The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-14

Cosnmbie No trip YIN Sssuls in sscaring
from 1.aoe - i.Do piekezs. many a whom
viii h whitsa
wa,lars wnsy took h H. waIla Waila
cunfry, aa1 tAe Lapwai a&sncy. In
IdaAo. AZ Wai1A Walla he soeuro6 eight
men. Who saeh aezeeA - hsing crews of
6fty. and b. eoasEying With employment
agenis md inssrtine sdvsstiDe0snts in
the nsvspapeEs NJ il coa6dsat that Waila
waiis Will sind many pickesa Al Lap
vsi Mr. Roberts vas in charge Of the
aesney and ~ aeresd - bring ae lsast 300
psckexs. bos required double the pay OF .
tyee. Mr.. Wiley talked with many Of the
Indians Who had been here before. and
others Who had boea accustomed to Ro&ng
into the corn fields near Dayton. where
this year thsre 10 failure of crops. and -
satisfied thas his trip viii bring in ]. eco
picksrA
Snend Simmons had bsen 10 Tacoma.
Seattle and FaiShaysn, where there we're
plenty of idle men. and several employ
ment agents offered 70 contract for from
500 70 ]. 600 piekass each. In this connec-
ton Dr. Morrison stated that he VAS IN
receipt Of letteY from the board at CHAIR
ties Of Seattle, Offering 70 guarantee 700
pickers II work could b secured A letter
va also received from Charles Ro1a. Of
the Yakima agency, Offering Loo p;cksrs
upon paIment 70 him Of expenses and per
diem. These reports and communications
all indicated thu there would b pickers
in plenty and caused m estimate % b
made on the number required. Theso e.
timatss varied from S 500 20 8 500
II. B. ScuddeT reported that he had ~
eeived communication from the North
ern Pacific offering to bring pickers in
l. ~ g.
more ~ @6. 30 per head and from SPOKANE
O $40. passenger coaches 70 b used
Ha replied that the raseo were too high.
and aaked tor q 8 fare from Tacoma and
common points. and had unof1eiAlIy been
given to understanl that this concession
would be granted.
For the 6rst time In the history Of
here, and direct contracts are entered into
and advances made. The arm IL William
Noakes. Son d Coilard, Of LONDON. who
are rspresented locally by A c. Campbell
q SON. They have made many contracts,
and are putting considerable monsy in
circulation.
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 recito that the present facilities are
entirely inadequate; thst Yakima - To-
day the largest hop shipping station on
the line Of the railroad. and that where
last rear $500 bales were handled BY the
company this year the number will have
increased 70 between 1900 and 1900
baies.
Has anyone sesn any hop lice about
Yakima lately? Old Sol has Oeen around
gathering them homo and the only re-
membranes they ieft behind Vas little
black spot on the hop leaves. No nssd OF
sprayius here.
II il expected that hop picking in Yak
ina will begin somewhere between Sep
tember and IS Tho present weather in
dicates sne earlier date.
A large number Of hop houses have been
built this season. or are being built now,
among which are those Of ]. n. Bradford.
Samuel Storrow, A. B. Weed, James Har-
vey, Capt. Robert Dunn. Arson White,
Dr.. W. r. Morrison. Robert NcCook, Sam
uea Wilson and George KeY.