Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-06-15

Spokane, Wash, May 10th. Isl


The lesson was needed; it has been
veil learned Never again will the
people OF this wonderful country be
caught as they were last wear. The
signs of prosperity are on every hand,
the grain is in and up. 1t Is next to
impossible for anything to interfere
from now unti. harv, st to prevent the
gathering of the largest crop ever raised
in the state o, Washington. When here
last win err, farmers we're anxious TO sell
ont at sacrifice. We find that they
have given up that idea entirely, went
to work with a will 20 prepare their
fields for this season and that they have
accomplished the de ired result. The
acreage is larger, the season six weeks
earlier, tie work has been done 'ln the
family" nothing but necessarles have
been purchased, therefore when the crop
is harvested and sold it will not all go
for large store bills, machinery and other
bills as heretofore
Interest has been too high and paid
too freely for the good Of he people; 10
and Is per cent has been very com
mon rate. Instances haYe come under
our observation where parties calling
themselves bankers have haG the nerve,
and disposition to back it, 10 take adj
vantage of clause slyly inserted IN
notes, reading that if they are not palG
at maturity two per cent per month
would be charged, to charge and take 1t;
it may not be stealing but sit is near It,
very near it." [ beg to prophecy that
the very higl est rate OF interest that
will be asked by any national bank In
this state will be only ten per cent per
annum, and that inside of six months.
Spokane is wonderful city, the dis
tributing point for a vast and RAPIDLY
growing section for three hundred miles
in every direction, successfully Compel
ing with the Sound cities of Tacoma and
Seattle for trade as far west as North
Yakima, Ellensburg and other points
still farther IN other directions. In fact
the adjoining country is pierced IN every
direction by the great system OF rail
roads that center here, First and fore
most of all, the pioneer line, the North
ern Pacific, its main line and branches
will take you to more good points IN
more different directions than 1t Is pos
sible to do by any other line entering
here The main line southwest from
Spokane takes You through Cheney,
Sprague, Ritzvile, crossing the Column
bIa at Pasco, where vJu will soon enter
the new field of prosperity brought
about by irrigation. The desert has
been made to bloom. The old sage
brush has given way, under the magic
influence of water, to wheat, oats, TIM
othy, potatoes, alfalfa, hops, fruits OF all
kinds and of the best quality. Already
you see the beautiful homes OF the small
fruit farmers arising as if by the ma
giclan's wand the night The market
is hanuy al on all sides. The chances
are within the reach of all at the present
time of securing little home of ten,
twenty GA fifty acres of this land at
price ridicuIously low as compared with
similar lands in California.
Return to Spokane with me and take
trip over the Spokane Palouse
branch Of the Northern Pacific. First
Marshall Junction, oil the main line, is
where we start for our journey into the
richest section, for cereals, In the world
the noted Palouse country. Ihresh-
ing crews are a work along the line
threshing out grain that was too wet
last year to d. anything with, coming
out all right, Spangle' Oakesdale, Gar,
! field, Palouse CITY and Pullman, all
thriving places on this branch, The en-
tire distance the eye is greeted with
green wheat fields all up and growing
as 1t were in your sight. At one O'Clock
p. m. you are at the city of artes an
| wells ullman-whi shows signs OF
coming prosperity again. The panic
struck her last season but she is still
sin it, in every sense of the word Work
is in progress upon the agricultural
college buildings. A more cheerful
aspect is presented on all sides, and III
side of few months you would never
mistrust that there was ever hard times
IN Pullman,
Another trip you must take with me,
one that has been enjoyed by nearly
three thousand people from this coun,
try on one day, a few years ago. ana
that is back over the Palouse branch to
Spokane and thence over the branch to
the lovely Occur d'Alene lake-the
pleasure seekers paradise. Fort Sher-
man is situated in the midst of this
grand scenery upon the banks of the
lake at its outlet, the Spokane river
Would that our eastern friends were
here with us to enjoy the grand excur'
sion that the Northern Pacific is soon tc
give to its friends of the Palouse coun'
try. After harvest, when the hard worh
10 ovar tho GRAIN gathered. then will the