The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-26

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Jakinss b today unquestionsbly the
leading hop growing district IN the state.
snp not eniy in acrsage. prospect Of yield.
freedom from vermin or other BLIGHT. but
ensrscses Of the product plsced upon the
market From about 100 acres devoted
20 THIS -rop in 1901. IL 10 approximated
that there are now 400 acres, and the
cost Of Picking u 81 box. 10 estimated At
$iO.oO FOR this year. Thsrs are several
potent reasons for this rapid growth
among which are the moderate cost Of
suitable Land. the prolific yield. long sea-
sons Tor picking. freedom from aphis and
other pass and the bright, golden, silky
quality 81 ouR hops. which are rich in
Iupuline. There are other causes for this
building zap Of great industry. not least
OF whtcta 10 the disaster that has over
TAKEN eshsr districts. notably those
on the Sound and In Western Oregon,
where tn. tnr0ads Of vermin and mold
have increased the cost Of production
through spraying. decsenssd the yield
and lowered the quality - the hops. All
hops grcwn In Wsshisgtoa, Oregon and
Caiifornis are now CHASED under the gen.
eric nanss Of Pacifics. bat owing 70 the
high grade Of Yakima hops and the
growth ard importance Of this district an
effort sheald b made to have . distinc-
tive name and distinctive quotation in
themafxsts Of London and the world. A
couple OF years ago we had 10 seek buy
era. and > representative Of an English
house Was unknown: nov they are here
at al times. and several large firms MAIN
tain local Representatives here the year
round. The editor Of the Herald during
his eight years of newspaper life in va
kima has constantly maintained that va
kima would become the banner district Of
Washington and now the prediction IL
not only fulfilled, but the prospects are
that In . year or two We shall carry tho
palm ovss California and the entire Pa
cite coast.
Twoyesrs seo the hop growers u Yakima
county paid Is cents per box for picking.
association. IL 81. but the Indians, know
ing that & 90 pickers will be required. got
an inflated idea that they were indis-
pensable and could dictate terms With
this erroneous view In mind, about
seventy i've Of the head men Of the Yakima
and Warm Spring agencies held coun-
Gil on the Yakima reservation recently
and drew up . statement which was for
warded ID the association TO the effect
that the pickerS would require $50 per
boz and she bosses $3.50. These exorbi-
tant figures when read at the meeting
Of the association Saturday had merely
the effecs of binding the members more
closely toyether and all were unanimous
in their refusal TO give them the least con-
Warm Spring Indians conform TO the fair
prices m ade by the association they will
not have in opportunity TO get their fingers
into the sast sum which will be expended
for pickfag The notice to the associa-
ton was signed by Chief Joe stwire.
Quotas. Thomas Pearne. George Waters
and mans other we'll known names.
The grswers have no fear of dearth Of
pickers, sor they have letters from all over
the Nort:s west. from colonies of white peo-
pie. who are anxious 70 90 into the yards,
and also contractor has offered to fur
nish A.0Os Cinnamon il required. To make
everything doubiy sure, and to avoid the
importation OF Cinnamon II possible. three
couriers we're appointed to visit tine vari-
Gus sections of tho Northwest with
power 10 contract. A. d. Eigin
will hare jurisdiction in Eastern
Oregon. I,an Simmons in the Wenatchee
and Oksnogan countries. and Wallace
Wiley in Eastern Washington. A courier
wil. also be dispatched to the sound.
These ceuriers are to report results on
Saturday. july - The railroads have
signiiied their willingness to give . IS
round trip rate for pickers. but the as
ISOLATION appointed Messrs. Morrison,
l.esh ami Fleming q committee to frame
n petitions for still better transportation
terms.
Ii Is very difficult to get correc. list Of
the hop growers of this country, for the
reason cY the great extent OF territory
covered. faithful work permits the Herald
20 present. list Of i59 individuals. firms
and competitions interested in growing. and
total OF .So2 acres OF hops, OF which s4s
acres were planted this year and I.32l
preyiousls. This list is still incomplete
aud there 10 little doub: but what a full
showing would bring the acreage up to
:, 500 or more.