The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-09-12

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to date. Capt. Dunn. d. A. Mcdonald,
7. j. Bedmon and perhaps others OBJ
tanned advances from the new banking
firm Of Miller & Hough. whose delay In
getting located here, due to the sickness
of Mr.. Hough, Is regretted almost as
much by them as by our citizens. C. N.
Fearl, of the firm OF Catlin 4 Fearl, Sc.
attic, also stepped into the breach and in
one day made scent advances on 400
bales. Other aids were developed, 30
that the means Of paying pickers be-
came almost general among growers who
have cultivated their yards thoroughly
and intelligently, and produced good,
clean hop. According to Joe Woods,
who has had many years experience in
the hop business. and who should be
qualified to estimate closely. there will
be $4,000 bales Of hops in Yakima coun-
ty for 1s95-this. of course, is provided
the necessary pickers can be obtained
for those who have the ability to pick.
In the John Stone yards in the Selah,
where the trellis system has been estab-
lished, every picker that gentleman has
employed has averaged two boxes per
day, some OF them not beginning to pick
until or $3.50 each morning; while one
man named Morrison drives from North
Yakima each morning to the yards, and
has not yet failed to pick three boxes
each day. He, however, is q plasterer,
and it is supposed his dexterity in hand
ling lsths has made him nimbled finger
ed. For the hop fields 1925 is a good
return for days work.
An agreement has been reached be.
tween the respective committees Of the
Hop Growers association and the Fair
managers, by which both white and In
dian pickers employed by association
members in good standing will be ad-
mitted free to the grounds during the
two days jubilee on the 18th and 18th Of
October. Five thousand tickets will be
printed, and these will be distributed to
the pickers OF those association members
only, who have violated no association
rules.
Mr.. Herman Klaber, hop buyer, says
be has recently inspected 81 hop yards
in the Puysllup and Stuck valleys, rep
resenting 700 acres, which will not be
picked on account of the ravages of lice or
lack OF money. Probably 70 per cent.
will cover those that have been abandon
ed on account of the ravages of lice. Not
more than one-third will be picked, and
in all not more than $4,000 bales will be
picked in western Washington against
0.000 last year.
At the last meeting OF the Hop Grow
ers' association, on September 7th, q res
olution was passed to strike from the
rolls the names OF any person violating
the rules of the association, and this is
strictly. applicable to the price paid pick
ers. 1t was also ordered that members
having an excess of pickers should
transfer those not absolutely necessary
toiDther members in good standing who
were short.
Some novel methods have been pursued
by pickers to reach the Yakima hop
fields. Many have walked from distant
points, one or two have crossed the
mountains on bicycles. but it remained
for couple-husband and wife-who ar
rived Monday, to journey from the Sound
after the fashion of ye olden times. They
had but one horse which both rode, the
young woman behind with one arm
clinging lovingly to her liege's waist.
On Wednesday Secretary Ross, on be-.
half Of the association. telegraphed to Sc
attic, Tacoma and Chehalis for 1900
pickers. Ia reply 1t was learned that the
report was in circulation at the latter
point that the pickers were on a strike;
to which Mr.. Ross Immediately wired
denial.
III. b. Scudder says that on Tuesday
he was offered close on to 6 cents for his
hops, but refused to say whether the
fraction was above or below that figure.
He promptly refused, with the confidenc o
that the market is going to improve as
soon as the worlds crop is known.
Samuel Storrow will this year pick the
greatest acreage Of hops Of any grower in
Yakima county. He has only 10 acres
of his own, but he has bought the stand
ing crops in the yards OF Lombard &
Horsley, w. ]. Thompson and others,
sufficient to make l0t acres.
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