The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-27

me following from the W atrfttkr ttbsrN
will no doubt interest hop growers IN
Washington and Oregon
THE pEYrssstos ~ THE NOR INDUSTRY.
In his Argument before the zsys and means
COMMITTEES Of the House OF Representative in
favor Of the increased tariff On foreign hops y.
r. Haskell, oi Oneida. ssli;
.sThe hop growing Industry ia Of sufficient
consequence ara importance To warrant It's
protection and preservation. A conservative
estimate Of the acreage devoted 90 hop culture
in the United states would place IL II from 500
70 ION acres. producing annually from ssofo,s0
70 snnoooo pounds OF hops which. reduced 10
bales Of 80 pounds each. give 2pos0 bales.
These hgusss are based on the census OF 1850.
and modified In aecordsSce with the acreage
aud production on the Pseihe coast The
r.rodnesion OF hops il Substantially confined 10
the states Of View York. California, Oregon and
Washington. New York producing about two
thirds Of the entire amount The number of
farmers empioyed ia tbs bop culture may he
safely estimated ~ about z2-fco. allowing = ,
acres OF hops 10 each farm To this estimate
may be added al equal number of steady
farm hanas, making from sa.oco 10 so.ooo
men annually employed in this bnssness,
either - empioycrs or employees, who are
usually heals OF families. Again an army Of
men, women and haif-grown boys ana girls,
residing within fifty miles Of the hop belt. are
employed three or four weeks annually, picking
hops. and earning net OF from so to 80 each.
and enabling many poor family IT, provide
ltself with The necessary fuel aud raiment for
the easuing winter
'sThe vslne OF the hop yards with their poles
ami kilns cannot b. placed at a less figure than
sis1 per acre. which amounts a. from 80. OF, GO
30 ssoMaooa THE hop yard on each farm Is
necessarily made . yeritsbie garden spot IN
order 10 produce q crop of the required quality.
ssrhs business OF hop growing Is in such lie
pressed condition thar the New York hop grower
il actually on the verge OF bankruptcy. and
unless relieved. will soon be forced Ia abandon
that branch OF farming. We speak OF this con
diton OF affairs from positive knowledge and
observation. haying been for the past seventeen
years a resident Of Madison county. New York
and for the past ten years personally interested
In the culture OF hops"
The work in the hop fields of the valley
has not commenced generally yet indeed.
the wet weather of the past weeks has pre-
vented work in them 10 great extent. bat
II the present favorable weather continues
work win he in full swing by the end OF
the month.
LOCAL NEWS.
The new readingroom OF the w. c. T. U.
is proving great boon To the young men
Of the town. II is tastefully furnished.
and has NIL the leading journals and naga.
sines, besides a small collection OF miscsl-
aneoas volumes.
q. A. Marshall is erecting new saie
and feed stable on Meeker street, which
makes tho third in town.
A syideneing the increasing needs oil
the town, two new grocery stores have
opened up. j. T. Meeker on Meridian
street and Hazeiton & Beach on Stewart
street
A meeting OF the citizens ~ puyallur
was held in the real estate Office Of Stewart
Ross & Edg-rton today for the purpose o.
organizing chamber OF commerce.
Among those present were A &. Camp
hell. J. +. Stewart ]. V. Meeser, H. NJ
Ball. Frank Spinning and e. w. stewart
IL Was decided to incorporate under IN.
name Of 'sPuysilap Chamber of Com
mercs.e with capital stock Of $4,000. di
videi into 30 shares Of 500. The trustee.
ard hoard of directors viii i've appointed a
the next meeting. which vii be held in th'
same Office next Tuesday. April I.
The building season seems ta he in fgi
swing here. All over town new houses ar,
bcing erected. and the demand FOR house,
o. rent j. beginning to be heavily felt viii
the approach Of spring.
The Water and LIGHT company are KEEP
busy making connections with their main
to meet the requirements ot the new
bon1as