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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-27

CITY OF ROANOKE. OFFICE OF THE
~ Board of Public Works, Roanoke, Va, No.
ceived nj this office until 10 O'Clock noon on Do
cemoer l"th ls'2 for furnishing all the labor aud
walks in tho city OF Roanoke for the period end
ing June tn, 1893, in accordance with plans and
specincations on file in this office. Proposals
labor necessary for the construction OF board
walks In the city for the period ending Ju ne 3jth
lS'S, NIL material to be furnished by the CITY
the work to be done in accordance with the plans
and specifications on file in this office The
right ls hereby reserved to reject any or all bids
and to waive any defect on inrormality In any
olds II II Is deemed to the best interest OF the
city to do so. All bids received after the time
stated will be returned to the bidders PRO-
posnls must be enclosed In envelopes, sealed and
marked proposals for the construction OF board
walks In tho city OF Roanoke" and addressed In
the Board of Public Works, Roanoke, Va
j. ID. KIRK.
CLARENCE COLEMAN,
j. J. SuEEHAN,
IL ~ sou BoaIl OF Pub ic WorxG.
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A GENERAL MEETING OF THE
~ stockholders of the Powell Real
Estate Investment Company will be
held at the office Of Hardaway &c Payne,
Kirk building, Roanoke, Va, Thursday
December LIST, 1892, at 4 O'Clock D. III
Business of Importance will be trans
acted and the officers for the ensuing
year elected BY order of the board Of
directors A. l.. PAYNE, Secretary.
IL BOD
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CITY OF ROANOKE OFFICE OF THE
- board OF public works, Roanoke, Va, Novcm-
Der IL lS''2-Sealcd proposals will he received at
ms ONCE until - O'Clock noon on the 10th of
december, 1872, for furnishing all the labor and
material ncccssarysfor the construction OF side
walks OF vitriaed brick with stone curling In
lhe clty OF Roanoke Tor the period ending june
~, lS'3, In accordance with plans and spcclilca-
accompanied by certified check for $3.50 The
right is hereby reserved to reject any or all bids,
ana 10 waive any defect on informalty in any
BID II II Is deemed to the beet interests OF the
cry TO 90 so. All bids received after tho time
stated VIII no returned to the bidders
Proposals must he enclosed In cnyclopes sealed
ana marked Proposals for tho construction OF
vitrihed brick sidewalks In the city OF Roanoke"
ana addressed to the board OF public works. Roa-
noSc Virginia.
j. ID. KIRK,
CLARENCE COLEMAN
. j. y. SIBERIAN,
II l9@ Board or Public Works.
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CHnAP HOUSE:
5'room house, near the shops. Price,
$500; $40 cash, balance $40 per month.
]. +. WINGFIELD,
IL 81 2l6 Commerce street.
SALE OF STOCK.

DAY,NoYEMBER 2s, AT12 O'CLOCK
~ NJ, we will sell in front of the Roanoke
Savings Bank. 2l0 Commerce stree. Roanoke,
Va. the following stocks, notes end certificates
deposited 40 collateral by w. j. md L. Blair,
Jr, 20 secure tho payment of 81 500 and Interest
from October, II, 1899, as evidenced by their
note OF October II, 1872, the same being past due
and UNPAID, together with the costs f.this sale
the following being the, aforesaid collateral
to wit: One note OF w. j. and L. Blair, Jr..
indorssd by ". n. Wager \ Co, for $1,000 one
note CT D. Z. Moomaw, $780, one note OF w S.
Pole, $500 one certificate mo. 1850 Old Dominion
Building and Loan Association. Is shares 800
each, $500 estimated value; one certificate NO
s,llD National Mutual Building and Loan Asso-
citation, OF New York, Is shares, 800 each, SlS5
estimated value; one certificate (No. 25D or the
Bankers Loan and Investment Company, of
New York, OF $50 shares, 800 each 1878 estimated
value; one certificate no. 800 OF the virginia
Land Company, so shares, 500 each, $500 cst-
mated value; one certificate (No D Powell Real
Estate and Investment Company, ~ shares, $40
each, $l5U paid in, estimate value $3.50; one Ger.
tihcatc (No. 49, Randolph Investment Company,
10 shares, 500 each, $3.50 estimated value.
Terms Of sale cash
THE ROANOKE SAVINGS BANK
II IL ids. e. X. EVANS. Cashier.
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NOTICE OF MEETINGS.

