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Show FALL TURNS DOWN IDAHO PURCHASE Washington; Jan. 31. Because of the depleted condition of the reclamation recla-mation fund. Secretary of th Interior Albert It Fall declined yesterday on behalf of the government to sign a contract for the purchase of two pow-r pow-r plants and other property at American Am-erican Falls from the Idaho Tower company. Ho Will ask for a renewal of the option, which will depend In his opinion, on the anion of the Guaranty Guar-anty Trust company of New- York which holds the bonds of the power ' "inpany II. pointed out that private pri-vate Irrigation companies in the Snake River Valley had not mode their Initial In-itial payments and that therefore there Is no money whatever on hand with which to make the initial payment of 250.ooo. The property is to cost $1,000,000. Before announcing his decision, he gave an extended hearing to Senator-Borah Senator-Borah and Gooding. Irrigation Dlrer-Sw.-n.M.n of 11,, state ol Idaho W E. Shepherd of Twin Falls and L R. Evans of American Falls, Director Davis Da-vis of the reclamation service and Assistant As-sistant Secretary Finney also being present. The Importance of the Am-OrlCSJ Am-OrlCSJ Calls project was fully set forth by the various members of the Idaho! delegation, and the bearing of thl project oa the ultimate development of: naKS Rivet Valley was emphasized. |