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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-08-15
PROBLEM FOR YAKIMA WATER
USERS.

If users Of water in the upper Yaki-
ma valley are taking more water than
is permitted under their agreement,
and thereby depriving others lower
down of the supply to which they are
entitled, there ought to be some way
of legally enforcing compliance with
the agreement. The present situation
in the Yakima valley is unfortunate.
Owing to the unusually long dry spell
the river is more than ordinarily low,
and lands that need irrigation arc suf-
fering because they can not get a fair
snare OF the water that should come TO
Their.
How much justification there may be-
for the complaints of the lower resi-
dents in regard to an abnormal ana
wasteful use of water by those higher
up can only be determined by one or
the spot. It might be unfair to con-
6elnn those in the upper valley on the
ex parte statements of the sufferers
Yet in the use of water Spokane has
evidence of the thoughtless and reck-
less disregard which some people have
for the rights of others and for tn,
general welfare Of the community
persuasive methods and argument
were futile in obtaining from them an
abandonment of practice which none
celied was wasteful Compulson,
through a change Of system, had to }e
adol led and nov there is general sat-
isfdction.
out Of the present dispute in the
Yakima valley there may grow the
adoption and execution of regulations
that will conduce to the best interests
of all concerned. The trouble that has
occurred does not affect the basic
principle Of irrigation. 1t shows that
there must be a fair adjustment of
give and take egulations.-Spokes
man-ReView
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-08-15
IMP OF INDIGESTION.
How to eGt the Better Of This Cause OF
Misery.


scientific writer upon stomach
troubles says: IF you have ever suf-
fered from indigestion-and who has
not-your imagination has probably
pictured a ferocious little imp dancing
in the pit of your stomach, causing
that organ to neglect all of its duties,
with a result that is not only painful,
but fills you with misery from day to
day." This writer certainly had suf-
fered with indigestion. for there is no
more disagreeable. nerve-racking and
sick-all-over disease than Indigestion
A great many people who have been
treated for years for diseases of the
heart. liver or kidneys, when they
used Mona stomach tablets found that
not only did Mona cure the stomach
disorder. but 1t made them we'll all
over and the other troubles were also
cured.
If you suffer with nervousness.
sleeplessness, indigestion. sick or ner-
vous headache, pains in the back or
sides, get soc box of Mi-o-na from
Fred L. Janeck and take one Of the
little tablets before each meal. 1t will
do you a world of good and Won Will
soon be well and free from indigestion.
and its symptoms. Fred l.. Janeck has
so much faith in this medicine that he
gives an absolute guarantee with
every box. Ask him to show you this
guarantee. w.fs-eod
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-08-15
SOMETHING FOR
VOTERS TO WEIGH
HOW LATEST DECISION WILL ACT
Purchase by City of Water Plant
Would Cut or All Outside Limits
From City Water.

The result of the special election on
the Goth of August in case the appli-
cation for an injunction restraining
the city from holding this election, will
be far reaching in its effects. no mat
ter which way the election contest 10
decided. The issue is now the absorb
ing topic on the streets and every
where where voters congregate Many,
in fact, all, phases of the ownership
question are being talked over and
some interesting facts ELECTED.
One of the most far reaching effects
of municipal ownership of the water
plant, and one that has not been called
to the attention of the public before
is that, should the city ever acquire
the plant, either by purchase or con-
domination, it only could be used to
supply water to the persons residing
or being within the city limits A very
prominent attorney of North Yakima
said to a reported of the Herald Mon
day in discussing the question of mu-
nicipal ownership, that in his judy
ment a number of persons who were
peacefully and philosophically viewing
the municipal ownership fight as it
were from afar would awaken to the
realization of the fact il it is sue
cessful that they were really more in
terested in it after all than any of
the citizens of North Yakima
Asked for his reasons for this ex-
traordinary statement the attorney
said: "On the 10th day of July, past,
the supreme court of the state of
the case of p. w. Farwell appellant,
versus the city of Seattle; it is to be
found on page 6S4 of Third Washing
ton Decisions pamphlet forms of ad-
vance sheets), in which case the SUI
preme court of this state decided I'M
sualifiedly under the same law govern
ing North Yakima, that the city of
Seattle, which owns It's own water
plant, could not legally furnish water
to any persons outside of the city lin
It's of the city and that any taxpayer
within the city could obtain an IN
junction to prevent the city from fur
nishing water to persons living out
side of the city limits.
THE effect of this" said the attor-
ney, would be to deprive one hundred
Ut more persons VINO now use city wa
ter Just outside Of the city limits. city
water either for domestic use or for
fire protection. The Larson mansion,
for instance, the santarum the hand
some Dill residence and tn, Barge
school Senator Lesh's residence. the
contemplated residences of Patrick
Mlllin and Hon. A. ]. Splawn all would
be without the reach of city water, be-
sides many other residences and loca-
tions, as the present water system ex-
tends UP as far as Chases hill. The
former owner of the Chase place ex-
pended $1,000 in taking the mains up
there; this would be a total loss should
the city acquire the water plant"
Taking this cue. the Herald looked
up this decision referred to. 1t has
not generally been seen, but it fully
bears out the statements of the attor-
ney and can be seen at the Herald Of
flee at any time by any person wishing
to see it. This would virtually destroy
the beautiful suburbs of North Yaki.
ma for residence purposes.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-08-15
ANOTHER CHILD DROWNED.
Little Viola Morreer, Playing Near n
Ditch Sunday Evening, Fell In.

