American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-03-10

will be built to it's full capacity.
The estimate of $40 per acre foot
vas made in 1919 when prices of la
Dor and material were very high, and
completed only a minimum reser-
voir, that is, less than the million and
a half acre foot capacity.
No new land is to be included in the
district, but it will all be land that is
already in cultivation and needs wat
er insurance, and has distributing sys-
TENS.
To assume that any part of the oblf-
cation of the district might have to be
paid by some otaher portions of the
district is to assume that cultivated
land in Snake River Valley is not
worth more than So to S. per acre, for
these bonds, if authorized, will be a
prior lien. Moreover there is not a
company in the district that is not in
good financial condition and able TO
meet much more han its share of the
obligation contemplated by this bond
issue.
The ownership of the water rights
in American Falls is to be absolute
and the entire 100 percent contracted
for will be delivered every year. There
trict4would have to stand on its owz
tracts are carried out. ANY new disc
any district coming in after these con-
VIII no pro rating, xcejt, possibly, 10,
financial bottom. 1t would not be in
the big district, and the big district
would be in no wise responsible for it.
1t might have to take top rights, as
against the 100 percent rights of those
companies in the big district is in eff
companies in the big district is. n ef-
feet, a deed from the u. s. government.
and is perpetual after the contract has
been paid.
The only exchange of water storage
in the Jackson Lake contemplated by
the government is the Jackson Lake
storage o applicable to Minidoka
project. If the American Falls pro-
ject goes through, the Minidoka pro-
ject will be supplied from American
Falls. and it's present Jackson Lake
supply will be used for land above
American Falls. Any companies be-
low American Falls having Jackson
Lake storage at the present time can
dispose of 1t If desired, and at a much
larger price than Was paid, but there
is no compulsion. That is up to each
company.
No part of the money already spent
at American Falls, and no part of the
amount that may be paid for the power
rights there will come out of the funds
arising from the proposed bonl sale.
This money ome from the reclama-
ton fund direct. Tho bond money will
be used for construction.
The suggestion to include cities and
towns in the district is simply a re-
Election of the desire of cities to as
sist in any way possible. AS this is not
an operating district and will have
nothing to do with the operation or
maintenance of canal systems in any
way, shape, manner or form, mo par
~ticipation by the cities would aver af-
feet the canal systems. If the farm
ers are in position to meet these pay
ments alone and prefer to do it that
way 1t is all right, but the people in
cities are willing to help IL desired,
n it is the legal way for them to do
SO. Ii not wanted, they will not be
put in Any present contribution by
them will hardly be satisfactory be-
u 1t might not be dependable from
year to year, but if they were in the
district they would pay a share of the
bill. The benefits to the cities would
be indirect, but, of course, everyone
knows that cities prosper only when
the surrounding country prospers.
The whole situation might be sum
med up in this manner:
De we desire to make good our
contracts with the government?
We pay for the reservoir every five
years anyway by our losses due 10
periodical water shortage, SO why not
have it?
The future development of irrigR-
ton in Idaho depends absolutely on
reservoir storage.
inquiries are earnestly solicited.
Office, Pocatello, Idaho, p. o, Box
$40.
BY Guy Flenner,
Managing Director.