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Show IDAHO FIRM BIDS LOW ON DRAINAGE PROJECT The Mc 'i ist.i.-Knud it'll Company ilo.se were ihe low I hide. , lor the .. ruction of ctnals, etc , in the inp.nTi River firainae Dis;rict. the todi were opened on the lt'lh. .lid J.e contract was ol'.eie.t lo i ue .'u.rison-Knudsen Company anil af-oj af-oj led by them. .. . Some local nit-n bul 1 n the work ,ut their bid; were higher than those of the Idaho firm and none of the ooal men bid on the entire project. Ihe lateness of the -eison is pel hap the main factor in placing the contract con-tract out of town. I. ical bidders -ere fearful that it would 19 im-Kiss'ble im-Kiss'ble to finish ihe work this full. The Idaho. firm bid to dig the canals can-als for 18 cents -a yard if thev could 'nvel the banks or lfi cer.t- a yard ith the leveling dune by the. district "he latter pt ope '-it Ion wilt be a c.p1-tl. c.p1-tl. The letting of the contract to in outside party nipliii th'it there ..-ill be'les, work for local men. but he leveling of ' banks, build up of ri Ves. etc., will' furni ,h considPr-ible considPr-ible employment. The ne.t lowest bid was made by the L-L. Gri;t'i "ompany and was Utile above the :tl of Mou-'ison-Knndsen Cmiiiany. "'titers who b;d on the work we-e: 'eibson Brothers, Grave, and Dea-'in. Dea-'in. Ne'.s A. ind Tosenh TI. Tbomn- ;on, Soniuiers Hear Drainaso Coin-pat.y Coin-pat.y and i.'e.vberg -H.others. The -oni'act witli Morrlson-Kiuidsen was ..cce.p'.ed on the U-Hb. and according to iis terms work nwist begin before be-fore I lie espiral i. n of twenty days ... u-r signing and must be continued I this fall. Kphratm Enteivprise. I |