Water Wars in the Yakima Valley

A topic of much interest before the Yakima public at present is the settlement of questions arising in the proposed transfer of the Konewock ditch to the Northern Pacific, Yakima & Kittitas Irrigation Co. The meeting of the Konewock Ditch company was held on Saturday last and lasted for seven hours. The representatives of the stock owned by Messrs. Flint, Allen, Snipes, Dunn and others held out for five inches of water to the share, while the others were willing to accept the four inches which Mr. Granger had offered. Finally, Mr. Flint and those holding to his view left the meeting or refused to vote, and when the motion to accept the four-inch proposition was called, there was not a dissenting vote. Another meeting is called for December 6th to ratify this, but The Herald is given to understand there will again be a contest. The irrigation company is willing to give 1200 inches of water on a basis of 300 shares, while there are but 276 shares. This leaves but a difference of 176 inches on the demand of those holding out for five inches. This should be amicably settled, for if not, the irrigation company is liable to delay the work of development or abandon it entirely, to the injury of the county.