The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-07-19

Three fnsfaiinnrnfs Paid.
"a - my recent Information tia
the government has taken adVantae
~ this tender and has actually pal
the first three lnstalIments due uI
der the contract. with total aggrs
gate amount OF $4,000 less n
foregoing discounts u il my fnf
fner understanding that sufficlen
property has been acquired a. Ameri
can Falla Or thai purchase contract
have been executed In a sufficlen
amount 20 utilize the unexpendes
balance " the appropriation.
Thus. all the money the govern
ment has thus far Invested and IN
der ordinary circumstances ali II
eill invest before the American
faiis reservoir district money II pa,
w. with tbs exception OF the com
pafatisely small amount for engi-
neerins and other executive costs.
has gone 10 purchase real property.
including power rights aud real
property AZ American Falls The
title % this property. including all
~ the p0wer rights acquired. passes
in the event Indian lands are not 80.
cured aud the reservoir Is not built.
the government still has IL invest
menf protected. Il being assumed
that the government has bought
wisely aud that the propery IL has
acquired wih these respective sums
- worth what Il coat
The writer was advised BY the
manager OF the American Falls rea-
erFoif district and its board OF al
rcciOfs. that they we're perfectly will
lnE 10 make thelr money available.
even IN advance OF the acquisition
of the said Indian lands. provided
they we're permitted 10 come In with |
the government on an equal basis
aud participate pro rata with II Ia /
tho ownership OF the properly ac-
CURED.
In addition 10 the foregoing. Il
was recognized that the government
had Invested and viii continue to in
vest, under the project as Il II now
planned and outlined and under the
contracts that are approved. certain
sums Of money prior 10 the making A
% any payments or furnishing OF any II
cash b the American Fails reservoir
district A provision Was therefore
incorporated IA tho contract between
the said district and the government,
under which the government OF 9th
~ subscribers for water la American
Pals who pay their money In ad-
vance Of tho payments BY the said
district. may receive interest ON any
sums advanced. AZ the rate OF 3 per
crnt per annum up 10 the time the
money from the said district Is act.
uaIly put up.
In addition 70 tho foregoing.
contracts FOE the purchase OF Ameri.
cas- Falia water, contract was also
executed between the Empire lrrlga.
ton district and the government pro.
tidins Tor ifO,O00 aerc-feot OF Amer
ieen Fails water, This contract ia
apon the same basis aud under the
same terms and conditions a. the
American Pals reservoir contract
The Empire district comprises
total OF about 10000 acres OF land
situated IA nanaoek aud Caribou
counties. about $4,000 acres OF
watch are desirable and irrigabia
AID 10 which water will be dedicated.
the said area beluk a part OF or Que
unit of wha y kno~n as the Greater
and to which water ~ill b. dedicated.
Port Hall psojvct
The American Falls water ae-
qu,roa b. this district IL 10 be "a.
changed Tor water Ia Jackson Lake.
The said Jackson iake water IL % be
rkehankcd Tor water ia the black.
loot marsh reservoir. thus making
liiaskloot marsh reservoir water
available 20 the lands Ia Me said
tmplfe district You viii under.
'iaad that because OF the topographic
.oadtlons. lsads Ia the Empire dis
fiet are not susceptible OF irrigation
rom the Saakv river. while on the
pihef hand tho lands 10 which
ilaekioot marah reservoir water is
,os bslnx dedicated. being iands "a
hs FORT Hall project. may readily
- watered from snake river.
n order that The Empire district
nav carry cat lts plan. u also uego
iatfd and executed a contract uith
~ ppitcd states Indian servlce pro
itinx Tor the said exchange OF water
'ae contamination OF this transae.
loa hViweea the government and
ne Empire district does not Inter
efe ~ith or prVvent In any way the =
'ltlwaie dcSelepment ~ ether uniss
3 Ne Greater Fort Hali project. bar
"a NE eQntfsrr. TIE plan adopted by
~ sald distriet d Ia harmony With
~ Evuvssl plan 81 development ~
ireaief fori HAIL psoiset snd naefe
, e0astitatvr 4 anlt 81 a." N,
AZ sw~od>ea niakea the foliowinr
smmary % tbs actual happenings
e4dinx ~ 10 thr construction of che
r4ertplr. ~hieh. he SAYS. 10 rpxasds
e tbs greatest single development II
akho has even kaowni