The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1891-11-26
FRED 3. REED HAS HIS SAY.


TACOMA, Nov. %.
EDnoR YAKIMA HERALD: I find on
Puget Sound more inquiries regarding
Yakima county than ever before, and be-
lieve now that actual settlers will cover
our acres. l am making arrangements
As fast as possible with the N. p. R. r.
for . rate to Puget Sound points, and find
that corporation alive to the fact that their
best interests will be consulted by afford.
ing facilities for getting our products mar
keted and giving rates that will allow
Yakima to successfully compete with
southern points. also find . demand
here for Yakima fruits, and hope this
coming year will establish relations bo-
tween Yakima and points west Of the
Cascades that commercially will be very
intimate. The time has now arrived for
this state Of affairs to exist, and success
depends largely upon the outcome Of the
above. l would say q few words to the
fruit grower: Let every one this winter
get up wrapper for his fruit with his
name and brand and wrap every pound
Of fruit he ships. The wrappers cost but
triae and are Of incalculable benefit to
the fruit. It makes IL sell better, looks
better, and shows the country at large
that Yakima shippers have system. Every
fruit box should have the growers name
and Yakima stamped all over Il. It will
be money In your pockets to do this.
Again, let every farmer, big or little, set
out fruit trees. Their cost Is nominal,
and as 1t takes Eve years to get an orchard
in good shape, IL Is your duty to yourself
and your country to get your trees into
the ground as soon Is possible. Again,
every one can put out q few shade and
ornamental trees. The desirability Of
these requires no further comment. lean
cite many little improvements that add
to the value and beauty Of your farm that
are in the reach Of all. So wake up and |
get down to business and do these things. |
Yakima 10 no longer . COW ranch. It is |
recognized BY competent minds to be the |
choicest agricultural point in the state. |
Experiments enough have been tried to |
demonstrate what can be done, and now |
IL every man that does not make an effort |
Of some kind to improve the condition Of
his surroundings Is not a progressive man
and not entitled TO success. AfeW CELLARS
large enough to hold mans crop Of po- |
tatoes or whatever 1t might be until such |
times Is fair price can be commanded
and not drug the market as soon a. the
product is harvested might help matters.
| am convinced that . greater profit would
come to the farmer II some OF his crops
were better managed in marketing. The
shipping Of eastern eggs into Yakima Is
all wrong. This is being done. With
our alfalfa and barley, good pork, bacon,
hams and lard enough to supply our local
demand could be raised at home instead
Of sending our money to Chicago for
those commodities. A small local can
merry will pay from the start. What we
have got to do Is TO raise something that
will buy money and stop this fearful drain
on US for stuff that we can raise ourselves.
Eastern states do these things success
fully, and why can't we2 I am satisfied
Yakima has more natural advantages
than any county l know Of. The outside
country appreciates us, and II our adj
vancement from now on Is not active,
progressive and satisfactory, the fault is
not that Of the country.
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