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The Cordova daily times., 1922-10-19
FUEL FOR WILLOW CREEK
 WILL SOON BE CHEAPER

Improvement on the Moose creek Willow creek road, or more properly the Palmer-Wa road, will enable mine operators in Willow creek to se- cure coal at lower rate this year than for many seasons. Coal is now being delivered at Fish Hook inn for $2O per ton. With the demand in creasing to justify it, tractor service may be placed on the run this winter or next spring and supply depots es- tablished in various portions of the Willow creek district whence prospec. tors and miners may secure ample fuel supply
 For the most part coal will be used for heating purposes in winter, the numerous creeks in the district af fording water power for milling op, erations. Owing to the value of any kind of timber, wood is too valuable to be utilized as fuel. In this re. gard Willow creek is one of the rare exceptions in mining. Its southern and eastern boundary abuts on the coal fields, and topography offers no unusual obstacles for transportation As the Alaska Road commission road program proceeds it will event ually make it possible to lay dowr fuel in Willow creek at rate tha will allow of steam operation O mills
The Cordova daily times., 1922-10-19

IN UNITED STATES COMMISSION FRS COURT IN AND FOR CHITINA PRECINCT, TERRITORY OF ALASKA.
 1n Probate)
 In the Matter of the Estate Of James Ray Fritter, Deceased.
 NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF
 FINAL ACCOUNT
 Notice is hereby given that Claude Stewart, the administrator of the Els tate of James Ray Fritter, deceased has rendered and presented for settle ment and filed in said above named court his final account of his admins tration of said estate and that Sat urday the 18th day of December, 1922, at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m, of said day at the office of the United States Commissioner and ex-officio Probate Judge of Chitina Precinct, Territory of Alaska. has been duly appointed by the Judge of said Court as the time and place for the settlement of said account and for the final closing up of the affairs of said estate at which time and place any person interested in said estate may appear and file ex- captions in writing to the said account and contest the same.
 Dated at Chitina, Alaska, the 9th day of October, 1922.
 o. A. NELSON,
 United States Commissioner and ex-officio Probate Judge. FRANK H. FOSTER, Attorney for Ad' ministrator, Cordova, Alaska.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-10-19
ORDER AND NOTICE OF GENERAL
 ELECTION TO BE HELD TUES
 DAY, NOVEMBER z, 1922, AT COR

ORDER AND NOTICE OF GEN ERAb
 ELECTION TO BE HELD TUES
 DAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1922, AT COR
 DOVA, ALASKA.
 Pursuant to Section 395, Chapter two, Compiled Laws of Alaska, the Common Council of the Town of Cor dova does hereby give notice for the purpose of the General Election to be held Tuesday, November 7 1922, all of the Territory lying and being within the corporate limits of the town of Cordova. Alaska, as the same have been defined and are on record, is hereby designated as one voting pre- cinct, which shall be known as the Cordova Voting Precinct.
 It is further ordered that the coun, Gil chambers in the city hall, situated on lot 20, in block of the original townsite of the town of Cordova, is hereby designated as the polling place for the said Cordova precinct.
 At said election so held the follow ing shall act as judges: J. B. Norton, Wm Hays and H. B. Wolking and at said election so held the following shall act as clerks: Lillian D. Nickel son and Roberta K Harwood
 The polling hours to be from 500 a. m. to 700 D. m. And notice is further given that at said general election so held on Tues dav, the seventh day of November 1922. the following officers shall be elected:
 Delegate to Congress from Alaska One member of the Senate for the Territory of Alaska. Four members of the House of Rep resentatives of the Territory Of Alaska.
 Two divisional Road Commissioners Dated at Cordova, Alaska, this 4th day of October, 1922. | (SeaD w. w. COUNCIL, Mayor of the Town of Cordova Attest:
 K. G. ROBINSON, Town Clerk. 1 Oct. 4-11-18-25
The Cordova daily times., 1922-10-19

