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Farmers' Cooperative Irrigation Company records, 1902-1932
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Farmers' Cooperative Irrigation Company records
- Dates
- 1902-1932 (inclusive)19021932
1903, 1932 (bulk)19031923 - Quantity
- 1 box, (.5 linear feet)
- Collection Number
- UUS_COLL MSS 110
- Summary
- Collection contains correspondence, notes, and documents pertaining to the formation of the Farmers' Cooperative Irrigation Company in Idaho and two of its bond issuances, the first in 1903 and the second in 1923. Includes information on the development and growth of the Payette River irrigation project and early settlement of the Payette Valley as well as agricultural development of the Intermountain West.
- Repository
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Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu - Access Restrictions
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Open to public research.
- Languages
- English.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Farmers Cooperative Irrigation Company came into being in 1900 when they purchased the Payette Valley Irrigation and Water Company. This new company was an Idaho-based corporation bonded by New York investors. In 1902, the company wished to retire these New York bonds and recapitalize. Through the auspices of the Utah Mortgage and Loan Company of Logan, Utah, they contracted for new bonds with the Peoples Bank and Trust Company of Rockford, Illinois.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection documents two periods of the company's history, 1903 and 1923. As might be expected, both periods concern finances. In 1903, the Fanners Cooperative Company bonded with the Peoples Bank and Trust Company in order to upgrade their capital facilities. Of the documents from this transaction, perhaps the most interesting and enlightening is a 1902 abstract, written by U.M.L. Co. vice-president A. J. Thompson, that chronicles the early development and growth of the Payette River irrigation project and the early settlement of the Payette Valley. The 1923 material again documents a bond issuance by the Peoples Bank and Trust Company.
The collection, although small in size, addresses two significant themes regarding the agricultural development of the Intermountain West. One being the involvement of Utah capital in financing these projects, and, the other being the legal opinions, from western lawyers, that appear in the collection.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Farmers' Cooperative Irrigation Company records must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives manuscript curator and/or the Special Collections and Archives department head.
Preferred Citation
Farmers' Cooperative Irrigation Company records, 1902-1932. (COLL MSS 110). Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives department.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Arranged in numeric sequence according to box and folder.
Acquisition Information
Some of the records of the Farmers' Cooperative Irrigation Company found their way into the papers of the Utah Mortgage and Loan Company records. The latter papers have been donated to the Special Collections department, with this collection being broken off into its own collection.
Related Materials
Utah Sierra Club papers COLL MSS 148
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Records pertaining to the formation and the operation of the company, undatedReturn to Top
Folders 11 - 24 contain outgoing correspondence.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Abstract establishing the Farmers Cooperative Irrigation company
This document details the history of the company's predecessor the Payette Valley Irrigation and Water Power Company. It also describes the area in which the water was to be appropriated from.
|
1902 |
| 1 | 2 | Board of Directors resolution |
1903 |
| 1 | 3 | Stockholders resolution |
1903 |
| 1 | 4 | Deed of Trust with the Peoples Bank and Trust Company, Rockford, Illinois |
1903 |
| 1 | 5 | Financial statements from |
1905-1906 |
| 1 | 6 | Water claims |
undated |
| 1 | 7 | Stockholders resolution to borrow $78,000 |
1923 |
| 1 | 8 | Deed of trust with the Peoples Bank and Trust Company |
1923 |
| 1 | 9 | Trustee resignation documents |
1932 |
| 1 | 10 | Miscellaneous notes |
undated |
| 1 | 11 | Farmers Cooperative Irrigation Company |
1903 |
| 1 | 12 | Farmers Cooperative Irrigation Company |
1922 |
| 1 | 13 | Farmers Cooperative Irrigation Company |
1923 |
| 1 | 14 | Peoples Bank and Trust Company |
1922 |
| 1 | 15 | Peoples Bank and Trust Company |
1923 |
| 1 | 16 | Peoples Bank and Trust Company |
1932 |
| 1 | 17 | Richards and Haga Attorneys of Law |
1923 January |
| 1 | 18 | Richards and Haga Attorneys of Law |
1923 April-May |
| 1 | 19 | Richards and Haga Attorneys of Law |
undated |
| 1 | 20 | Utah Mortgage and Loan Company |
1902-1903 |
| 1 | 21 | Utah Mortgage and Loan Company |
1922 November-December |
| 1 | 22 | Utah Mortgage and Loan Company |
1923 January-February |
| 1 | 23 | Utah Mortgage and Loan Company |
1923 March-May |
| 1 | 24 | Utah Mortgage and Loan Company |
1932 |
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Finding aid created by Special Collections and Archives.
2008
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