The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-15
One Million Capital for Yakima
Irrigation Scheme,
SEATTLE MONEY INTERESTED.
Property of the Yakima Investment
Company Bought System of
Canals VIII he Greatly Enlarged
md n RaiIroad VIII he Con-
structed to Take I'm Rich and
Extensive Aren in Yakima County

An energetic effort will shortly be made
by well known Seattle people to attract
immigrants 10 the Yakima valley and put
as much OF the valley under cultivation
as possible by means of Irrigation. The
first meeting OF the Washington Irri-a ton
COMPANY, articles OF Incorporation OF winch
were filed In Olympia and Seattle on sat
urday, was held In this city Yesterday.
The incorporators are r. II. Derny and
Dwight r. Robinson. of Seattle, and O. i.
Paxton, OF Portland William LAID, OF
Portland was elected president; George
Donald, OF New York vice president; ID. +.
Robinson, OF Seattle secretary, and r. II.
Denny, treasurer and general manager.
The board OF trustees IL composed II ". II.
Ladd, George Donald of New York; John
8. Bartlett. of Boston, and r. II. Denny
and -. p. Robinson OF Seattle. The conf
pany is Incorporated for 81 1000 one half
of which IL paid up and the remainder IN
bonds.
o. r. Paxton, who was In the city from
Portland yesterday, talked freely about the
plans OF the company. He said I'VE nave
Just purchased the entire irrigation sys-
TEN formerly owned by the Yakima Invest
mont Company. The system includes ahcut
$50 miles OF irrigating canals and bitches.
and about 81 900 acres OF land In the hcart
OF the richest part Of the valley. It is sit
uated on the north side of the Yakima
ma and Proseer. The towns of lillian a5d
sunnyside are on the company's land. This
immense valley IL a vast bed of volcanic
ash of unknown depth and the richest AMI
most productive soil to be found. The
region rs, however. arid and to be Tro5uc-
tive must have water. Every temperate
zone product will thrive there with plenty
OF water. In few years this valley Will
be unsurpassed for raising grain, hay ana
vegetables
1.-THE irrigation system consists OF a main
canal all the way from thirty to Sky feet
wide The water is taken from the Yakima
river at a point about seven miles from the
city. From this main canal laterais run
out In all directions. and these are again
divided into smaller bitches At The pres
ent time about 400 families live IN tie
tract but we will go to work to induce
settlers to come In. as with our system we
can supply much more land with watsr
than Is at present under cultivation. We
intend to add about twenty-five miss of
ditch at cnce. In the future are plar-
ming TO build n railroad to take In The rich
est OF the district. This road viii run prob
ably from Toppenish station, on the North
ern Pacific line. taking rorthees' east
and southeas. course and rejoining the
main line at Prosser II will be niece SLY
90 cross the Yakima river In buildi1 ~ me
road II will be welcome addition to the
residents OF that part Of the state and viii
think be the means of attracting farmers,
The plant which we purchased was own
I'd by n corporation controlled by the llte
Paul schulze, OF Tncoma II was then
called the North Pacific Yakima and Kit
titas Irrigation Company. IL was sold to-
fore the bitches were finished TO the faki
ma Investment Company and the canals
were completed about 1893 In this year The
financial panic which swept over the United
States embarrassed the company and It
went into the hands of receivers Paul
Schulze was one OF the receivers, ana nfter
his death It was run by George Donald,
OF North Yakima and J. s. Alien. of Spo-
kane In 1898 Donald retired and Allen
managed Il alone. II was never a very
successful proposition. but we think that Il
will 10 this time on account of the fact
that great many settlers are hound TO
locate in the district before long The
property OF the present company was
bought March OF this year. The principal
owners are the Dennys, Of Seatrla; the
Electric Corporation, of Boston, the Can
fornia Safe Deposit and Trust Company.
OF San Francisco, and Ladd 4 1iltou, Of
Portland, our head office will be IN Seat
tie and j. II. Matthew will lie our cls9cr"
Mr.. Paxton IS also prominent In Oregon
politics He was chairman cf the last re.
publican state convention and took a prom
inent part IN the Multnomlh county aud
Portland conventions He is also a merlter
OF the state central committee from Tort
land and a Republican nominee for rresl-
Dental eiec,or He says oregon IS Abso-
lutely certain 10 go Republican in Ncvcul-
ber The oregon electoral vote ne sstid
Twill I've for Mckinley and whoever Is
chosen as his running mate our SKATE
election takes place In June. The only Of
fcers 10 be elected are a supreme judge
and dairy and food inspector Tn, pres
cnt incumhonts Of these Offices are both
sure az reelection our legislature viii be
Republican and believe our next senator
will be Republican sound money ran.
From What | hear up this way shoI,d
Judge that Washington viii also go Re