ORDER AND NOTICE OF GENERAL
 ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER ', 1922
 IN THE OFFICE OF THE UNITED
 STATES COMMISSION AT COR
 DOVA ALASKA, DIVISION NO THREE.
 NOW ON THIS DAY, pursuant tc Sec. 396, Title XI. Chapter Two, of the Compiled Laws of Alaska, 1913, and the Laws of the Territory of Alaska governing elections within said Ter ritory:
 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, That for the purpose of the General Election to be held on the seventh (7th) day of November, 1922, all of the Territory embraced within the Recording Dis trict known as Cordova Recording District. outside of incorporated towns is hereby divided into Voting Pre- cincts, in each of which polling place is hereby specified, that is, divided into one Voting Precinct, which said pre- cinct shall be known as EYAK VOT ING PRECINCT.
 Said Voting Precinct is described and bounded as follows:
 1. That said EYAK Voting Precinct is bounded as follows:
 Beginning at a point midway be tween Hinchinbrook and Montague Islands on Prince William Sound thence north easterly to Gravina Point; thence northerly along the south-easterly shore of Gravina Bay tc the northeast extremity of said Bay; thence north-easterly to the mouth of Tasnuna River; thence northeast erly across the Copper River and along the north watershed of the Bremne1 River to it's headwaters; thence south westerly along the watershed to the head of the Martin River; thence down Martin River and the east shore oi the Copper River to the Gulf of Alas ka; thence westerly to place of begin ming. excluding therefrom the town of Cordova.
 AND I HEREBY SPECIFY that cer tain building known as LAKE VIEW HOUSE situate at Eyak or Old Town in said EYAK Voting Precinct, as the polling place for said Voting Precinct
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That a General Election will be held or Tuesday, November 7th, 1922, for the purpose of electing the following Of fcials. to-wit:
 A Delegate to Congress from Alaska
 A Territorial Senator.
 Four Representative to the Terri torial Legislature.
 Two divisional Road Commissioners
 The said election will be held ln the voting precincts above mentioned and at the polling places therein specl fled The said polling places will be open between the hours of eight (s) o'clock a. m, and seven CD o'clock D. m of said day.
 Dated at Cordova, Alaska, this 18th day of August, 1922.
 (Span A. J. ADAMS, U. s. Commissioner for the Cordova Recording District Third Division, Territory o1 Alaska.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-10-19
GETS EVERYTHING
IS the baby talk yet?"

Does tue baby talk yet?"
 "No," replied the baby's disgusted little brother, "the baby doesn't need to talk"
 Doesn't need to talk"
 "No. All the baby has to do is to yell, and it gets everything in the house that's worth having"
The Cordova daily times., 1922-10-19
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS

IN THE UNITED STATES COMMIS- SIONER'S COURT IN AND FOR CORDOVA PRECINCT, TERRI TORY OF ALASKA.
 (ln Probate)
 In the Matter of the Estate of w. B. Townsend, Deceased
 NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF
 FINAL ACCOUNT
 Notice is hereby given that H. B. Wolking. the administrator of the es- tate of w. E. Townsend, deceased has rendered and presented for settlement and filed in said above named court his final account of his administration of said estate, and that Thursday, the thirtieth day of November, 1922, at 10 o'clock A. M., at the office of the United States Commissioner, and ex- officio Probate Judge, Cordova Pre- cinct, has been duly appointed by the Fudge of said court for the settlement of said account and for the final clos ing un of the affairs of said estate, at which time and place any person interested in said estate may appear and file exception in writing to the said account and contest the same. Dated at Cordova, Alaska, the 18th day of September. 1922.
 A. J. ADAMS.
 United States Commission
 CT and ex-Officio Probate
 Judge.
 FRANK H. FOSTER, Attorney for Administrator. Cordova. Alaska. First publication, Sept. 2S, 1922. I vet ,,,,h1icotion 0pt 9S 1Q90
The Cordova daily times., 1922-10-19
THE RUSH

She-''I wouldn't marry you if you were the only man in the World'
 He-"Of courst you wouldn't; you'd get killed in the rush."
The Cordova daily times., 1922-10-19
WANTED

