The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-02-17
WEEKEND VIEWPOINTS
By James w. Hanson

There strong talk that this to be another year OF
floods in Washington While the washing that so
homes got the southwest part of the city only
pnpont the whole flood possibility have gotten OFT
to fair Members of the legislature apparently
take stock in what being said about the danger of floods
this The soons have started bill through the Legs
ature providing $350O0O0 flood control This is much
better than the way have been doing In the past spent
money through various channels mostly Charitable to
give flood relief after homes and other property have been
destroyed That poor kind of flood control but humani-
tartan and should be done after the disaster has struck
It's time we did more before it strikes. :..-. ..
survey the southwest part of the city and
beyond showed that the water running in its regular
when it swept down through grape vineyards and
osed families from their homes last week Had the danger
been foresee could have been averted bitches could have
been installed which would have diverted the water most
of it way There people in the city who knew
that there danger from flooding the southwest of the
city The writer had been jaunt with Lou Keene the
countys road for this district the day before the flood
said that there danger from the
melting To make matters worse rain the
day that the temperature to the highest point this
spring spoke about the ditch having been filled in
and about the culvert being plugged up. Il
Odes Sloan manager for the Pacific Power Light Com
pany here easy to get along with but he did get
just little bit netled this water pipe eezeup sta
ton seems that great peopeespecaly people not
living right Kennewc-had the idea that Kennewc
itself frozen up tight which, of not fact
Most of the freezing in the western part the city, which
lands OF which servced by p & L. In fairness
Mr. Sloan and his company should be said that there
few freezeups in comparison in the his company
and that the not only prompt in thawng
out its pipes but also thawed the water patrons pipes
number of occasions
New radio station KWIE may be in luck in ways
than one of which pertains location Best information
available that the Highway, which will take the
place of the present highway no. will lead into Kennewck
along Avenue and to the five million dollar bridge
linking Kennewck and Pasco. That would that the
highway will directly in front Of KWEs radio towe, and
studio That should make property in that
valuable than it now is.
The school of economics of Washington state college has
issued 54page bulletin which points
relating to the tourist business For instance the average
tourist party coming Washington spent average of
$685. stayed of about three weeks travelled
slightly less than 800 miles, and the average party numbered
two That alone should be enough chamber
of into doing something towards taking
advantage of tourist business that goes Cham
bers of commerce in ceners that depend largely the tour
list business for livelihood say they would rather have
million dollars worth OF tourist business than the
any kind nobobdy ever loses on
the tourist business Farming fruit growing, many other
kinds Of attempts produce wealth. operate
times bad The tourist dollar into the without
any strings Only problem is to get enough of them
in and then the problem Of the community they
stop here. L. ~ "@. .."e.a s@@ss
Cities who plan to attract tourists have something
that appeals in particular tourists outstanding
thing have here is Hanford and Rchand which
because of what they built for what they
doing You can't take but YOU
take them close enough that they will have something
write home about We also have such things meeting
of the three rivers Sacaawea Park Heaven
fields and the famous grape vineyards Enough go
There millions of people in the United States
vineyard such have here such abundance
they would enjoy tour of the grape section here immensely
More taxes, it appears Now it's state income tax
to further complicate the present tax program
could be given automatic machine that would
pute his taxes simply by pressing button two
or three buttons wouldn't be so unpopular.
People have gotten quite used to paying taxes but they
never will get used to that plagung schedule A and
schedule stuff.