The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-02-21
NORTH YAKIMA.
Rapid Growth and Great Resources Of the
Jewel City Of Central Washington.


Inefe hro tlxJy-tWO Dublue8b HOUSES IN
the city Of North Yakima, and all Of
them generally occupied. This will give
anidea Of the local business. OF course
these houses are occupied by every known
branch Of commerce and trade-from two
national banks, whose daily deposits
average from 5000 to $4,000 per day,
some days the deposits have reached
10000, while the average deposit bal
ance will equal tl5O, 200, also from the
dealer In general merchandise down to
the laundry. In the general sales for the
past year, including lumber, coal and the
products Of two Touring mills, both Of
the latest improved roller process, also
the sales Of merchandise, the city Of
North Yakima, with It's 1000 to 200 In
habitants, has sold in 1883 about two and
one-half million dollars, Probably as
good an indication Of the local business
can be arrived at by the shipments Of
products from the Northern Pacific rail-
way station here as from any other source.
It must be remembered that these ship
ments are those Of the surplus, or unused
products here at home. The population
Of the county is variously estimated at
from 1850 to COCO. The last census-an
inaccurate one, rather under than over
placed the population at 1000 about
year ago. The influx In population since
then has Been really marvellous, vet no
accurate means are at hand to estimate
the number Of that increase. II would
be extremely conservative to place Il at
rs per cent. and none Of this increase
participated In the producing Of crops in
in 1888. The result Of 1889 will show
more than 25 per cent. increase in these
shipments. For the information Of the
reader we have secured the total business
by carload shipped from this station.
Possibly one-fourth as much more has
been shipped from here in quantities less
than carload lots, and these should be
included. It should also be borne in
mind that not until the advent Of the
railway, some four years ago or there
abouts, did these farmers endeavor TO
raise anything more than they needed for
home use, as no market existed. In ad-
dition, fully two-thirds Of these farmers
have come here since the railroad came.
The total earnings Of this station was
tl8s, 900 for 1888. The principal ship
ments were, 200 bales Of hops, 200 car
loads Of hay, 29S carloads Of live stock,
cattle, 10 carloads Of horses, shipped east,
s carloads Of sheep, 81 carloads Of vegeta-
bles, q carloads Of potatoes, q carloads
Of melons, 2 carloads Of wool and 7 cases
Of leaf tobacco, 1000 pounds, shipped to
New York. Not over one-sixth Of the
available acreage is under cultivation,
and ten times as much as Is now sup
Piled with water is here awaiting the ere
alton Of irrlgating bitches and canals.
These figures should suggest the possibil-
ity u this valley. Its market is the
Sound and coast cities, the markets Of
the world, also via the Sound and Pacific
ocean; and 1t has the towns and country
to the east clear to and including st. Paul
and Chicago. There Is no just reason
why this city and county, when they
shall have reached their, maximum in
population, should not have in the city
from 5000 to 25, 900, and the county 4O,-
900 to $1,000. Neither Is there any good
reason why they should not be eventually
among the very wealthiest town and
county in Washington territory. For In
stance, the geographical center Of Illinois
Is Springfield. This Illinois city Is wholly
supported by agriculture, while the tribu-
taTy country has not over half the yielding
capacity Of this county Of Yakima.
Springfield Is over forty years old, and
Yakima three to four since its existence
was really acknowledged or known. IT'S
true that Springfield is the capital Of Illi-
nois. Who knows but that North Yak
ina may be the capital Of Washington.
To-day the location Of the capital, by
common consent, is conceded 10 this CEN
tral Washington, and one Of two towns
must get teach with apparently equal
chances. II a neighborine locality should
secure the capital, why should not this
city be at least the equal Of Jacksonville,
Illinois, q nelghboring town to Springfield ?
Jacksonville Is q city Of 1900, and Q
very wealthy city. It is seat Of learning
with FIVE or six colleges and academies.
Has not this city parallel opportunity to
the cities namedf Nowadays cities reach
their maximum population in from FIVE
TO ten years. II this city should have the
same experience then in five to seven
years hence North Yakima will have her
Is, 900 to 10000 people and property here,
now 30 very cheap, will then have ad-
vanced 1000 per cent. All the material
elements that go to make . big and pros
porous city are here. This people are the
equal Of any city In the universe in point
Of morals, education, stability, energy,
economy and application. They are dis
tinctively progressive people who value
educational opportunities. The hand
some two-story brick school house now
here, q fifteen thousand dollar building
when entirely completed and extremely
modern, is evidence Of their intentions
and desires in this direction. Another
building even better than this one, win
soon be erected, as the need for Il now
exists. There are sixteen organized dis