FOR SALE-AT A BARGAIN, ROOM ing House over Rosswog's store. V. Godderis. 26-tf
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-03-10
THE AMERICAN FALLS PROJECT

nothing can be done, and Secretary
Fall has refused to approve the con-
tract until the companies and districts
provide means to meet their pay
mentS.
| other words, the American Falls
project goes down with a crash unless
definite, certain arrangements are
made to meet these obligations.
The plan herein outlined to meet
and conquer the situation has been
approved by representatives of the
various companies and districts and
many others. 1t is entirely feasible,
and does not create a burden. 1t is
the only means thru which the situa-
ton can be saved, as it has been dem
onstrated that payment from present
available cash is impossible.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-03-10
Others Want Water

There is more land in southern
Idaho than there IS water to irrigate
h. There is also a demand for water
dor power purposes. 1t goes without
saying that Snake river water is not
going to remain available for very
long. The present plan is designed to
make sure full water supply to land
now under cultivation, and then pro-
vide for new lands. If the present
scheme is to be abandoned, new pro.
jects will be able to get priority for
their wafer rights.
. Director A. P. Davis of the u. S.
r. S., has well said that when all pro-
Jects have all the water they need,
lighting over water rights and priori-
ties becomes unnecessary, and each
water right is on an equal footing.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-03-10
The Power Contract

The rights ON the river held by the
Idaho Power company must be ac.
quired by the government in order for
it to proceed with the American Falls
project After three years of negotia-
tion with the trust company that holds
dhe trust for the several thousand
@wners of the Idaho Power company,
a contract was agreed to. The power
company accepted fhe governments
offer of ST, 100000 for its holdings,
in the face of the fact that it had paid
the Brady interests larger sum for
the same, and had since spent much
in betterments.
The company's acceptance of the
governments offer was no doubt in
Auenced far more by the possible
great development in the Snake river
basin than by any consideration of
present value of its plant.
Without approval of this contract
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-03-10
Misrepresentation

Some misrepresentation has been
created by the fact of an appropria-
ton bill carrying SI,2oo,oOo for
1922 for the American Falls project.
This, in reality, means nothing I'M
less we are to go ahead with the pro-
ject. If our obligations are paid, the
government will have funds available
to match the payments of the COM
panies and districts. If work on the
reservoir is not to be continued, there
will be no application of this money.
For example, last year there was ap-
propriated $I,75o,ooo for the Mini
doka project, of which the American
Falls is a part so far as appropriations
are concerned, but up to date only
100000 Of that sum has actually
been made available, and only about
100000 for American Falls.
Putting it another way: Such ap-
preparations merely provide an APP
portionment of money from the re-
clamation fund, and do not mean
necessarily that the amount specified
will ever be expended, and it certainly
will not be expended at American
Falls unless the obligations referred
to shall be met.
There is also some misapprehen-
sion in regard to the McNary-Smith
bill. If that bill should be passed it
would not affect the American Falls
project because of the existing and
fixed financial set-up. However, it
would provide market for the bonds
of the district.
That measure need not be de-
pended on, however, as bond market
provision, for there is an active de-
mand for irrigation district bonds
certified by the state, as would be the
case with these bonds.
That is occasioned by the fact that
these bonds are exempt from taxation
of all kinds, a condition that will not
long exist. There is no doubt that
congress will shortly make all such
securities subject to taxation. invest
ors know this, and that is the reason
they are anxious to secure these bonds,
and it is also another strong reason
for prompt action on our part.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-03-10
The Last Chance

This statement, prepared and sent
you by the Idaho Reclamation asso-
ciatio, which is supported and main
tanned by Idaho taxpayers, and which
is devoted to the further development
of irrigable Idaho, gives you the
plain, unvarnished facts.
The loss of the American Falls
project can hardly be computed in
dollars and cents. Its retention and
completion would mean such a large
and continuing profit, no thought of
permitting abandonment when no real
expense is required to save and COM
plete it, should be considered in the
mind of any one in this territory who
is interested in his own welfare and
in the welfare of his state.
You will hear from us again. Dis
cuss this subject with your neghbors,
your lawyer, your banker, and enlist
IN the movement to insure your own
greater prosperity and greater
Idaho.
Answer this question: Can we per-
init this big, last chance to slip from
our grasp?
Ibis statement is the beginning of
a campaign in the Snake river basin
to summon the people to aid in saving
the American Falls project and is be-
ing done at the peoples expense and
at actual cost.
Inquiries are earnestly solicited.
IDAHO RECLAMATION
ASSOCIATION
Office, Pocatello, Ida., P. o. Box
go.
By GUY FLENNER,
Managing Director.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-03-10
Salient Points To Be
Considered

