The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-09-01
TIDIES VALLEY I
PROJECT WORK
,..,etary Fall Says Completion
# Present Work is to
Come First e.

The department of the interior can
!. commit the government to any
- !. reclamation projects, but is push
I. !. 70 completion those projects now
dor construction, according to Sec
..,rv Albert B. Fall, the first men,
:. If President Harding's cabinet
: visit the Yakima Valley, on his ar
.,sl This would appear to assure
4. Yakima valley of the completion
! the Rimrock storage dam, provid-
! !. water for 10000 acres in the val
= now beyond reach of irrigation.
Secretary Fall, Chief Engineer Will
lam M. Reed of the Indian Service,
M Mr.. Falls secretary, H. B. Clunn,
,rived in Yakima in private car
IA General Passenger Agent A. d.
carlton of the N. P. in charge of the
~ Although kept up late last night
II 4 conference with an Alaska dele
ntor, in Seattle, Secretary Fall and
u. Reed were up enjoying the cool
lreeze and the morning sun as the
tain pulled in.
Mr.. Reed was met by l.. M. Holt
md Engineer Dwight C. Redman of
q Indian Irrigation service when the
hsin stopped and Mr.. Fall and his
sretary remained in their car while
( vas parked.
Director Of the Reclamation Service
tshur P. Davis and Project Manager
IL. Lytel Of Yakima met Mr.. Fall
md arranged for his trip to Rimrock,
dt.r which the secretary and his par
\ went to breakfast.
With Harry A. Glen of the North
IN Pacific and Mr.. Charlton, Rolfe
xhihall, acting secretary of the Yak
m Commercial club, told Mr.. Fall of
der plans for an informal dinner at
Ne Country club at which there would
\ no speeches but an opportunity to
Mt men familiar with facts about
" valley.
7 will be glad to meet those men
vho can tell me facts about the coun-
ty,' said Mr.. Fall quickly. "I don't
want to give the impression that / am
adverse to meeting people, but / in
ast that ! am on this trip to work
md gather information and don't want
b make speeches. / am a willing lis
hner when think / can learn some
thing about conditions and it is my
BUSINESS to meet those who know this
nley.n
At the suggestion of Mr.. Glen that
asy show him through one of the cold
forage warehouses and watch some
nut being preceded and packed, Mr..
ial said, Sine" During the half
ieu after breakfast before the ar
nml Of the cars which were to take
We party to Rimrock the secretary
vent through the Yakima warehouse
the Horticultural Union.
Manager Fred Eberle of the Union
@k the party through the plant, Mr..
'aa paid close attention to the facts
aout the equipment and capacity of
anlar plants in the valley and put
ane keen questions when being told
the handling of the fruit crop.
Inc group went through the cooling
@0ns holding about 100 cars of pears
storage and through the engine
'@m' where the refrigeration machin-
" supplies the freezing solution to
ae pipe system.
secretary Fall was shown how
aueSlng and handling of fruit is re-
,assa 70 a minimum by conveyors anG
:, :, hoerle, pointing to one conveyol
wv Ihls end takes the fruit to the
I0,'nern Pacific and the other enc
ssus to the Union Pacific" There
y, se cars being loaded for Baltimore
~ onicago, and Mr.. Fall asked
'le'e the fruit was sold.
.Aspiying to a question as to the at.
@uue Of the department on reclama
~. W. projects he said, 'In general oul
.u'ude is friendly to all feasible
rSeess' but the power is no Longer
'eS'ed In the department of interior
.Ommlt the government to any pro
w. w. Congress must first adopt :
!ecs and then appropriate fund.
~ arry it on. The department cal
use congress, of course, in regart
~ projects, but at present is taken VI
ssa - pushing to completion those al
'suy % under construction"
S, me department and it's reclama
a., service bureau is a going con
a,d. and wants to keep on reclaimin.
b cut Is dependent upon congress
I'm: Sn'OVide funds. The Smith-McNar,
sn.s one OF those acts which congress
hn..ipa ana pass in order to provide the rec
osa Cn @ service with means to pro
q Nl'h work now under way.
s0nslder the West of such i'm