The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-03-09
HELPING AMERICAN "
- FALLS PROJECT

Letters and kilograms received at
the office of the Idaho Reclamation
association indicate the growing IN
terest among all classes Of, citizens
in the Snake river valley and all
over south Idaho in the campaign
to save the American Falls reservoir
project to the state.
The manner in which it has been
imperiled, these communications
state, had never been so forcibly
brought to the public attention, and
the incalculable loss that will be
sustained BY abandonment of the
project never so impressively related.
These correspondents are now
fully alive to the gravity of the sit
uation and are more appreciative
than ever of the immense benefits
to the state from continuation with
and completion of the project, and
promise their hearty support In CO.
operation with all efforts to form
the big Snake river valley irrigation
district and to carry out the plans
that have been so carefully thought
out to make it possible, without en-
failing any burden, to finance the
irrigation companies and districts
that are delinquent in their pay
ments to the government. With that
accomplished, this fundamentally i'm
portant project will be saved to the
state.
Organization Work
The work of organizing the entire
territory is progressing satisfactor-
lily, according to the executives OF
the Idaho Reclamation association.
The associations officers and direc-
tors are giving the subject their best
efforts and are being assisted by
groups of men all over the territory.
Committees will be selected in
every community to assist in the
campaign. These will be part Of
larger local organizations, and the
whole will come within the influence
of the central organization in this
city. An advisory board has been
named, to which additions will be
made.
Legal Aspects
Close attention is being given to
the legal aspects of the campaign.
It is of vital importance that every
detail of this phase of the subject
be carefully inspected. With that
end in view, the managing director
has delegated Judge o. r. Baum to
select a group of attorneys, and to
these men will be referred all legal
questions bearing upon the organiza-
ton of the district.
A small executive committee will
be named to work direct with head
quarters during the progress of the
campaign.
The engineers have been In the
field checking over the descriptions
which will have to be included in
the petitions, and it is expected that
the petitions will be ready for circu-
lation within a week or ten days.
1t is planned to hold meetings at
various central points about the mid
die of March to start the campaign.
The petitions will radiate from these
meetings. Govern Davis and other
well-known men will attend these
meetings and address the people.
The headquarters of the Idaho
Reclamation association have been
enlarged and additions made to the
force, both here and in the field, to
carry on the work.
The counties of Bannock, Clark,
Power, Bingham, Gooding and Mini
doka have made appropriations, in
harmony with the agreement at the
meeting of commissioners held here
recently.
Appropriation are promised from
Bonneville, Twin Falls and other
counties as soon as the commission
ers meet. Financial assistance for
the campaign is also promised from
Boise and other points in the south
western part Of the state that are
actuated largely by consideration Of
the importance of the project to the
entire southern part Of Idaho.
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Author and Reader.
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