We would emphasize, among other
statements, the following: The water
to be impounded in the American
Falls reservoir is to be used to very
large extent in supplementing the
present insufficient supply of num-
Der of canal companies and districts
covering large area, settlers on
which have, especially during years of
low stream flow, suffered enormous
crop loss by reason of drouth. Con-
struction of the reservoir will forever
Danish the short water year and pro-
vide insurance against future loss,
thus placing these farmers on con-
tinuing profit basis, and, in addition,
supply water for an excess of half
million acres of arid land which is
now largely uninhabited.
This storage water will also serve,
in addition, considerable area of
dry farm land being operated with
interrnittent success. Loss Of crops
thereon in years of drouth, and con-
sequdns reduction of crops, renders it
extremely difficult to operate them at
profit. Unless water is provided it
is feared abandonment of much of
this property may be forced.
The American Falls reservoir site
occupies a strategic position in the
water shed, and when the reservoir
is completed will afford complete con-
troll for the entire Snake river flow,
making it possible to utilize to the
best advantage the entire stream.
If the American Falls project
should be abandoned now, piece-meal
reservoir construction might be un-
dertaken, tending to make the Ameri-
can Falls infeasible even if attempted
in the future. The distribution of
water in other directions would also
add to the improbabilities of construc-
ton ever being proceeded with
Should the work at American Falls
be suspended now, it would produce
disastrous effect upon all lines of
business, and set back agriculture in
the Snake river valley for many years.
Such hopes have been built by the
people who have been suffering from
the financial depression, believing that
this great undertaking would certainly
be carried out by the government,
that the suspension or abandonment
we are proposing to prevent, would
act most disastrously.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-03-10

market, with the result that many
took advantage of the opportunity
and reduced their holdings, taking
their profits, and, in many cases, using
the same to improve to higher and
more varied production the land re-
tanned. Values have ever since been
stabilized.
When there has been severe water
shortage and heavy losses in other
parts of the state, lands under the Ar
rowrock reservoir have produced
plentifully during the entire season,
and there has never been a time when
good third crop of hay, for instance,
has not been taken off.
There has been an increase in the
farming population, which is import
ant in itself, for dense farming popu-
lation is responsible for the great ag-
ricultural development in the middle
west and elsewhere. Additional local
markets have been built up, for towns
and cities grow in step with the prog
ress of the country, so that better
prices have been secured for farmers
under the Arrowrock reservoir than
in any other part of the state.
Bank and farm loan credits, when
necessary, are more readily obtained
because, standing back of every acre,
is this wonderful water insurance.
Before Arrowrock reservoir was
provided, there we're heavy losses due
to water shortage, At intervals of
about FIVE years this occurred, and
often wiped out the profits of the in
tervening periods.
What has happened there in that
connection has occurred in the Snake
river valley. Indeed, it is agreed that
the loss IN 1919 due to water shortage
would have paid for the entire Ameri-
can Falls project, and it is certain that
milfiens were lost in that year thru
water shortage. il
The added protection, the in
creased demand for property, the
Standardization Of values, creation OF
new markets, and tth general st'mula-
/ xion of farming and Ialt classes of bust.
mess, as well as thu avoidance of dis
astrous fluctuations due to water un.
certainties, will 'tr the reward of all
those in Snake river valley, as the re-
suit of complexion ofsthis project.
While It is true that prices of farm
produce have bren low during the lasa
year, no farmer would accept 1921
conditions as "a criterion. Business
was bad during that year in all lines
but no one contemplated voluntarily
going out of business because of thost
conditions. 1T was inevitable that
there should be relapse after q
period of intense prosperity and mia
ton. Having struck the bottom, We
are now on the upgrade and will reztf
safe level commencing With the pies
ent year.
The great question is, shall we
place ourselves in position To take the
fullest advantage of surely approach
ing normal conditions? The Amcri
can Falls project furnishes the big OPP
portunity. The people of the Snake
river basin are ito decide this
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-03-10
7 O Be or Not to Be?
That is the Question
If You Are Interested in the Present
and Future of Snake River Valley
and Idaho, Read this Statement

