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NEVEU. TEILS
ABOUT SERVICE
F. H. Newell, director of the United
States Reclamation Service, who has
been going the rounds with the Senate
irrigation committee and who spent
the day in Portland Monday in looking
after routine work, stated the appor
tionments to the various states in
which reclamation projects are located
will be equalized by 1912, and that in
order to complete the process $2,000,
000, the amount of the shortage in the
Oregon allotment, will be spent in rec
lamation projects in the state.
Two other states, California and New
Mexico, are also behind in their appor
tionments for the ten years extending
from 1902 to 1912, but according to Di
rector Newell, all apportionments will
be equalized by the end of the period.
In North Dakota and Oklahoma It is
stated there are no more feasible pro
jects on which money can be spent,
and hence the funds will be held back
from those states. *
From time to time, as the funds have
become available and as the prelimin
ary investigations of the several pro
jects have shown their feasibility and
their practlbility, the construction of
the various works has been authorized
and the allotments therefore have been
made with a view to providing the
funds necessary to carry on the work.
The annual addition« to the fund be
come available about January 1 of
every year. Estimates of the fund
deemed necessary to carry out the
work of the projects are submitted by
the engineers of the service and fin
ally a program Is formulated and sub
mitted to the seretary of the interior.
Total Allotments Given.
The total of the allotments for the
different projects for 1902-1909 is as
follows:
Project. State Sum.
Salt River, Arizona.^. i 7,650,000
Yuma, Arizona-California.. 3,455,000
Colorado River Arizona
California . .. 45,000
Orland, California 558,000
Klamath, California Oregon 2,109,000
Grand Valley, Colorado.... 100,000
Uncompahgre, Colorado.... 3,915,000
Mlnidako, Idaho 2,090,000
Payette-Boise, - Idaho 2,500,000
Garden City, Kansas 385,000
Huntley, Montana 880,000
Milk River, Montana 490,000
Saint Mary, Montana 277,000
Sun River, Montana 530,000
Lower Yellowstone, Montna
North Dakota 2.680,000
North Piatt, Nebraska
Wyoming 4,230,000
Truckee-Carson, Nevada.... 4,108,000
Carlsbad, New Mexico • 680,000
Hondo, New Mexico... » 380,000
Rio Grande, New Mexico
Texas . 75,000
Leasburg Division, New
Mexico-Texas 210,000
Bowman, North Dakota.,.,.- 10,000
Buford Trenton, North Da
kota 524,000
Nesson, North Dakota...... 18,000
Washburn, North Dakota.. 10,000
WillistoQ, North Dakota... 594,000
Cimarron, Oklahoma, Okla
homa « 12,000
Central Oregon, Oregon.... 75,000
Umatilla, Oregon ... • 1,186,000
Belle Fourche, South Da
kota 2,350,000
Strawberry Valley, Utah... 810,000
Okanagan, Washington 634,000
Tieton, Washington 1,469,000
Sunnyside, Washington.... 1,399,000
Wapato, Washington 119,000
Shoshone, Wyoming 3,587,000
Secondary projects... 670,000
Townsite operations 23,000
General office administra
tion 20 °. 000
Total $50,738,000
Receipts From State«.
The total receipt« from the 17 recla
mation «täte« for the year« 1901-1908
were:
Arizona I 436,206.99
California 3,468,492.19
Colorado 3,630,917.22
Idaho 3,567.822.88
Kansas 457,626.91
Montana 4,041,661.81
Nebraska 946,190.64
Nevada 206,700.8$
Mexico 1,646.481.4»
North Dakota 8,867,418.30
Oklahoma 4,748.602.53
Oregon 8,173,789.04
Soutn Dakota 2,665,156.44
Utah 775,601.23
Washington 6,092,793.41
Wyoming 2,466,318.78
Total 160,790,740.16
The seoertary of the interior is re
quired to expend the major portion of
the reclamation tnnd arising within
the sûtes and territories for the bene
fit of arid and semi-arid lands within
each state and territory. The division
of funds is subject to conditions of
practicability and feasibility.
Sweetser's State Scheme.
Lieutenant Governor Sweetser is
out with a statement advocating a
general readjustment of state lines
in the northwest, having particular
reference to separating the panhandle
of Idaho from the southern section of
the state. Like many other men ele
vated to public position, the lieutenant
governor evidently likes to hear him
self talk and has made the usual mis
take of thinking that other people like
to hear him also. And other people
would good-naturedly have allowed the
vice governor to continue thinking so
if he had used better judgment in
choosing his subject.