Viola, the little 20 months old child
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Morreer. was
drowned in the Mckee ditch Sun lay
evening at o'clock. The family lives
in the Mckee, half a mile east of the
bridge, and the child had been out
playing with number of other chill
dren. They went away and the little
one was left alone at the ditch.
When the child was missed a party
organized at once and the ditch search
ed About three-quarters of a mile
from the place where 1t must have
fallen in the body of the baby was
found. The ditch runs about 200 feet
from the house.
Coroner Rosser was summoned from
church Sunday night. and decided that
the drowning was clearly accidental,
an inquest being unnecessary.
The funeral was held at the Cathoi,a
church Monday afternoon at O'clock
and interment followed in the Catholic
cemetery.
This was the youngest child of a
family of ten children and is the first
death or accident in the family.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-08-15
WHAT 1T REALLY MEANS,

They sometimes have typhoid in
Matches valley. There is some there
now. To this danger of contamination
of our water supply, will soon be add
ed the sewerage from string of towns
along the river on the two railroads
soon to run the entire length of the
valley. This will emphasize the neces-
sity of extending the supply pipes to
the mouth of the Tieton, some twenty
FIVE miles from here or the purchase
Of the Northwest Light & Water com
pany's big power canal, which reaches
from the mouth of the Teton down
the valley 70 within a mile or two OF
the head of the present twelve-mile
pipe line. This upper canal, which can
carry the entire normal flow of the
Matches river, was built by the North
west Light & Water company with the
view Of thus connecting up the long
pipe line with It AID giving US a water
supply direct from the extreme upper
end Of the valley about twenty-five
miles away.
Is therefore seeing that we are up
against buying a water system consist
ing of pipe lines and canals covering
vast deal more ground than the av-
arage business man has contemplated.
whether We buy the system as it is
+ now understood only taking in the
! pipe line up 70 Rowe hill about twelve
miles and later extending 1t on up
another twelve miles to the mouth Of
the Tieton. Or whether the courts VIII
now compel US to buy the big upper
canal referred to as a part OF the wa
ter system, It is a plain case that these
upper parts Of it must surely be added
Y in the Immediate future This will add
e fey hundred thousand dollars more
( 70 the cost Of the present plant almost
immediately. II we are going to have
/ ihe water supply which we must have
+ to be saved from typhoid and other epi-
/ denies How can we reasonably ex-
poet to raise this entire sum, amount
/ ing 10 half a million dollars or more.
and il raised, how can we pay the in
! terest. sinking fund and numerous 9TH
er charges, In addition to heavy ex-
| penses bound to he incurred in running
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-08-15

sent to the system. But the Oregonian
believes, as 1t has said aften hereto
fore, that the country rs booked for
advancing experiments in the direc-
ton of socialism. In the field of mu-
nicipal action there is a great advance
In that direction already.
But IL the constructive argument for
socialism. as a system to put all pro-
ductive industry under state manage
ment, seems to come to an impasse. 1t
still remains to be said that its de-
structive criticism. directed against
private monopoly and abuses produced
by 1t, does bear fruit. 1t is part of the
awakening of the general mind to ex-
cesses of private monopoly and OF the
general movement to abate or check
them.-Oregonian.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-08-15
No Fable. Either.

Mary had little lamp, its fleece
was white as snow; 1t strayed away
one day where lambs should never go.
And Mary sat her quickly down and
tears streamed from her eyes; she
never found her lamb because she did
not advertise. And Mary had brother
John who kept a village store, he sat
him down and smoked a pipe and
watched the open door. And as the
people passed along and did not stop
to buy, John still sat and smoked his
pipe and blinked his sleepy eyes. And
so the sheriff closed him out, but still
he fingered near. and Mary came to
drop with him sympathetic tear.
How is 1t, sister, can you tell, why
other merchants here sell all their
goods so readily and thrive from year
to year? Remembering her own bad
luck the little maid replies: "Those
other fellows get there, John, because
they advertise."-Ex.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-08-15
KEEPING THE MONEY At HOME.

