The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-08-07

under . continual green bower, the fra
GRANGE from which, when the trees are in
blossom, fills the air with a delightful
perfume. There is very much the aspect
Of southern city in North Yakima, in
summer time especially. The gardens
filed with flowers, the trees, the beautiful
lawns, even the great white pillars before
the court house all look like a picture Of
life south Of Mason and Dixon's line.
The business houses include a whole,
sale furniture dealer, three iewelry job
bers, wholesale dealer in drugs and an
other IN liquors, nine general merchan-
disc establishments, two exclusive dry
goods stores, two groceries, three drug
stores, two boot and shoe stores, two fur
niture dealers, three hardware establish
ments, two dealers in agricultural nipple
ments, two millinery stores, and last, but
by no means least, two national banks
and several well edited, spicy newspapers.
The volume Of business for last year was
about $500, 600, showing an activity not
to be expected in = place Of this size.
There were as feet front Of new brick
buildings erected last year, costing $780,
900, and 50 residences costing $24,O1O,
50 that about half n million was spent in
building in North Yakima last year.
Yakima is the point from which radiate
eight fertile valleys containing / 500, 600
acres Of arabic land, from which will be
brought this fall 10000 bushels Of wheat
alone. only small part Of it of course
being under cultivation. The yield of
wheat will be from tbirty-five to eighty
bushels per acre. The more important
productions are hops, fruits, vegetables
and alfalfa. Hops yield from 1900 to
1000 pounds per acre, command cents
per pound more on account Of their splen-
did quality than the famed Puyallup hops.
In fruits, apples, pears, peaches, plums,
prunes, apricots, cherries, and all fruits
yield abundantly and are Of the finest
quality. OF alfalfa the land yields four
and five crops annually, aggregating six
to ten tons per acre, and none was ever
sold for less than $40 per ton. Farm lands
will produce interest at 10 per cent. on
from 500 to $1,000 per acre.
There has been recently discovered,
what is claimed, by Mr.. Woodhouse, ex-
pert at the Ryan smelter, Tacoma, to be
the largest coal field yet known. 1t is
pure and there are three veins of sixteen,
eight and six feet respectively. The
Northern Pacific, Union Pacific and South.
ern Pacific railroads all have surveyors in
the field with a view Of building here. II
the Union Pacific builds il will run direct
from Spokane Falls.
Two hundred thousand fruit trees bay,
been planted the past twelve month,
within radius of Eve miles Of Yakima
The manufactures are a sash, door
and blind factory, two cigar factories, 4,
superior quality Of brick, and a -four mill
. Waterworks and an electric light plant
to cost 500, 900, is almost completed
The wateryorks are the Holly system an,
will be the most complete in the state
The pipes are now laid on the principa
streets. The electric power house il Al
most completed aud light wires have al
ready been strung.
A company Of Spokane capitalists, v
! W, MosIey, L. MacLean, and Waype Fe,
t guson, are about to erect an electric raj
way, three miles Of which will be in opt
/ ration this wear.
Wages in North Yakima are as follows
Carpenters, g to a; laborers, e to 49, so
plasterers, $3.50 to $3.50; bricklayer,
, a to As; farm hands, $50 A month an
board.
The two banks Of North Yakima repr,
sent an aggregate capital and surplus ,
y sls5 900. The First National has a cap
q tai of SIOO, 900. It's president is Z. Viii
8 son. one Of the Oldest citizens of Nor,
a Yakima and A gentleman that has bee
identified with her progress and groWtl
IN both of which he has yery MATERIAL
:, contributed. He ia A leading and inf,
l. eptial citizen.
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