, 1889-04-11
LIKE MAGIC.
Growth of Two Of Washington's
Best Cities.
Hasty Glimpses Of Yakima and
Ellensburgh.
CONCENTRATIONS OF Review Representative
wks was cspsivatsd BY Their
(roatness.


Yakims and take survey of the city, the
frst Impression is that II is not much OF
t~vn anyway, bot stroll along little
farther isto the heart Of the city. among
bsr substantisi business blocks. nicely
shaded streets and good sidewalks. and
you are met With An air OF prosperity not
found in any other city in Washington
Territory. You change your opinion at
oaes, and say here is prosperity
here IL class Of people with some enter
prise about them. These miles OF side
valks stretching OF In all directions be-
yond the built up part of the town, and
the two rows of shade trees on either side
q each street, wstered by clear, fresh
water running down the cutters. shows
that her eAterprisinR citizens have not
laid out city for 2200 people, but 22,0O
which 10 sure to come inside few years.
Il has made rapid growth. Three years
ago not house stood on the townsite. but
NE indications point 70 y stili greater pros
perity in tae near future. The old town
NYskima some four miles east Of here had
been trading post for years, but after the
new and more desirable to nsite OF North
YAKIMA WAS located the old town dropped
Sut Of existence, the few settlers moving
beg and baggage 10 few days. It being u
common sight TO see six and eiEht
HousEs ON WHEELS
sp the road ut one time. drawn by numer-
Sve OF tpams, bound tor the new location.
Sinoe then 6ne BRICK building have taken
The place of some Of the buildings moved,
while others have sprung up along side,
built on entirely new ground, until now
Yakims has buildings her citizens can feel
pYoud Of. and "a 6ne as wall be seen In
nueh Older cities. besides the large num-
Der of shade trces planted along the miles
a streets. Twelve hundred additional
tsees, mostly maple and locust, are beiug
pisnttd, and in u few years the streets
will be- one vast boulevard. Surrounding
the city and braDcbinL Oh in different
diYpct ions are valleys OF rich fertile land
that will grow sp,ibiDR, country that
has pos only produced enormous crops OF
wbest. oats. barley. corn and SORGHUM, but
fne favored aud lus I rs, pc. chrs. pears,
apples. cherries, nelons and Gil the small
suantities and mmsnd higher price
With the Milwaukee brewers than those
rsjsvd on the Sound Tobacco has been
found TO do r+nsrkably we'll here, pro-
dueips . quality nearly equsline the Gu.
ban tobacco and exeellinH he Connecticut
lesf. A cipar fsc' ory has been established
70 manufsctuTe cigars out OF homegrown
tobacco. Even pesnuls have been Rrowr
- IN experiment very successfully. IL
fset any thing that can be grown this sid'
q the tropics.
THE CLIMATE
10 delightful. never excessively hot in sum
u,er, although The thermometer runs up u
lO4 degrees in the shade, but the drynes
Of The atmosp phtre prevents that oppress
iveness often felt in moister latitudrs
BupstIoke is something never heard of ii
this cart of the country, while the winter
are short, lasting about three weeks ant
never very sold, Frequently snow falls
covering the ground TO depth of couple
Of inches. but not enough tor seighiDg
In February the ground tbaws and farm
ing Commences, giving the crops
good start before dry season Gomez
on. Irrigation Ia essential bu
the numerous streams couTsing down tn,
different valleys, supply irritation for
greater or less nun niber OF farmers wh'
dig their own bitches at little ex-
pense.
Yakima has some very fine brick build
ipRs, the primo, pal once being the Hotel
Yakima, not yet hnishsd. no BY 100. two
stories, owned by Mr. ID. Wilson of Ia
coma, and cost $25 600; the First National
bank, two.story BRICK, and cost $25, 700
the Mason building on Front street. A Han
c. Mason Of Tacoma, and cost $25 600
and numerous other tiue brick buildings
including the opera house. Ward Bros,
Yakima National bank and Hill block,
the public school and Catholic academy,
the principal hotel IL the Sliener house,
al In nlsct M a
good place 70 stop at. Mr. Steiner ln-
tends erecting this summer $50, ,OOO
building.
OTHER NEW BUILDINGS
10 be built this season are 1.-TWO story
brick school building with bell tower. to
be the finest in the city and to cost Sl5,
900, q Methodist church on Third street.
brick, and to cost $40 900. DIR. Morrison
and Z q Redfeld will build two story
BRICK block to cost $4,000. DR.. Taft and
Ward Bros. will buiId two story brick
block. 50xl00 feet, to cost $4,000. A
party of gentlemen from Seattle will build
3 three story brick block with iron front
and plate glass windows and Of modern
style of architecture. II. II. Lewis Of
Seattle IL having the sage brush cleared
o6 his go acre tract wbicb he has named
Sunny side; $50 acres viii be plated in
lets and the balance in Eve acre garden
tracts. Streets will oe laid out. trees
planted. sidewalks put down. and when
fxed up will I've the most desirable resi-
deuce portion Of the city, and In few
years will vii b. built up as the new conner
can I help but ue pleased with the sur
YoundinQs. the soil aud climate, while the
scenery is grand. and after feasting the
eye on the emerald green of the valley and
Hill tops, you can 'uke in the panoramic
view OF the mighty Cascades, while twir-