Col. Medill asks his readers IL they
+ ever stop to think of the volume of
money that flows out of town from the
water works revenue every month
that goes to pay for what they ought
to be furnishing themselves. 1t is
common knowledge that no money has
ever flown out of the city of North
Yakima as result of the earnings
of the water plant excepting the
amount paid out in interest on bonds,
! which will go out of town just the
same if the city buys the plant. be-
cause il will have to issue as many
or more bonds for the purchase price.
In addition to this. there has never
been time since we have known
anything about the North Yakima
water and light plant that thousands
/ of dollars have not been spent in the
city for extensions. repairs. monthly
salaries. taxes ana a lot of other things
in excess of the amount of bond inter-
est which has been sent out. In other
words, every other dollar of the money
that the plant has earned. with thous-
ands of dollars brought in from the
outside have been put back into 1t year
after year for many years. This has
been especially marked in the last two
years. when more money has been put
into it than will probably hc taken
out of it in the next ten years.
Should the city acquire the plant.
will it stop making these extensions
which are costing more every year than
the total revenue of the plant? If not,
where will it find money to make these
extensions except by direct taxation or
bond issues, on which it must pay in
terest? What is to take care of the
annual repairs and depreciation, which
in the case of plant costing 100000
TO 100000. amounts to four or five
times what the city is now paving for
It's hydrant results? How are we to
get back the $4,000 or $4,000 every year
being paid in taxes by the present
owners of the plant should the city
acquire the plant and thus wipe out
these taxes" How are we to raise a,
least 10000 or $4,000 annually for
sinking fund to retire the bonds when
they become due other than by taxa
ton? Considering that our water rates
are now as low as the average existing
in Spokane, Portland Tacoma, Walla
Walla, Pendloton ana Lewiston. all OF
which plants are owned by the cities,
and all of which arc put to their
trumps every year to raise money to
make extensions, how are we going to
reduce water rates? Where is the
money to come from without raising
the rates or levying additional taxes?
The facts are easily established that
the plant today is not nearly paying
interest on the amount of bonds we
would have to issue in order to BUY
It, How are all these other items of
depreciation, annual repairs. sinking
fund to pay the bonds, necessary ex-
tensions, to say nothing of possible po-
litical graft. to be met? These are
things every taxpayer should consider
and not be deluded into the idea that
the ownership of the water plant
means lower rates or free water or
better service. None of these things
can be accomplished unless North VA
kima is ready to go down into its
pocket deep every year and tax itself
20 make UP very large deficit.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-08-15
NOTICE.

A meeting of the Democratic County
Central Committee for Yakima county
is hereby called to meet on Saturday,
August IS. 1906, at 2 o'clock p. M. at
the office of the secretary, at Room 3,
Otter building. North Yakima. Wash
ington.
The object of the meeting will be to
issue a call for the Democratic county
convention for Yakima county, to APP
portion the delegates to be allowed
the various precincts in such conven-
ton, to call primaries for the selection
of such delegates, and to transact such
other business as may properly come
before this committee.
JOSEPH C. LIGGETT,
Chairman.
GEO. f. McAULAY.
1t Secretary
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-08-15

No one has yet explained how our
water rates are to be reduced by the
city If 1t gets the plant, considering
that they are now down to the level
Of the rates prevailing in Walla Walla,
Tacoma. Portland, Spokane, Pendleton
and Lewiston. all city-owned plants,
without levying heavy special taxes to
take care of the expenses of opera
ton. interest on bonds, sinking fund to
pay bonds when due, paying for the
miles of extensions necessary each
year. repairs, depreciation, ordinary ac-
cidents. etc.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-08-15

"The proposed water bonds can be
sold right here at home to good ad-
vantage"
The recent city sewer bond issue of
$4,000 was sold with great difficulty
after being repeatedly advertised and
peddled all over the United States. AS
every local banker knows, strong
effort was made to form a pool among
the banks and other monied interests
here to buy that small issue without
success. Where are the public spirited
citizens to be found who will step up
and take five or six times the amount
when the security will not be as good
as it was for the sewer issuef
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-08-15
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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-08-15

"The amount of money paid out
monthly by the city government for
water service is itself more than suf-
ficient to pay the interest on the COM
pany's bonded debt"
The city pays 1915 per month each
for 70 hydrants, or 1870 per month
The company now has out $3S0,000 of
bonds which draw : per cent, or about
$1,000 per month, a small difference of
$3.50 per month.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-08-15
paying for the plant in about ten

paying for the plant in about ten
years"
AS no one really expects to buy
the plant for less than $500. 900, we are
thus to raise 100000 per year to pay
for it, besides interest on the cost at
per cent, $4,000 per year and then
all those dead ends are to be connect
ed up. lots of extensions, filters. set
Ting basins. etc, added, together with
annual repairs and cost of operation Of
at least $4,000 to $4,000 per year, all
our of total revenue of $4,000 per
year.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-08-15
Notice of Eighth Grade Examination.

