The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-12-02
SUGGESTS NEW
PLAN TO WATER
BENCH LANDS
Reclamation Manager Says the
Sunnyside Canal Water Might
Be Used Temporarily
WILL GET MONEY FOR SURVEY
Tiffany Enthusiastic Over the Coming
Meeting of Irrigation Insti-
tute at North Yakima

kutC ot ANVAsh AohAAho
R. X. Tiffany, manager of the Yak
ina Reclamation project, was in Ken
newick yesterday afternoon and eve
ming. He had been called to Benton
City on official business and came on
down here to better acquaint himself
in irrigation matters i'm this district.
During the afternoon he made trip
over the Highlands to get an idea of
results that are being obtained on ir-
rigated lands similar to those which
lie in the proposed Benton Unit of the
Yakima project.
In speaking of this unit, Mr.. Tiff
fany said he believed the most feas-
ible method of irrigating the lands
tributary to Kennewick is from the
proposed Yakima High Line. He sug-
9ests, however, that the reclamation
of these lands need not be delayed to
await the building of the High Line
but this unit can be supplied tempo
rarily from the Sunnyside canal by
means Of a siphon across the river
near Kiona. In later years when the
full capacity of the Sunnyside canal
is needed for development of lands
farther up the valley, the Benton Unit
could be made part of the High Line
system.
Mr.. Tiffany is of the opinion that
an appropriation for the survey of
these lands will be made at the COM
ing session of congress, his estimate
Of $11 900 for this purpose having been
included in the reclamation services
latest book Of estimates.
Mr.. Tiffany is enthusiastic over the
future possibilities of irrigation in
the state of Washington. Census
statistics, he says, show that there are
now irrigated in the state of WASH
ington 100000 acres as compared to
100000 acres in California, while
the same official records show that an
acre of Washington irrigated land
is more productive than California
acre.
Interest in irrigation will be slim
ulated and actual development has
tened, he SAYS, through the work of
the Washington Irrigation Institute
which holds its second annual meeting
in North Yakima January 1912.
"What we hope to accomplish thru
this organization is to put this state
in readiness for the reclamation OF
the remaining arid lands whenever
congress gets ready to take up the
work." said Mr.. Tiffany.
"This years institute will be at
tended by some Of the most prominent
men Of the country.
1--WE will have with US Hon. Dun
can Marshall, minister of agriculture
for Alberta. His subject will be PRO
gressive Agriculture Mr.. Marshal
has a great reputation as speaker
on farm topics. note that Alex CAL
braith of Edmonton, who was at North
Yakima to Judge the horse classes
at the stock show, says that Mr.. Mar
shall is the best-posted man and the
best speaker on agricultural matters
that he ever heard. We tried to get
Mr.. Marshall last year, but he could
not make the trip. He will be here
this year and speak on the second day
of the institute, January IL.
"On the same day Governor Lister
will be present and a representative
from each of the railroads. These gen.
tlemen will join in the g. neral discus
sions, or one or more of them may be
assigned to one of the night meetings,
as we are planning to have two eve
ming sessions, and to put on at least
one illustrated lecture, and want to
get one with moving pictures instead
of slides.
Discuss Irrigation Securities
"wednesday, January IL, will be
given over to the discussion OF the
question of Irrigation Securities and
the problem will be dealt with from
the standpoint of the banker, the law
yer and the engineer. Oscar P. Dicks
OF the Union Savings & Trust COM
pany of Seattle will present the bank
ers' point of view.
:. d. O'Donnell, Of the Reclamation