The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-29
THE PASSING THRONG.

G. II. Ledbetter, accompanied by his son, +.
W.. of North Yakima. were in the city few
hours yesterday. Mr.. Ledbet,er senior is the
builder of the Columbia and Yakima and
Prosser falls and Priest rapids irrigation canals.
"Tae first OF these enterprises is nearly COM
pleted and will be entirely so by March," said
he, $50 that settler under the canal can be
served with water next season. The two canals
Will have capacity for irrigating about 100000
acres OF land. The water is taken from the
Yakima river at Prosse- falls and twenty miles
below the intake the two canals branch, the
Priest rapids canal turning north around the
base of kat,iesnake mountain and crossing the
divide. The lands under both canals lie along
the Columbia river. Al the land under the
first canal is taken up, but there is still some
land not yet taken under the second canal. |
shall charge SIS an acre outright and 81 an acre
per year fixed charge foc the water. Yes,
the annual charge for water may he regarded
perpetual first mortgage on the land, bat
don't think the land owners Will have much
difficulty in borrowing money Oh tha!r lands.
Will lend them money on their lands myself.
II didn't charge this sum | should have 10
charge a sum outright which would be repre-
scented ~ the annual charge capitalized At per
cent portion OF this amount is necessary
Tor maintenance OF the canal"
Edwin C. Foltz. of Mount Vernon, s guest
of the Grand. IL Is tho manager of the Skagit
Lumber and Logging Company and also of the
Skagit Boom Company. said he yesterday:
The logging bus ness on the Skagit has dwin-
died very much Tor several years. because the
lOggers cOuid make no money. One of the chief
causes OF ths was that logs put in the river
would catch along the shores and remain there
and III addition great many LOGS would escape
into the sound and be lost. All these losses
represented practically all the profits 10 the
loggers, and the logging business on the Skagit
was poor one. For some time. however our
boom company has been making contracts with
the loggeGS on The basis OF removing obstrIc-
lions in the river. building shears to direct the
logs into the chaunel. catching all logs that get
stuck and booming them ut the mouth o.; the
river for 81 per LOCO feet We have made con-
tracts already tor 80 900 0)0 Zee. Tor the coming
year, and this Will represent the amount to be
cut on the river below Sauk City next year
Some time ago made Az estimate OF the amount
of timber tributary 10 the stream, that is tho
amount which be thrown In the stream
cheaper than hauled by cars, and i estimated
the amount at ], Geo 900 90 feet"
NJ. A. Morton, OF this city. has just returned
from Los Angeles. While there he met senator
Edmun6s, who. with his wife and children il
Spending the winter there The senator in
Quired after the political situation in Washing
ton with great deal OF interest EXPRESSING the
wish that senator John h. Alien would ha re-
turned To the Senate, as he considered him one
OF the M ST conscientious anu har(i-worstng
men now in that body.
+. :. R0thschild. manager of the Portland
house OF the firm oil A. L. Hota!iug L Co, IS IN
the city aud will remain for few days