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ht Cfttotpcli CEotottt VOL. XXXIII. NO. 19. CALDWELL, IDAHO, FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1916. WEEKLY, $2.00 PER YEAR. hin coma GHES BUCK CVNYON THOMPSON REPORTS TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF DISTRICT ACTION TAKEN WHILE HE WAS AT WASHINGTON WATER MAY BE DIVERT ED FROM SOUTH SIDE Surveys Will be Made and Data Gath ered Which t Will Enable Govern ment to Asce'rtaih Available Water —Suggestions of Short Water Sup ply Plan May be Submitted to Land Owners—Reclamation Officials Are Interested in Black Canyon. Judge J. M. Thompson, attorney for the Black Canyon Irrigation district, has submitted a report to the Board of Directors of the district, on the re sults achieved during his recent visit to Washington. While in Washington a resolution was passed by the Reclamation Com mission which in effect admits the north side as a portion of the Boise government reclamation project; and provides, if carried out, for the con version of water from the south side to the north side. The resolutions together with Mr. Thompson's oral report to the Board of Directors, follow: "I beg to submit the following re port of my recent trip to Washington insofar as said trip pertains to the Black Cnayon. I would be pleased to state orally to you any matter of de tail you may desire, but in this report will merely state results. "After several conferences with the individual members of the Reclama tion Commission, which is composed of Director A. P. Davis, Judge Will R. King, Chief Counsel, and W. A. Ryan, comptroller, said Commission passed the following resolution on March 6, 1916: " 'Resolved, That the surplus wa ters of the Arrowrock and Deer Flat reservoirs, over and above the require ments of the constructed portion of the project and the old canals for which satisfactory contracts shall have been executed on or before March 5, 1917, be used to reclaim such lands in the proposed Black Canyon or South Side Extensions of the project or both as are shown upon completion of sur veys and investigations to be most de sirable and economical for irrigation, considering the cost of construction and operation and maintenance, such lands so selected as most desirable for the application of such surplus water so far as may be required for the pro per irrigation thereof, to be considered a part of the Boise project, if and when the irrigation of such jands has been recommended by the Director of the U. S. Reclamation Service and ap the U. S. Reclamation Service and ap proved by the Secretary <yf the Inter lor, and upon execution of satisfactory contracts securing the construction and operation payments. "You will readily observe what this means to the settlers on the Boise pro ject. The construction of a portion of the Black Canyon Irrigation Dis trict will greatly reduce the cost of the whole project. As we understand it, there is now available water Deer Flat and Arrowrock reservoirs for about 45,000 acres outside of the constructed portion of the project This is what is estimated at present The Reclamation Service is now run ning a fly line which, as we under stand it, will cover nearly all the lands within the Black Canyon Irrigation District. There is no question but what if tl* run-off of Boise river could be stored by the construction of Joy reservoir, or one of the other reser voirs, that there wuld be available wa ter in Boise river to supply all the lands within the Black Canyon Im-, gation district. "Again, if the decree on the ques tion of the duty of water would make a high duty after the middle of July, we believe the present water supply would irrigate in time almost all .tlie lands within the Black Canyon Irriga tion district in addition to the lanils now under cultivation in Boise valley. "I observed that a statement was published with reference to the settlers on the north side being willing to forego any right they might have if the Government would undertake the the Government reclamation of a tract °f 25,000 acres on the north side of the river. I took this publication to the Chief ^ of the Reclamation Service but he was not in, and I %sked that a statement be left for me with reference to wheth er any such idea had been propped, as this was the first time 1 ever heard it when I read it in the Trjbune. When I returned I was handed the fol lowing statement: , " 'There is no foundation for the report that "Engineer Weymouth as serted that the settlers on the north side of the Boise river we re willing forego any right they might have " the Government wQufd undertake the reclamation of a tract of 25.000 acres on the north s' dc , of . the riv er. * 'I .never heard this statement from -Mr. Weymouth, nor from anyone else nor has any proposition î^lheteople The* matter is. simply under investigation and no decision o anv kind has been readied. "Another point with reference to the irrigation of these lands and the futur storage of Boise river which was not talked? of in Washington but has bean suggested by ' •'°™^e filing to