The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-09

C.. r. rhsmb~risn. Receiver OF fine
Csntras Washington Railroad.
which Taps the Great Grain
Fields of the MS bead Coansrrs
Believes Yield VIII Be 3,opo.0tb
Bashels Greater Than Inst Year.

9AIways ar enchanting theme. the s.ory
~ the rnarvsisus prosperity CT the wheat
ETowsnx region ot Eastern Washington
and fiz vast fields covered with 3 soisf mat
~s waving grain. nov approaching rioeness.
- told by Charles p. fsaausDerils. OF spo-
f3n.. with "A strict attention TO facts and
tcfal-s which makes 7, most convincing.
.r. Chan1beriin n receiver Of the Central
washington railroad. which srayeres Ae
Gig Bend country from sposane 10 CoaIse
CITY. dis,rtct which iazt year produced
400 90 bssste:s % grala. Mr.. cbsaberltn
hsx recensly ioerneyed through the East
srn Washington wheat belt end in bis
da6gmen. tire crop ~ lsss will be 2s.go.ey0
sualaeis. or 2.g00po1 oasssels larger than The
crop OF 1850.
Dir. chambeEiln believes that st ieas,
D. per cent. OF the fan sowing of grain Is
now practically secure frony all danger
from destruction By drouth OF hot winds.
From a personal visit TO important points
sn the Big Bend and Psiouse districts. ard
from reliable information secured BY him.
re believes that nearly one-han ~ the
ser from the heavy rains during the latter
part CT May. Is In shape to resist the not
winds that sometimes sweep over the ea.ss-
ern part Of tie state IN Jnly. In aae, Mr..
Chanberln believes that tie fsrners of
Eastern Washington being now in the
midst OF prosperity greater than they have
enjoyed for many years past, stand facing
as "a.
well On toward the goat Of aniuenec.
E-tInase at the Weld.
",Ths wheat crop az fS.s should no, bs
short OF $500 600 bushels" said Mr.. Cham
berlin yesterday az the Northern MOTEL Il
believe that It Will be fully as large. and
probably even larger than that OF last
year. II IL safe 70 say that the greater
part OF the fan sowing. which in ms opin-
soa comprises ~ per cent. OF the total
acreage ia wheat tas year. is uow prac-
slsaily out of harns way. II stands knee
deep and on some of The large Ranches in
aha walla Walla country they are pre-
pairing for harvesting aiready. one re-
anarkabie thiug about the wheat crop this
year is the fast that whiie the farmers tn
one section 90 tho state are getting their
hsaders out. taase Ia another. on the Hne
OF tho Central Washington. are just COM
t!eting tho tareshlug % ias. years crop.
'"l'be acreage in gram along the Central
Washington Is about equal 80 that OF last
year. and may be a tribe greater. The fab
sowing Is now neariy two fact high and
growing well. Tire plentiful rains through
out tho wheat belt have stimulated the
growth os winter wheat and have set IL
80 far forward "a to make e hardly posi-
bio that hot winds Will materially injure
81. or course. il is this danger which
makes IL difficult fey one 10 say how the
crop viii turn out Rat there Is reason
60 believe that the fields will not suffer
from the Aot wtads, as they have In some
years gene by. for the reason THAI there
WAS a very heavy fall Of snow last winter
nnd the mountains are vet well covered
wsh the icy blanket.
~1his fac. Will. sa my opinion. largely
operate against the threatened danger If
hoe Winds. II can be safely estimated thar
a. per cent, of the fail wheat is now nrac-
tiaally safe from ala injury Il i also a
sopd prvdlcta'B that even If matters ID
uek progress fsvorabIy for the balance Of
the season, A yield within Il per cent OF a
normal crop IS assured
r"" BesH fos Politics.
''ono feature or the situation on the line
CT the Central Washington IS the fact thar
Ehcro arr four~threshins crews At york be-
tween CreSton sfd Harsltae. shrsabIng out
the stacks of last years crop. owing 20
the fact that th,le machinery was made
glate. The fsrn5eF@ Of that ss.tion 81 = uaf
nsish thcie thre~ssnss wl.en wiuser set ir
,on uneeyot:ng 'se stacks shls summer
rhnx have fnnaa IL. ara-.. o., .. ~. :. ...-.--.