The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-08-15
TOWN TALK.

The visit Of the Senatorial Committee
on iFriatiOn came upon Us 50 suddenly
that Il was impossible to do anything In
the way Of entertaining. However, the
Mckee farms furnished the iOrenOOn's
employment in the way Of examining ir-
Figated crops, and before the special
train pulled out there was q hurried meet
ins, whirh will. at least, put Us on record
In = fairly important character in the re-
port Of the committee. One th:nS Is Ger
tain, and that Is, Major Powell. who Is
really the bruins Of the whole irrigation
project, was impressed with our locality
as one Of the Important centres Of opera
tioa, and IL IL reasonable to suppose that
We shall hear from this matter after an
other session al con Sress, in q way that
will amount to much mlre than Is
thought by thOse who do mt fully under
stand Major PJwelIs opinion.
Senator stewart, the chairman Of the
committee, l., Of uoarse. very much In.
terested, and he spared no pains TO make
q showing fJF Eastern Washington. He
took testimony from Capt. Kingsbury,
Col. Cock and 9TH n, who are familiar
with the possibilities hereabOuts. and ln,-
pressed upon the Chamber Of COmmeFVe
the fart that he desired TO incorporate in
his report some further definite iniorma-
tion IN re gard to the Yakima and its
tributaries with view TO making uss Of
them In an argument TO be hereafter pre-
sented in favor Of large irrigation pro-
Jet, 10 be undertaken by the general ..Ov-
ernmSnt I0r the benefit q various sections
Of the country.
Tho purpOAe rs stated BY Senator Stew
art, is not 10 bring water in \ ditch TO
every mans DOR, but TO have great res
eFvoirs IN whiCh TO sore = supply that
may be drawn upon by communities and
individuals who will build bitches Of
their own. In orieF to make this scheme
IL the government better understood, i
may be stated that u fully carried out,
ditch levels vii b run and staked the
same a. township and sertiOa lines aFs
nov aiaked 80 that the settler may know
definitely where 10 make his ditch and
where 10 90 Tor 4 supply Of water. This
q coursp, Wonld be the most important
measure possible 10 conceive for this en-
Tire serii n; though Il will In no via
supeneIe the many schemes now on fool
20 hiring waier at once 10 iTTiSate lands Il
the vicinity Of town and easily TeaeheC
By means Of bitches not dependent on
any storage reservoirs.
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senators Plum and Vest did not reacl
thu point with the Others. Inquiry con
corning them develops the Tart that the,
were len at q point known a. ''PsTadi4e'
though from what h known Of the hali,
ofthese gentlemen Il b not likely tina
they viii remain In Paradise permanent
as nothing i to be sren at that point b
winter tank, and they are apparent
not 20 deeply Interested In this subject {
irrigation % they are In whipping III
streams, ~ they At present exist, 4
trout and other 6sh.
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There was with the committee . ana
who has history, which, while perhaT
but little known here, Is one to make I
him character on the Atlantic slope an
n the middle states. This Is Ri hard
Hinton. Major PowelI's assistant, as II
! sineof q Irrigation. Hinton Is man
nearly sixty, though well preserved an
close.knlt. and Who aas active long a
In the John Brown mid 1t Hafpef's Re
y, and was With John Brown In Kansl
AZ The time Of the border troubles. 4
has since been vaEionsly ohnpied %
newspaper writer and ollcls In the req
lar army, and now a. an engineer In u
matter N uhieh We are dee
b Interested here. We shall pro
ailr lpo more q Hlnien bsiors We .