The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-04-24
ACREAGE At POMONA
IS TO Be IRRIGATED
Land Owners Make a Contract
With Seattle Firm to put the
Project Through

The Pomona Heights irrigation
project appears to be ON its feet. An
agreement has been entered into with
the Pearson Construction company of
Seattle. under which the latter agrees
to finance the project. install all neces-
sary construction work and guarantee
its successful operation. This means
that during the present summer work
will be carried through to completion
which will add 5000 acres to the culti-
waited land adjacent to and tributary
to this town. \ government right to
storage water sufficient for the irrisa-
ton Of the acreage has been obtained
and the papers in connection there
with are now on file with the county
auditor
The Pomona Project
1t is seven years since the Pomona
project was undertaken. and In the
meantime there have been various
Vicissitudcs hard luck predomtnating,
and while the land has always been
recognized as excellent and the project
feasible. the adversities have been
numerous \ definite proposition from
the Pearson Construction company has
been accepted. The terms are briefly
outlined in letter written by the
Seattle people April LIST to the Yakima
Canal company. as the Pomona people
are known. That letter SAYS:
Letter From Financicr'S
"SEATTLE. Wash, April /, l912.--
Yakima Canal Co, Seattle. Wash
Gentlemen: Your company must agree
to the Stipulations as set forth in our
letter of even date must agree to turn
over to a trustee to be mutually agreed
upon between US all, outstanding COM
mon and preferred stock of your COM
ntt bAI r.,
from owners of same waving all Vot-
ing or other rights of said stock until
we have been fully reimbursed for our
work. and agreeing to the financing
and construction program as outlined
by us: must agree To give MS iirst
mortgage to not less than 3544 acres
under first unit aud water contracts,
which shall be first mortgages to 1000
acres under the second unit
"lf You agree in writing to the
above, we are prepared and agree TO
finance your project, install all neccs-
sarv construction work and guarantee
its successful operation
"You must carry out the above stip-
ulatious within 80 days from date or
this offer becomes null and void.
"PEARSDN CONSTRUCTION co"
Want Moral support
George r. cole, president; $ II.
Duncan, secretary. ond Charles Bry-
ant, manager, Of the Pomona Canal
company. say that the construction
work will be commenced within thirty
days and will be carried through To
completion within five months. There
is no question. they say, regarding the
reliability and responsibility of The
Seattle people, who are taking hold,
that the project means much to North
Yakima and the valley, and that while
they are making no request for tinan-
Cia assistance from the citizens here,
they do desire their moral support.
Various papers connected with the
reorganization have been filed at the
office of the county auditor. Ralph
Williamson is the attorney for the
Yakima people and it now seems that
Pomona Is coming into its own. 1t re-
mains only for the people who own
the stock and the lands under the pro-
posed system to come through with
their signatures to the agreement