The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-12-07
PATRONIZE home PEOPLE.
Some transferable Reasons For Local
Cooperation.
DON'T SEND MONEY AWAY FROM HOME.
The True secres Of success is 90 Pre-.
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Aheio are Uut very lew people IN the
state of Washington who are not Of the
opinion that within its borders are sites
for homes and resources in abundance,
and OF good enough quality to satisfy
them, and, indeed, to satisfy the most
particular tastes. Many, too, are proving
the faith that is in them by practical re-
suits. These are the people who are pro
ducing thirty and forty bushels OF wheat,
1909 to 1000 pounds OF hops to the acre,
and three or four crops OF alfalfa per sea-
son. 1t is these people who are produc-
ing those magnificent Italian prunes In
such abundance. 1t is these people who
are propogating with profit 70 themselves
and the state, these mammoth Percherou
and Clydesdale drsught horses and
bIooded stock OF various kinds. These
people are putting in ten. twelve and fosr-
teen hours per day improving their lands,
building homes, opening highways, erect
ing factories, converting the products Of
the state into articles Of usefulness for
home consumption or export. Are you,
dear sir, Or madam, interested in these
things whilst reading this at your break.
fast table, II so, look over your meal
and see how much Of 1t is the product Of
the great state Of Washington. Was the
fruit raised here? We hope 30. There is
no valid reason why you should be eating
grapes, plums, peaches. apples or other
fruits which can be raised in the TEN per.
ate zone which has not been raised here
Surely the oats from which your porridge
is made was raised here. and the mill
which ground it into meal is being oper-
ated In this city and giving employment
to some, who like yourself. have the vital
Interests Of our beautiful city at heart
Oh, no; Won are not eating fish from the
great lakes when our own rivers, lakes
and salt seas are teeming with the best
fish TO 3e found. Why spread your bread
with imported butter? Can We not make
as good butter as California or Minnesota!
Are you quite sure that the potatoes. the
tenderloin steak, broiled chicken, etc..
are all the products Of this neighborhood
or this state? And 30 on, dear reader, we
wish YOU 70 notice TODAY how much OF the
articles of diet, wearing apparel. furniture,
writing material, and this. that and the
other thing, which all costs money, and
it made outside, took just so much hard
cash away from this community, was
raised here. Think Of ii just today. Try
and make notes of IL, and tonight figure
up whether, including fair psice for
whatever legitimate work YOU lsSe per
formed today you have nos construed
more imported goods and materials than
your work has amounted TO. II Won. find
you have not, IL your labor has had tile
effect Of producing something more than
you have consumed, then you have been
public benefactor. II you have pro-
duced a surplus aud at the same been a
consumer Of home products you are
doubly beneIactor and are one OF those
who make prosperity certain in any com
munity. Apply yourself to these re-
searches today and keep them up tomor-
row, and call your neighbours attention
to the great detriment be is doing the city
by using imported goods when little
encouragement would make the tideHats
to bristle with active industries in the
shape OF factories, canneries, Touring
mills and workshops of all kinds.--Ta-
coma Ledger. ~