Show WITHDRAWAL Of HORSESHOE BEND POWER POWERSITE SITE SHE STOPS EXTENSION OP Of IDAHO IDAO NORTHERN H BOISE l Ida a. a Oct 20 The The TIie conserva conserva- conservation tion polIcy use used by the by-the the govern govern- m me fc t in Idaho to conserve through with with- dra dral Wal al from entry all power sites site hec el and lands Janas to be agricultural in nature to prevent the con con- tr a railroad d into one of the st st. sections of the western part of the state st te preventing the rapid de develop develop- of at a very rl rich h count rv for fOI th the de- de d fJ r t nt of the interior ba has lias withdrawn 11 lIn d pat pat-en t township alon along the Fey etler lv Iv at t I Horseshoe e bend for r power pur- pur tI ri dI and he ha Idaho Northern Dany h I 1 ha has contractors a in Un the II but building ling 1 r his frs extension p t It hat hip p Tram Emmett to layelle ue lakes t V to abandon a n its P plans Ii Gallon is s rife 11 nO O over the conserva- conserva as followed by b the etlie in n Jh that that particular ular section of ot the 1 ate te to for It I is fa claimed that t the hI land florl rh river r withdrawn for power sites J I Js thela thel t t site lite an art expert engineer would WO select ele t along along- the stream due to th the fact fa t tJ J at on ln almost any other far het bt tel ter alt coq could f d be llert l. l Yet th the tha with with- withdrawal order order r l but J has recently gone eon Into received cI effect dt h here through by til the tho an United ed States land a office and the railroad railroad rail rail- road roadS 1 held as all a tre If it per per- pelf its its' tJ 8 In following out Its 8 plans to build rt the f i I 1 th extension e of its line Its line O over the with withdrawn drawn land lands II Added d to the troubles of the owners of the road IK Is a II suit lilt that has ha been heen brought rought against t th the rood road to pro pre pron proven ven n I It from ov r another site cite al l ng f th the he same ama river Railroad Plans Frustrated d. d i F. F Fc many years ear tM ti western o or orId Id b. b In In- iong Long valley valle ls is of e r h hasi hax the the- r simin OI Jn ot oti r i V MA r 1 t I t ml tiled filled railroad O with with V Its the e great advent d desire of the was Idaho to 6 he Northern North North- ot fulfilled ful tul- ern a road o now nosy built f front from O Nampa to tJ Emmett which 1 secured a right of l way Out but of the latter tOwn along tho the Payette river to Horseshoe bend bend and and through Tong Long alJ valley y to the J Payette lakes a famous mountain resort for tOI south Idaho But the ibe withdrawal of the power sites sit threatens to blast blat the dream of the tho settlers set set- tiers for it may block the building of th the railroad To enter Hor Horseshoe betel bend and Ix long ng valley alley by a a a- railroad It if I is to follow th the water grade offered by the Payette river Thus This mountain stream m runs run through a Ian canyon n and there Is II but but- room enough along the side tot tl the railroad railroad- to build The Idaho Northern North North- ern surveyed purveyed urVe f J tide this route rouff to reach Long valley Plats' Plats and profile of tho the right of ofay way ay wen went filed with the land raised money for tor the building of ot the line and contracts lilt let for the grading grading- IR laying ln I of rail etc etl Work wa wu was taken up six slit months ago and pushed until 1 to 1 y the ro ge ft at extension basins berins to look like a railroad Unexpectedly the ext extension work ork was blocked for or part parI of the Payette river 11 canyon around Horseshoe nand n nd was was- wIthdrawn withdrawn with with- drawn rawn by the 50 government from all 11 forms of ot entry or use it a tie a power site The Theland Theland Theland land It is public domain and the government used the conservation policy to conserve e It To change the b right of way war of the railroad would b bit U it l is II claimed dl prohibitive in cost colt There is but one route t to build Into the country country coun coun- tro- tro try dt desired HId arid nd that I. I ii is through t the canyon can can- yon hut but this t the e government withdrew The rote plats plat anti and 1 profiles of ot the railroad V verd ere r n never v r lic accepted by the government go And until they ate are the ro road d is held 1 as a It atie tie pass jr r theo f thai thit Ii Is allege f ti 11 have ve I I 1 r r 1 I ti fallen on t the railroad lIr ca came with the lie H t 1 withdrawal ra of an entire townsite in including Inv eluding a stretch of lt practically twelve twelvemile mile In the tha canyon over which the road had planned to build and where its contractors contractors contractors con con- tractors have been working during the past summer E. E II Dewey of Nampa part part t owner of th the t toad road d 1 Immediately fe left left i for Washington Washing Washing- I fn ton to consult with th the secretary of th the Interior to arrange If possible poss for the continuance of work on the extension over the withdrawn pow power r sites for to stop work ork meant thousands of dollars to the railway company compan an anti ano possible abandonment aban ahan- of the railroad extension In Ia general resentment nt in th the tha state especially the southern part uv- uv ever r the action of Qt the government In withdrawing with drawing forest lands power sites i etc on the grounds that the conservation policy retards development In Idaho and I Iother other western states prevents the settlement settle settle- flUe flUe- ment of ot a large urea area of agricultural land hand IH is a drawback to the stat state and deprives It of ot Its lust u t rights the the- theland land land within Its borders More l than one half of the slate state Is withdrawn from all forms of lf entries over fifteen fOff forest t reserves n nave Clave ve lJ peen eo created power sites site are being almost almos dally daily withdrawn along the streams stream preventing preventing pre pre- venting outside capital from coming In Inand Inland inand land and developing dC the thin power po the th streams at at- I fprd It is claimed t and mining 11 properties lt ma JO Z are prevented m l from development due to toto toto to the coal restrictions The Issue of conservation has become a burning 1 one In the state end and nd l II is meeting meeting meet meet- In ing with move mote general genera opposition each year ear ar Hope for tor an Improvement of ot conditions conditions con con- Is fell fpU by man many y through the recent trip of Qt President Taft Teft and Secretary Fisher to the w their promises to advocate ad a ch change consistent with the laws |