American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-03-03
INTEREST GROWING
AS PLANS FOR DAM
PROJECT PROGRESS
DIRECTOR FLENNER STATES THAT
IMPORTANCE OF UNDERTAKING
AND IMMINENT PERIL ARE NOW
THOROUGHLY REALIZED.
ORGANIZATION PROGRESS
Central Meetings to- Be Held by Middle
of March-LOcaI Committees to AS
sist-Money Coming In From Many
Counties.

Pocatello, Idaho--Letters and tele-
grams received at the office of the Ida
no Reclamation Association indicate
the growing interest among all classes
of citizens in the Snake River valley
all over south Idaho in the campaign
to save the American Falls reservoir
project to the State.
The manner in which It has been inn
periled, these communications state,
had never been SO forcibly brought to
the public attention, and the incalcul-
able loss that will be sustained by
abandonment of thep roject never so
SO impressively related. X
These correspondents are now fully
alive to the gravity of the situation
and are more apreciative than ever of
the immense benefits to the State from
continuation with and completion of
the project, and promise their hearty
support in cooperation with all efforts
to form the big Snake River Valley ir-
rigation district and to carry out the
plans that have been SO carefully
thought out to make it possible, with.
out entailing any burden, to finance
the irrigation companies and districts
that are delinquent in their payments
to the government With that accom-
PiAoACN,f ILLS iilOlluniCnbdllg ltUpOTiduI
project will be saved to the State
Organization Work.
The work of organizing the entire
territory is progressing satisfactory
lily, according to the executives Of the
Idaho Reclamation Association The
Associations officers and directors
are giving the subject their best eff
forts and are being assisted by groups
Of men all over the territory
Committees will be selected in ev-
cry community to assist In the CAM
paign. These viii 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. 1t is
of vital Importance that every detail
OF this phase of the subject be care
f1iy inspected. With that end In view,
the Managing Director has delegated
Judge o. r. Baum to select group
of attorneys, and to these men will be
referred all legal questions bearing
upon the or ganization of the district.
A small Executive Committee will
be named to work direct with head
qarters 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 win be ready for circulation
within week or ten days.
Central MeeiRg.
IL is planned to hold meetings at
various central points abot the mid
die of March to start the campaign.
The petitions will radiate from these
meetings. Governor Davis and other
wen known men will attend these
meetings and address the people.
The headquarters of the Idaho Rec
donation Association have been en-
larged and additions made to the froce
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
Appropriations are promised from
Bonneville, Twin Fails. and other
counties as soon as the Commissioners
meet Financial assistance for the
campaign is also promised from Boise
and other points In the southwestern
part of the State that are actateC
largely by consideration of the impor.
tance of the project to the entire south
ern part of Idaho