The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-13

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hear an exuk~-ans small bcv tussi 4
Ratchet wheel Tor his amusement II
YOU have. for the psrpose Of this Illus
s-atio1 please multiply that wheel and
hoy by ore million ~hceis and boys
similarly earaSei. Then take the
noise produced and use il as a basis
for yonr Imagination 10 work uren.
By this method YOU may come within
| the rance ef the Scsenade that every
| evening follows Immediately - the
SIN goes down back of Colonel How
let's peanut farm into the retirement
OF the Ahtansm valley. The frogs are
said az these times 10 he seated upon
the banks Of the little streams that
Tow on each side Of all the streets and
which. apart from their having hanks
devoted ia this purpose. are constant
delight. The residents say, too, that
one who hears IL every night soon for
gets 10 notice this unise, and thai the
old residents never hear IL az all.
The climate of Yakima i the con-
slant boast OF its citizens. They de-
clare that il is not uncomfortable in
winter, that the spring is earlier than
almost anv point west OF the noun
tains, and while the summer DAYS are
hot they are not unbearahlc. and that
the nights are always comfortable.
The products Of the soil. which range
frofa apples and Indian corn 10 sohac-
CO and cotton, are proofs of their
CLAIMS
cLrNArE-THE CArirAf-
A good deal Of climate Is necessary
"a the raising OF peaches, sweet pota-
toes, tomatoes, tobacco and cotton.
and as Yakima does this i; is ne; 10 he
wondered ut that its citizens love- 20
dwell upon, emphasize and hold mp
their climate 10 I've admired of strang-
ers. But they do not live upon eli
mate alone. The many valleys | have
referred ta, open SO many ways through
the hills from all points of the compass
and they expect this fact 70 make Of it
a great railway centre and are already
pointing the way through which shall
come 10 them the Vancouver. kliekiiat
and Yakima: the Seattle, Lake Shore
& Eastern. the branch of the Northern
from Cheney and through the Mckee,
they say, VIII run a rosd to the Column
bia on an easy grade 10 compete for
the Saimori river trade.
That they hope one day TO lie the
capital city OF the Territory goes with
out saying. That the legislature of
las; winter did not decree il, 20 they say,
is not SO much the fault of outside
adverse influences as their OWN desire.
When they learned that the bill 10
that end was all fixed SO that the inn
posing building would he placed in the
heart OF Judge Lewis's land, and that
he and Others who were pushing the
bill, had bought all the lots in the
neighborhood, they tthe other eisizens)
simply withdrew their support and LET
the little real estate enterprise 20 by
default. They fully expect that the
capital will come 10 them in good time,
and by its own natural choice.
So, while do not think that Yakima
is the head center OF the earth, as
mine host would have il, still thought
il well worth considering.
THE RIVALS.
There Is well known rivalry be
tween Eilensburg and Yakima. FL
ien~burg claims more and buster peo-
pie and more varied resources. Yaki-
ma claims a more favorable location
for railroad communication, more
aratlc land at its back and lays special
stress on its climate.
No residents Of these respective
towns ever meet that warm discus
sion Of these points does not ensuc.
The wind never takes up the dist in
the streets of Yakima but that my
German friend Ginliaud gazcs upon IL
with apparent satisfaction and specu-
iates: mime gootness. how il must
be blowing in Ellenshure."
Never n guest comes to his house
and goes away without his having
found out II he has ever been at FL
lenshurg. II he finds that he has at
any time been there, he inquiries sym
pathetically ii il was not blowing
awful hard nj the time. If the stran
ger has never been at Ellensburg, he
rises in mine hosts ewes az once. and
he thereupon advises him to beware
of the place and its terrible winds. A
few days ago, he broachcd this subject
TO n Young man who happened TO be a
resident OF Ellensburg. Their wordy
encounter that followed ran on until
nv friend declared that he had seen
snow on the ground on the Fourth Of
July at Ellensburg.
When was that?" enquired the
stranger.
Five years ago."
"That could not he" said the FL
len~burg man. II have never seen
snow on the ground there in summer
since I lived there
Have you lived there 70 long as
tha;g When did you go thercs"
Just five years ago"
Then it was six years ago that
saw that" said my friend trium-
phantiy. ST. DENNIS.