ho, was if the settlers were willing jorego the chances of a shortage oi water one year in five it might be possible to take in a great many more acres of land in the Black Canyon. It might be well to put this proposition to the settlers for they are the -only ones able to decide. It will not be left to the Commercial club, or any member of the Commercial club, but will be left to the settlers who actually reside on the land and have to bear the burden of reclaiming it. "As to the working out of the prop osition has not been even submitted, but the Board will readily realize that several ditches leading out of Boise river will result in picking up return water from Boise river, and also reduce the cost of construction. The higher up on the hillside a ditch is construct ed, the more expensive is the construc tion. So if a small ditch could be con structed high up on the slope, and then fair-sized ditches constructed in the valley where it is more economical to construct, the cost of the system would be reduced. "Just by way of suggestion, and de viating somewhat from what I started out to say, the Board of Engineers who pass on the water supply of Boise river will have all these matters to pass upon, and, of course, as far as the Reclamation Service is concerned, their decision would probably be final. But suppose that some people within the Black Canyon would rather have their lands covered and take the chances of n short water supply one year n five under the present system, would it not be well to put that prop osition up to the settlers? This could not include the 12,000 acres covered by the Deer Flat reservoir. As we understand it, they could provide wa ter for more than 12,000 acres, but they would have no lands to put it on. On account of the conditions they cannot rçach more than 12,000 acres from the Deer Flat reservoir. Now, if that part of the system that is to be irrigated from Arrowrock reservoir would be willing to take its chances on a short supply one year in five or seven, provided it would include near ly all the district, it might be well to submit the proposition to the settlers. But, of course, this has not .been sub mitted to the Board yet, and it is pre mature as surveys are simply being made and no final report on the rec lamation of any land has yet been recommended. "The above is made merely as a suggestion, and if the Board should suggestion, desire, after talking it over with the settlers, that a nroposition of this kind should be submitted to them by the Reclamation Service, it might be well to make the suggestion to the Recla mation Service that they submit this proposition to the people. "With reference to the water supply of Boise river which in some measure affects the amount of surplus waters that will be available for reclaiming lands in the Black Canyon Irrigation district from Arrowrock and Deer Flat reservoirs, beg to state that according to A. B. Tallman, irrigation engineer who distributed the waters of Boise river in the year 1915, there was a great amount of return flow to Boise river by reason of the construction of drains in the old project, such as the Pioneer Irrigation district and the Nampa -Meridian Irrigation district; and Tallman states that formerly flow of 1553 second feet was consider ed as a necessary quantity of water to fill 60% of the decreed rights of Boise river, while during the period from July 19, to October 31, 1915,1142 second feet of the natural flow tilled the same requirements. It has also been stated by the same engineer that the return flow equals 67% of the amount flowing in the Boise river at the Highland dam. which would mean that they could distribute 167% of the waters flowing in the Boise river at Highland dam with the ditches leading from Boise river, and as other drain agc ditches are being constructed and the ditches are planned to utilize the water developed by said drainage, un doubtedly the amount of the return flow will increase as years go by whan more land is put into cultivation above and below the New York canal. "This is merely with reference to the Boise unit, but of course the dis trict is working to have the Réclama tion Service reclaim the entire pro ject, and you will'readily realize my surprise when I read the statement in the 'Tribune,' and whv I was anxious to have that denied by someone at the head of the Service. "You will observe that in the esti mates which are submitted herewith for this year there is $10,000 for de tailed surveys of the Boise slope. On nage 77 you will observe that there s $50,000 asked to be appropriated as a fund for making surveys and inves tigations of secondary projects, there done tnis year n . fartherest." could be no objection to us trying to get a portion of that $50,000 to survey the remaining portion of the Black Canyon, but, as you know, Sena tor Borah is going to attempt to hook amendment to the Appropriation Bill for funds to survey the entire Black Canyon, and it would probably be better not to attempt to get any of the $50,000 at present. "I am herewith submitting a letter which