The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-07-18
An EASTERN VIEW.
How North Yakima Charmed q Detroit
Newspaper Nan.
A BsausIssI ana Prosperous City n
aUeaHGl1nI section % . ~ Ias
snBS GFOasn state.

site ought TO enjoy. Its founders laid u
out on 3 generous plan and made all Of
their calculations iOS populous and pros
porous city. The streets were made broad
and lined on either side with beautiful
shade trees, and with streams II living
water, which Aow nine or ten months In
every year. It is rare that such completS
preparations for beautiful city are made
previous to its settlement-at the tune
when most details Of the plaa can be best
aTransed-and the result Is that the visi.
tor here to-day finds, not only one Of the
most prosperous cities in the west, but
also . city Of surpSssing lOveliDess and
beauty.
HOW n HAs 0RoWN.
You will not find North Yakima on
any except the very recent maps Of the
United States, simply because theFe was
nothing here to map until three or -four
years ago, when the town was laid out
and Immediately bcgan to grow and pros
peY. Today It has q population Of 800
souls and supports Sixty-fve business e.
Establishments, which transacted business
aggregating more than t2,50O 900 during
the year 1888. There are two national
banks, with combined capital Of Hl27, :
90, and carrying deposits aggTegating
ta0J. 900. The assessed valuation Of prop.
erty last August was te25, 900, which IL
about one-third Of its actual value, and
the total tax levy for all purposes was
three per cen. Of this one-third valuation,
equal to one percent Of the actual o. mar
ket value Of the property. With this ox.
tremely low rate Of taxation many inn
provemsnts have been carried On, which
place the town in the front rank Of west.
ern citiee. An efficient municipal gov-
ernment is maintained. The city u finely
laid out, the streets kept IN good order,
and one Of the very first moves was in The
direction Of providing for schools and
churches. The town has two large brick
scheol houses anda third 10 soon 70 be
built; Eve churches, includinR one Of
native stone and another one Of brick
under contract; . large. two-stoSy beiek
opera house, with . seating capacity q
thiFtosn hundred; four hotAls, ono o.
which, = two-st0ry brick lOUxleo ieet,
has just been completed; many other
costly and attractive private and public
structures; three weekly newspapers; ;
water works system and electric light
plant In process Of construction and,
strange 70 say, only four saloons. A
cigar factory has Just been eStablished, .
csnnery Il expected 70 locate here for the
coming season's work, large wooien
manufacturing eoneefn hSS made I prop
OSition for the erection Of factory here.
and other important enterprises are ez.
pected to develop IN the near future. Al
Of this, let II be remembered, has beSn
accomplished in less than four years and
without anything parIaking Of the char
actor Of the modern boom" Every
progressive step has bona ade resource
behind Il. Every Improvement made y
solid and substantial. Every Investment
has proved safe, sure and profitable.
WHY n HAS OnowN.
Nature has done much for North Yak
ina. It Is located in the midst Of The
great Yakima country, m ayTiculturAl
region Of unsurpassed fertility, and must
stand without rival a. the central and
chief commercial city q this great Sec-
tion. II is prominently located % he
great Northern Pacific railroad and has
tributary to It the only accessible passes
through the mountains, hy which other
competing railroads can reach tide water.
It has . glorious climats, . healthy loea-
ton, pure and ever living water, 'gfand
mountain SCENERY, and is surrounded BY
q splendid farming, mining md stock
country. These are the conditions which
contributed to the location q the city,
and have produced the unsurpassed
growth and prosperity Of which have
spoken. In additiOn 70 these natural adj
vantages, the people Of The city are en-
titled TO great credit for the part they
have played in il Development. They
nave come here from ~ over The land.
They have pulled GtheiT costs and gene