility of en-
larging the present Fort Hall projec
to more completely water the land
: already included in the project an,
} to cover the proposed extensions t,
, lands along the east side Of tn,
Snake river valley for sixty miles be
tween Presto bench and American
Falls. Mr.. Bistline is q P0catells
business man. Mr.. Ross IL an emin
emit engineer owning large rancI
at Michaud and E. M. Kennedy, vics
president, is banker of Blackfoot
An executive board consisting Of
two representatives from each or.
ganization interested In launching
the enterprise, and five members al
large, will handle the work and bust.
ness of raising the money and ex-
pending SO much as may be needed
to get complete information to lay
before congress and the secretary OF
the interior on which to base future
action regarding the project.
The executive committee consists
of w. NJ. Bonner, the Indian agent
at Fort Hall and w. p. Havenor, en-
gineer for the Fort Hall project to
represent the federal government; G.
| B. Ross, civil engineer repre-
senting the State Of Idaho; L. Bris-
coe and H. M. Wolff the Pocatello
Water Users association; G.. E.
Tolmie and r. F. Wilkie Of the
Presto Bench Irrigation Project; P.
G. Johnston and James Just represent
the water users of the lower Black
foot river, with American Falls and
Michaud fiat still to be named,
and members at large consisting Of
Byrd Trego, e. M. Kennedy and j. H.
Early of Blackfoot and Theodore
Turner and J. Robb Brady OF Poca-
tello.
A finance committee consisting Of
]. B. Bistline, H. M. Wolff, l.. Bris-
coe, Thomas Larkin, James Just, G.
D.. Tolmie and E. M. Kennedy has
been appointed to raise the money
necessary for the preliminary sur
vey and report. The report must
cover the water resources of the
whole drainage system Of the Black
foot river from the source down, in
Guiding storage sites, and the irri-
gable lands susceptible of irrigation
under it. Some of this data has
already been gathered by the gov
eminent and by private interests and
other parts Of it have not. The
Presto bench organization has al
ready expended about $4,000 max
ing surveys and maps that are at the |
disposal of the new organization.
Some water suits already done or in |
progress will afford basis for much
information that need not be
gathered again. Most of the expense
will be borne by land owners tribu-
tary to Pocatello, but Blackfoot and
American Falls will furnish consider
able. The estimated cost Of the sur
vey and report is $4,000 and it is de-
'irable that the work be completed
before congress assemblies in Deem
Der. The federal government has a
fund of about $1,000 available for
on the expenses of their
engineers who engage in the task
md State Engineer w. P. Swendsen
las a fund Of about $500 available
or the states part of the survey.
Presto Bench has already done its
hare and American Falls raised
bout $500 in one hour when citi-
en- OF that place went out to see
Vhat could be done there.
A committee appointed to suggest
name and to draft bylaws and
1orking plans for the association
lade the following report: =
We, your committee appointed to
dept name and to draft rules and
equations report as follows:
This organization shall be known
$ the Greater Fort Hall Irrigation
ssociation. The purposes of this
rganization shall be to unite the ef-
,rts of all organizations and per- 4
,ns now working for the enlarge Il
lent and extension of the Fort Hall Il
'rigation project. II
To cooperate with the United II
Eates government, the State of
laho and all other interested part
s in the development of the water
of the Blackfoot river
atershed and any additional water
lpply that may be necessary to ade-
lately irrigate the lands in the pro-
,sed extensions of the Fort Hall
'Oject.
To assemble and compile in CO.
'eratiOn with the commissioner of
dian affairs all available data on
9 project and to secure such other
formation by survey and other
cans as may be necessary to pre-
re and present to congress a COM
extensive and complete report of
9 ultimate possibilities of the 4
.eater Fort Hall Irrigation Pro- 4
ct.