I received from Senator Borah while I was in Washington. (The let ter states that the. Sanator will give his best and untiring efforts to the end that the whole Black Canyon pro ject be watered by the Government.) "Director A. P. Davis, Judge King and Mr. Ryan are all great fnends of the Black Canyon and, indeed, of the entire West. I feel sure that the en gineer will not stoo short of watering the Black Canyon. "It is very important that the entire Black Canyon project be surveyed nad investigated. The importance of this is realized, and has been for some time, and it appears to us that it is very important that these surveys ana investigations be made during the year 1916, and I have no doubt if it is not done this year it will be done in WATER USERS REFUSE 10 ORGANIZE INTO A COUNSEL STOUTEMYER AP PEARS BEFORE DIRECTORS AND SUBMITS ARGUMENTS IN FAVOR OF DISTRICT PLAN OF HANDLING PROBLEM Reclamation Service Given to Under stand that the Policy is to 'Sit tight' for Present—Big Legal Battle Over High Cost of Water on Project is Pending—Directors Are Not Afraid that Something is Going to Drop on Them. At the meeting of the board of di rectors of the Boise Water Users' as sociation held in Caldwell Tuesday, the proposition to convert the associa tion into an irrigation district was re jected. This action of the board re versed the action that was taken at the January meeting when the direct ors passed resolutions favoring the or ganization of an irrigation district un der the laws of the state. The action was taken after a thorough discussion of the district idea presented by Mr. B. E. Stoutemyer, counsel for the Rec lamatibn Service. The directors stated frankly that they would take no steps which might jeapordize the interests of the land owners under the project; and that their present policy was to sit tight and await developments. As one di rector stated, "I can't see that any thing it liable to drop if we don't take action at this time." Acting upon that theory nothing was done. District Proposed. The Reclamation Service, through Mr. Stoutemyer, urged the organiza tion of an irrigation district. Mr. Stoutemyer gave the arguments which were presented in the letter of Man ager D. W. Cole and which appeared in the last issue of The Tribune. He offered nothing new. Mr. Stoutemyer in response to doz ens of questions and in explanation of the position of the Reclamation Ser vice insisted that the change to a dis trict would in no wise change the status of relations existing between the landowners and the government Only when the district arrived at the point of entering into a contract with the government would any new rela tion come up for consideration. In the meantime, stated Mr. Stoute myer, the settlers would be operating their organization under state instead of government regulations, and would lighten the pro rata of expense through the inclusion of at least 30,000 acres of land which now bear none of the association's current expenses. Hard Fight Impending. Hard Fight Impending. Directors of the association bluntly made known their intentions, long hinted at, of making a big fight at the proper time, in the hope of obtaining their water rights at a figure around $25 an acre. From $22.68 to $28 an acre is the cost they claim was assur ed them when most of the settlers came upon the project lands. They will maintain, in the legal battle which seems imminent for the future, that the cost which is now soaring around $65 an acre, has reached that figure largely through errors of the govern ment servants themselves. That the government should pay for its own mistakes and not saddle the burden on the innocent and deluded settlers will be their contention. Vote Against Change. Despite the fact that Counsel Stout emyer assured the directors and the stockholders present that their light can be made even more effectively as a district, the board members refused to see the matter in this light and turned down the motion to proceed to circulate petitions and otherwise prepare to adopt the change recom mended by reclamation service heads. The statement that settlers on the upper part of the project are agitating the proposal to form a separate dis trict of their own had no effect in in fluencing the association directors. Petitions asking that the project take over the Katherine and Watkins reservoirs from the Idaho-Iowa Lat eral and Reservoir company were turned down. Power Lease Possible. The proposition coming from the Gem Irrigation district by which that organization wishes to obtain a lease on the water power rights at Arrow rock dam received consideration. It was voted that the Gem people be in structed to make a definite proposal to the Water Users' association, this to be forwarded to Washington for government action if agreeable to the association. Thus far efforts of the Gem district in this connection have been principally designed to get the government to set terms under which it would make such a lease. It seems that the reclamation service prefers to have the Gem officials make a bid for consideration. Further