The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-30

owners of Kittitas valley and deeply
concerned in the improvement of this
valley, were appointed a committee of
the Business Mems Club to call upon
Mr.. Black and learn more of the
proposition. We went very thoroughly
into the matter with him, and we have
no hesitancy in stating that this man is
a practical irrigation constructor of
undoubted and pre.eminent ability
Ills thorough knowledge Of the sub
ject was apparent to all, and, by means
of documents and testimonials, he con.
WINGED all Of his connection with CAPT
tai at once sufficient to do the work
proposed. There is no doubt that the
kitttas valley presents one of the most
difficult problems in irrigation that is
to be solved in the northwest, hence
the Importance OF having practical ir-
rlgatlon constructioniSts to do the
work. When the rates proposed for
the right to the use of water are con.
sidered in this connection and compar-
ed with the rates charged elsewhere,
we consider the proposition most lber.
al and entitled to the united coonera
ton of the people, as the following
comparison will show:
At Wenatchee water right under
the new ditch just being completed
costs $50 per acre. This must be paid
in five annual in,tallments with inter
est at per cent on the deferred pay.
ments, and in addition, a charge of 81 .
p per acre is made for m lintenance
This amounts in the aggregate, it ten
years, with maintenance to $40 70 per
acre.
AT Spokane, under the Spokane Land
and Irrigation Co. plant, IL water right
costs SO 90 per acre. This, with inter.
est on the deferred payments, for five
years aud maintenance at 81 80 per
acre per annum for ten years amounts
10 800 90 per acre. ?"
AT Lewiston, Idaho, under the Lew.
'"'o'' "''Ni "dlcl llSHJ COSTS |o).OD
per acre. This, with interest on the
deferred payments for five years and
maintenance at - so per acre per an
mum for ten years amounts to $1,000
per acre.
Under the Sunnyside ditch a water
right costs 5000 per acre. This, with
Interest on the deferred payments fol
live years and maintenance for ten
years at the rate of 81 90 per acre
amounts to Sl3.3O per acre.
These are some of the large lrr;ga
ton enterprises of the northwest an 4
therefore, used as examples for com.
parison.
The proposition offered for "a canal
or this valley is on Il fat payment OF
s. % per acre per annuM for the first
tel years, m king $500 per acre with
out any interest or interest charges.
tnder the examples above stated the
water right owners have no prospect
OF acquiring the ownership Of the
canals. Cnder the proposition offered
for this valley the water right owners
have the option and privilege IN the
tenth yea. after the completion of the
canal to purchase the same and its
franchises at cost with ten per cent
added and thereafter to m ,inIain it
themselves. Ii it is not so purchased
at that time, the contracts will rem Tin
as before except that the annual charge
thereafter for mainten NICE shall be
Sl.50 per acre per annum.
The legal standard of water measure
ment of this state will be employed
This standard is the second foot, or
one cubic foot per second of time.
Rights to the use Of water will be sold
on the basis OF one cable foot per
second of time for one hundred and
sixty acres Of Land. This basis of water
service is the same as obtains at Wen
! atchee and SunnyslIe, while at Spokane
the basis of water service is one cubic
foot of water per second of time for