A NNUAL MEETING-THE AN.
~ nual meeting Of the stockholders
of the Roanoke Cold Storage Company
will be held at the Office of Penn &
Cooke. Terry Building, Decem Dor S,
1891, at o'clock p. m.
J. r. SCHICK, Sec'y,
JOSEPH w. CONE, President.
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WANTED-HELP.

" ANTED-A WHITE GIRL TO
w assist with children and attend
table in private house. Inquire SALEM.
IL 25 Ivy
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CHEAP LOTS.

CHnAP LOTS.
We have several very cheap lots in
good location; will sell on easv paw.
ments.
j. f. WINGFIELD,
1127 216 Commerce street.
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WT ED-CLERKSHIP OR SIT
w uation as companion or governess.
Address A. l.. W., Box &c. Fincastle,
Va. II o31w
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A BARGAIN.
We have great bargain in business
property on Salem avenue; rents we'll
Write for particulars.
j. +. WlNGFIELD,
II 81 2l6 Commerce street.
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WE WANT YOUR PRINTING!
LCcKADILL'S PRINTING HOUSE,
ROANOKE. VA.

T,HR ROANOKE TRANSFER
4 Company is prepared to do ali
kinds of hauling. They keep good
wagons, good teame and respon-
eible drivers. Prompt attention.
Offices, Freight depot and Jefferson
etreot, south. Telephone, 119.
octl-l-yr
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EREDERICK J. AMwEG, C. EN-.
a. Am. Soc. g. q. d Engr's Club OF
Philadelphia;eng,De contractor and
builder, Commercial Bank Building.
Roanoke, Va. apr22-tl
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,

NM ANTED--SM SET OF BOOKS
w to keep. Work to be done late in
afternoon and at night. Address spa
Lock box /. 1l231w
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FOR SALE.

A CHANCE WILL EXCHANGE
IN for we'll located improved property
in Roanoke city or sell on reasonable
terms 517acre farm, two miles from
Norfolk and Western railroad, in Bed.
ford county. Buildings good; land rich;
tcorn crop for 1892, 500 harrels). Price
S22 900. N. D. HAWKINS & CO..
q Bedford City, Va.
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4 BARGAIN-FULL SET OF TIN
~ ners' and plu bing tools for sale
Address "B., :" TINES office. IL % lw
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MICE DWELLING.
BOARDING.

ID DOM AND TABLE BOAROERS
III at 800 Campbell street. II 81 1w
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1892-03-31

