The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-10-25
BIG RESERVOIR NEWS
Left over from last week

Large bodies move slowly, and
actual construction has been long de-
layed on the American Falls reser-
voir There are so many interested
parties to be consulted and signed
up on contracts, it takes time. Last
week D. w. Davis came out from
Washington in company with Of
f1cials of the Reclamation service and
met with parties interested, and in a
meeting or series of sessions at
American, Falls they made sub
stantial progress and got construc-
tion work commenced on the new
TOWNSHIP. The parties to the meet
ings are shown in the following list:
Reclamation Service
Hon. D. w. Davis, commissioner
of reclamation.
F. E. Weymouth, chief engineer.
Ottmar Hamele, Chief Counsel.
B. E. Stoutemeyer, district coun-
sci.
Miles Cannon, field commissioner
George W. Armijo, inspector for
department of interior.
E. B.. Debber, water supply en-
gineer.
Sylvester @. Cannon, water works
engineer of Salt Lake.
T. E. Brown, secretary to Commits
sioner Davis.
Union Pacific Officials
W. R. Armstrong, assistant chief
engineer.
f. M. Sawyer, tax agent.
H. B. Thompson, general attorney.
R. A. Smith, supervisor of agricul-
ture.
State Officials
sioner of reclamation.
David Burrell, commissioner of
public welfare.
Reservoir District Officials
R. E. Shepherd, president of
board, W. F. Alworth, w. H. Spence,
H. K. Wiley, A. F. McCloud, F. E.
Sayre, B. B. Bradford.
The American Falls press in re-
porting on what happened following
their arrival gives it as follows:
Our former governor was all bust !
ness during his brief stay here. His
most intimate old time friends saw
very little of him. He left the train
at IL 80 Wednesday and before noon |
met and adjourned with the Dubois !
delegation. AT 2 o'clock a delega-
ton from Burley met with him and ,
of it's business in a salts
factory manner. By o'clock the /
contract with the railroad had been /
signed and the railroad officials were
IN their way home well pleased.
At 7.3O he met with the citizens
committee and the city council and
Until 100 in the morning threshed
,ut problems in connection with the
of the new model city. The
work was taken up again at z O'Clock
n the morning by noon the complete
'eport was ready. A fair weeks work
n ordinary circumstances. A re-
narkable piece of work for "a hours,
the conflicting interests
involved.
A three party contract between the
department. of the interior, the Ore
ION Short Line railroad, and the
american Falls Rreservoir District
vas signed and became effective,
Whereby the government agrees to
elocate the railroad grades that
will be necessary when the dam is
uilt. Hon. D. W. Davis, signed for
he secretary of the interior, r. E.
hepherd for the reservoir district
oard and w. R. Armstrong for the
oregon Short Line.
The contract calls for the con- {
truction of approximately two miles
t railroad grade between mile posts
81 and 240. 1t also provides for {
he building of grades for 12,940 i
Get, of side track. The government '
grees to replace the railroad prop
rty to be submerged with property I
l the new townsite. The railroad t
! given the option of relocating its I
rade as it is at present or of estab- {
shing five tenths per cent grade {
hitch would greatly reduce the rail- I
Dad grade at this point. The l
nited States must notify the rail- c
pad four months prior to the date G
expects to begin work on the grad d
lg and the railroad must notify the t