Government likely to build High Line Ditch in Yakima Valley
A local committee member says the High Line Ditch project looks favorable now that the state has withdrawn opposition. He expects government action if the engineer's report is positive, noting red tape delays but predicting growth and eventual development once construction begins. Congressman Jones urges cooperation and willingness to concede rights for maximum valley development and repeated water use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
Ross
Uncle Sam
Eiveryone
Yakima
Ellenburg
Congressman Jones
Irrigation Committee
Yakima Valley
Greely
Interior Department
Truckee-Carson
Water Users Association
Advertising Wins: Steady Ads Build Retail Success
The piece argues that persistent direct advertising drives business, noting retailers read ads and memory is shaped by repetition. It cites a Western expert who urges snappy copy, then lists local births in Benton County including Benton I. Boardman born July 15 and early entrants from Kennewick and Prosser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton I. Boardman
Boardman
Benton County
Kennewick
Marjory Mitcham
Royce Milton Tripp
Prosser
Ferry license sought near Snake River mouth in Benton county
B F Curtis of Cheney sought a license to run a ferry across the Columbia near the Snake river mouth. The auditor was told to grant the license upon meeting legal requirements. The county surveyor is to map Benton county showing road and commissioner districts for the new county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Curtis
Cheney
Columbia River
Snake River
Smith
Benton County
Roast on hay rack ride ends safely for city crowd
A crowd of about twenty youths rode a hay rack down the river to the beach last night. One member, Mr Johnson, kept leaping off to entertain the others. With no butter for corn, they used fat worms as a substitute, suffered burnt fingers and toasted toes, then returned home early.
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Mr. Johnson
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C B McAlpin
Kiona
C. O. Kelso
C. B. McConnell
McConnell
North Yakima
Theo. Wright
W. R. Ammon
B. G. Fuller
Varries
East Post Office
N. B
Cosgrove & Hanson
Washington
Columbia and Yakima Rivers
Gerome
Amon
Hasy
The
Benton Water Co
Exchange Bank
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