wealth. And so be it said conquest is
yours. A fair conquest, one upon the
principles of justice. The thousand In
dians who do not occupy this Yakima In
dian reservation need not and may not
long retain it from their fellow men.
Ladies and gentlemen, this river has
flown onward unobstructed to the sea un-
til seasons have ripened into cycles, and
the hand of man has not stayed its flow
Now here the stream divides. Like some
strange visitor in foreign land this water
shall find its way into the heart Of the
desert, and it shall be received as a well
come guest, and there shall rise up along
its course harvest for the reapers who
shall follow in its wake.
Address by Hon. J. u. ReRVIs.
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Genilemen: !:
Nearly nine years ago Senator John b.
Allen, Judges John p. Hoyt and X.
o. Dunbar, now Of the supreme court,
Hon. Edward Whitson and myself each
applied to Uncle Sam for go acres Of des-
ert land in the Sunnyside. Shortly after
ward came my first interview with the
now president Of the Northern Pacific,
Yakima & Kittitas Irrigation company.
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the dams and headSates are located, is
seven miles from North Yakima and
within sight of the Two Buttes, the his
toric Indian battle grounds. There II
platform had been built. and at ~ o'clock
Hon. X. X. Nichols, as master Of cere.
monies, called the assembled people to
order. His Introductory remarks related
mainly to the extent Of the work, and the
results which would accrue therefrOm. To
show the importance of the canal he made
some calculations, taking as a basis the
$1,000 acres to he watered by this means
and the maximum amount of land which
would be cultivated to the crops for which
this land is especially adapted at - acres
to the farm. From these figures he
found that there would be 1877 farms
supporting something like 2O,OJO pro-
ducers and non.producers, and adding
fifteen millions of dollars to the taxable
wealth Of Yakima county. Mr.. Nichols
words were interpolated with the applause
of his audience, and he closed with
tribute to those enterprising and progress
sive gentlemen who we're carrying on this
great work, and with introducing as the
next speaker Hon. Edward Whitson.
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this splendid river, at one end Of this
splendid structure which reaches across
its broad bosom, no better time, no OPP
portunity nor occasion more fitting to
speak Of the domain that lies upon the
other side. only speak the common
knowledge Of all when say that nothing
within the state OF Washington can COM
pare for broad expanse in fertility and
latent agricultural wealth with the Sim
coe valley lying at our feet. But it is
there only in name; in fact it is forbid
den land. The hand Of enterprise may
not touch it. The waters coursing across
its bosom must flow unobstructed to the
sea. You may in the distance enjoy its
splendid background OF landscape, but
you cannot enter and make it yield by your
magic touch its rich treasures to your
charge. Mount Adams, in silent elo-
quence, looks down in mockery upon this
worse than waste, that might be and
must be made Of benefit to man. And 80
| say, because the occasion and the scene
before us seems to demand it, and be-
cause there are present those who could
reclaim it and make it an empire con-
tributing by its productions to your
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the Indians; q remembrance to the braV-
cry Of our race. To me it is an omen Of
success. Even as the Indians were sue
cessfulIy vanquished, so now is the coun-
try efIectualIy subdued, and the blessings
of peace have followed the conquest of
our arms, SO that we may appropriately
recall the poets words
peace has her victims, no less glori-
GUS than war;"
This is a canal indeed; in its depth, its
width, its carrying capacity it takes rank
with the great irrigation canals Of the
country.
For ourselves be It said that its succeas
is our success; its failure would have
been our failure. This is but the begin
ming Of a system which, when completed,
will compare favorably with the notable
irrigation enterprises Of the world. 1t is
fitting, then, that we celebrate this time,
for no event in the history Of this county
has equalled in importance this occasion.
The building Of the Northern Pacific rail-
road in no way compares with it. Agri-
culture being the basis Of wealth, this
opens up that avenue to US.
Now here, standing upon one side Of
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was supremely enthusiastic in my de-
scription Of the possibilities, and endeav-
ored to spread out the prospective Of the
grand future Of this fruitful valley when
watered. We had then some sur
veys and estimates Of the expense Of the
reclamation of our claims. All this l
mentioned. was encouraged in my es-
innate of the future, but my estimate Of
the cost Of irrigation met merry twinkle
Of the eye. We did not succeed. Uncle
Sam, perhaps not trusting the sincerity
Of our intentions, got weary of waiting
for our reclamation and cancelled our
entries.
We all, with one exception, applied to
the people Of the state for different lines
Of business; but owing to some slight
misunderstanding and differences Of opin-
ion among the people, the other gentle
men were engaged and your speaker was
relegated to his efforts in desert land
reclamation. have seen that same
twinkle in the eye Of .he president Of the
canal company today, but it is one Of de-
served triumph in the successo Of the grand
enterprise which is today formally an
nounced. 1t is the triumph Of science
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1892-03-31
THE SCOUTING WELLS OF YAKIMA.
The Fertile High Lands Of the Mckee Are Being Re-
claimed by Means OF Artesan Water.

