The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-08-08

CHAMBER ~ COMMERCE ORGASIzED.-
Steps were taken by citizens on Tuesday
and Wednesday Of this week which PROM
Use to result in much benefit to Yakima
and the surrounding country. A Cham
Der Of Commerce was organized with q
membership embracing nearly all Of the
leading and enterprising men Of the city.
l.. S. Hewlett was elected president, l..
Frank Gordon secretary, and l.. =. How
lett, Edward Whitson, +. NJ. Reed, A. n.
Weed and W. A. Cox the executive com
mittee. Mr.. Gordon has resigned his
position OF chief clerk Of the U. s. land
Office and will devote his entire time to
his new duties. The object Of the board
il to advance the interests Of the city and
country and judging from the vigor with
Whit h the executive committee and Sec
rotary have taken hold Of the work bene-
fetal results will soon he manifest. The
board has secured the large store room
in the new hotel for quarters which will
be kept open throughout the day. An
earnest request is made that farmers gar
deners and fruit growers bring in samples
Of their products for exhibition.
SUGGESTIONS TO SISTER CrnEs. Wee call
the attention OF our sister cities TO the
editorial in this issue OF the HERALD en-
titled "Wide Streets and Low Buildings"
North Yakima owes its present iinmu-
nifty from disastrous fires, more tothe fact
that its streets are broad, shade trees on
every side with irrigation bitches full OF
water along each highway than any other
cause. Now that the burnt cities have to
rebuild will 1t not be well to copy after
beautiful Yakima in this particular? The
residents Of Yakima are sorrowful 1T the
disasters which have met their neighbOrs
and friends and we offer these sugges-
tons as notifications in city building de-
manded by our peculiar climate and sum
mer temperature.
4 Bio YIELD.-Not that the report cir
culated by some irresponsible paper that
the system Of irrigation on the Mckee il a
failure needs any further refutation, but
as matter Of news and to show how
good the crops are the HERALD will state
that the threshing of less than two hun
dred acres of grain by the Mckee Com
pany, was finished to-day and resulted
In yield Of 6I9S bushels, an average Of
considerable over thirty bushels to the
acre. This is a remarkable showing for
new land and for season when the re-
ports from all sections indicate an UNI
usually Light crop.
A NEEDED PUDuc IMPRovEMESF.-M
street Of Yakima City is being graded.
Mayor McAuslan Of that town says the
citizens Of Yakima are strong advocates
OF the county opening up a direct road
from gap to gap, and by planting shade
trees and having running water on either
side make II the most attractive drive in
the territory. As the citizens Of North
Yakima are also unit in favor OF this
proposition the county commissioners
would subserve the wishes Of large ma
jority Of their constituents by taking steps
in this direction as early as possible.
A WoRLD-BEATER On MELOXs.-Yak-
lima beats the world for waterrhelons.
Melons weighing upward Of forty pounds
are too common to excite attention. Col.
Hewlett shipped three hundred melons
TO the Sound to-day over hundred Of
which would average forty-five pounds,
and Cuban Queen is on display at Mac
Lean, Reed 4 Co. Office, from the ranch
Of W. T. Wilson, that weighs fifty.four
pounds. Tacoma and Seattle are con-
suming Yakima yatermelons by the cur
load.
MOVES TO FIDALGo IsLAND.-The Farmer
newspaper will be published in Yakima
but two weeks longer. The viking who
runs it is anxious to get near his sea do
main and will remove his plant to Fidalgo
Island, where he is interested in three
hundred acres Of ground which has been
plated into lots. He has Travelled from
Sake Lake to Yakima stopping at various
pOin's a'Ons lhe ROAD where ne mas Pnn-
iishec papers an" no" ne goes 10 the
Jumping on place.
WILL VOTE Ihis FAIL Foe CAPIrM'-
Inc committee with whom the matter Of
state capital location was placed weak
ened before the storm oil indignation
which was raised by their surprising