negotia tions over this important matter may be expected soon—probably in time for consideration at the May meeting of the water users' board. D. W. Cole, the new project mana ger. was present at the Tuesday meet ing, the first he has attended. Ile spoke briefly of conditions on the pro ject and interjected a few remarks dur ing the discussion of the soaring cost of water rights. I Rice net frames, 25c. The Vogue. BAD BREAK DGGURS IN RANKS OF CANYON I i ! j I 1 j I I Chairman Buckner Attempts to Con- j trol Organization With Help of Other Appointees of Governor Alex ander— Machine Rule Does not take STALWART DEMOCRATS RE FUSE TO BE BOUND AND GAGGED IN INTERESTS OF PENCE, NUGENT AND EL DER—INSURRECTOS CALL PRIMARY ELECTION Well With O'Conner, Smith Bates—Resolutions Denounce tion of County Chairman. and Ac Notwithstanding the steamroljer methods employed by the Pence-Nu gent-Elder contingent of the county central committee of the Democratic party in this city Saturday, the Can you delegation to the Pocatello con vention will not support Mr. Elder for national committeeman. Of the 30 hand-picked delegates a majority arc unalterabl - opposed to Mr. Elder. It seems that Pence, Nugent and Elder operating through County Chairman Buckner were unable to find 30 men in the county who would support Mr. Elder. The majority of the committee were denied the privilege of participating in the meeting. This majority met and called a primary election to be held throughout the county on April 25 for the purpose of electing delegates to the Pocatello convention. The dele gates who were appointed by Mr. Buckner and who are opposed to Mr. Elder will probably be elected at the primary election. Alexander Appointees Control. State and Federal appointees or rel atives controlled the meeting of the county central committee Mr. Buck ne r, trustee of the home for the feeble minded and an appointee of Governor Alexander presided at the meeting. Guy Graham, state fruit inspector, act ed as secretary of the meeting. C. W. Whiffin, applicant for the office of United States Surveyor General and Harry Whiffin, his brother, represent ed two precincts. C. H. Bowman, postmaster at Payette, Cash Nichols, who was precinct committeeman for Stuart precinct which is now a part of Gem county, and the father of the sheriff of Gem county; Joe Bird, a county road overseer, and A. W. Mc Neil, another appointee» of Governor Alexander, were the others who con trolled the committee. delegates not pate in the meeting but who have call ed a primary election, are: L. L. Dic kerson of Roswell; H. W. Barnes of Homestead, George F. Lee of Fargo, William Rhodes of Greenleaf, James Strode of West Nampa, L. A. Whittle of Midway, proxy H. A. Griffiths; Phil Harris of Pleasant Valley, proxy W. P. O'Conner; Parma: D. O. Castator, proxy M. A. Bates; N. E. Leigh of Apple Valley, proxy M. A. Bates; Cary Tussing of South Fruit land, proxy Wm. Rhoades; C. C. Todd of Melba, proxy L. J. Magee; George Wilson of New Plymouth, proxy J. W. Smith; J. C. Giesler of Payette, proxy L. Harding; George L. Green of East Nampa, proxy L. L. Dickerson; M. F. MeCabe of Peaceful Valley, proxy P. E. Smith; Harry L. Cox of Nampa, proxy W. P. O'Conner. Proxies Not Admissible. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Buckner of the county cen- j tral committee. Secretary Mumford was not present, and Guy Graham was elected temporary secretary. It was ordered that the roll of the precincts be called when the matter of proxies came up. The Pence-Nugent-Elder contingent as represented by Buckner, Graham, et al, voted against the use of proxies. This gave this « ing the co.ntrol of the meeting. Messrs. P. E. Smith, W. P. O'Con ner and others protested against the action. Mr. O'Conner stated that Mr. Bitckner had told him the day before that proxies could be used and that was the reason "I am here. Buckner, vou lied to me in. my office yesterday." The protest was without avail. The committee proceeded to the transaction of the business -of the meeting which was the appointment of delegates to the Pocatello convention. Insurgents Call Primary. The precinct committeemen who were opposed to the machine withdrew from the meeting. They organized by electing L. Harding chairman and George F. Lee secretary. A commit tee on resolutions was appointed eon sistine of W. P. O'Conner of Nampa; M. A. Bates of Parma and 11. A. <1rif liths of Caldwell. By vote it was de cided to hold a primary election in the county. Tuesday, April 25, for the pur-1 pose of electing 30 delegates to the state convention. The resolutions committee submit ted its report which was adopted. The ~ " resolutions denounced Chairman Buck ner for the action taken as follows: "Further, we denounce the arbitrary action of T. E. Buckner of the Demo cratic central committee of this county, in refusing to recognize the majority of the legally and duly elected com mitteemen of this county, represented in person and by proxy at the county central committee meeting called by him for this date, and especially do we denounce the