Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-02-05 | Page 20 | Delay Sought on Canal Pay

DELAY SOUGHT ON CANAL PAY GOODING More Idaho Idaho More than water water users from different rent farm tracts tracts- under American Falls reservoir reservoir reser reser- voir vole district t No 2 at ata a mass meetIng meetIng meeting meet meet- ing in Gooding Monday afternoon agreed to seek seck another moratorium morat moratorium mora mora- t on n tho the annual payment of ot due the government as construction construction construction con con- c charges arges on the Milner- Milner Shoshone-Gooding Shoshone canal Governor Speaks Speak Governor C. C Ben Ross who addressed addressed addressed ad ad- dressed the meeting favored the moratorium W. W J. J Richfield former state senat senator r from Lincoln county presided as president of the reservoir reservoir reser reser- voir district The Tho water users represented the Richfield and Dietrich tracts In Lincoln county and the North Gooding and South Gooding tracts In Gooding county The reservoir officials official explained that the tho government granted a mo- mo on the tho 1035 1935 pa payment ment of That was set back to the end of the year 20 year period in which the tho districts' districts total loan must be repaid Tho The water users declared a similar similar sim sim- ilar moratorium should be granted on the payment due duc this year Plead Crop Losses They They- contended a series of abnormally abnormally abnormally ab ab- ab- ab normally dry seasons ending in 1932 when the big canal was completed combined with the depression andre and re resultant low low prices for crops and livestock the thelast last several years had set set them so far back financially that they are arc unable to meet this years year's construction charges In addition to regular operating expenses on their properties While no definite application was agreed upon for the moratorium Secretary P. P T. T Sutphen of Gooding said the matter will be followed up by officers of the reservoir district with cooperation from Governor Ross He indicated the water users will wUl ask ask- only for for moro more time on the 1936 p payment Serves Big Dig Area The payments apply on the tho total cost of ot the canal approximating It brings American Falls reservoir water water- to lands of the Bl BlWood BigWood Big BigWood Wood project The canal runs 70 miles from Milner dam on Snake dver river across the lava region through Lincoln and Gooding counties Another federal loan of f was obtained last year to build new control gates at Magic reservoir for this project under the Big Wood Canal company Canal company