Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-06-07
Green With Wheat.
[snoknne Review, Bird INST. ]

+ bringing the same to the attention OF
he business men of the city, that he
allied on the secretary of the board of
,rade and asked him to take action in
egard to the matter.
Steps were Immediately taken toward
tiving an excursion, and Wednesday,
iune 18th, has been set as the day for
re trip. A special train of three
paches, baggage car and engine has
cen chartered, and some fifty of the
host prominent business men of the
aty have already signifed their willing
,ss to go.
The train will leave the city at 8
clock in the morning and make
amber of short stops all the way down
Genesee, giving the excursiOnists
iple time to see the towns. and form
me idea of their prospects. 1t will
up five minutes at Spangle, thirty at
,Gsalia, five at Oaksdale, five at Garfield,
. rty at Palouse City and thirty at
@llman, arriving at Genesee at 3
clock, where lunch will be served and
start for the return trip made at 5
dock, getting into the city again
Sbut 8 o'clock.
I, The cost of the train will be very
! hlt, and viii be shared by those who
I lion the trip.
A GREAT CROP.
i91Ir. Reavis, in speaking of his trip
rterday, sad:
ii had often heard about the great
Sat fields of the Palouse country, but
! 1t saw on the trip to Genesee, over
= Spokane & Palouse railroad, sur
ded the most glowing stories I had
nd.
The wheat country begins about nine
VS. southwest of Spokane, and from
Sc to Genesee, a little over 100 miles,
country is one vast wheat field,
ching out on both sides as far as
a eye can reach. l was totally un-
IA Pared for what l saw. The acreage
rs 3r greater and there is much less
II uncultivated land than 1 had ex-
! ;ed to find.
che whole country from Spangle to
! Usee is fenced, and nearly one-half
isis under cultivation. A great deal
. land now in wheat has evidently
s broken this spring for the first
Il and at least one tenth of it is in
err wheat, which is now up knee
- The spring wheat is little
yard, because of the hard winter
trate spring, which has kept the
iers from blowing later than usual.
st of the wheat is up and showing
i on the ground, and in some cases
Three and four inches high. 1t is
illfect condition, healthy and strong,
rolt any blight. The weather has
iiIine, and the farmers have had all
I n that they wanted, and say that
i.tlospects have never been SO fine.
H. HEAVY ACREAGE.
q acreage will be from one-fourth
1r-third greater than ever before.
re Pullman I was told that over
1900 bushels of wheat would be
MD this fall, and about the same
tes t from Genesee. From what 1
ityather, it is safe to say that there
\, an average of 100000 bushels of
Slapped this fall from each Of the
~ stations on the Spokane & Pa
Oibetween Spangle and Genesee;
sAuid be 6,500,G0O bushels in all;
;nthe farmers can reasonably ex-
rttget so cents bushel, perhaps
shat means that SO, 100000 will be
ted this fall in this comparatively
oesortion of country tributary to
H..
THE LEWISTON BRANCH.
lleproposed extension of the Gpo-
lePalouse to Lewiston, Idaho, will
Pullman. The line is located,
m;neers and contractors are all on
reid grading will begin in few
stThe road VIII not be finished be-
uember, but win be able to take
,iFaH crop of wheat.
abonew extension has had fine
,lt1 the country, bringing in great
q nmtople, and has already developed
n Nv country. The extension will
~ miles Of the same kind of wheat
Is saw, all of which is tributary
trne, and VIII produce this year
stu bushels Of wheat.
1eAs FIGURING CENTER.
eneis wheat is not sold in Spokane,
ehld be, but is sold and shipped
Ii pnd and to Portland. We do
oil this enormous business. We
reat opportunity long ago in
ang elevators and -four mills
a nd grind the wheat.
me that we get all the trade
:igsss of this rich country, but
TO get more.
racp the full benefit Spokane