The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-06

department. OF the United States for many
years made a personal examination OF the
water supply of this district and Iii his
report stated that he knew of no section
of country SO well supplied with water
for irrigation purposes or where IT could
be obtained with so little cost as Yakima.
There is water enough To cover all OF the
irrgable lands and there are irrigahie
lands sufficient to support population
OF q quarter of million.
'@x Therr are WYE man scSiemA. !rrisa-
fien--the fiowage Where the land is
laid off in checks and submerged, and
the triekling system. which Is most In use
In the latter the tushandman runs light
farrow from tire main ditch through his
field al every Twelve or fourteen fee. IN
which a thread of water trtck.es down
through his crop Experience has shown
that THESE little ryulets rnoisten the land
for about six or seven feet on either side
This makes certainty or crop. there
can be no drouth 20 harm where the wa
ter trickies over or through the growing
crop. instead OF hanging Suspended IN
cloud that fails To preepitate
Yakima presents handsome picture in
the spring. The Knot Of valleys. the bare
mountains. with their purple. blue and
rosy colors al sunset. the wastes or sage
brush the belts of greer. the wel-cults-
waited lands with shade and fruit trees
Southern California. Instead Of vineyards
there are hopEeids with columns of
green. There ia tie same loxurisnce 81
floral and vegetable growth wherever fr-
rigat.on WHITES the parchea soil. The con
sslfions mean country Of small farms
ropulous and prosperous, With the cree
ton OF the beet sugar factory at Farming
ton another paying crop - promised 10
Yakima for IL has been shown that sugar
beet can be grown here TO perfection. In
fact the sugar hests grown by Judge j.
NJ Stout took the first prize for sareharlne
matter At the Worlds fair In 1893, and also
at the Centennial exposition in Paiiadei-
pra The Yakima beet liz not only rich
in ali OF the needed properties. hut the
cron Is heavy one and will dub aess
give good returns on the money and labor
invested. The growing Of sorghum L also
q growing industry and several mills are
kept grinding away f2r weeks after tao
harvest. Broom corn Is another success
ful crop and very excellent artieie of
broom has beer manufactured here, but
owing To unsatisfactory transportation
rates the supply exceeded the demand.
and the two factories were forced 10 close
Down. The same cause forces the willow
ware factory 10 suspend ana prohibits
Yakima grown peanuts ard oar mineral
vaters from coming into competition win
those o. ether states. These matters. how
ever. ara likely 10 be adjusted in tiusc.
whach VIII greatly Increase ire dinner pail
srfgade
These various productions az the country
are annually shown al the state fair held
and ero a source Of wonder to the y slser
esu account az sne great variety. This fair
is growing In import suce ara IN benefit Is
she state every year TIE fair commits
slaneTs, 81 wkeu J. NJ. Baxtar is presi
dent. r Is. Cann. secretary, AND William
l<se. treasurer. devote a sr@At deal % me
TO their duties and tbe results are plain
~ seen TIE last Legislature appropriated
s. for fae maintenance Of the far FER
sas coming iva years. and he commission
eSs promise fos sssa s1oye interesting ex-
haastieu 81 ss1e stock ana agricultural re
zgssveee Of the country than @ere ever
gsraesed before
Thar ths pegq'a ~ yaks-4.a ars 4Htelll-
gant ara progressive Il rs arsiy necessary
30 &aY that tae POS, fasefligeneer Is sac
favertse 4a!jH paper received ~ Yakima.
Aa1 hss a mAsca larger subscription Eiss
than sny az TIE others Eaese subscribers
are sh~ representative ssea ia their sari~
cas- xoea tons as IS easily 70 a@ seen by
q rev3ew az their mares and thsr gTefes-
slars ant Industries They arc az fellows.
d F. Barge Ins.i&n commissioner
apr. Baker, p9ssselaa.
= Il kean3s. ossF.ea1an-
Hoe HAFsa52et
Res RI VI Bartlett.
Isw J. K. hanA< densssE-
g2s@in Egcs-. gaz ssare~
Miles CasgQfl. receiver and 9f1ee.
MI CEswweS, stoes hsSeE.
pztisI Shoe Cosnaaay. !" r. Dudley.
/ H. OWLS Ca gems furnishes.
Ess ! ge,,s:.. ~ $3.50
l. T Erwsn, sx-snasan ag<rt
O. A. FeeHssE. mayor
c. G. Fletcher, SsgstcseA