The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-01-15
BOARDS do NOT
GET TOGETHER
ELECT MONDAY
Old Project Settlers Diff
ferences not Smoothed
out at Annual Meeting
Two Boards Chosen

Hopes for consolidation OF the two
factions representing settlers on the
Boise project went glimmering Mon
day afternoon when two distinct an
nual meetings. were held and two sets
OF directors were elected. Attendance
a; the 'insurgent" meetings was quite
light. only about IS settlers pariici-
paiing although a number OF proxies
were held by those present.
Finances took the front OF the stage
in the meeting called by the regular
board at the American theatre and
which was well attended. the ground
floor space being comfortably filled
Following statements OF the officers
on the financial situation in which
the association finds itself. the board
was directed to make such assessments
as will provide funds to carry on its
work. the sentiment at the meeting
being in favor OF sending a repres-
entative 10 Salt Lake Considerable
sums were collected at the meeting by
the simple expedient OF passing the
hat with contributions credited to
those helping the association inanci-
ally
Efforts TO bring about a co-ordna-
ton OF the two boards failed. Dr. F.
NJ oil IN al
the "insurgent" group to support the
association board in its campaign for
relief, asserted that the one big handi-
cap was lack OF harmony on the pro-
ject and that the department looked
upon the two boards here as an in
dioation that neither could speak for
the project sentiment {. J. Antrim
OF Greenleaf. who presided. said that
in his estimation the fact that two
boards were chosen should not jeop-
ardize ratification of the Cannon plan
OF settlement providing the 'insur-
gent" group endorsed this relief pro-
pram. Harry Woods also talked upon
the general subject of harmony.
Resolutions were passed by the
insurgent meeting directing the board
OF directors to send delegate to Salt
Lake to meet with the fact finding
there Thursday. The re-
solutions instruct that delegate to sup
port the Cannon settlement and re-
lief program for the Boise project as
agreed upon with the regular board and
10 inform the commission that relief
IS needed. and that the relief offered
S not greater than is necessary and
that granting the Cannon revised plan
will be of the greatest benefit to the
reclamation policy generally by max
ng it possible for the Boise project
o succeed
A delegate to the Salt Lake con-
erence will be named by the "insur-
gent board today at its organization
netting. Settlers elected to that board
include J. A. Martin. Kuna; l. L. Fol-
we'll, Mora; C. W. Green, Kuna; Ben
apps, Melba. Harry Bant. Riverside;
4. Z. Bradshaw. Deer Flat; Waldo
weeks. Wilder; Walter Aten, Arena
Tailey; T. Fl. Winslow. Greenleaf; +.
VI. Brown. Fargo. and Hugh Yaryan,
Upper Deer Flat.
Resolutions were passed by the
regular" meeting attacking tn record
!. p. Davis. former director OF the
exclamation bureau. and upholding DR..
hubert Work, secretary of the interior.
! his investigation OF reclamation gen
rally.
I'VE pledge to DR.. Work our whole
earted support in trying to save. if
ossible, the wreck that has been left
, him as heritage by his predeces-
ors", is the concluding comment OF
he resolution which had been adopted
ormally By the board Tuesday and
'as ratified at the annual meeting.
Ballots OF tn regular board were
eing counted Monday evening at The
ribune went to press. Both parties
i'll organize today Records OF the
rganization, together with the as
,ciation resolutions concerning Mr..
'avis will be published Friday.