The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-08-03
HOP PICKBRS IN PLENTY.
The indications Are That There viii
Be No Trouble on This Score.
The Ceariers Bring Back Favera bic
RsPsr's-Engiish Money Being
Advanced - A Railroad
Warehouse wanted.

tne opefa HOuee, on saturday last 10 listen
TO the reports OF the couriers sent out to
arrange for pickers. There was a fair
attendance and all listened attentively to
the statements. A. D. Eglin carefully
outlined his trip through Klickitat county,
Wasco county and the Warm Springs
agency. He travelled between five and
six hundred miles and estimates that by
paying the ferriage Of those on the souih
side of the Columbia his trip will result
in securing from 1000 TO 200 pickers,
many Of whom will be whites.
Wallace Wiley took in the Walla Walla
country, and the Lspwai agency, in
Idaho. At Walla Walls he secured eight
men whoeach agreed TO bring crews OF 50.
and by comforting with employment
agents and inserting advertisements in
the newspapers he is confident that Walla
Walla Walla will send many pickers. At
I.apwai a Mr.. Roberts was in charge OF
the agency and he agreed to bring at least
800 pickers. but required double the pay
Of tyee. Mr.. Wiley talked with many
Of the Indians who had been here before,
and others who had been accustomed TO
going into the corn fields near Dayton,
where this year there is failure OF crops,
aud is satisfied that his trip will bring in
| 900 pickers.
Sheriff Simmons had been TO Tacoma.
Seattle and Fairhayen where there were
plenty OF idle men. and several employ
ment agents offered to contract for from
100 to 1000 pickers each. In this con.
nection DIR. Morrison stated that he was
in receipt OF letter from the Board OF
Charities, Of Seattle, offering to guarantee
1000 pickers II work could be secured. A
letter was also received from Charles
Ross, OF the Yakima agency, Offering
|, 900 pickers upon payment to him OF
expenses and per diem. These reports
and Communications all indicated that
there. would be pickers in plenty and
caused an estimate to he made on the
number required. These estimates varied
from 5 800 to $500.
H. ID CtuuutI ECportcu tHdt tit Uhu Ft-
ceived communication from the North
ern Pacific offering to bring pickers in
from Sound points in blocks OF 80 or
more at $3.50 per head and from Spokane
1t 1910, passenger coaches TO be used.
He replied that the rates were too high
and asked for q s. fare from Tacoma and
common points, and had unofficially been
given to understand that this concession
would be granted.
After levying an assessment OF 30 cents
IN all old acres, for expenses Of the Asso-
citation, and approving the reports OF the
conriers. the meeting adjourned until
Saturday, August ).
HOP NOTES.
For the first time in the history of
Yakima hop growing English money is
here and direct contracts are entered
into and advances made. The firm is
William Noakes, Son & Collard, of Lon
Ion, who are represented locally by A. G.
Campbell 4 Son. They have made many
contracts and are putting considerable
| money in circulation
The list Of hop growers recently pub.
lished by the The HERALD did not in
clude Harry and j. F. Garrett who have
eight acres Of new hops near Zillah.
The hop growers have sent in petition
to the Northern Pacific asking for the
building Of large warehouse for the ex-
elusive handling and inspecting OF hops.
They recite that the present facilities are
entirely inadequate; that Yakima Is to-
'iay the largest hop shipping station on
the line OF the railroad, and that where
last year 3 800 bales were handled by the
company this year the number will have
increased to between $1,000 and $4,000
| bales.
Buckley, Wash, Banner: The weather
continues warm and pleasant and the
bine in consequence is making vigor-
Gus growth in places where the wet
weather has held them in check. Most
yards in this locality are looking fairly
well, but the lice are on the increase
Spraying is on in full blast. No offers for
the new crop have been reported here al
though Is cents has been the ruling fig
ure elsewhere. Growers say there will
be no trouble about obtaining picking
money.
I Kent Waal.
OF good hop weather developed the crop
greatly. Spraying is now general and
some yards are receiving the second
wash" The vermin are multiplying
quite rapidly where they have a chance,
but the emulsion keeps them in check.
There is nothing to indicate large aver
age hop yield, however. The estimate Of
one-half the old tine yields throughout
still stands. Buyers are quite numerous
and active.
Sacramento News: will Menke, who
has been paying particular attention to
the time when the bine ceases to grow in
length, says that at this season of the
year il the bine shows a sort of tassel or
Towering button at it's tip, it will grow
no higher. II there are any hops On the
arms at that time they will mature, but
there will be no further growth.
Has anyone seen any hop lice about
Yakima lately? Old Sol has been around
gathering them home and the only re-
membrance they left behind was little
black spot on the hop leaves. No need
Of spraying here.
1t is expected that hop picking in Yak
ina will begin somewhere between the
5th and 18th of September. The present
weather indicates the earlier date.
Eugene Filkins claims to have devised