This company, which is
known as the Yakima Arte
sian Well & Land Company,
proposes TO have a flowing
well on every quarter section
OF its holdings, and as the
land is thus irrigated to dis
pose Of it in small tracts suit,
able for orchards and hop
growing.
The success of the efforts
on the Mckee has stimulated
others in this direction, and
now there are several drilling
machines in the county en-
gagged in an endeavor to OBJ.
tain flowing wells.
There are several points
about this method Of irriga-
ton that commends it above
all others. Once water is OBJ
tanned there is no further ex.
pense beyond distributing it
over the land. No fears Of
bitches breaking and no ex-
pense for repairs. 1t flows
on without cessation unless
the cap is adjusted; and the
water is Of a temperature
varying from 20 to 80 de-
grees, being so warm that IL
will act as a forcer to the
crops.
1t Is calculated that these
wells will cost from one to
two thousand dollars, and
will each water 100 acres OF
land, while the difference in
market value Of unirrigated
and irrigated lands is from
twenty-five to forty dollars
per acre.
Not only are the artesian
wells of great material bene-
fit to Yakima, but they have
proven one Of her best ad-
vertisements. People have
come from all over the coun-
try to see them, and invari-
ably they have expressed
themselves as well repaid for
the trip. The drive to and
from the wells gives the sight
seer an opportunity to appre-
ciate the Yakima valley.
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An examination Of geolog-
ical indications has con-
WINGED intelligent men that
there is an immense under
ground flow Of water, at least
in some localities, and it can
only be utilized by boring.
In Yakima county artesian
wells have been talked Of for
many years, but it remained
for a company, which includ-
ed in its personale II. B.
Scudder, A. X. Hiscock, W.
l.. Steinweg and Fred r.
Reed, to make the first prac-
tical test. Through purchase
from the railroad company
and by desert filings these
gentlemen secured a large
body Of arid land in the up
per Mckee valley, purchased
drilling machinery and went
actively to work in sinking
wells. The business was
new to them, and they had
to overcome many obstacles
Of geological con ditions
which are only found in this
section.
The initial well was started
at a point thirteen miles from
North Yakima, and at an al
titude 26O feet higher. Wa
ter was struck in well No. /,
in August last, at a depth Of
1926 feet, and the accompany
ing illustration is from a pho
tographic view taken while
the machinery was yet
around It. A test Of the well
was made shortly afterwards
and the water was spurted
over a stand-pipe thirty feet
above ground. By actual
measurement the volume Of
water from this we'll is 695,-
900 gallons per diem. Since
that time two o'her wells
have been drilled, and the
company is now engaged in
sinking the fourth. Well
No. 8 has even a greater flow
than that Of the well shown
in the illustration, and its
depth is somewhat less.
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Mr.. WhItsOn's Address.


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'a'e ourselves '"a' Tue urea" VI ,"e
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Wv "OPeo VI e,e'y ''''A." "nN ,0"u
.''e .o""'y VI ANN" ""0 lou"I "u,.o
!" ''e eu'efP,lse no" "Dou' W oe ue"'
'"'eu u ''le oO'e'' vi Ito 're"''o"'
First oil all let honor rest like crown
upon the heads oil those "ho' at time
oil extreme strlngency in monetary affairs
had the financial ability; the master
tul grasp; the courage and faith to carry
to consummation this magnificent work.
VI itself 1t will always suggest to even
the casual observer the inquiry as to who
were its projectors, and who carried it to
successful completion, and, as its benefits
become more apparent and its magnitude
better understood, the future will yield as
willingly its tribute as the present offers
so earnestly its praise.
Like Egypts Nile which seems to rise
and fall as IT at the behest OF the gods for
the beneficial use of her inhabitants, so
will this stream, supplied by a million
rivulets from melting SHOWS, flow on in
ages yet unborn, and, who shall say that
at this time and this hour is not being
performed the inclpient act which in art,
knowledge and civilization will make this
the Egypt OF the west.
We stand in view OF historic ground,
where Sheridan and Nesmith, both nov
sleeping with the heroic dead Of earth,
led the assault upon Fort Homework, and
by this very spot the Indians in retreat
were followed by the troops until upon
yonder hill at Union gap, where the Yak
ina breaks so triumphantly through the
mountains, there made another stand but
at last yielded to the superior force Of the
government and acknowledged them
selves a conquered people. 1t is true the
supreme crisis followed later, but the bat
tie here fought and the scenes there en-
acted led to the making Of the treaty
which ceded an empire to the government
Of the United States. This canal is To-
Gated upon that cessation. That was an
eventful time. 1t marked at epoch in the
history Of this region. The inhabitants
became a conquered people, but it re-
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NO. 10.

