The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-12-26
LET US RECLAIM

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Under THE STIMULUS of reconstruction necessary, &c
camation and settlement has become tne "a'c T
Of the day The country schemes Tor putting noe
under cultivation and creating homes are eapng co
ence This all very ne but there is just posslo'S ~
we shall train. -. =s-.4 = :oa ic+s
will be made to suffer by being linked with to
schemes of doubtful feasibility and merit There pos
that haste to reconstruct and reclaim we sa s
everything and finish nothing 81 e -, ann, HI
We are reminded fight saw Ohe OIL le eoi'
batants described wide with his arms and mouee ~
most terrific and spectacular swings but ne never MT e
fellow who put opponent with unostentatlous
punches. a..e. .=@..,l, GOWN II
Some of these reclamation enthusiasts describing some
MIGHTY wide arcs So WIDE that there danger OF
finding themselves off tangent and never able TO qte
ish anything.
THOSE people who have years the hope and pro-
mise of reclamation determined projects can't DE
thew fail to get very enthusiastic some OF the
schemes which coming the public notice at the present
For instance resident of the Highlands who relying upon m
PROMISES of the purchased land and has
wears of hard the developing OF nome ana sun Tue
government irrigation has not come can nardy De
become enthusiastic scheme Governor Lister pro-
noses for the irrigation of wide stretches OF country In
Washington Neither resident of the Columbia River val
lev who has years to enact
will permit of development of Priest Rapids be expected
become very enthusiastic Congressmaneect p
for the development of Five Mile rapids .
Aside that in the territory there is conslo
cradle populaton who the next general election when
the governor will be candidate for u s. senator the
Washington project have some real merit but more
decade ago the definitely committed itself to plan
for the lands in the socaed Benton Unit OF the
Yakima project project has been surveyed estimates have
been made has been approved by the u army
the reclamation recommended by Doar
If review decade has passed congress still d
$25OO00 which not more than
the amount required complete the project In the
reclamation standsl in the face OF the
fact that local reclamation they are prepared 10
MT large Immediately and rush the project tnru
to completion the made available Caplt
the Rapids been waiting Tor
for to sort of just and equitable egaton
Listers Washington scheme may be entrey meri
torious but the ten years to not
started on project 1000 the feasibility OF Wnc
both from engineering and economic standpoint mas peen
termned beyond any doubt how long is going to
take get started project OF several hundred
and acres the feasibility which unknown quantity!
power legislation tremendous as that at
Rapds continues waste what fashion is the Five Mile
project going to the tenacity of this habit!
Before we start program of promiscuous appopra
on for investigation wouldn't 1T be Well 10
finish something? paper the present big
talk the elaborate land settlement program ana the
propaganda just faint suggestion tnat we a
to offer our returned soldiers and sailors the cnoce u
million acres lands that have been surveyor a1
pense The little water for rrigatng the anos may
" be left to their grandchildren work out with the
BJJRYING THE HATCHET
ba+cbats which sever friendly relations between oi
vdas or institutions have after ALL only imaginary eoge
b.tcbet has been buried the Kennewlck ana fasco
schools and at the burial it was a'
cutting edge in only imaginary. II was ;
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