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Show IRRIGATION PROJECT TO BE RUSHED THROUGH The following dispatch from Chicago Chi-cago regarding the Lost Rfver irrigation, irri-gation, project is. of interest t,o many Ogderiites, jls the Corej; Brothers Construction company of this city havo tho contract for tho building or the canal" The Big Lost River Irrigation prq Ject in Idaho is t6 be completed, with tho least possible loss of time James E Clinton, Jr., the BoIbo banker, who has heavy financial Interests In thp gigantic undertaking, has been here for several days in 'consultation with leading" local financiers aud has succeeded suc-ceeded In forming a Btrong group to ' underwrite the Jjnds of the company, ''in this syndicate are tho Continental1 National bank und the Chicago Title and Trust company. Representing .the state of Idaho in the negotiations havo appeared Governor Gov-ernor Jlawloy fold Attorney General McDougall, who express themselves as bolng entirely satisfied with tho arrangements completed with the bondholders, through W. D, Rellly. chairman of the bondholders committee commit-tee and manager of tho underwriting syndicate. Stato Epgiuoer Robinson of Idaho- has also been here and will remain a few dayB longer working out the details of the plans that havo been generally agreed upon between himself and the company'3 onglneors. Tho arrangements Just completed between the Idaho financial interests, those in Chicago and the Idaho state officials mean that the work will bo resumed -with tho least possible loss of time and will bo rushed to completion comple-tion Mr Rellly hau given assurances that operations will bo bogun Just as soon as the attorneys can shape up the legal matters. As part of th plan it has been do-cided do-cided to install cement drops on tho Powell tract, at tho lower ond of tho Mackay segregation, which embraces much rich land, so that tho settlers there will have tho benefit of this years flood waters. The Mackay dam will bo completed as rapidly as the work can be done. It will be 120 feet high, as originally planned, but will be more masBlve and specially reinforced Governor Hawley nnd Attorney General McDougall left for Boise last night. |