The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-08-19
w. A. Insinger, One of the Most Com
petent Irrigationists Of the World,
Spent Three Days in This Valley
Studying Out the Problem of Irriga-
ton for East Side and Quincy Flat

w. A. Insinger, considered one of
the most competent irrigation experts
in the west, spent the first three
days of the week in this valley look
ing over the possibilities of irriga-
ton on the east side of the river.
Mr.. Insinger is a brother of r. In
singer, the chairman of the board of
directors of the National Irrigation
Congress. He is connected with the
Bank of Holland at Spokane. There
are three brothers in the west, all
very prominent in financial and irri-
CATION matters. Two brothers also
live in Holland and are very we'll to
do financially.
w A. Insinger came to this valley
on the invitation of E. M. Elliott and
though these men did not care to
make any statement as to their busi-
ness in this valley, yet it is known
that the object of the trip was in con-
nection with the irrigation of the
$1,000 to $4,000 acres OF land on
the east side of the river lying above
the high line ditch and also of the
ultimate reclamation of the one-half
million acres of land on the Quincy
fiat. Mr.. Insinger spent the three
days on the lands across the river,
in Quincy and at Tumwater canyon,
where it is said that it is the plan
to take the water with which to irri-
gate this big body of land. The pro-
position involves millions of dollars,
but Mr.. Insinger. who is the guiding
hand in one of the largest irrigation
enterprises in Colorado, has been
looking for something large with
which to interest Dutch capital for
the past several years. and though
when he arrived here last night he
was non-committal on the subject and
stated that if it was undertaken by
himself and associates that on ac-
count Of it's extent that it would take
some time to work out the details
It is stated, however, that there is
sufficient water in the Wenatchee
river that could be secured to water
this big body of land. 1t Is also
known that the Insingers can COM
mand unlimited capital from the old
country. 1t is also known that w.
A. Insinger, who stands at the top as
an irrigation engineer and expert,
and inasmuch as he has successfully
carried out one of the largest irriga-
ton enterprises in the world it Is
not anticipated that should he find
this enterprise feasible that he will
long delay the commencing of work.
e. M. Elliott on last month met
with the land owners on the fiat
across the Columbia river ami Sc
cured options on most Of the land
that would come under the proposed
irrigation scheme, and inasmuch as
the Quincy fiat residents realize that
irrigation is their ultimate financial
salvation it is not anticipated that
there will be any great amount Of
trouble In securing the consent of
the land owners for the irrigation of
this big tract. Should this undertak-
ing be carried out it would necessi-
tate the bridging of the Columbia
river here to transport the water
from the west to the east side of the
river and If undertaken will probably
require several years in its consum-
nation. The Tumwater canyon re-
quires quite an engineering feat to
bring the water along the required
level to this valley. Both Messrs.
Elliott and Insinger are very reti-
cent on this matter but 1t is stated
that when Mr.. Insinger left that Mr..
Elliott was empowered to proceed
with the working out of many of the
details of this enterprise.
Not only In the bringing of Mr..
Insinger, representing Dutch capital,
In this valley, but in many other mat
tiers will be witnessed some of the