The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-01
wALLA WALLA.
THE cirY TAKIxG on NEW LIEE--GES-
EgAL cuusTY PROSPERITY.
WkLLA WALLA. Dec. IS.

THE ciTY TAKIxG on NEW IIEE-GEs-
EgAL cousrY PROSPERITY.
WALLA WALLA. Dec. Is.
At last, after many years of a quasi
dormant existence our fair city seems
at last to have awakened and started
on the road to that prosperity that
her admirable situation entities her
From the great wheat fields that hem
her in on al sides there We're shipped
the PAS -cason nearly 40. 900 tons of
graia, which Il loaded at one time on
ears would constitute solid train of
nearly 81 miles in length, or enc reach
ing the entire distance from this city
10 Wallula. \ majority OF ibis grain
output has been sold at an average OF
90 cents, which immense sum total has
not only enabled the producer TO pay
of the mortgages and other liabilities
but has left enough over to enable him
10 provide somewhat for a rainy day,
50 that as a consequence our banks
here have more money on deposit than
ever before. but in all probability have
more desirable cash than any banks in
any town Of equal size in the I nited
States. This is an indication Of solid
ity that speake well for the community
as q whole and 4 sure foundation for
the prosperity now seemingly upon Us.
A Bradstreet reporter who recently
canvassea the city establishing COM
Inercial ratings. told the writer that
nowhere in the Northwest were the
merchants and business men so little in
debt as those OF this city, and he very
much doubted II an equally satisfactory
state existed on the Pacific coast Al
though an off year the value OF fruit
shipments the past season is placed
at 500 900. among which were $50 tons
Of strawberries and an equal amount
OF 'raspberries and hlackberries. When
the late lanented T. j. Potter made
his last official visit here he was pre-
Sented with what was probably the
largest strawberry ever grown on
earth, a monster measuring nearly Is
inches in circumference and grown by
Mr.. Frank Orselli within the corporate
limits OF our city. 4 canvass among
the merchants disclosed the fact that
there had been paid Tor freight to the
railroads here during the wear the
enormous sum OF Si.s0.0le. this
amount not including that paid by the
government or that paid by our citi-
gems in general, froB whom of course
no figures can he obtained. The pop
ulatiou is not far from 500, that OF the
county being probably 1000, and II
there j. town or county in the en-
tire range Of the L Mon Of equal popu-
lation tha; can show better financial
condition, that can produce a better
evidence OF solid comfert or evident
prosperity il j. not vet appeared "a
element in statistics. The ravageS 0f
the great ire OF March. iSs7, which
embraced two entire blocks in the
business center OF the town. with but
q slight exception have been obliter-
a;ed Where once were long lines al
one-story buildings there are now
magnificent brick blocks Of two stories,
not only built after the latest archi-
tectuTal plans, but containing all
modern improvements. many OF these
provided as are the adjacent streets.
with electric lights. New residences,
more OF less pretentious, but ali homes
for someone. are seen ia all parts Of
the city. There j. no boom, no specu-
laiion in lots OF lands. no excitement
--Walla Nalla never gets tNc!tesl-hut
there Is an air Of growth and pros
peFitv over. around and about Us that
I, most satisfactory TO those who live
within our pleasant borders and amid
Surroundings and scenery equaled mo-
where ou the earth.
MtEloN u. EssEEr.