The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-12-22
WILL SURVEY
HIGH RIDGES
ulGn LINE CANAL PROBABLE
Survey Is Ordered and Arrangements
Made to Pay for Temporary Sur
vey Which May be Final.
unity of Purpose.

unity OIL PURPOSE
That was the key note to the ad-
dresses made at the meeting of the
Valleys of the Yakima Highline Canal
association held in the city council
chambers at the court house Monday
and get as high as you can" was the
motto selected by the association and
embodied in the resolution ordering q
temporary survey of the projected
route, adopted at the end of the de-
Mberations.
what if some sections do not get
water for ten years." said H. w. Gof,
of ColfaX, Wash, who is a mem Der
of the association, IN an address be-
fore the meeting, "the water is sure
to come if they are below the ditch.
Do not break up in small companies
and mislead the government; stay to-
gether and go high. Do not spoil
the entire pie by taking bite out of
the corner to get the cherry that is
hidden there"
Purpose of Organization.
President Lee A. Johnson, of the as
ISOLATION, explained the object of the
society in opening the meeting, and
urged united efforts to the attainment
of the one big end. The canal COM
pany is to urge the government to
continue the canal in kittitas county
and make one big institution whose
contour will embrace 200 miles, will
come along the highest ridges pos
sible from the Lakes to the Columbi
river; whose altitude will strike Yak
lima county at an elevation of approx
imately 1000 feet and emitting only in
the scope and purpose of its plan the
highest ridges of the Rattlesnake
range; water for 10000 to 100000
acres of land that it is now impossible
to reach and make of North Yakima
and other towns along the line of the
proposition, cities of the first-class.
Plans Entered Into.
K. T. Tiffany, of the Washington Ir-
rigation company, was present with
map showing the line of the old sur
vey made by Irving Worthington and
now in the hands of the department of
the interior Mr.. Tiffany explained
in what way the old survey would aid
In forming a new line and in what
manner the survey was inadequate.
He gave some valuable information
rela tive to the proposition now in hand
cheers when he said that he was
among those who wanted to go
high
President Johnson stated that at
first thought the association contem-
plated sending lobbists to Washing
ton to work with the representatives
but on second thought such action was
not necessary. 1t is useless, thought
that the canal was practically located.
He thought that not only should the
survey be made, and made by engin-
GERS recommended by the department
of the interior, so that the temporary
survey could be used officially by
the government as soon as the plan
had been adopted by the government
and that the lands benefited by the
additional water should be classified
Some land will make hay with tho
water" said Mr.. Johnson, thousands
of acres of it and some of the land
will raise fruit and there are thou
sands of acres of it also" Classify
the land so that every man would
know just how much he would be
benefited, then go before the DEPART
ment with a survey beginning at the
mouth of the Kitttas canal to the
Columbia river, winding to about -
miles north west of the Naches river
passing Is to Is miles above North
Yakima through East Selah going
through the Selah gap. taking in the
Mckee high line and benefitting the
Mckee and Parker people, crossing to
the south side of the river below
Prosser going on to Kennewick and to
the Columbia.
Hanson Grows Impatient.
Enthusiasm was intense at all parts
of the meeting and time after time
did Mr.. Hanson, of Prosser, move that
a temporary survey be ordered. Tim G
after time the chair asked him to
withdraw his motion. A. r. CalkinG
addressed the meeting on behalf Of
East Selah and urged that this sec
ton be not overlooked. Y. J Logan,
of the Rose Land Co., made a SPLEEN
did address in which he dealt strictly
with the business end of the propo-
sition. He wanted to know how high
the ditch was going. The president
stated that all marks were pref iced
with the motto: "Go az high as we
can" Just how high that would be
the survey must decide.
There was something lacking for
which the chairman seemed 10 be
waiting and finally 1t remained Tor
Fl. ". Golf, of ColfaX, to reach the
crisis In a ringing speech ne said
that II was necessary for everyone to
he member to vote on the propo-
sition. He urged that everyone pres
en- j. in the work. That agents
be appointed and paid a salary 20 SC
iicIt for members and subscr iDti ms
That this should be the biggest under
taxing the government had eve enter
on the lines of the British canals in
Egypt and India. That memb~,s and
money was wanted and close by ma
ki;g Il substantial cash donation 10 be
u"r, in paying soHuittr. Again
F"nson presented his mo-inr henin
~" cfair asked him to wan.
Room for Reservoirs.
Mr.. Logan returned to the floor
and explained that there was room
for reservoirs in the country near
North Yakima. He explained how
with the aid of the canal the waters
of the Yakima now running pelI nell
through the country, washing bridges
and road beds before it's mighty gush
would be directed into these reserve
tanks and instead of doing damage TO
the country through which the river
passed could be utilized to raise CROPS
and feed fiocks without number.
Mr.. Galloway urged that the meet
ing work in absolute harmony with
The government officials and that tho
matter of a canal would be a sure
thing and donated $50 to the cause
before the meeting closed
Money Comes Easy.
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