Show BIG BIC mm WATER PROJECTS PROJECT'S FATE is IN mm BALANCE BOISE Ida Sept 17 The The paramount paramount para para- mount question of or the forfeiture of or the contract between the state of or Idaho and the he Twin Falls North Side Land Wat Wa Wa- t ter er r co company ny demanded by b the settlers on n the North Side Twin Falls Fall project on the grounds that the company has hu not nol complied compiled with the specifications in inne the ne construction of ot the can canal 1 system is II now squarely before betor the state stata board boud of land and commissioners for final settlement Evidence E and testimony have been bun submitted sub sub- mUted at the hearing bearing which has baa ju just t closed dOlled here and the bOard la Is In pos pea session slon ot of an all the fac facts Hundreds o of thousands of oC s dollars are involved ed In the Issue Esue as well as 88 hundreds of ot settlers who occupy the land under the project The Kuhn Inter Interests Interest backing tho project entered Into a contract with the state for the he Irrigation of or about acres arCs of ot land and located near the city of Twin Falls Fans On n what is commonly known n as th the North Side tract The South Side tract had been previously pre completed with tho greatest success In the plans for the tho construction of or the North Side project two to big reservoirs were ere built one the Wilson lake and the other th the Jerome The These e were to hold storage water taken from T the Sn Snake e river at the Milner dam to be diverted o during the irrigation seaon sea sea- to the lands eon aon on Big canals were constructed con con- and the project finally launched Settlers took up land un under er the Carey act The Thet contract the company had with Ith the he state called for the turning OV over r of or the he project In a completed ted tate state AU August 1912 with all an canals In good condition and th the reservoirs built to hold water When the time approached for or the completion of or the project the he settlers protested against It Its alleged Incomplete Incomplete- ness nen The They declared that the Ithe tw two big bic reservoirs would v. not hold water and that the he company was not prepared d to deliver de- de liver Iver the amount of ot water It had guaranteed guaranteed guar guar- antee that It was evident that In order order or or- der to deliver the supply o of water the company would have to the reCer J or find some other medium of or delivery delivery de- de livery Ivery and asked for tor a a. cancellation of the he contract the state has hu with the he company compan Several Se compromise proposals proposal were made nade by each sl side e but none nona was agreed to o. o The government has hu not as aa yet passed to patent the lands Included In the project The government usually waits waite to o take this action after the water ateI supply sup sup- I ply ly has be been n closely Inspected to determine determine de- de termine ermine whether or not it Is Is' adequate The settlers consider this question of or so 1 much importance th they Y have made application application cation to th the department of ot the Interior r requesting that the water supply bo bl not passed parsed upon until they have e be-e been given an opportunity to b bo b beard They ex expect expect ex- ex pact to prove pro that hat the supply I is I not pot d adequate ade ad- quate and thereby hold hol up patent until the state sees that the tho contract It has with the Irrigation company ha has been complied with State Engineer Robinson n Investigated In the project an and reported on It He de declared de- de dared that th the big Jerome reservoir er should be abandoned because be aue it was not In n condition to to hold water and could not be made to do so The rhe company insists that in view of or th the th fact It has haa expended several ae hundreds hun bun dr d. d of thousands of or dollars on the project a great injustice would ouM be bo doneIt done It if f its contract should be forfeited |