This statement is designed to
~ give a clear outline of the stu
alton relative to the American Falls
reservoir project, to impress the man.
ner in which the momentous enter
prise is imperiled, and to relate as
briefly as possible the details of
plan for saving the project to the
state, which has been approved by
groups of men who are not only d.
rectly interested in the success of the
project from purely local stand
point, but from the angle of all south
Idaho.
Why Project Is Threatened
With Abandonment
In kilograms and letters from high
reclamation officials in Washington,
D. c., and from statements made by
Secretary Fall to representative men
who have visited Washington, there
is no room for doubt that the govern
ment will abandon the American Falls
project unless the companies and dis
tricts contracting for storage water in
the reservoir make their payments.
Delay at this tine means that the
American Falls project will be lost to
Idaho for many, many years, if, in
deed, it shall ever be revived.
Plan to Save the Project To
Idaho
In the face Of this grave emergency,
conferences of men representing the
various contracting companies and
districts, attended also by leading men
of south Idaho, including Governor
Davis, after careful thought, evolved
a plan to save the project to Idaho.
In a word, this plan is to form
gigantic irrigation district embracing,
in a general way, the Snake river ba-
sin from point north of Idaho Falls
to contact with the Twin Falls district
Advantages of the one big district
plan over the formation of a number
of small districts are many. Some of
the points are, that considerable prop
erty could be included that might not
be embraced in the small districts,
thereby Strengthening the district and
furnishing financial participation with
the farmers. As an illustration, we
cite railroad and similar property.
Another advantage is found in the
floating of securities of the large dis
trict at lower interest rate as con-
trasted with those of smaller districts.
Still another good reason is that in the
attempted formation of smaller dis
tricts each would probably wait on the
other, thus greatly delaying action, in
the face of the fact that this matter
must be disposed of very soon.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-03-10
No Interference

he proposed district IS to De purely
financing organization, and will not
in any manner interfere with the op-
Grafton or maintenance of any canal
system within it's boundaries. These
systems will be managed by their re-
spective officers as tho the big district
did not exist.
Existing irrigation districts within
the American Falls storage influence
will not be included in the big district,
each, if coming into the American
Falls enterprise, being already so or
ganized as to be in position to handle
its own obligations to the government.
Some of these have already author
lied bonds, and are only awaiting the
outcome Of this campaign to market
them and pay the government as per
its contract. j
II the district shall be formed, then
the question Of issuing its bonds to
meet the payments to the government
VIII be presented to the people.
It is realized, of course, that no one
desires at this time to take on any
additional obligations that might be
avoided. 1t is felt, however, that any
study of the subject will convince the
land owner that This proposed bond
issue does not constitute burden, but
is the means of positive and genuine
relief.
These bonds, when authorized, may
be considered as productive invest
ment, exactly as the purchase Of ncccs-
sary farm machinery, seed, or dairy
stock on twenty years credit at per
cent interest. Moreover, it is planned
to include the interest with the prm-
cipal on these bonds during the period
of construction of the reservoir, and
then one year beyond that, so there
will be no interest to pay until afhrr
benefits have been secured from the
reservoir, after which natural increase
will take care of the bonds.
1t is estimated that one extra busheI
ot wheat year per acre grown by
virtue of an ample insured water sup
ply, will pay all interest and principal.
What 1t Means To the Pres
ent Land Owner
Putting aside the great question of
general benefits to south Idaho, and
anaiyzing the subject from the stand
point of the present land owner, it
cannot be denied that the benefits of
this storage water are beyond calcula-
ton. That has been the case under
every storage system.
In Idaho there is an enduring illus
tration in the Arrowrock reservoir.
When it was known that reservoir
was to be built, there was an immcdi
ate demand for any land to be benc.
fitted thereby. This resulted in inn
mediate increased values and an active