action of said chairman and a portion of said committee for their autocratic attempt to deny to the Democratic voters of the county their I». right to select delegates to til tello convention by arbitrarily assum- j ing to name them." Both factions endorsed the adininis trations of President Wilson and Gov-1 ernor Alexander and also pointed with j pride to, the economical county adinin istration. Mr. H. A. Griffiths wanted j to go into details on county affairs but i was reminded that there were other] and more important matters to attend i to. Alexander Loses Friends. Governor Alexander, undoubtedly, lost a great many friends by the action of his appointees. The Democrats were not slow to denounce the action of these appointees and they hold that the Governor was responsible to more or less extent. The anti-Elder forces claim that the Canyon delegation is not an Elder dcl egation. Ihe Elder people could not Und 30 men in the couaty who will stand for the north Idaho politician. It is pointed out that the delegation i not instructed and it is known that many of he delegates are personally bitterly opposed to Elder. The Delegates. The delegates appointed to repre se nt Canyon county at tlie Pocatello j convention are , IJ. G. Ruby, 1 homas Buckner, Guy : Graham. A. W. McNeil, Ben Dunlap, Lester Seawell, George l'roman, W. W. Snell, T. A. Walters, C. J. Shorb, C. B. Ross, S. F. Chaney, H. C. Pres cott, C. M. Nichols, Mrs. Walter Burke Walter Griffiths, A. J. Shearer, Fred Ahlstrand, C. B. Hampson, C. R. Peck ham, J. W. Giesler, James Strode, Jas. B. Newport. Ernest Anderson, J. D. Hargrave, J. C. Steele, Dr. P. L. Payne F. E. Tinipke, Howard King, Robert Taylor. CALDWELL IRRIGATION DISTRICT TO ISSUE BONDS $20,000.00 Will be Spent on Improve ments and Development. A bond issue of $20,00.00 was au thorized by the landowners of the Caldwell Irrigation district at an elec tion held Tuesday. The district has taken over the property of the Canyon Hill Irrigation Co., will. contruct a feeder canal from Mason creek to join the Caldwell High Line canal; w,ill construct a new ditch around the east side of Canyon Hill to a point due east of the city water tank. At this last point two pumping units will be installed. One pump will lift the water 43 feet, the other 30 feet to cover lower lands. Nearly 1000 acres of splendid land will be reclaimed by irrigation. Messrs. Shepherd & McConnell have worked out a plan which has been adopted. Work will be started on the project at once. INVESTIGATE AND SURVEY BLACK CANYON PROJECT | DUTY OF WATER IN BOISE VALLEY IS DISCUSSED j Senator Borah has introduced an amendment to the sundry civil bill appropriating $10,000 to make an in vestigation and survey of the Black Canyon Irrigation project, with a view to its construction by the government. Economical Use of Water to Interest of Every Water User. The duty of water in the Boise val ley is becoming a subject of great in terest. The following article which is a continuation of an article which ap peared last week in The Tribune, lias been submitted: , The man absolutely ' void of chin whiskers comes again on the water proposition and urges that the high duty of water that was talked of in last week's Tribune should be when there is a scarcity of water in Boise river; that it is important that a cut be made when the river begins to fall j in July, and that prior to that time, and while there is an abundance of water in the river, it might he possible to allow nearly an inch to the »acre for the lands; that a good soaking up of the lands in June and the early part of July, would saturate the soil much deeper, and prevent the amount stored away in early spring from being used up and would be saved for a tune when the water supply is shorter. Of course, ) the amount to be used should some what depend upon theamount in the river and also on the kind of crops ' and the condition of the soil. I he state and counties are I he state and counties are interest-J ed in having the waters economically used, and in having the amount of ir rigated area as large as possible. An economical use of the water, or the amount that is absolutely necessary for the irrigation of a piece oi land, is acquired by appropriation and an appropriation is only completed by a use of the water. A piece of land can acquire no more water by appropria t j on than is absolutely necessary for an economical irrigation thereof. As to what is necessary for an economical j irrigation of a piece of land is shift- 1 i nK . it is stated on good authority that after land has been reclaimed 1 and crops have been raised for a few ! seasons, that it requires less water to grow crops than it formerly did. As to theamount of water necessary to economically irrigate land, it should be considered very carefully in view of the fact that the state and county and all are interested in extending the irrigable area in the state, that sur plus waters in the storage reservoirs of Boise river should be used upon the land most fetile, and where it can be used most economically t a kin g into consideration