Whatever force there was to the
argument in favor of making state
lines conform to mountain ranges
disappeared when the advent .of mod
ern engineering as applied to railway
construction. In the early days of the
country when mountain ranges were
real barriers, owing to the primitive
means of communication, it perhaps
would have been better In some cases
If the watersheds of the country had
been adopted as state Unes. But It is
easy to understand how this was
wholly impracticable on account of the
remoteness of the northwest, its
sparce settlement and the limited
knowledge of the topography of the
vast section. To talk of changing the
boundary lines of great common
wealths now for no other reason than
to make them fit the lines nature made
is nonsense. To, carry such a plan into
effect would completely upset busi
ness conditions in the states involved
while the organization of new states
would entail an expense appalling to
taxpayers and discouraging to home
seekers.
Perhaps Mr. Sweetser's argument
in favor of dividing Idaho is pleasing
to his immediate constituency for
reasons purely local, but it has not
increased in popularity in this sec
tion of the state. There was a time
when the sentiment of north Idaho
was favorable to annexation to Wash
ington but that sentiment passed
away when the territory was made
state. State pride is strong in the
north, and, judged by the sentiments
credited to - Mr. Sweetser, is much
stronger than it is in the south. The
talk of dismembering the state gen
erally originates in Spokane and re
ceives little serious consideration on
this side of the line. It Is therefore
with feeling of disappointment that
the people of this section see the man
whose position in the state is second
only to the governor advocating re
vision.
Mr. Sweetser displays a surprising
lack of knowledge of the resources
of the state when he attempts to show
the absence of Interests in common
by classifying north Idaho as a min
ing section. He evidently has heard
of the gerat Coeur d'Alene district,
but knows nothing of the vast lum
ber industry of Shoshone, Kootenai
and Bonner counties, nor the thous
ands of acres of unsurpassed farming
land in Kootenai, Latah, Nez Perce
and Idaho counties. Mr. Sweetser Is
also unfortunate In the time he select
ed to define his position, for he should
know as everybody else does that even
now two great transcontinental rail
roads are racing through the great
mountain barrier between north and
south Idaho. When their work is
completed the only argument for di
vision of the state will hate been
swept away.—Wallace Preaa
FOR GOOD DIRT ROADS
A remarkable article and a series of
remarkable illustrations appear in the
Technical World Magasine for Octob
er on the making of good dirt roads
by use of the King Drag. The story
is written by Mr. D. Ward King him
self, who has become famous as the
inventor of the splitlog drag and the
system of dragging by his method.
Mr. King has nothing to sell and is
purely and simply a good roads mis
sionary, who has made a great dis
covery and wants everybody to benefit
by it He works with the public road
commissions and with farmers' asso
ciations all over the United States,
explaining his methods, which have
been adopted as widely as* adver
tised. The success secured by the
adoption of this method has been ex
traordinary, and roads impervious to
water can be made on practically any
soil. The picture with which Mr.
King illustrates his articles that he
haa accomplished things which have
been considered by other road makers
almost if not quite impossible. The
article is one of the most complete
and best expositions of Mr. King's
work which has appeared and will be
read with deep interest by every one
who is at all concerned with the im
provement of American roads.
WHY IT COSTS SO MUCH TO LIV
An item that looms formidably in
the nation's annual family expense
assount is for liqaor and tobacco. No
one will have the hardihood to eon
tend that these are necessities. In
1905 distilled, malt and vinous liquor«
to the total value of $501,266,906
were produced in the United States,
while $19,257,000 worth were import
ed. These are wholesale prices and so
represent lernt than half the actual
cost to the consumer. For example
we drew 58,747,680 barrels of 81 gal
Ions each of beer in the year ending
June 30, 1908. Taking the average
sized glass and making the average
allowance for foam, a quart of beer
will fill five glasses. At 6 cents a
glass, then, our beer as it was served
over the bar last year must have cost
$1,821,177,080. Making all possible
allowance for beer at a cheap rate the
bill would be a billion and a half at
retail prices. The aggregate debt of
the states and cities of the United
States* in 1902, the last period for
which figures are available, totaled
$1,864,195,826, or just about what we
spend a year for beer.—From "New
Luxuries Keep the People Poor," in
October Technical World Magazine.
REQUEST $100,000.00.
The board of directors of the Pay
ette-Boise Water Users' association
met Wednesday in the Commercial
Club rooms of this city with Presi
dent D. R. Hubbard, of Boise, presid
ing. The meeting was an interesting
one and a general discussion of in
terests relative to the reclamation ser
vice took place. Arrangements were
made for a special meeting in two
weeks with Senator Borah, for the
purpose of outlining a plan for se
curing a bond issue to supplement the
reclamation fund. In the plan under
consideration it is the purpose to re
quest a bond ssue of $20,000,000 a
year for five years. It has been dem
onstrated that the arid lands espec
ially in the west when under cultiva
tion afford ample security for any
amount necessary for tne reclamation
of such tracts. If this plan is car
ried to a successful conclusion ample
funds will be provided for the com
pletion of all tracts now partially
completed, will afford a basis for gov
ernment aid until the now arid land
under reclamation construction will
return ample funds for the continu
ance of the reclamation work and the
annoyance of delay eliminated.
