The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-08-18

will be in the Yakima valley, August
27th and that at that time he will de-
termine whether the Yakima reserva-
ton is to be watered. His attitude
we understand, will depend very
largely on whether the landowners
apply for a water right. In other
words if we want the reservation we
must take prompt action.
Chief Clerk Hauke and Chief En-
gineer Code Of the Indian department
have been in the valley several days
and completed all preliminary ar
rangements as follows:
Disposal of Money.
Mr.. r. G. Valentine the head of
the Indian department att Washington
has telegraphed:
Give assurance to the Indians that
the proceeds from the sale of their
ed to purchase water rights may be
used by them in the improvement of
their retained lands, the purchase of
farming implements. stock and other
investment purposes under the most
liberal departmental supervision"
See copies Of this assurance with
Harry Jones at Wapato bank and
with II. NJ Gilbert at Toppenish.
New Form of Contract.
1.-Two new forms of contract have
been approved whereby the Indian
may sell 40 acres or 20 acres of his
allotment instead of so acres; or he
may retain all his land, selling none,
applying for water right just the
same as white landowner applies,
paying therefor in ten annual pay
ments without interest.
"a form Of petition has been pre-
pared and blank contracts have been
printed for the white landowners to
sign assuring Secretary Ballinger the
white landowners will apply for a
water right as soon as the Wapato
project is authorized.
100000 for Wapato Project.
Secretary Ballinger has done more
than grant the petition which has
been so generally signed on the res
ervation. He has formulated a plan
to secure 5000 900 to start work on the
Wapato project early next spring. The
conditions are that so per cent of the
landowners give written assurances
they will apply for a water right and
thus formally assure the return of the
money.
The Reclamation service have with
drawn all their forces from the res
ervation after making all the surveys
and completing the plans for the
Most Promising Project" in the
United States as the engineers term
it. The engineers cannot be brought
back into the field; the swamped lands
will multiply rapidly; the splendid
sage brush areas must remain in sage
brush-unless the landowners now do
their part-apply for a water right.
Up to the Owners.
Secretary Ballinger, Senator Jones,
the Indian Department any your COM
mittee have done all that can be done
It is now up to the landowners to
sign.
Blanks for the white landowners
Central Washington Investme nt &
! Power Co., near the Yakima hotel;
also at the First National Bank OF
North Yakima; at the Yakima Ma
tonal bank at the Yakima Valley
bank. Mr.. Barge is chairman of the
committee from the Yakima CONNER
cial club.
At Wapato you can obtain and sign
blanks before Harry Jones in the
Wapato bank. At TOppenish you can
find blanks and sign before J. d. Cor
nett at the Traders bank, l.. J. Good
rich in the First National bank or
in II. NJ. Gilbert's office.
Business Is Meant.
The important thing is that this
signing be done at once. Unless we
show Secretary Ballinger on August
p that we are in earnest, that we
mean business and apply for a water
right in writing, the Wapato Project
may be abandoned for many years.
If we act now it means:
Tine continuance OF active work
on the Wapato Project.
2-The doubling of the irrigated
area of Yakima county.
3-The building of two or more
splendid towns
All the lands on the Wapato
Project will be doubled in value.
By carrying out the splendid,
comprehensive plans of the Reclama a.
ton service ten thousand horse power
will be developed in the main canal
and water will be pumped at small ex-
pense on an orchard area many times
larger than Mob Hill and just as good.
Millions in Products.
6-By carrying out the complete
and certain system of drainage which
is part of the project the sub-irri-
gated lands will have their value more
than doubled, In some instances
they will be multiplied by ten.
THE completion of the Wapato