The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-10-26
PROJECT FACTS
WILL BE GIVEN
To COMMITTEE
QUESTIONABLE Drafted to
Refute Testimony Be-
fore Reclamation In
vestigators.


mission called by Hubert Work. sec
rotary OF the interior, to investigate
the reclamation department to the ei-
feet that 65 per cent of settlers on pro-
ject lands are successful will be re-
futed by sworn statements signed by
at least 1000 Boise project settlers
Forms drafted to obtain this evidence
in contraction of statements made be-
fore that committee by w. +. Newell
former director OF reclamation. will be
circulated on the project in the near
future. In addition. they will be sup
piled TO farmers who volunteer to
sign them. centrally located both in
Caldwell and Nampa
Mr. Newelrs testimony asserted that
only IS per cent OF the project settlers
are not successful. that they are mis-
fits and could not succeed anywhere.
either as farmers or as persons engag-
ed in some other line of business. He
asserted. further, that 20 per cent of
project farmers might be cassed as
those requiring and deserving aid This
testimony was substautiated by Off
Gals OF the department OF agriculture
Members OF the Boise project COM
mittee, cooperating with Nampa and
Caldwell organizations. met Monday
evening at Caldwell to draft the ques-
tionnaire upon which the true situa-
ton on the Boise project will be build
ed Members of that committee in
cluded Pat Foley and Sherman Fair
childs of Kuna. W. W. Deal OF the
Nampa Meridian district and president
of the state grange, Harry Craig and
J. C. Wengert of Nampa. L. ]. Magee
and Alden Hyde OF Caldwell.
No effort will be made to show the
worst features of conditions on the
Boise project OF the 1000 farmers
on the project. only the so per cent
considered to be in best financial con-
dition will be asked to fill the ques-
tionnaire, thereby eliminating any pos
sibility of the assertion that the Is per
cent insists" had set forth their con-
iiton.
In Caldwell, blank questionnaires
will be available at The Tribune office
md at the Canyon Abstract company.
Farmers who are interested in help
ng to obtain relief are asked to vol
inteer this information at these two
places where notaries are available.
hereby saving the soliciting commit
ees considerable work in covering the
erritory. :"
The complete QUESTIONABLE follows:
In what year did you acquire this
arm !---.---------..---. If by purchase. state
urchase price?.---.-....-. (a) Value OF =
nprovements------...-.-..-. Give irrigable
creage?----...---...-- Name four principal ,
rops that you have grown .................. o
i've amount of investments (a) Real u
see, OBJ PERSONAL. Give total indeb- u
'dness (a) l9l8.-.---..-. (b) l925......... CT
re you delinquent on construction 81
larges for (a) 1920, Amount S.. (b) tie
III, Amount, S.. Co 1922. amount ar
.-..-----... Are you delinquent on o.
NJ charges for (a) 1920, amount S..
y 1921, amount s.. (c) 1922, amount
--- II payments are made were they
ade by (a) sale of products from
RIM! 1890. (b) Increase of mortgage
debtedness? -......-.. (c) monies from
her sources? $685.. State amount OF
operty tax (a) 1920 S., Cd 1921
.-. (c) 1922 S-........
Will you be able at present prices to
eet all fixed charges in 1922 ...........