The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-01-11
RESERVOIR ELECTION NEXT TUESDAY
Voting at Springfield All Day. Authorizes Great
ing Board of Directors to Negotiate Con-
tract for Future Adoption or Rejection


ton to the benefits to be derived.
Under this arrangement 100000
would be apportioned against the
lands under the South Side Canal
System; 100000 against the lands
on the North Side, and $258,000
against the lands around American
Falls and Blackfoot.
This would be an Indebtedness of
approximately So an acre against
the lands included under the Aber-
deen-Springfield tract.
The New Project
The government plans to reclaim
| 900 acres of land on the North
Side, which embraces large area
around the town of Minidoka, and
then runs west connecting the pres
ent North Side Minidoka Project
with the lands on the north side.
Such lands within the proposed new
project extend down into Jerome
county, and about opposite of the
Twin Falls on Snake river.
Secretary of the Interior Fall,
has given the assurance, that if the
proposed irrigation district is
created, and the bonds voted, the
6OFOlAhO Will dI OhCO OO6hh dCtlNO
construction of the American Falls
dam, whether or not any other canal
company or irrigation district full
fills it's contract In other words,
the organization of this district and
the fufilment of its contract to pur-
chase by payment for 100000 acre
feet, is sufficient guarantee to war
rant the government in proceeding.
If the dam is constructed to
100000 acre feet, it's estimated
cost would be. s8,600,000. To build
the irrigation works, canals, head
gates, laterals, etc., on the new pro-
ject, would require (our estimate) |
about 81, 10000.
To have approximately 0,000,-I
100000 expended for improvements |
of this nature within our midst dur
ing the next two to five years, would |
be a very important item towards |
bringing back to Southern Idaho an
era of real prosperity.
In addition to this, the new pro-
ject would furnish homes for around |
5000 new settlers and their families
on the farms, as we'll as those who
would settle in the cities and towns
both within and adjacent to the
project.
Last year there was appropriated
5 100000 which is to be used on
this dam, during the fiscal year end
ing July 1, 1923; that for the next
year there has been recommended
100000. This totals $1,500,0O0
and with the amount of 81, 5000
which it is porposed to raise in the
new irrigation district by bonding,
makes $3,25S,0O0, which would be
available for actual construction
work early in 1928 and 1924. The
million dollar appropriation, how
ever, must be spent prior to July 1
,r 1t will revert to the general fund
If the reclamation service. 1t is
therefore necessary that the voting {
If the district and the bond issue be
pushed as fast as possible.
In other words, it appears abso-
utely certain that II we do our part
~ creating the district and author
zing the bonds, the new dam will l
become a reality. OF course, this |
must be true, since the government
contracting to sell and deliver us
1000 acre feet of water will re-
pect it's contract.
What Will we DO! Z
After reviewing the matter in the \
bove fashion, 1t is to be seen that \
he problem before us, is whether we Ii
will carry out our present contract {
With the government by payment for f
yater which we have already agreed F
o purchase, amounting to $4,000 S
ere feet, at estimated price Of G
225,000. Putting it another way,
re we willing to borrow the money p
t this time for this purpose? n
While we realize times are quiet a
nd money is scarce, yet we believe e
etter conditions will come earlier, b
we do something to stimulate the IL
eturn ferent light, of such condi- a
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Details of Election
ANY resident elector can vote, on
lie proposal to create the district,
neither taxpayer or not, and this
pplies to the voters living in the fl
ties and towns as well as those liv- a,
lg in the country.
The proposal to create the district 81
ust be carried by two-thirds vote IL
those voting within the entire ty
strict. re
If the district is created, then will II
,me the bond election. At the re
ond election, none but resident ~
ectors, who are taxpayers, are en- VI
tied to vote. Taxpayers living D,
thin the cities and towns as we'll
those living in the country dis
lets are entitled to vote. This like
Use requires two-thirds vote.
No previous registration is re-
Tired in either election. be
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