The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-01-18
SPRINGFIELD RES
ERVOIR ELECTION

| field was attended by little les
than 700 people, who voted and ,
good many who had no vote. TIL
vote thruout the several counties
being in favor of the reservoir by {
vote Of about six to one.
1t was held at the public schoo
building, and was conducted by
three judges, j.. S. Shrock, Thomas
sisted by clerks T. E. st John, Dewitt
Brown, Fred burke, H. c. Allen, T
C. Sparks, Lee Cummins, Charles
Young and Mrs. L. G.. Bringhurst.
Refreshments were served all day
in the basement by members of the
Domestic Science club of Springfield
and by committee sent out by the
people of American Falls. The lat
ter served free lunch and the former
served for the purpose of making
money to be used for improving the
cemetery. The American Falls
committee served coffee, sand
witches, doughnuts and apples, fur
nishing sugar and rich thick cream
for the coffee. All day the big
cream pitchers stood on the table,
refilled at intervals from the buckets
and all lovers of good coffee helped
themselves cafeteria style.
At the other side of the room
were served various kinds of home
cooked food includings pies and
cakes and baked beans. Automo-
bile service afforded transportation
to and from the trains, and special
train service from Blackfoot at 10
o'clock and to and from Aberdeen
twice during the afternoon enabled
people to attend easily.
The most of the interested voters
lived along the Aberdeen-Springfie
canal and in the Woodville country
near Shelley, and special automobile
service to carry them from Shelley
In the morning and home again at
night was provided for them, there
being sixty-nine from there and one
auto load that failed to connect by
reason of a breakdown on the road.
Supt. Brooks of the Montana
division brought the special train
from Pocatello and spent the day
looking after transportation. The
Pocatell Chamber Of Commerce. had
a committee working to see that all
persons directly interested in get
ting the storage rights were given |
every opportunity to vote for the
proposed reservoir. The committee
paid the fares and for the auto SER
vice where it was needed, and the
people OF American Falls paid the
expenses of operating the cafeteria
luncheon. This was done because
The people of those towns felt that
t was a matter of interest to the
whole valley and to their towns to
lave this great enterprise started.
American Falls has been waiting in
for many years for a de-
ision on the matter, and Pocatello,
he gate city Of Idaho, sees greatly
increased volume Of business for u
his section during construction and
n the natural development follow
ng construction, so they raised a
urse Of 800 one evening to be I
sed in stirring up interest in the
lection and for carrying it to sue
essful conclusion.
The OCCASION furnished an oppor- {
1uity for considerable social enjoy Y
lent during the day and evening,
lie day being fine &Hd people /
altered around by scores both in
nd out of the building to Visit and t
Iscuss matters of reclamation and a
e probable effect of the enterprise +
| the building one school room was t.
,ed as an assembly and speakers t
I've addresses on the questions and a
'oblems and prospects growing out p
the election carries. d
rfT1, ;er oI1 ri
ninary step following the conven- tt
ms held year ago at Pocatello, o.
lere the plans were formulated by pl
e representatives Of the people Sc
d the reclamation service assisted l.
the best reclamation and con- NJ
tutional lawyers who could be nj
ind, for it was necessary to blaze W
W trails in framing plans that m
uld fit the needs and the compH- til
lions confronting them in its m
al phases. w
Those voting for the reservoir fr
ted for the formation of district of
finance it. They voted for the va
ction of seven directors to adopt ev
} financial plans and to call IN
Id election to be held later to IA
unit the definite contract under
ich the government shall have ali
lrge of all plans and construction es
/ shall act as the financial agent, su
lstructing the reservoir and pro- ia
ing for the collection in future
RS of the individual settlers pro- WI
'tion of the cost of it after they OH
re had a chance to start raising me
ps with the stored water en-
appropriations al 40
dy made and now lying ready for Tin
in construction will revert to the wa
leraI fund if the contracts are ou
completed ready to go ahead OF
h construction by July 1, 1923. eve
The personnel of the commission me
be announced in our next issue.
K. Wiley of Springfield was ges
cted for precinct number one, po'
uprising Bingham, Bonneville CO.
Power counties col
late returns give the following go
e in the communities named:
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