The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-03-23
lMP0URDiNG THE WATERS
FOR IRRIGATION PURPOSES
Washington Irrigation Co. Says 1t
Has Been misrepresentation
Communication.

To the Editor of The Yakima Herald
Much has been said in North Yakima
about the attitude of the Washington
Irrigation company a. TO who should
tain- which feed the Nachc, and Iaki-
ma rivers The Washington irrigation
company has been often described as Il
corporation wishing to get full control
of these lakes The Washington Irri-
CATION company has never asked for con-
troll of IA single lake in the Cascade
mountains and to fully explain its po-
Sition will give you II statement of
the case as it really is.
Some time ago certain gentlemen
came to North Yakima saying they were
backed by heavy London capitalists:
that the proper way to run the irriga-
tion systems of this county would be
for one company to get control of the
lakes in the Cascade mountains. and get
control of all the irrigation systems in
Yakima county. and have them all take
water from this big parent company,
backed by this rich London syndcatc:
that the company should control all the
surplus water, in the lakes 50 that if
any of the irrigation systems in this
cour1y should wish 10 extend their
canals they would have to buy the water
for such purposes from this London
syndicate. The representatives of sew
eral of the irrigation canals of this
county were approached on this subject
and turned the scheme down on the
grounds that they preferred that either
Uncle sam or the state of Washing.
ton store and distribute the waters in
the Cascade mountains. After a-cer-
tanning that the people of this county
did not take kindly to the proposition
OF forming an irrigation trust. even ii
it was backed by rich London -yndi-
cate. the representative, of this -yndi-
cate started the report that they would
build high line ditch which would GOV
er many thousand acres of land in Naki-
ma county. But as Il matter of fact
syndicate to build high line ditch.
but their efforts have been devoted to
making surveys of the lake, and getting
data from which they have prepared
map. and statements which they have
sent to Washington. d. C., and have
asked and are asking the I. :. govern
mcnt to give them control of all the
reservoir sites in the Cascade noun
tains which could be used to store and
supply water to the Yakima valley. The
|. :. land officers in thi, city will tell
YOU that this syndicate has sent.
through its office to the [. :. land de
partment at Washington. d. C.. many
maps and much data with thi, object
in view. They are at this very moment
using every effort in their power to get
control of these lakes. 50 that they will
become the private property OF this
London syndicate.
The Washington Irrigation company
has always believed that these lakes
and the waters in them should be either
controlled by the |. 5. government or the
state of Washington. and distributed
To the people in the kititas and Naki-
ma f5,.,. II. 4
Washington Irrigation company has
never asked either the L. 5. government
or the state of Washington for permits
sion to own or control any of these
lakes. but takes the position that it is
a user of water and is interested in the
future development of the irrigation
systems in this county, and for that rea-