generously supplied with vast outlays
Of money.
1t is said that 5000 years ago tiny
flower seed was imprisoned in an Egypt
ian mausoleum. Thirty centuries after
ward, when restored to the sunlight in q
generous soil on foreign continent, from
the liberated germ was born q beautiful
flower which spread its bloom and odors
for the delectation Of new race and civ
ilization. The life and soul Of fruits and
cereals and flowers which have been hid
den in this valley since q period older
than Egyptian civilization, will now, by
this vivifying current Of the waters Of the
Yakima, arise to maintain and support
thousands Of happy and prosperous homes
with all the comforts Of advanced modern
civilization. This is an epoch in central
Washington. The ardent hopes, isolated
and weary waiting Of the pioneers are to-
day realized. Over a century ago, when
the way for civilization was first broken
across the Allegheny mountains, among
the first parties Of hardy frontiersmen
that trooped down upon the solitudes Of
an unpeopled land, q hOrseman alighted
at the summit and silently put his ear to
the ground. A comrade asked him what
he was doing. II am" said the prone
advance guard, listening to the tramp
Of the millions who are coming" Thus
today, in the swirlng sound Of these
waters, we may hear the tread Of the
thousands who will people this fair val
ley, and see the homes, schoolhouses and
church spires that will illustrate American
pluck and enterprise. We will now wit
ness the reunion Of the land and the
water, which have been separated since
Noah's deluge.
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Yakima KIttas Irrigation
Formally Opened Satur
Twenty-sIxth. Eighteen Hundred and Ninety
two Distinguished Visitors
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At the cIose of Jrdva Re.v;s, oddrsss
which. like tho, of the nrecedino snaoLor
was frequently interruntpd bv annIarse,
Hon. Gardner q. Hpbbard of WosbinO-
ton, d. C.. was called to the platforn.
Mr.. Hubbard's remarks were of a brief
character. full Of humor and 0ood hard
sense. and be cIosed With a ,,;br,e of
praise tn Mr.. Panl Scbnlze tbronOb
whose efforts the building of the canal
was made possibIe.
In response to A general call Mr..
Schulze addressed the audience briefly
and in good taste. He thanked the peo-
ple of Yakima for the reception accorded
him, and the sneakers for their compli-
mentary words: but he disclaimed the
ri,ht 10 orpronrioto 20 b;rosolr al .ho
praise bestowed. for the great work accom-.
plished was mainly due to the confidence
that Mr.. Willard. Mr.. Oakes and other
directors of the Northern Pacific had in
the producing worth and the assured
wealth and prosperitv of Yakima. Mr..
Schulze smoke Of Mr.. William Ker and
Hon. Gardner G. Hubbard as the pioneer
irripators of Yakima county. and thouQbt
that n great amonnt of credit was due
them for demonstrating the vaIue Of thu
nractical handling of water ON n IarOe
scale for irrigation purposes.
With the close of Mr. ScbpIze,s remayka
the master of ceremonies called for music
bv the hand. and announeed that Miss
Dora Allen had consentad IN break n hot.
tie Of champaUne over the headOates
which Wonld he the si0naI for tnynip0
the waters of the Yakima into the canal.
Al this the naonIe moved closer IN the
banks of tho yiver and with the lines
.r,o,, o, ,hv uo,,d ..,,o,, =, o,,,.nd
And blessings on you"
Mas Allan boD,i,od tho ,,oo, wo,L in n
sprav NJ cbampoono and os the beod-
Gates ,oIlad mn and tho bugo voIrmo ~
water entered into the tb;rstv cbanneI
tho hand s,,rck nm on onpropr;.,o oir ,ha
snec,a,ors showed their iov in Instv
- oors and tho opv;Is gava notice 10 sot.
ters far and near that The hattie was won
and ,ha beau,iful Snnnvside country con.
onprpd and ready 10 submit To the bebest
Of the busbandman
Universal history ia little more than n
record Of the westward migration Of east
ern races in search of an earthly nara
disc II was in This pursuit that the mo-
mad Tartar crossed the Caucasus. n was
for this that the Israelites perseyered in
the hard conouest Of Canaan wbere the
cranes of Escbol grew and that the Greek
vovaoers sailed ont boldlv bevond the nil
lars of Hercules in search Of the Islands
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WATER CROWNED KING
Thousands of Acres of Fertile Land Re-
claimed from the Sage Brush.
THE COMING ERA OF PROSPERITY

1t is Ushered in With Music, the Firing of AnVils
and Speeches--Diverting the Waters of the
Yakima to the Sunnysde Country