American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-09-09
SECRETARY FALL
; UNALARMED OVER
TOWNS|TE SCRAP
SAYS DIFFICULT PROBLEMS CER-
TAIN TO ARISE WHERE MOVING
OR REBUILDING OF CITY is IN
VOLVED = MATTERS WILL BE
ADJUSTED SATISFACTORILY.
HERE TUESDAY MORNING
Party, Including Governor Davis, Con-
gressman Addison Il. Smith, and
Group of Prominent Engineers In
spects Dam and TOwnsite.

lprOuD Oh e.A
spects Dam and T0wnsite.
The Reclamation engineers have
their hands full with many problems to
solve. not the least of which is the
townsite question, according to Sec
retary of the Interior, A. B. Ball who
spent from nine o'clock Monday even
ing to 10 o'clock Tuesday morning in
American Falls. "Everytime town
is involved in the construction OF dams
or waterways, we expect certain
amount of trouble" said the secretary
ct have had experience with townsltes
through all my public life, from cats
in the cantracts on up. or course
these problems always arise and are
always solved. / don't anticipate any
sweat trouble here though / under
stand there is some dissatisfaction"
Mr. Fall had no conclusions to ex-
press regarding his findings here with
regard to progress on the dam, II
haven't formed any conclusions" he
said 80 naturally cannot state any,"
1 am simply on a tour of inspection
and am gathering all the information
about these various projects that l
can. am very favorably impressed
with the results of irrigation as shown
in Idaho"
Eluded Committee.
A committee of citizens had planned
to meet the Secretary upon his adver-
tised arrival at $3.50 a. m. Tuesday
morning. He concluded his inspection
at Rupert and Minidoka earlier than
expected however and came on tc
American Falls Monday evening. Ir
his party were Governor D. w. Davis
A. P. Davis, director of Reclamation
F. e. Weymouth, chief engineer of th'
Reclamation Service, W. M. Reed
stjef engineer of the Reclamation
->tS.5ision of the Indian Service, Con
gressman Addison T. Smith, W.
Swendsen, state commissioner of Rec
lamation, Engineer Dietz of the In
dian Service, Joel L. Priest, passenge
agent of the o. S. L. and Harry G
'Clunn, private secretary to Mr.. Fall.
The party inspected the propose
damsite and reservoir early Tuesda
morning, following which they motore
over the proposed new townsite. Th
chef in their special car was then not
fled to prepare lunch and soon afte1
ward the party left in automobiles II
F'ayt Hall by way of the reservation
They lunched near the Fort and late
in the afternoon drove on to Blackfot
where an informal reception was tel
dered the Secretary.
"By George ] ate five times yeste
day and today am laying Off said Il
secretary. 81 didn't come out here
attend banquets and make speeches
His private secretary and Joel Prize
were for him but Congressman Smi
was against him. NThe Secretary TO
gets" he said, that he is next to Il
president to our western people. Th
want to get acquainted with him al
l want him to also"
Miss Esther Bryan was the real ce
ter of attraction Tuesday morning
the Reclamation office. She is an @
chum of Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Reed, [
former being stationed at Washin
ton with the Indian service as chi
engineer.
Governor Davis was instructed Il
mediately upon his arrival i'm Anne
can Falls to find Miss Bryan for
Reed. The Governor located her a
fifteen minutes after the train arriv
Monday evening, had her in the 81
retary's private car hobnobing WI
Mr.. Fall, Mr.. Reed, and party. So
was natural that Tuesday morni
should witness a return OF the call
The Reclamation Boys were curio
TO know what kind of an hombre I
Secretary was. We overheard o
prominent engineer say to another W
was to explain certain map to I
Secretary " And let me give you
tip. The old boy is pretty keen"
opinion was generally felt that
Fall had very comprehensive idea
the detail involved in all the pro1e
he is inspecting. Local reclamati
engineers feel that this will be of II
terial assistance to the service as
preliminaries will have to be de
with in comforting with the new s.
Tetary of the Interior.
What did he look like? west Tel
stockman. Large physique. ruddy co
plexion, long flowing back gray hs
long mustache, large hat, liked
smoke a stoggy-or cigarette, dislil
the spot light. quiet and unassumf
used TO roughing IL.
GEORGE ANGELLY IMPROVING