The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-29

IN making . good crop next wear.
ana 30 far toward making NJ any def
cheney We might then have This rainfall
has been we'll distributed throughout the
season, and bat small proportion Of il
has run OF IN high water. the greater
part Of u being stored in our aikaH soil
The moisture 10 stored down deep in the
earth and comes rr - II Is needed.
The downward tendency OF the vhea,
market is no: cheerful news for the farm
ers. Many of them have ;hes. last Years
crops On hand ana some are holding two
whole crops Altogether there are many
hundred thousand bushels OF wheat held
BY farmers In this immediate vicinity.
Edward Dixon. of this CITY. who has Sc
cured the appointment of special agent Of
the general land Office, has been connected
with the Hunt road for long time as
claim agent, and 10 capable and popular
young man. The tact that Hugh Wallace
recommended him Is no evideace tina.
Hugh got for him the job. for he had ex-
ccntionaily strong Endorsements ffom war
ious quarters.
Charles Besserer. for the past thirty
seven years a resident Of Washington, de-
parted on Wednesday for Germany, where
he will remain several months endeavor-
ing 10 enlist interest in the sugar beet in
dustry in the Walla Walla valley. Mr..
Bssscrer's former home was in the heart
OF the great sugar beet producing region
OF Southern Germany. and he has many
friends and former colleagues engaged in
the sugar industry, either As growers Of
the beets or manufacturers of sugar. He
has long been convinced that the only
thing needed to develop great beet sugar
industry here is To get it started. He SAYS
We have more sugar in our soil than there
IS IN the soil of Germany, and he will re-
gard the enterprise as assured if he
can only get it commenced even on the
smallest scale. Several entirely successful
experiments in beet sugar growing have
been made in this county. E. II. Morri-
son. OF Fairfield. last year sent to the de-
partment o; agriculture for analysis sam
Piles of sugar beets grown on his farm, and
the result showed - per cent Of sugar.
the highest percentage on record. A bull
letin setting forth this fact has been issued
by the department. Encouraged by the
success of this experiment, Mr. Morrison
Is this year making thorough experiment
procured seed from the department from
Grand Island. Neb.. China, California and
Germany. with which ne will test the ca
pacity of all varieties of his soil-lo xlands,
uplands. dry and wet iands-for beet sugar
production.
The current of Mill creek has been har-
messed to light our city. This stream has
an average fall OF seventy feet to the mile
and at every point rushes like millrace.
The Walla Wal!a Gas. Electric Light and
Power Company. becoming tired of pay
ing coal bills. determined to convert the
rushing current Of this creek into motive
power. A substantial power house was
erected about four miles out of town and
awatcr power plant put in. A pipe line
forty-eight inches in diameter about .
mile long gives sufficient fall and volume
OF water to run two 200-horse power water
wheels which furnish power to run an
electric motor that delivers for distribu-
ton in this city 160-horse power net.
enough to run the electric light plant and
an electric street railway-when this city
gets one. The power is conveyed to this
city through ten miles of copper wire.
The fires in the company's furnace have
been put out for good. and the water power
Is now used exclusively.
Morrill,. HiGyins 4 Co., Chicago. have re-
Cetyed positive word from Mrs, Ella Wbe elef