Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-09-14
WALLA WALLA VALLEY.
A Region Famous for Wheat fr"''s' All"
Garden Products.
WA1IA wA1lA, Wash, Ter, Sept. D 10

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ways, with both of which Eow "1,, ~ , nas
branch connections through the oregon MIL
and Navigation system, ~ ~ 49, So go
the bv b cause the traveller dlsilhes w niane
II chlnge as long as his ticket holds out ana the
train on. y new road, due mere uiaea 80, 80
tract by jan. l. 1889, howeNef VII p.ins pao;sa
traffic irra II ,ernents with t1e Northern aS!nc
to Puret so nd and the East, proec' 10 Miicn
the citizens gave bonus OF SlSoG ih ,,s ouS,
look. too is coed for the Manitooa ho. ,,;,
next year is to be extended 10 the INST conl,hs
from butte Montana through I4nl PASS IN the
Rockies along the Clearwater, in ldah,. tnen Ie
into the Palouse country, ana 10 the "aiia
Wala valley.
the court yard Wnlla Walla is in latitude ~ de-
arees 3 minutes So seconds north, and Longitude
Al degrees II minutes and seconds west IRON
Washington, or llS degrees west OF Sreehwicn.
TIL city was laid out on liberal scalo, Win
broad streets the residence portion eng en-
powered in slnde trees There are many pretty
homes and substantial stores and public buiid-
ings, and everything betokens character soma.
ity ard wealth. One of the best eNid noes OF
the prosperity and Importance OF a city is shown
in public improve ments. Judged by this stand.
ard, Waa Mnlla makes ,, showing show worthy IN o.
finest i'll the Territory, the City Building is q
model structure, while the Fire department ID
the crack organization of the Northwest. There
are two light companies. n gas company
telephone service. and other modtrn comforts
and convenience. s, and free postal delivery has
with wa,er, coming from springs of temperature
varying little from forty-hve degrees the year
round. Nearly every house has its hydrant, and
cooling streams thread their way along the
streets. The natural surface drainage is into
Mill Creek. rapid stream Of 1900 i. ches, hav
ing tall Of sixty-ive feet to the mie. which
furnishes power to several large roller Touring
mills, a thresher factory, a foundry, and several
other industries but there is room fer more a
wooden mill is wanted, pottery, an oil mill, a
jute-bag factory, etc. aud fair inducements are
offered all practical enterprises.
The people are a unit in local matters, q
q fhe n ar W huf ay fau6
to the public good, and information is promptly
given on any subject. The 6,0Oo people of the
Union nnorning', and the Statesman and Journal
evening publications. What Eastern city of
equal size cnn boast of three dai papers? The
religious and educational facilities, too, are on
par with larger Eastern places. The Whitman
College, three public schools, two business col
leges, a Sisters school. and several private in
stitutions combine to give the city the title of
the Athens of the Inland Empire.
Frontier roughness and rowdyism long ago
disappeared. On the 4th of July, with 10000
people i'll the city, no drunkenness nor arrests
1na,red the pleasures of the day. No boom pre-
walls, nor is any effort made to create one SIM
ply substantial condition of business.exists;
the people pin cir faith the per1nane
value of sound natural growth.
Nothing less than personal inspection cnn
convey to the reader the varying beauty of the
valley of Wnlla Walla-"land of many waters"
The mean ANIMAL temperature is fifty-three de-
grees, that of Santa Fc, st. Louis, and Wash
ingson. The winter rarely exceeds u month or
six weeks with al occasional low fall of tenn
perature, and dealers are lucky to get ice five
inches thick Panses have been picked in the
throughout this valley is ample and seasoaable,
averaging about twenty-five inches annually.
The spring rains preclude any danger of drought,
the dry season coming after the cereal crops
have quite reached maturity. The harvest from
July TO October is usually uninterrupted by
winds or rains, and crops are generally gathered
for shipment, and there IRE no expensive ele-
vator and storage charges. Wheat and wool
stand as the chief staples Of export, more or
less, from all parts of the Pacific Northwest.
The wheat of the Walln Wnlla Valley is noted
for its superior quality and large yield.
The absence of any future Of crops since the
earliest settlement of the country, and the sue
cessful returns in large yields, have not in the
past called for that diversity found necessary in
more uncertain sections. The farmer has sown
fal ure. Besides, where there is more or less
growth OF oats, rye, ar y, flax. hay, and vege-
snpnly bvla Pe the
tobacco, melons, and sweet potatoes mature like
indigenous crops.
gions ana connection with the vast country
through to the great lakes has added an impor-
tant factor to the agricultural prosperity of the
Walla Walla region. This relates to orchard and
garden products, to green and dried fruits, and
vegetables. Nowhere else east of the Cascade
Mountains is it possible to produce SO great d
variety OF fruits. Apples, pears, prunes, and
cherries grow to an unusual SIZE Of the finest
flavor, and yield prolifcally. An acre of prune
.iees' Low IN NUMBER ana seven Years old: last
S eat prGouced an average OF 4oo pounds of
rna 70 me th eree ana seling at cents pound
Drought a,,.a III. .ne owner total OF $500 These
s.. SUN, 1fees nave been bearing since the second
sosll, netriy u Narletles OF trees bearing the
1e ~ seat stlter pl'1lns. An acre Will hold
:, ~ siape vines' eacn producing from twenty
w. ,.ieS POUNDS. dollhouse grapes OF the East
ups VI tose o. q the Wine
eacaes apiisots, ounces una plulns grow in
i .,, nmu eAceslice Az the small fruits,
iiu c4rra1ts nourlsh world without end
s peril nave peen gathered every month
I'm oii Atin 10 NoNeilDef. berfles usually pro-
uuIe lul1 crop tne same year they are planted,
t s.inw .' h'.ve Yielded as high us two
.oas 10 tns acre, ana single specimens have
measured la.'ls req eight inches around Buds, bios
SONS ana ripe apples cnn be seen on the tree at
1--WE sumo ~ ti ,r, ana Gten SO large that twenty
i've W IaIty VIII MI Il Dnshel packing
49, ~. 0he , eIow us lstfge as the average
~ ied pun ,o ~ IS not uncommon for tree
~ sle!u IRON so 70 10Y worth OF fruit, and when
M, a n dv trees it is not hard t9
u,, saro anI p,oits leas beans, and
.iais score s1apes una dellcaclei are found on
I;e o.ues u Mala Walia before the snow has
un.sappeaieu rom tne iieids OF New Eng and
io u Sielo from 3oo to 600 bushels TO the
~ snntl5 ,, nity IONS TO me acres and 80
on. rsolteu until rseently from easy access TO