The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-12-28

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that the only way in which to be re-
lieved of this embarrassment Is to
secure our supplemental DEGREES.
The union is gathering all data
possible to secure just and equitable
rights to all, both for the purpose OF
these supplemental rights and to pro-
tect our present decree In the event
that such a thing is necessary.
w. o. Cotton, engineer for the
union) was called on in the after
noon to show how these reports
were gotten up and to show graphic
ally some of the findings.
shown which illustrated the loss the
Natural Water Users are standing at
Moran and Heise; conditions pre-
vailing at Moran (below Jackson
damn prior to the construction of
Jackson Lake dam were shown by a
green line on the photograph and
the effect of the present 1920-1921
and 1922 control and computed
natural water was shown on the
same hydrograph with yellow, blue
and red lines respectively and
comparison of these lines brought
home to the water users con-
clusively that they were not getting
by some 10000 acre feet the water
which they would get were the con-
troll at Jackson Lake taken away
and natural conditions again re-
sumed. Similar conditions were IL
Illustrated at the Heise station, where
even a greater spread was shown be-
tween the natural water (before in
reference took place at Jackson
Lake damn and the present COM
puted natural water.
The difference between the old
conditions which ran natural with
out control and the present cOndi-
lions under control of the commits
sioner of Reclamation and his
deputy seemed to represent tre-
mendous amount of natural storage
which the Natural Water Users re-
ceived before the construction of
jackson Dam, which they do not get
now, also shows losses on the lake
and river by evaporation and per-
collation. which were not present be-
fore this control was had at Jack
son dam and stored water mingled
with our natural water.
A great many questions were
asked by John Lee and G. j. Call
which aided in bringing out the in
formation that all water users were
interested in, namely, that the
records that the unoin have at press
emit, are in the main taken from the
deputy commissioners records
which the Natural Water Users help
to pay for, but have known very lit
tie about, because of the neglect on
the part Of the natural Water Users
to dig into them and analyze them
as the storage interest have been
doing for some time past. Another
matter which was brought out was,
that the natural water users in this
section must get together on bet
ter contract or agreement at the
water masters election in March, as
. the interests south of American
Falls control about 5000 second feet
which they vote with three men and
. our rights are divided among sixty
4 canals, we are paying all of the big
r expense and still have all too little
D to say or do with the delivery of our
s own water, the commissioner OF
t reclamation urges us to get together
4 with the stored water interests, in
stead of getting together with him,
! and his suggestion would be we'll put
: probably, but Mr.. Fred Gustafson
: urged that the tables should be
: turned and the storage water people
a assume the humble attitude becom-
ing to an interloper in ditch or
e stream instead of expecting the
r natural water users to continue to
p assume this humble attitude. Mr.
Beer then said that his conception
)" of the unions efforts was that they
: were trying to educate the water
users as to what they have gotten in
d the past and to point out the neces-
l. sary changes in order that our ad.
e vistory board will be better able tc
II stand for our rights.
|, At the election of officers Mr.. M
r Merkley and G. H. DeCamp were
u unanimously reelected.
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