The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-10-21

; opinion it can be compelled to furnish
water to any and every man who is will
ing to pay a reasonable compensation
therefor.
The above are the important questions
involved. The time has arrived, how
ever, in my judgement, when we ought
to have legislation controlling and regu-
lating these irrigation companies: leg
islation that will give the people relief
in regard to this maintenance fund: a
legislation that will fix the rate of charges
of irrigation companies furnishing
land for agricultural purposes, as well
as water companies furnishing water in
cities and towns.
II am heartily in sympathy with Gov
ernor Mcbride in his effort to drive the
railroad lobby away from Olympia, and
in his efforts to prevent railroad COM
panies from expressing the people, but
it is even more important to the general
welfare of this county that the big irri-
CATION companies should be prevented
from expressing and domineering over
the people. OF course, the irrigation
companies have known for some time
that fight was on against them as
early indeed as the beginning of this
summer. l was separately employed
by committee, representing the set
tiers under three of the big irrigation
companies of the county, to assist them
in planning fight for their rights. l
} cannot help but think that the Republic
can legislative nominations in this coun-
ty were shaped with view of prevent
ing any action by the legislature that
might in any way assist the settlers in
the impending battle with these cor
poration. Thus, Mr.. Englehart as Sup
erintendent of the Seah Valley Com
pany and attorney for the Sunnvside
Canal Company, shows a most remark
able desire e get into the state senate
at this particular time, notwithstand-
ing the fact that it would cause him the
loss from his business, of the time he
spends electioneering, not less then
thirty or forty days, and the loss of his
time from business of the sixty DAYS that
he would be compelled to attend the leg
islature, if elected, and for which he
would only secure in return the sum of
five dollars per day, not enough to pay
his expenses; and hand in glove with
Mr. Englehart in nominating this pres
ent legislative ticket, to the surprise Of
everyone, believe, was found Edward
Whitson. Mr.. Whitson has always been
regarded as a very self-respecting man
in this community, and l never heard
OF him, prior to this time, being mixed
up with the kind of primaries that were
held in the city of North Yakima by the
republicans, which made the nominal
ton of this legislative ticket possible. l
cannot help but feel, however, that Mr..
Wilson's connection with the water
company of North Yakima, the Cong
don Ditch Company, the Levi Ankeny
ditch at Prosser and the elise ditch in
the Mckee, had much to do in bringing
him into this alignment, and in bring
ing him into combination that would
turn down his neighbors, George Donald
and A. B. Weed, and his client, Dan
Goodman, at the recent republican pri-
maries.
Reporter Mr.. Snively, do you ex-
pect any legislation in behalf of the set
lers to simplify the method of obtaining
their rights as you have outlined them
herein, at the coming session of the leg
;slature?
Mr.. Snively;-I must answer that no
and yes. In case that the republican
candidates for the legislature are elected
| of course, do not expect any legislation
at this session OF the legislature, for it
would be absolutely against the interests
that nominated them, that dominate
them and that are represented by them.
If, on the other hand, the democratic
candidates for the legislature are elected
the matter will be presented to the leg
islature.
We shall ask for legislation on all the
points that / have mentioned, and also
ask that the rate of water be fixed by
law upon some reasonable basis that are
furnished to settlers by private city
water companies, and | feel there Will
be so much justice in what will be asked
OF the legislature that with the proper
support from this county by the MEM