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Show ': . WILL ASK FOR RECEIVER . Boise. Ida., Dec. 17. The state of ) Idaho will probably ask for a receiver to take charge of the Irrigition systems sys-tems in southern Idaho known as the Kinghill and the Kinghill Exten-s'on Exten-s'on projects, representing an csti- i n.ated value of 1500,000. This -was the tentative decision reached late today by the state land boaTd foliow- l hvz a conference with the settlers on T both projects and over the protest of the representative of the bondholders bondhold-ers "V The settlers demanded that the I Iland board forfeit the contract the state had with the promoting com- iptnies. The board expressed itself las loath to do this, due to the fact I that it would Injure the credit or the state. For ocr a year every possible pos-sible effort lips been made to reach fiome kind of a conclusion by which the company promoters, the settlers and the state could reach an agreement agree-ment for the completion or the pro-jcc'. pro-jcc'. All have failed. The final hearing hear-ing in the cases was set for today and an agreement was reached that a resolution should be drnfted by the representatives of the settlen and lnld before the board tomorrow to-morrow morning to Uko the place of the for'eiture of contract resolution i and call for the appointment of a receiver. The board will then formal-1 ly act The bonds of the two pro-1 motion companies are held by Chicago j bonding houses. , no I |