the cost of the con struction of works, the operation and maintanance thereof, is agreed by all. If after lands have grown crops for a few years they can be irrigated with less water than formerly ,as the irri gated area of Boise valley increases the waters of Boise valley can be ex tended over more land, which, taken together with the return flow, will HOLT SMS HE PEOPLE REALIZE NECESSITY WATER ECOKSMV MANY MATTERS OF IMPORT ANCE COME UP FOR CONSID ERATION AT THE REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF fttK CALDWELL COM MERCIAL CLUB Four New Membert Ar e Elected— Duty of Water Dibcirssed by Several Members—Organization of Junior Commercial Clao Seriously Consid ered and committee is Appointed— Mayor a oyes SuDmits City's Plan t oi Lighting oi tne Streets. The regular monthly meeting of the Commercial club held Tuesday even ing was ui unusual interest and largely attended despwe ttie inclement weath er. iUatters oi interest to the people ot ttie entire Boise valley, including action oil the conservation of the boise river water supply, the organiza tion oi a boys' club and street lighting lor the city, were acted upon. 1'our applications for membership, Messrs. Vvin. IS. Church. C. A. Wheel er, J_u;lier Mitchell, and Fred Row land, were read by the secretary and unanimously elected to membership by the club. B. M. Holt outlined progress of the club committee appointed by Presi dent Zeh to secure the co-operation of Uoise valley settlers in an effort to induce the utilization of the surplus water of the Boise river. Mr. Holt declared that meetings had been held at Middleton, Caldwell and Notus and that a spirit of harmony prevailed at eacn. 1 he settlers are unanimous in desiring that water now going to waste should be used in reclaiming the thousands of acres of »rid land now lying idle, In an inuiesting and educational talk Walter Grithtlis explained meth ods by which water could be conserv ed. that there is water in suthcient quantities to irrigate every acre oi land in the valley, if properly used, was the declaration oi tne speaker. Since the installation of the tirst irri gating system in this valley, Mr. Grif nths stated, there had been a contin ual fear upon the part of the water users that ttiere wouid not be sufficient water for their use. The growth oi the irrigated district from a single co operative company to the thousands oi acres now being supplied is a con clusive demonstration ot the possibiii | ties ot scientific conservation of water. Mr. Griffiths' illustrations were en Mr. Griffiths' illustrations were en dorsed ïrom personal experience by J. H. t 1 orbes, H. W. Dorman, and others. The plan of organizing a boys' club was advanced by Mr. Dorman, who suggested that it be called the Junior Commercial club and that separate quarters in the downtown district be equipped tor tiie use ot the youngsters, lnat an imperative need existed for a junior organization, was the opinion of Mr. Dorman. lie outlined a tenta tive plan and invited suggestions. The idea was endorsed by iuperintendetnt Clifford, ot the public schools, who added that the school authorities were contemplating the employment of a physical director and hoped next year to utilize the high school gymnas ium. Others endorsing the idea were E. A. Gipson, and E. H. Plowhead. A committee of five, Messrs. Dorman, Plowhead, Gipson. Jackson and Lyon, were appointed toinvestigate the feas j ibility ot the idea. Mayor Boyes outlined the plans of the administration in securing better street lighting for the city. A plan had been proposed, he stated, to en ^ r -~w ■ - ; large the present system to provide ! ^equate lighting facilities for the bus iness and residence sections. The nee( j 0 f additional lighting was voiced several speakers, some preferring - a system of cluster lights for the bus ; jness district. A complete chart of the administration's plans will probably : presented at the next club meeting j .- or approval. The club authorized the issuance for f ree distribution of pamphlets on wa j er conservation. Young Wife Passes Away. Funeral services for Ruby Miller, wife of H. G. Miller, living south of this city, were held from the home at noon Wednesday. "Mrs. Miller died Tuesday after an illness of but five months with tuberculosis. She was 19 years old and had been married but terred in Kohlerlawn cemetery. » *ew months, .-he was formerly R - hy Powell and her parents reside tween Caldwell and .Nampa. hollowing the funeral service he remains were taken to Nampa and in greatly increase the irrigated area of the valley. The question as to the proper duty of water and what is an amount nec essary to raise a crop is of importance to this section and to the State of Idaho. It is more important for the welfare and prosperity and develop ment of this section of Idaho than any other proposition that can be considered. Next Thursday, I-rid.'.y and Satur day, the big One-Cent Sale at the Botkin-Harmon store. Don't wait; some of the best things won't last. 414 —— . j Watch for the Co-Operative Store big ad. next issue.