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Asotin Land and Water Company
Records, 1910-1939

The records of the Asotin Land and Water Company, an irrigation and domestic water enterprise of Asotin, Washington were donated to the Washington State University Library in May, 1977 by Mr. George Day of the Asotin County Historical Society. The records were arranged and processed in January, 1978 by Catherine Feher.

HISTORICAL SKETCH

The Asotin Land and Water Company, an affiliated subsidiary of the Lewiston Clarkston Improvement Company, had originally been its competitor for the waters of Asotin Creek. In 1902, the Lewiston Water and Power Company, a predecessor to the L.C.I.C., acquired control of the Asotin Land and Water Company and efforts were begun to rebuild and expand their flume and siphon on the creek. Because of this corporate takeover, some records from the Asotin Land and Water Company remain with those of the L.C.I.C. (See The Lewiston-Clarkston Improvement Company: a register of its records, 1888-1963, in the Washington State University Library. Pullman, 1975.) The Asotin Land and Water Company retained its identity as an organization until about 1939.

ARRANGEMENT

These records of the Asotin Land and Water Company principally deal with financial, fiscal or tax-oriented matters. The records are arranged in six series: Correspondence, Fiscal and Financial Records, Stock Records, Tax Records, Other Papers, and Check Registers.

CONTAINER LIST

Box	Folder	Description	# of Items
Series 1: Correspondence, 1921-1936
1	1	General correspondence, principally related to tax matters, 1921-1936	210
Series 2: Fiscal and Financial Records, 1912-1935
	2	Annual Financial Statements, 1919-1935	29
	3	Ledger, 1912-1916	1 v.
	4	Accounts, 1926-1935	751
	5	Journal, 1931-1939	1 v.
Series 3: Stock Records, 1910-1936
	6	Stock Certificates, 1921	1 v.
	7	Scrip Certificates, Clarkston Irrigation Association, 1910-1913	1 v.
Series 4: Tax Records, 1915-1937
2	8	Income Tax Returns, 1915-1937	50
Series 5: Other Papers, ca. 1910-1935
	9	Memorandum Diary, 1921	1 v.
	10	Bill of Sale, 1937, Quit Claim Deed, Land Contract, Quit Claim Deed without Covenant, ca. 1890, various business forms of E.A. White Fruit Company, ca. 1955	7
Series 6: Check Registers
	11	Check Register, January,1914-December,1917	1 v.
	12	Check Register, January,1927-October,1939	l v.