The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-09-25
TO KEEP BUSY
PLUGGING FOR
IRRIGATION
If Government Fails to Act Yak
ina Projects May be FL
nanced Privately
HALLORELL VISITS VALLEY
Tiffany Goes to Seattle to Interest
Capitalists in Construction of
Local Projects

That the people of the Yakima Val
ley have no intention of playing :
watchful waiting game in the mat
ter Of the continued reclamation O.
arid lands in shown by the pronounc.
ed activity in all parts of the valley
The big hope, of course, is for gov.
ernment appropriation for the con.
struction Of the undcveloped units Of
the Yakima project. Should this fail
however, the valley people do not ex-
pect to be left stranded without al
tentative but to wait and hope for
congress to act.
Much encouragement is. found in
the announcement that Senator Jones'
bill has received the recommendation
Of the senate committee on irrigation.
This bill is similar to the one by SEN
ator Jones which went down on a
point of order in the early sessions
Of the present congress. The old
bill carried an appropriation of $780,
100000 for the completion of exist
ing reclamation projects in the West.
The present bill increases the appro-
rriation to $3.50, 100000, of which
$ll200O,000 are to be used in the
completion of existing western pro-
jects and s138,0OO,0OO for new pro-
jects in the West. Senator Jones says
be has enough votes to insure the
passage of the measure in the senate
and Congressman Summers is busy
organizing a campaign to put it thru
ths house.
a good word for irrigation in the
Yakima valley will undoubtedly be
carried back to Washington by John
v. Hallowell, assistant secretary of
interior, who spent two days in the up
per valley this week. Tuesday eve-
nng Mr.. Hallowell met representa-
tlves of the several proposed projects
n the valley and listened to a pre-
sentation of merits of each project.
- J. Rudkin represented the Kenne-
wick Irrigation district.
Mr.. Hallowell is particularly inter-
ested in irrigation, being the direct
fepresentative of the secretary of in
'erlor in that field. During his brief
nslt ne covered as much of the Yak
ma valleys irrigated lands as pos
aDle His recommendations will un-
dcubtedly carry considerable weight
n case the 100000 which Senator
zones is asking for, is voted by con-
gress.
In the event the government fails
% act, it is thought the several Yak
ma projects can be financed by pri-
sate capital. With that end in view,
4 4. Tiffany, president of the Yaki-
ma Commercial club and head of the
sOvernment : reclamation service in
ue Yakima valley is in Seattle now
.Onferring with bankers and leading
Inanclers. Before leaving Mr.. Tiff
any gave out the following interview:
ihls plan to interest private capi-
a Is purely an alternative measure"
ald Mr.. Tiffany, and does not mean
ss' we have given up hope of con-
s'sss appropriating the necessary /,
.u10s Tor completing the reservoir (,
sla : canal systems, which will mean j
~e addition of more than 100000 {
''sss M Of irrigated land in the valley. Il
!. Dut we are seeking to be prepared
: ], axe definite action by next spring ]
- 'ne government funds are not avail
-, ~ we are going to get in touch g
" Ssa the financial centers Of the !
s.'Ofsnwest, including Seattle, Taco /
! spokane and Portland and en-
i, sa'or TO ascertain as nearly as pos f
!, l0,s now bankers in this section will
sss ~, upon our plan.
Inc general scope of the develop r
/ ~. 1or which private capital is to S
,s.,0 OOsalned, if necessary, includes q '
i h'amatlon units. Each of these will 4
", Z :, mas already been organized and
:. oe operated separately. The larg-
=. y the Kittitas unit, with 10000 h
sasao N.Y. 70 be developed, an addition of b
a ooto soo the Roza or Sunnyside unit, I
: NV ~ acres in the Wenas-Selah- -Mox- a
h ), ,laklma) district, and $4,000 acres e
S..- ~ hennewick district. This will q
se,s - a total Of 2O5,O0O additional r
: Under water, approximately il