The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-03-11
On Tuesday ID. W. simmon. purchased

mons will ship the hops to Rossland.
B. c., having brewers order for the
same. Transactions direct with brewers
have always been found most satisfac-
tory way OF doing business by local grow
ers as the prices paid are much in excess
of those offered by middemen. Not
long ago THE HERALD was in receipt of
q letter from the proprietor of the brewery
at Uniontown asking for Yakima hops
OF the '96 crop but there were then only
few lots in the hands of the growers
and they refused to fill small orders as
their holdings were in carload lots, but
if the Hop Growers association would
take this matter in hand, appoint rep
reeentative to see the various brewers
and either contract at certain figure or
receive orders for future delivery at prices
current at the time of delivery there is no
doubt but what it would prove a profit.
able undertaking and in time result in
Yakima controlling the hop trade Of the
breweries for the territory tributary to
the Northern Pacific. The hop growers
as an association might not be able to do
this for 1897 as many of the crops have
been contracted to secure advances
but there are enough growers who are
independent Of this control to make a
very good start this year, and, if they
did not feel justified in putting an agent
on the road circular letter to the var
ious brewers would no doubt secure
many responses and open up the road
for future business of large and profit.
able proportions.
Louis Lachmund arrived in the city on
Friday last and as usual his coming
created quite stir in hop circles. No
contracting was being done before his
arrival as the hop factors said that the
markets were dull and uninteresting and
did not warrant an offer of ten cents, but
this fignre did not scare Mr.. Lachmund
and by Wednesday there were recorded
at the auditors office eight contracts for
total of lag, 900 pounds at 10 cents per
pound. The growers and the weights
contracted by them are as follows: A.
E. Poole, Geo. Bosdet and 0. a. Fechter
California Hop Company ranch) $4,000
pounds; Robert Damn, $4,000 pounds f.;
Hugh Stuart, Mckee Co. g upper ranchl
10000 pounds; Sam Chong and Charley
Suigen Bounds & Meyers Seiah ranch)
1900 pounds; B. f. Ward Patten
ranch), 10000 pounds; d. W. Simmons
10000 pounds; A. J. Tigard, 5000
pounds; S. V. Hughes, $4,000 pounds.
Mr.. Walter N. Granger is in receipt oil
letter from VIM. Ham Hall, who was
the consulting engineer on the big Sun
nyside canal and who is we'll known to
many citizens Of Yakima, that carries
with it bit of news which will be vel.
coined by that gentleman's friends. Mr..
Hall is now in London and through John
Hays Hammond, who was prominent
figure in the Transvaal raid and who is
related to Mr.. Hall, he met the great
Cecil Rhodes and WAS engaged at salary
of $25, 900 to 20 to South Africa for a
period of three months as the Psychologist
of the South African company.
Hugh f. Ramsauer, who has been
occupying the position of assistant clerk
at Fort Simcoe, has been promoted to
the chief clerkship of the Warm SPRING.
agency in Oregon, and left on Saturday
last, via Seattle, to enter upon his new
duties. Mr.. Ramsauer leaves many
friends in Yakima who, while regretine
his departure, are gratitied at his adj
vancement in the Indian service.
Hyman Harris arrived in the city from
Spokane on Monday and was placed IN.
der arrest for contempt of court, having
been fined year or more ago for cutting
an rrigating ditch, and leaving Yakima
without making settlement of the same
Sheriff Shaw allowed Mr.. Harris to 90 to
Ellensburg on his own recognizance to
consult his attorney. The fine and costs
now amount to $l73.
cut stone is being built at Yakima City
ior Mrs. Elizabeth Loudon, the postmis-
tress. The first story is nearly completed
but the masons have been compelled to
suspend work awaiting the repairs on the
Union Gap bridge, as the building ma
terial is qusrried on the other side of the
river.
DR.. Heg WAS not long allowed to enjoy
the 5000 per year salary as secretary Of
the state board of health, which position
he fell heir to upon the resignation of DR..
Armstrong of Olympia. The legislature
has cut the compensation down to sl0O
per annum and actual travelling expenses
Frank Lemon, who returned from St.
Louis on Tuesday, was met at the train
by large delegation of his former school
mates, who took him on their shoulders
and gave him dumping" in order to
emphasize their welcome.
Mr.. Geo. Bosdet returned on Sunday
from the Sound where ne was engaged in
tearing down his hop kiln and shipping
his effects to Yakima, having had enough
of hop growing in that locality.
II is reported that G. NJ, Mckinney