The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-02-17
Bring Many Settlers.

sss Bring Many Settlers.
Captain Murphy figures that the
completed project would furnish T.
600 farm homes and would bring a
total of close to $4,000 additional
population TO Idaho. There would
be about 10000 people on the pro-
ject and he estimates almost as
many would be brought here
|by the additional commerce and in
|dustry that would be developed. He
estimates that the completed pro-
ject would meal 1000 more people
for Dubois; 1000 more for Idaho
Falls; 1900 more for Camas; $500
more for Roberts; 1000 more for.
Rigby and 1900 more for Arco.
The distance from Idaho Falls to
the main part Of the project would
be from Is to 80 miles and this city
would he the large center which
would draw from the project. Cap
tain Murphy estimates that $780,
600 worth Of farm products would
be raised on the project to be mar
keted largely through Idaho Falls.
Open Mining District.
Completion of the project would
also mean that a railroad would be
necessary to the Mud Lake country
and that in turn would have an i'm
portant bearing on the Birch creek
mining district from which ores are
now hauled 60 miles.
By bringing the waters to the pro-
ject in the route suggested by Cap
tain Murphy a large no-irrigable
country will be given the benefit of
a flowing stream while on the con-
structed canal a territory compris-
ing 400 square miles now entirely
devoid of water will be made avail
able for grazing and the flowing
stream would be of benefit to dry
farmers in that region.
Benefit Many Towns.
1t would require three years to
construct the job in the opinion of
Captain Murphy During the con-
struction period St. Anthony and
Ashton would be benefited to the
extent of 100000 and the region
tributary to ReNburg to the extent
of $2,000,O00, spent by those en-
gagged in the construction work.
About $4,000 has already been
spent by the government in its orig
inal surveys and much individual
money has. been extended in special
work. The project would not touch
anything within the confines of Yell
lowstone national park and would
thus forestall any possible objections
that might come from eastern "con-
servationists."
For many years a group of tireless
workers have been looking forward
to the day when the vision outlined
by Captain Murphy will become a
reality. Captain Murphy, Ed Whit
eel, R. w. Katerndahl, s. K. Clark,
Col. Adams, the Clark county COM
~missioners, Chris Jensen, Joseph
Laird and James Denning, and 9th
ers, have been on the job. They
have never lost an opportunity to
work for the Dubois project. To
many of them it has meant expen-
sive trips TO Boise and Washington
and long days in the field, together
with the devotion of much of their
time to the project. There have
been times when their hopes were
high and times when it seemed their
efforts might be in vain, but they
have been pe%rsistently working for
their aim. The soil proposed to be
reclaimed is said to be of a very fine
quality that will produce large
crops. Word of its possibilities has
been carried to many distant states
and the eyes of thousands Of people
are upon the project, all looking to
the day when we get water"