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Show IRRIGATION DISTRICT HAY BE COMPLETED l-ngliHN-r Makes HcK)i-t 011 Important Import-ant Irrigation Project in Cache Vnlley. T. II. Humphorys, engineer, has just completed a lengthly report for the Oneida Irrigation district. This report contains some ery Important recommendations which, if carried to successful conclusion, will moan much toward Increasing tho agricultural agricul-tural productiveness of Franklin county, especially the territory lying west and north of Preston. It would also get tho farmers of tho district out of a serious financial entanglement entangle-ment vhlch they havo boen in for a number of years. Under tho authority of tho 1893 (Continued on Page 1G.) ( KW lKift1JLA'kH 1 TstWnUQUi "i.i I IRRIGATION DIST. H (Continued from Pago 0.) B statutes of tlio stato of Idaho, tho H Oneida Irrigation district was orgnn- H Izcd. This district embraced up- H wards of 01,000 acres of land to bo H brought tinder tho Oneida ditch, H -which were originally sot apart to B ?o Irrigated by this aonrce. Later H on tho district was reduced to In- B fluclo hut 27,000 avres. Legal pro- BBWJ cess for various reasons, has boon ro- HBVB rortod to, and tho farmers aro tuif- HBVH ferlng from tho heavy hurdon of tax- !!' atlon Imposed. Tho report goes on HBVM to suggest that, with all tho cries BBWM of "graft," had tho water been so- HBhM cured, the farmers would hnvo como HBhM out on top. As a matter of fact, HBhM there was only enough water In tho HBVM first place to have Irrigated about PBVl 30,000 acres had It all been utilized. ! 'Upon a thorough Investigation of BBWJ tho facts and conditions, Mr. Hum- HBVB pherys roports to tho stockholders BBWB that the greatest number of acres BBWH that can be irrigated with tho nvalla- ! Mo water. Is 10,000 acres. He Rug- BBWB vests In the roport that tho land ho HBVB -would recommend to como In the HBhH ncreago to bo Irrigated, Is that con- HBVB tlguous to tho Oregon Short Lin" BBWH Tatlroad company tracks between JBVH Clifton and Weston. This would BBWB eliminate the lands between Cornish BBWH nnd Woston and all Focorid-elass fBVB lands botween Clifton nnd Weston, HBVHj and would lenvo some very tlna BBWH lands to bo irrigated under this BBVH Tho Amalgamated Sugar company BBWBf officials at a meeting held in Preston JBVB) a week ago told a congregation of BBWBv farmers, numbering about 200, that HBVBl 1ho company expected In some way BBWBJ to assist In putting tho Onolda Irrl- PBVB cation district on Its feet. In tho JBVBJ event this project Is work out along JBVBl the lines suggested. It would nut 10,- 1 000 acres of somo ot tho best lands PBVBfe In the valley In a condition to pro- HBVBf iuco the finest crops of beets to bo HBVBft produced auywhoro In tho valley. PBVBb Tlio lands would be worth upwards pHVHs ot $125 to 200 per aero. Such a !, project, as proponed, would cost K' 7210,000, but It would put tho dls- fBVB trlct In Bhapo to Irrlgato tho lands H ' aboTe montloncd. kBBm |
