The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-03-30
voter will be Ready on Time
In Spite Of Backward
Season
c.NAL SYSTEM IS
N SPLENDID SHAPE
water Will be Ready for De
livery Not Later than
Next Tuesday

p.,mers who are behind with their
....v work on account of backward
- ....on are not to be still further de-
.yed By the coming of irrigation wa
q, Manager W. C. Muldrow, OF the
Columbia Irrigation district announces
1T water will be available in all
rarts Of the system not later than
Tuesday.
NJ, Muldrow today authorized the
following statement:
The cold late season forced delay
!, he usual work Of cleaning bitches
and repair work where concrete was
involved. This work could not be
,t,rted til March 10th, and even then
~ somewhat hampered by frost in
~ silt-berms. However, good pro-
ms was made, the water was turned
into the headgates on the 22nd and
ths canal was primed down to west
sate at the 18th mile.
Cleaning and general repair work
has been completed except on the low
q end Of the main lateral, which will
b finished this week. About thirty
nv headgates and weirs have been in
stalled, and others revised where ex-
psrience has shown leakage or trouble
in making deliveries.
Lateral 2 will be primed on Thurs
day, and water will be turned out OF
II main canal Thursday evening to
stop some minor bank cutting on the
upper section. II will be turned back
Saturday, and run thruout the system
= npidly as possible. It should be
aailable to water-users anywhere on
Aonday, or on Tuesday at latest, if
thsy desire to use it. The indications
ae that few if any users will wish to
re water the first week in April, as
here IS still plenty of moisture and
tas ground is cold.
The manager feels that the district
organization is here to serve the peo.
PIE Of the district in any and every
Wy possible, and should give to any
muv'oual any service that is consist.
sus with the general interest. There
se doubtless many spots where the
''1''ce Is not yet ideal, and the water.
uer can be Of great help in bringing
1e'e points to the attention of the
-asser' He has been on the job only
: snort time and there is considerable
@'all connected with it. There are
0'er twelve hundred separate names
= ne water-users list, and over 81,
aundred different tracts are receiving
.sef q, from the ditch, including towr
1''verles. But if we can find ou,
.oefe the rough spots are we will tr,
: smooth them out as fast as tim.
money are available. 1t is lone
' Out there is wonderful power il
.g an together, and if we do thai
.nl IND the system little neare,
~nect each month. 1t is now in tn,
= .nape that it has ever been an,
. . & district force is going to put fortl
s'.ons effort Tin spite of our frien,
pocket gopher") to carry it thr,
season of 1922 without a break
: .ne mel patrol force will be the same a.
... ..li except on Beat a, (the mai,
! a' " Just below Kenewick and later
w. y where Mr.. Frank Scott will
h.. .narge. Being a new man on tn,
+ ~ y will take few days for hin
n, - = nus bearings, then we expec
ma, Weii up with the process
R.1... fOr the rest Messrs. Glassner.
,,d , T. Ball, Broughman, Altrogee
and vans will be on familiar groun,
.t;,,. eea no Introduction to their CON
t.r...a A's. These men all have the in
uod.s ss OF the district at heart an,
~. Neistand the work of their heats at.
to ~. are at all times willing to civ
does y. 0ater-user any service tina
.rasia. n0' conflict with the proper on
Of al M Oh their beats in the interes
ciate tss users. They will greatly appre
v,,o. Tue hearty cooperation of n
and users .. who will take the tim
tie oa0 trouble to do little things whe
tent;alp t;pportunity offers and to call a
themsa, 20 many matter, small |;
Ves' that go to make Nm 8 WOW