E. F. Benson
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- May 13, 1897The Cattle Boom That Was Selling Off Its Own FutureA Northern Pacific land examiner warns that Nebraska buyers are sweeping up Washington breeding stock, prices are surging in Yakima County, and an Adams County artesian well could open a new grazing frontier.Yakima, WA
- Jun 2, 1905The Looming Water Wars of the Yakima RiverProsser Falls Irrigation Company threatens litigation against upper-valley users, claiming their senior water rights are being drained by newcomers.Prosser, WA
- Jun 11, 1914The Hanford Irrigation CrisisWith the receiver out of funds and water users refusing to pay excess charges, the future of the Hanford irrigation project hangs in a precarious legal balance.Hanford, WA
- Aug 30, 1917Washington Farmers Petition Hoover to Stabilize Potato PricesFacing a massive surplus in the 1917 crop, state agriculture officials scramble to prevent a market collapse.Olympia, WA
- Feb 7, 1918Prosser Bets $3,000 of Its Own Money to Land a State Experiment FarmThe college regents accept 80 acres from E. F. Benson and the Northern Pacific — but only if the town's businessmen can raise the cash to break ground first.Prosser, WA
- Jan 11, 1924The Niagara of the WestPromoters promise a massive industrial city and the world's longest dam, envisioning Priest Rapids as a global manufacturing hub.Priest Rapids, White Bluffs, WA