The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-10-12
A new IRRIGATION
ASSOCIATION FORMED
Will Be a Branch of the National Asso-
ciation-Plans to Secure Beneficial
Legislation.

to the irrigation congress held on Tues
day and Wednesday of last week in
Spokane resulted in the laying of the
foundation of a work that it is believed
by those who attended from here will
benefit this country in no small measure.
An association was formed to be known
as the Northwestern Branch of the Ma
tional Irrigation association. and it will
embrace in its membership representa-
tivcs from all of Washington and
Northern Idaho. The new organization
will be a sister association to that of
Oregon and southern Idaho. in existence
motion of anything in connection with
the science and work of irrigation that
will be of benefit to the great northwest.
and especially to secure such legislation
as will regulate and help uphold irri-
CATION.
The delegates were addressed by
George H. Maxwell. chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee of the National Irri-
CATION association. The proposal to
form the new organization met with en-
thusiastic approval. and thirty members
were soon enrolled each agreeing to
pay s. year to support the national
work and s. a year to support the work
in the northwest. The charter members
of the organization are Cyrus Happy. d.
T. Ham. d. NJ. Thompson. L. MacLean,
+. b. Wright. f. T. Conan of Colfax. Dr.
Hare of North Yakima. Mr.. Gun of We
natchee; Mr.. Upton of Connell; L. L.
Work of Conconully: Judge W. f. Gull
len. F. w. Dewart, Nineland Nurseries
of Charleston. five memberships; NJ. f.
MenJenhall. b. S. Wadsworth of Con
nell; Fred Flint. J. ID. Hastings. A. r.
f. J. Hyde. f. G. Taylor. George s.
Brooke, c. b. Dennis. F. W. Wilsey. F.
NJ. Longshore, l.. B. Nash, Judge c. H.
Hanford of Seattle. Julius Siemens. of
Ritzville. a. B. Baines and W. d. Car
Isle.
The first II were made a committee of
organization and to draft constitution.
Cyrus Happy is chairman of the COM
mittee and F. W. Dewart is secretary.
DR.. Hare. being one of this committee,
remained over in Spokane day to as
sist in the work assigned the commit
tee. and speaking of the work accom-
plished. said
"The committee completed the work
of organization. and started the new or
ganization out under the name of the
Northwestern Branch of the National IT,
rigation association-very appropriate
from the fact that it is to work in con-
junction with and along the same lines
as that association. A constitution was
drafted and an executive committee of
twenty-One named. including H. j. Scud-
der of this city. Judge Graves of Elens-
burg, Judge Hanford of Seattle. and
other prominent men in the state.
Each member of the association will
endeavor to induce others to Join who
are interested in irrigation. and the or
ganization will be made "a strong num-
erically as possible. One main object
will be to secure state irrigation laws
in Washington and northern Idaho
something that all admit is much need
ed. One of the most important steps to
be taken by the Washington members
is in tais direction. namely. to secure
good and sufficient state law estab-
fishing water rights and appropriations
The time of holding the Spokane meet
ing was very fortunate. for the associa-
ton will be enabled to act in coniunc-
ton with the committee of seven re-
Gently appointed by the governor in for
mulating measures to be presented to
the legislature at the coming session.
This cooperation can be made of great
advantage to this section of the state.
whose representatives are alive to the
opportunity extended as we'll as to the
needs of our part of the state"
As shown by the reports in the Spo-