The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-04-20
Government Will
Expend $500, 900 on
Fort Hall Project
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system were enlarged and the water
furnished in quantity named in the
contracts between the government
and the settlers.
In the year 1920 a congressional
committee made trip thru the west
to become acquainted with irrigation
projects, and to see at first hand the
results Of irrigation. They came in
the latter part of summer when
crops were made or in the making,
and these men went back to Wash
ington and were the cause Of irriga-
ton being heard and considered in
committee as it had never been be-
fore. Under these more favorable
conditions the agitation in behalf of
what is now known as the Greater
Fort Hall Project was given con-
sideration and approval.
During the summer of 1921 the
secretary Of the interior and several
officials of this department and the
department of Indian affairs visited
this locality and gave careful study
to the claims that had been made
by Mr.. Dubois and the things he had
advised, with the result that it re-
ceived favorable consideration from
several sources and the commercial
clubs of three counties employed Mr..
Dubois devote three months time
to gathering data and supplying 1t
to the proper sources so that this
project might be listed in the ma
tional budget SO 1t could be con-
sidered for congressional appropria-
ton for 1922. With his thoro
knowledge of the departmental work
at Washington and the needs of the
system and having proved to the Of
fcials who came here that he was
right and his plans were sound, he
was able to advise correctly all the
time as to what was next to be done
and when and how to do it. His as
sociates in the three counties most
concerned, seized the opportunities
as presented and successfully ex-
ecuted that task that resulted in the
appropriation of $760,00O for the
Fort Hall project, of which 100000
was made available this spring.
While our whole delegation in
congress were active in behalf of the
project, especially good services
were rendered by our representative,
Addison T. Smith, who came and
went over the whole project in Sep
TENDER and Hon. L. C. Champion,
representative of the State of Michi-
gan, and chairman of the sub-com-
mittee on appropriations having
charge of the appropriations for the
interior department. Mr.. Champion
was one of the congressional COM
mittee that made the western trip in
1920, heretofore referrd to, and he
took back with him a fund of infor-
nation and a general knowledge of
conditions in irrigated America of
which western people have had rea-
son to be proud. He made many
addresses in behalf Of irrigation and
on February 10, 1922, when speak
ing on the subject of appropriations
he made an address, part of which
we reprint herewith from the Con-
gressional Record for your informa-
ton:
What Representative Said
Now, as to the Reclamation ser.
vice. AS you are all aware, this is a
comparatively recent development In
our governmental ACTIVITIES. In the
time we have carried it on we have
expended $131,03S,387, derived
from the following sources:
Total receipts, sales of
public lands ...........$103,0 94 ,46i
Bond loan ................... 10000, 900
Proceeds of Oil-leasing