Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1922-04-13

meetings nave DtSH nelu III lut upper
Snake river valley in order to furnish
all available information to stock
holders of irrigation companies re-
speeding the formation of the pro-
posed super-district as means OF
financing the American Falls pro-
ject, according to a beulletin just
issued by the Idaho Reclamation AS
ISOLATION.
These meetings have been con-
fined to companies that had con-
| tracted for storage water in the
American Falls project and on the
I strength of whose contracs the gov
eminent proceeded with the work
until the delinquency as to payments
covered such a long period it was
announced officially that the pro-
! ject would be abandoned by the gov
eminent unless payment were made
! In order to make it possible for
these companies to meet their obli-
cations the big district plan was de-
vised
ALL WANT THE PROJECT 49,.
Everywhere meetings have been
kheld there has been unanimous de-
sire expressed that the great reser-
voir project be constructed" says
the bulletin 1.-The only division was
as to means of financing, some ad-
vocating independent districts. The
opinion in each company needing
storage water, as reflected at the
meetings, was that the big district
plan was the most desirable from
the standpoint of financing and
economy. 1t was explained, how
ever, that an Independent district
could provide storage water by di-
rect contract with the government
providing it was formed in time and
could finance itself. The Big dis
trict plan received so per cent or bet
ter support support at the meetings
from those needing storage water.
SIGNING PETITIONS.
THE petition asking that an cleo
ton be called to give the people of
Snake River Valley an opportunity
to vote on the question of organic,
ing the big district is being circulat-
ed. April 25th has been set as the
date or filing it.
The petition is merely a legal
preliminary. 1t is being generally
signed in order that the important
SUBJECT may be disposed of by the
vote of the land owners Twenty
i've per cent of the territory en-
Draced IN he proposed big district
must be represented on the petition
or Approximately 100000 acres.
MEANS NOTHING UNLESS
During the week Congressman
Addison T. Smith wired the Associa-
ton that the appropriation for town. |
site work at American Falls had |
Deen reinserted in the department
Dill. 1t had been eliminated on a
point of order.
rms appropriation will not he
used, however, until it is definiteIv
known the canal Companies will mar.
tlclpate in the construction of tbe
reservoir. The result of the financ-
ing plan goes through, the govern-
ment VIII have its money available
as 10 ne toWnsite and for other mr.
Poses' II the plan fails the govern
neht VIII withdraw and the Ameri-
;an rails project will collonse
Nothing has been done there for
some time and nothing is being done
Daign " INC o'in
The action on the townsite an
2foprlation is in line with Secretarv
.aiIs promise to proceed with con-
'tructlon OF the reservoir only on
,ohultlon that the canal companies
make good. No doubt the Secretarv
tsed his Influence to have the item
.e-establlshed in the bill so he would
'e IN position to fulfill his promise
u case the companies found a means
u financing their end of the under
aking.