The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-02-08

high state of cultivation as other
lands in the Yakima basin and to
promptly return the money paid for
irrigation or water to the Reclama-
ton funds for use elsewhere, as con-
templated by the Reclamation Act.
and
Whereas, The Honorable Secretary
of the Interior has, in a letter direct
ed to the Director Of the U. s. Recla-
nation service, dated March s, 1909.
authorized the director to construct
such works as may be necessary for
the full util ization Of the waters in
the Yakima watershed Withdrawn
from private appropriation, which
letter is as follows, towit:
Department of the Interior,
Washington. March 8, 1909-The
Director, U. S. Reclamation service,
Sir: In your letter of March you
call attention to the withdrawal Of
water in the Yakima basin in the
State of Washington, which were
made', under your direction in 1905,
in pursuance of the act of the State
Legislature approved March 4. 1905,
(Sess. Laws 1908, p. 1907 and to the
fact that compliance with the state
law in order to preserve the rights
already initiated requires an author
ization of the construction of works
for the utilization of the waters Of
the Yakima basin so withdrawn.
you are accordingly hereby au-
thorized to construct under the pro-
visions of the Reclamation act such
works as may be necessary for the
full utilization of the waters so
withdrawn using therefore the funds
now available under allotments al
ready made, and the funds to be
made available from time to time in
the future in accordance with the
regular procedure established for
that purpose. Very respectfully,
"R. a. BALLINGER,
Secretary"
and.
Whereas, Such authorization was
the principal consideration for which
such waters We're withheld from pri-
vate appropriation until February 20.
1913, and
Whereas, The Land Commissioner
of the State of Washington and the
people of the Yakima basin and
State of Washington believe that
failure to appropriate funds for the
energetic continuation of this work
in the years 1911 and 1912 will show
a lack of faith on the part of the
government of the United States,
therefore
Be 1t Resolved, BY the Yakima
Commercial Club, that we do now de-
mand that, by virtue of the authority
vested in him by the Act of Congress
of June II, 1902, (32 Stat 3SS) and
acts amendatory thereof, the Honor
able Secretary of the Interior forth
with make the necessary appropria-
ton to enable the director of the U
S Reclamation Service to energetic
cally prosecute the construction work
he was authorized by the secretary
of the interior to do for the full utili-
cation of the waters of the Yakima
basin so withdrawn, and
Be It Further Resolved, That one
copy of these resolutions be sent to
the Honorable Secretary of the III
terror:
That one copy be forwarded to each
of the senators and representatives IN
congress from the state of Washing
ton with a request that they each use
their best offices and influence in Sc.
curing compliance with the demands
above made:
That copies be sent to the CONNER
cial organizations at Ellensburg, 100
penish, Sunnyside, Prosser, Grand
view and Kennewick with a request
that duplicate or similar resoluti ons
be adopted by them and forwarded
to the Honorable Secretary of the
Interior and to each of the senators
and representatives in congreus from
the state of Washington.