The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-04-04


Office here which show that hundreds of
lives and millions of dollars worth of
property have been saved by the use of
oil in storms during the last twenty
years. The greatest storm waves, ac-
cording to these reports, are invariably
turned into harmless swells by the use
of the oil. In numberless instances
where the waves have been breaking
over vessels endangering life and prop
erty, not a drop of water has come on
the decks after oil has been used In
many other instances wrecks have been
boarded and the crews saved when it
would have been impossible without the
use of OIL
1t is estimated that the expense to a
vessel when properly distributing oil
should never be more than five cents an
hour, as single gallon of fish oil should
last five hours and ten dollars worth of
oil would last a vessel for years. A
life boat, with a canvas drogue or other
drag and an oil distributor attached, it
is said could ride out in perfect safety
the heaviest storm ever known. At THE
time all matters of seagoing vessels are
fully convinced of the great efficacy of
oil in calming waves in storms and when
Mr.. Jones' bill goes into effect and COM
pels these masters to carry and use the
oil many lives will be saved that 9TH
erwise would have been lost at sea.
In speaking. of the matter to Mr.
Jones, Lieut.. Wyckoff said that in his
mind if ga life boat properly manned
and using oil had been at the command
of the Valencia the women and children
who went down with this wreck would
have been rescued and that if the cap.
tain of the Clallam had attached drog-
ue, or log of wood to the painter, or
rope from each boat, with an oil distrib.
utor attached canvass bag filled with
oakum and oily and turned the boats
adrift without even man or an oar in
them, not drop of water would have
been shipped in the boats. They would
have ridden out that storm in perfect
safety and at daylight the next morning
all the women and children would have
been saved by the searching tugs"
Congressman Jones, being asked for
statement regarding the approval by the
Secretary of the Interior of the Yakima
irrigation project, said:
"The definite approval of this project
is the greatest event for our state since
its formation. 1t means more for our
material growth and development than
any other one thing that could have
happened It is great in itself but pos
sibly greater in what will naturally re-
suit from it.
1--WE are much gratified that definite
action has been taken by the Secretary
to proceed with irrigation in our state.
Nearly four years have elapsed since
the passage of the reclamation act and
our people were beginning to get i'm
patient at the delay. This delay has not
been caused by inactivity on the part of
the delegation in Congress. Ever since
the passage of the act we have been urg-
ing with all our power that favorable
action be taken on some projects. The
department early looked upon the Pa
louise project with much favor and every
member of the delegation stood for it,
worked for it and urged it just as long
as there was any prospect of securing
favorable action, regardless of any other
locality. There seems to have been an
attempt in some quarters to misrepre-
sent my attitude toward this project.
I was for it and worked for it Just as
strenuously and earnestly as any other
member of the delegation until the de-
partment declared empha tically and re-
peatedly that it would not be taken up
at an early date. There is no better land
in the state and none better located for
quick returns to the government. The
department said, however, Tt will cost
six million dollars. We have but little
more than two million which we can al
lot to your state. We can't take it up
now.'
"They then turned their attention to
the Yakima valley, and under the circum-
stances, I felt justified in assisting to
my utmost ability to favorable result.
In this had the hearty assistance and
cooperation of every member of our
delegation and our efforts, aided by fav-
orable conditions and by the hearty and
magnificent efforts of the people of the
valley, have been crowned with success.
The Yakima projects have been def
nitely approved. The purchase of the
Sunnyside canal has been authorized and
will be contaminated at very early
date. The Yakima project contemplates