Notice is hereby given that the state
eighth grade examination for Yakima
county. WASH will be held August 80
and 81, 1906.
The examination will be conducted
in two places in the county, viz: High
School building, Sunnyside. and Bush
ness College building. North Yakima.
Work will begin promptly at 9 a. m.
Applicants will be furnished writing
materials. ]. A. JACOBSON,
superintendent of Schools. Yakima
County.
Dated August 10, 1906. 1t
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-08-15
save Your Tomato Plants.

For one dollar I will mail YOU n
recipe that will save go per cent Of
your tomato plants from blight. four
money returned IL 1t falls to do so. II
has been tried In the Yakima valley
repeatedly and has never failed. Write
at once IL you want to save them
VIII also send a recipe for bean blight.
Enclose self-addressed envelope with
your dollar. Address Levi Smith, care
Herald office 2O2-tf.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-08-15

If the water works plant will pay
for itself in ten years, as claimed by
Mr.. Armhruster, what a magnificent
showing of profits the present company
VIII be able to make in court to stick
rs for about nalf a million for the
plant
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-08-15

The public health requires NUM-
cipal ownership of the water supply"
Water supply pipe laid up the river
ten miles further than any one ever
dreamed of two years ago to get our
present practically perfect quality and
the city never as healthy as right now
in the midst of our hottest summer.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-08-15

THE city demands better fire pro-
lection"
But the Municipal Ownership Com
mittee' blocks every effort to get in
the much needed hydrants at the low
est hydrant rentals paid any privately
owned plant in the United States.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-08-15
PORTLAND, OREGON, U.S.A.
IF A II IF ok s
Your Weight, Double Chin, Bust Alb
dOmen and Hips Reduced.

Three years ago reduced my weight
125 pounds, bust 10 inches, waist 10
inches. hips 20 inches. Remedies
guaranteed harmless. No exercise, no
starving, quick results. Booklet free.
Address, with stamp. Mrs. G. H. Trip,
Ellensburg, Wash.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-08-15

such a complicated system, without
levying heavy special water taxes every
year. or making big raise in water
ratesr
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-08-15
REPLIES TO GEMS FROM MUNICH
PAL. OWNERSHIP CIRCULAR.

THE water system has not kept
pace with the growth of the city"
Only about $1,000 900 spent on it in the
past year.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-08-15
$500 REWARD.

Strayed or stolen. a brown marc,
weight ADOPT 900 lbs. brand on hip.
Ga pacer). The above reward will be
paid for information leading to her re-
covery. S. A. DICKEY,
Parker Bottom.
P. o. Toppenish. r. F. d. No. 1. ss-4t
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-08-15

"The city is growing in every direc-
ton and the necessity of immediate
extension of the system is urged" But
1.-The rates should be reduced from 81
to 80 cents
That is such an easy way of finding
money for extensions, but will it catch
the voter of average intelligence?
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-08-15

Municipal ownership would prove
splendid advertisement for the city"
Yea, verify, as 1t would run up our
total debt to not less than 100000,
and right big debt, which means
great big taxes is SO seductive to the
average investor.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-08-15

There is no Necessity for the use
of meters in a gravity system which
admits of cheap operation"
Seattle, Tacoma, Portland. Walla
Walla, San Francisco, Los Angeles,
San Diego and about every other city
of Importance on the coast have grav-
lty systems and are installing meters
by thousands.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-08-15

olympia. Ellenspurg, Roslyn and
Gle Elum all own their own water
systems and find their operation a
source OF profit"
Neither Ellensburg or Olympia own
their water system, and at Gle Elum
the service Is so poor that lawns are
dying all over town. sprinkling per-
mitted only while holding the hose in
the hand, and a strong movement now
on foot to build a new plant. Ellens-
burg's water service is VIGOROUSLY I'M
satisfactory and Improbable at higher
rates than paid here The Olympia
plant has been bankrupt and the bonds
foreciosed on twice and the ordinary
family pays SO monthly for the same
service given here for 81.
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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-08-15

THE dead ends are unsanitary and
constitute a menace to the health of
many of our people. all of which would
be done away with under municipal
ownership"
Who ever saw or heard of a water
system in a growing town without
dead ends. Are communities on the
outside like those toward the fair
grounds, or out near the Cascade lum-
her plant, or on and beyond Mob Hill,
to wait for water until the money can
be found to connect up the long pipe
lines reaching them with some other
part of the system a mile or two away?
There are comparatively few dead ends
here as the present company has laid
many miles of pipes to connect them
up within the past year and all of the
dead ends are thoroughly flushed out
at least once a week.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-08-15

TT is estimated that under munich
pal ownership the city could finish