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- Basin means great riches
- 1929
- Basin means great riches. - The Columbia Basin Irrigation league estimates that there are 2,000,000 acres available in the Columbia basin which will accommodate over 50,000 new farm homes. The yield in crops from these irrigated tracts, it is...
- State history. Columbia Basin. Irrigation League. 1930-05-30
- Basin project wins cheering recognition
- 1928
- Basin project wins cheering recognition. - Hervey Lindley of Seattle, president of the Columbia Basin Irrigation league, made an inspiring report to the Chamber of Commerce Tuesday on progress of the great project at Washington. "I have nothing toi...
- State history. Columbia Basin. Irrigation League. 1928-06-21
- Basin men rush east
- 1928
- Basin men rush east. - Hope to have league bill passed in December. - The Columbia Basin Irrigation league will center its work at Washington from now on, in an effort to secure passage at the December session of congress of a bill authorizing the...
- State history. Columbia Basin. Irrigation League. 1928-11-16
- Columbia basin an early need
- 1928
- Columbia basin an early need. - Committee named to arrange big convention at Wenatchee September 14. - Plan winter drive. - Congressional authorization bill expected in December--Ask doubters to attend. - D. W. Twohy, chairman of the board of the...
- State history. Columbia Basin. Irrigation League. 1928-08-17
- New basin bill yields same end
- 1928
- New basin bill yields same end. - Project is not held up by amended measure. - To the Editor of the Spokesman-Review:
  Mr. Gill, chairman of the Columbia Basin league, says that your newspaper today reports that Senator Jones and myself have...
- State history. Columbia Basin. Irrigation League. 1928-04-21
- See danger in farm bill
- 1929
- See danger in farm bill. - Basin objects to claims as to reclamation report. - The Columbia Basin Irrigation league is endeavoring to have a few words stricken from the proposed national farm relief bill. These words would empower the federal farm...
- State history. Columbia Basin. Irrigation League. 1929-04-19
- Lindley is power advancing basin project in congress
- 1928
- Lindley is power advancing basin project in congress. - Sturdy pioneer overcomes difficulties that beset path of measure. - He's a war horse 73 years old, but years seem to have only quickened his step and made more firm his determination for...
- State history. Columbia Basin. Irrigation League. 1928-02-03. p. 1.
- Lindley is power advancing basin project in congress
- 1928
- Lindley is power advancing basin project in congress. - Sturdy pioneer overcomes difficulties that beset path of measure. - He's a war horse 73 years old, but years seem to have only quickened his step and made more firm his determination for...
- State history. Columbia Basin. Irrigation League. 1928-02-03. p. 2.
- Lindley is power advancing basin project in congress
- 1928
- Lindley is power advancing basin project in congress. - Sturdy pioneer overcomes difficulties that beset path of measure. - He's a war horse 73 years old, but years seem to have only quickened his step and made more firm his determination for...
- State history. Columbia Basin. Irrigation League. 1928-02-03. p. 3.
- Columbia basin meet opens at Wenatchee
- 1928
- Columbia basin meet opens at Wenatchee. - Optimism and determination linked arms in the heart of the rich Wenatchee valley reclamation district today as hundreds of delegates from the four northwestern states to the seventh annual conference of the...
- State history. Columbia Basin. Irrigation League. 1928-09-14
- Basin checking on candidates
- 1928
- Basin checking on candidates. - Letters sent to all in race for offices where big project will be decided. - The executive committee of the Columbia basin league recently appointed a committee to prepare a form letter which was sent to all...
- State history. Columbia Basin. Irrigation League. 1928-08-24
- Combined basin efforts urged
- 1929
- Combined basin efforts urged. - Columbia irrigation league invites new group to join forces. - Friendly overtures were made Thursday by the Spokane executive committee of the Columbia Basin Irrigation league to the recently organized Columbia Basin...
- State history. Columbia Basin. Irrigation League. 1929-07-12
- With Hoover in, basin to start
- 1928
- With Hoover in, basin to start. - G. O. P. nominee's election would put big project under way in 18 months, says Lindley. - "Columbia basin irrigation project is won and if we get Hoover we'll start building in 18 months," says Hervey Lindley of...
- State history. Columbia Basin. Irrigation League. 1928-06-17
- Candidates o. k. basin
- 1928
- Candidates o. k. basin. - Embryo lawmakers pledge support to project. - Many candidates for the legislature have written Roy Gill wholeheartedly indorsing the Columbia Basin league and he is daily receiving letters from them from all over the state...
- State history. Columbia Basin. Irrigation League. 1928-09-01
- Basin men start east
- 1926
- Basin men start east. - Sponsor proposed bill for Columbia project. - A delegation from the Columbia Basin Irrigation league will start for Washington tomorrow morning to arrange for a congressional hearing on the proposed Columbia basin bill....
- State history. Columbia Basin. Irrigation League. 1926-01-14
- Sees 33 years' growth
- 1928
- Sees 33 years' growth. - Noted geologist points to advancement. - Dr. Smith first was here third of century ago--Greater conquest to come. - In his talk yesterday at the noon luncheon of the Columbia Basin Irrigation league and the Columbia section...
- State history. Columbia Basin. Irrigation League. 1928-07-21
- Cashmere pledges support
- 1922
- Cashmere pledges support. - Citizens promise Spokane men to back Columbia Basin project. - Spokane won another supporter for the Columbia basin project today, when Cashmere, rich in the benefits of irrigation, pledged its help to give similar...
- State history. Columbia Basin. Irrigation League. 1922-03-21
- Keep after coin in basin
- 1922
- Keep after coin in basin - Teams in field go after all prospects and turn in their reports. - The drive for Columbia Basin campaign funds is being carried forward in Spokane with a persistency which promises unqalified success, according to Ren...
- State history. Columbia Basin. Irrigation League. 1922-06-09
- Basin league to alter bylaws
- 1923
- Basin league to alter bylaws. - Provision to be made for holdover members -- to meet tomorrow. - Plans for a change in the bylaws and constitution of the Columbia Basin Irrigation league are expected to be recommended at a meeting of the league...
- State history. Columbia Basin. Irrigation League. 1923-04-04
- Overproduction myth is exploded by Durham
- 1923
- Overproduction myth is exploded by Durham. - No arguement against Columbia basin development, says Spokane man. - The unsound fear of overproduction and its relationship to the development of the Columbia basin project was discussed by N. W. Durham...
- State history. Columbia Basin. Irrigation League. 1923-04-21