SOME FEW.
That life has been a failure
Some hasten to admit;
They'd rather yelp and ask for help
Than strive a little bit.
That life has been a failure
They willingly confess,
They'd rather shirk than go to work
And make it a success.
—Washington Herald.
THE BIG FIRE AT NAMPA.
That occurred on the 3rd day of
July destroyed certain properties on
which the Idaho Mutual Co-operative
Insurance company of Boise, Idaho,
were carrying risks. Immediately af
ter the flre'F. L. Armstrong, secretary
of the Idaho Mutual Co-operative In
surance company was on the ground
and promptly and satisfactorily ad
justed all of the losses sustained by the
company, and every dollar has been
promptly paid as is shown by the fol
lowing letters :
NAMPA, Idaho, Aug. 13, 1909.—Mr.
P. L. Armstrong, Secretary of Idaho
Mutual Co-operative Insurance com
pany, Boise, Idaho. My dear sir: I
am pleased to add my endorsement to
the Idaho Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
My policy carried In this company was
promptly adjusted and 'paid in full,
without any trouble or delays. Thank
ing you for your prompt settlement
and wishing you much success. Very
truly yourB,
ROBB CLOTHING CO.
NAMPA, Idaho, Aug. 12, 1909.—Mr.
F. L. Armstrong. Secretary of Idaho
Mutual Co-operative Insurance com
pany, Boise, Idaho. Dear sir: I beg
to acknowledge receipt of $1000 this
day paid me In full satisfaction for
the loss sustained by me in the town
of Nampa on the 3rd day of July,
1909. I beg to thank you very kindly
for the courteous treatment of your
company and the very prompt and
satisfactory adjustment and payment
of the loss sustained by me under Pol
Icy 6968. I desire to say that I will
take pleasure In recommending your
oomapny to my nelgfabore and persons
desiring insurance in a company that
is good after the fire as well as be
fore. Yours very truly,
R. E. BOWMAN.
A draft to pay the loss of the Rob
erts Dry Goods company was drawn
on August 12th, 1909. Mr. G. A. Rob
erts being absent, the secretary of the
company holds the following receipt:
THE BANK OF NAMPA.
NAMPA, Idaho, Aug. SI, 1909.—
Received of the Idaho Mutual Co-op
erative Insurance company of Boise,
1917.31 account of draft for Roberts
Dry Goods' Co., to be dellved on G.
A. Roberts signing losa receipt at
tached.
J. K. HILL Teller.
This pays all of the loss sustained
by the Idaho Mutual Co-operative In
surance company In the big fire at
Nampa. Why not place your Insur
ance In a home company, where you
get your pay promptly aa In this case?
If you believe In your home in Idaho
and In home institutions keep your
money within the state by patronising
the Idaho Mutual Co-operative, Insur
ance company of Boise, Idaho.
W. W. BISBY ft SON,
Local agents, room 6, Gem building,
Boise, Idaho.
This company Is represeated la
Caldwell by the A. L. Murphy Co.
Joe Williamson
Successor to Steunenberg Bros.
Some people call us the New Shoe Man. Now while that is
true, s ofar as doing business in Caldwell, don't get it into your
heads that we are new to the business. As told you before in
one of oar advertisements, we began selling shoes 19 years ago t
and have been selling shoes ever since, except about one year
previous to buying the Steunenberg store.
No man, unless he be a specialist, knows any better how to
fit the feet than we do. We have given that matter special
attention for several years. A well fitted shoe not only gives
comfort, but it will give better service. And there's many a
child had its feet crippled with ill-fitting shoes
Another hobby that has been ours for several ye:irs, is, to
have our store known as "the place where you get good
shoes." We buy only from reliable men who make good shoes
Now while we carry the best, we also have several lines of
medium grade and cheaper shoes. But they are all solid—no
paper soles. And these cheaper shoes don't cost you any more
than you often pay for shoddy stuff.
Come and look at them. We never urge any
body to buy.
The Pla-Mate Shoes for children are here. See them in
the window.
The Stetson Shoes are also here. There's no fine shoe
quite so good as the Stetson. ' It fits and wears good and
looks good till it is worn out. We are going to sell this first
shipment of Stetson $6 Shoes for $5.50.
Joe Williamson
FURNITURE STORE
FOR
Hoosier Cabinets
Sealy Matresses
Iron Beds and
Springs
Parlor Furniture
Floor Coverings
Window Shades, Lace Curtains
With a Fall Line ol
HOUSE FURNISHINGS
Embalmers and
Funeral Directors
Jones Furniture Store
606 MAIN STREET
GUARANTEED §!
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