The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-05-09
Hop growers are felicitating themselves

tuhn IL WIS iast year luuihns arc Inoet
importunate in their desire to twine and
string the poles at so cents per day white
labor is industriously seeking employ
ment at SIS per month and board food
of all kinds is cheaper, and the cost Of
boarding employees is thus materially les
sened. 1t is safe to presume that, with
the reductions in all lines already in evil
dence taken as q criterion, picking can
be accomplished at cents instead OF the
cents paid last year--and it may be
even less; kiln owners may succeed in
curing at cost not to exceed cent, and
growers who have to hire the curing done
are figuring on not over cents per pound,
at the outside. The whole cost is thus
minimized. Indeed, it is safe to say that
many a grower will this year put his hops
in the bale at 81 al cents-and THE HER
AID would not be surprised to hear Of a
9 cent figure obtaining where yard own
ers can do most OF their own work. This,
OF course, does not include interest upon
money invested, nor kindred estimates;
it is simply the present net cost OF mater
isl and labor. But one inference can be
drawn from these figures. i. e.. that Yak
ina can and will remain procurement
factor in the production Of the hop, solely
because OF the minimum of expense nee
essary in production, where other sections
must forsake the pursuit because Of the
maximum of cost entailed.
No play was ever SO fascinating as
Alabama" 1t is one OF the few plays
that will bear seeing again and again.
Alabama" is now in its fourth seasc.,
and its progress through the country has
been .triumphal. Each season Is more
successful than the preceding one, and
no doubt this is due to the fact that the
high standard of the company has always
been maintained. The company present
ing Alabama" is said to be one of the
most perfect in the country today and in
clude Frank G. Bangs, Clement Balm
bridge, l.. p. Hicks, John J. Pierson,
George b. Miller, Charles Moore, Edward
Mas, Bingley Faes, Helen Corletts,
Ethel Irving, Inez Knowlton and Envy
line Barr. At Mason's, Saturday May IL.
Seats on sale at Chapman's.
A Young colt not completely broken
ran away with Mrs. Samuel Storrow on
Thursday evening, throwing her from
the road wagon and bruising her consid-
erably but not seriously. The colt kick
ed the vehicle into splinters before run
ming. On Friday morning the lady's
uncle, Ben 4. Snipes, attempted to drive
the animal, and he. too, was thrown in
the road near THE HERALD office, with
bruised head. He was not at all disabled,
and got up in time to see the colt demol-
sh wagon No. with his agile heels.
Agricuituralist, Goldendale; W.. H.
Miller returned Tuesday from business
trip to the Yakima country. He was
buying up hides and had pretty good sue
cess. The Indians on the reservation are
rather insolent, be says, owing to the fact
that they are so we'll fed and taken care
OF by Uncle Sam. The government is
furnishing them with all the necessaries
of life in goodly abundance. He thinks
this 10 all wrong as they are now as fully
able to rustic for themselves as the white
man.
The Tacoma News OF Thursday says
that Yakima citizen, "receiver OF the
Mckee farm near North Yakima, /. a
guest at the Cbilberg." Where is 1.-THE
Mckee farm" The only farm known by
that name in this county is owned by
the big Mckee company, which COM
prises such nationally prominent men az
Telephone" Bell and Gardner q. Hub
bard. They do not need the services OF
any receiver, nor does Senator Lesh. the
manager of the big enterprise.
II two and half year old steer can be
turned off at better profit, weighing 1850
pounds, than If kept until three years old
and brought to weight of 1900, it would
be folly to hold him. The older an ami
NAL gets the more it costs to put on flesh,
and cattle men are adopting the policy of
feeding off earlier. Several car loads
shipped from North Yakima less than a
month ago did not average 1900 to the
steer in weight; yet they brought in Chi
cago $5.05.
Louise V. McEIroy, who takes lead
ing part in Alabama" at Mason's on
Saturday evening, MAY IL, will be re-
membered by all OF the many ex-Des
Moines. Iowa, residents now in Yakima.
she was favorite all over Iowa and par
ticularly In Marshalltownand Des Moines
five or six years ago. She was born in
the former city.
The called meeting OF free silver adj
herents, for the formation of a bimetallic
league, set for the court house on Satur-
day night, was postponed until again
called by the secretary because OF the
counter session at Mason's on the same
night.
Fred Miller was visitor in Ellensburg
on Monday. He says that the queerest,
funniest thing in the world is to watch a
pair of bloomers as they and an Ellens-
burg girl manipulate bike.