The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1919-07-19
sS p. m. This ordinance was
siined by Mayor w. G. Hartwell and
,oriered published.
JUDGE CAREY ENCOURAGES
DISCUSSION OF IMPROVEMENT

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To the editor of the Colville Ex-
anime You deserve much credit
for tn, writing Of the very able edi-
torial nppearing in the issue of the
Exami n of July 12, relative to the
present paramount necessity of the
people of Colville acquiring water
rights, such as will meet future
municipal requirements. The article
is timely, and not only impresses one
with the grave situation confronting
citizens Of Colville, but also of the
present imperative necessity of TAX
ing immediate steps to acquire
waser interests commensurate with
the growth of the city and it's future
demands for the use Of water.
The general rule is that city coun-
ellis of the Sd and 4th class are in
disposed to do anything in the way
of public improvements, unless they
are forced to do so by an avalanche
of public opinion. Newspapers are
the moulders Of public opinion. A
newspaper of a community which
points out the advantages of public
improvement which should be made,
and outlines policy which should be
adopted by the city council, eventually
and indirectly brings about the con-
struction and completion of the enter
prise, and thereby not only adds to
the growth and prosperity of the
community, but also materially adds
to the growth and success of the
newspaper. Any one must be con-
vinced of the truth of these state
ments when he reflects upon the
history Of the growth of the news
papers of the communities of Ellens-
burg, Yakima, Wenatchee and Walla
Walla during the last twenty years.
A few weeks ago / had occasion to
hold term Of court at Ellensburg
and Yakima, at which places | re-
sided some 2, years ago. At the
time l resided in these places, news
papers of these cities advocated the
construction of irrigation projects
which to me then appeared to be
wild dreams. On my visi. to these
places, to my astonishment, l found
that former newspaper dreams Of
the construction of irrigation pro-
jects had developed into successful
prosperous living realities. Vast
tracts of land, which when | lived
there were covered with sage brush
and rock, are now producing enOr-
nous harvests of grain, hay and
fruit. The transformation which
these localities have undergone,
primarily by the application Of
water to the land, surpass the Wild
est dreams formerly entertained by
the editors of newspapers of Ellens-
burg and Yakima. Magnificent
farm buildings and residences are to
be seen everywhere throughout
the Yakima and Ellensburg valleys;
and so abundant and enormous are
the crops of hay, grain and fruit
now growing in these valleys, that
an observer wonders if help suffi-
cient can be procured to harvest
them.
On returning to the Colville valley
and observing the growing ravages
of the drouth upon the face of the
country, l said to myself, is it not
possible and practicable to turn the
waters of the Colville and Pend
Oreille rivers, Mill creek, Deep creek,
Sheep creek and many other streams,
upon and over vast areas of land in
Stevens county? To me it appears
possible and practicable. / am con-
vinced, Mr.. Editor, that newspaper
articles such as yours Of the 18th
will cause the people of Stevens
county to see that it is practicable
to irrigate vast tracts of agricultural
lands in Stevens county, and also
that one acre Of we'll irrigated lands
will produce in the average year
more than will five acres Of land not
irrigated. d. H. CAREY.
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