American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-03-24
Pups LAST KICK"
SAYS FLENNER
FleBner Outlines Necessity Of Great
ing Only One Organization for Bond
ing PurpOses-SatisfactOry Progress
Being Made.

Pocatello, March 22.-The campaign
to finance the American Falls reser-
voir project on a participating basis
with the government is making salts
factory progress, according to a state
ment issued by the Idaho Reclamation
Association, which was placed in
charge of the work. In a bulletin the
Association says:
During the past week meetings
held on the Twin Falls South Side
tract indicate the desire of the farm
ers there to join in the proposed new
district. Meetings with the stock
holders of the Twin Falls Canal CoIn-
pany, who are the farmers on the
tract, resulted in a vote on a stock
basis of seven and a half to one, or
rs per cent, in favor of the proposed
new district, which is the only means
now for financing the American Falls
project and saving it to the Snake
River valley and south Idaho.
THE South Side Twin Falls tract,
will, of course, be placed in the pro-
posed district, as well as the north
side Twin Falls tract. The balance
of the proposed big district will be
made up of companies north of Ameri-
can Falls. Meetings will be held at
Idaho Falls Thursday and at Black
foot Friday, the Gath, to test out SEN
timent of men representing these var
ious canal systems, most of which
have already contracted for storage
in the American Falls project but
which have not been able to pay their
assessments and who have an oppor-
tunity to meet their obligations thru
the big district bonding plan.
Organize District First.
"The first election will determine
the question of organizing the dis
trict. 1t will entail no obligation as
to bonds or otherwise, for the ques-
ton of authorizing the bonds must be
answered at a subsequent election.
The petitions for formation of the dis
trict will be completed in a few days
ready for circulation.
Only Developed Land Included.
"Only developed land, or going con-
Germs having distributing systems,
are to be included in the new district
Any other sections, If coming in, will
have TO organize independent districts
and finance themselves apart from the
district. This will be the case as to
sections of the Greater Fort Hall pro-
5ect 1t was thought possible to form
that project into one irrigation dis
trict, but that plan has been abandon
ed in view of the attitude of some of
the major units, including the Ban
croft section, which desires a district
of its own. which will contract for
about 10000 acre feet of water from
the American Falls reservoir.
Sonic NQtiIneluded.
Districts already organized will
not be included in the big district.
This is the case with the New Sweden
district. 1t has already authorized the
issuance of $250,000 of bonds to meet
its obligations to the government and
is only awaiting the action as to the
big district to sell the same on a
waiting market. The Snake River ir-
rigation district will also vote bonds
separately for that purpose.
Within a few days il will be known
accurately lust what territory will be
included in TIE big district, after which
the campaign will proceed to the first
election to determine whether or not
the big district shall be organized. |
This win be preceded by the petitions.
THE big district has been divided
into natural subdivisions, with a chair
a for each, who 7will designate COM
manftys eeminittees to assist In the
campaign. e. M. Kennedy of Black
foot is chairman of the Blackfoot dis
fricts and Farley J. Davis chairman
of the Idaho Fails district. X. e.
Shepherd VIII be chairman of the Twin
Falls north side district, and the board