The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-09-14

tty TO worm politics into the the hui.
ness affairs of the county, especially
when it is done by one editor who has
insisted all the time that under the free
coinage of silver the silver dollar would
be just as valuable as the gold dollar.
W. l. Stabler-The average farmer Is
interested in having the ranges for graz
ing free in the mountains. To revoke
the grazing permits aft cts them-though
in lesser degree-the same as it does
the sheep men. don't believe in allow
ing corporations or syndicates to buy up
or lease vast bodies of government land,
as they do In Wyoming and Montana
and thus exclude stokcmen from graz
ing on the natural pasturage OF the pub.
lie domain.
J. T. Harsell--I am here on my way
to Portland. where | have been offered a
place on the new Pacific Coast Demo-
crat, published by Harlan & Sons and
Lieut.. Gov. Daniels.
for Dakota "a have friends there who
b lieve a young lawyer has better
chance there than in Yakima where the
profession is already crowded
ID J. Wynkoop-W ashington is in its
infancy in the production OF the precious
metals. From an intimate acquain
lance with the Cascade mountains |
believe they will, in the near future,
yield greater results in gold, ,ilver and
copper mining than any other state in
the union The Gold Hill district is d.
directly tributary to Yakima.
Frank Cook-The thing for the au
thorities to do is to give the hobo ele-
ment hours to leave the town. they
should be told that here are tao trains
leaving, one going east in All hour and
you must take either the FIRST or the last
train sure"
f. W. Dixon Especial land AGENT
Binger Hermann understands the con-
dtons on the reserves as well as any
one. The lands of the government
should never be permitted to be gobbled
up by syndicates.
Register Walter Reed don't believe
that stockmen are the cause OF forest
fires. There have been fewer forest fires
since they have had their permits than
ever before.
Arthur Coffin-I have come home
from my eastern trip better satisfied
with Yakima than ever visited many
towns in Dakota and Montana, but
found none Of them. with Yakima's pop.
uation, doing anywhere near the bust.
ness. While away bought carload of
pure bred Cotswold and Shropshire
bucks, for breeding purposes; also 240O
ewes which we will leave in Montana
for the present. While in Chicago | saw
p 900 lambs in the yards, from the
ranges of Dakota AMI Montana, but none
of them would compare with those
taken from this point. Mr.. MaCLeDnon
received the top price for his trainload.
can see no sense in the government
setting aside any more reserves than the
National Park. What makes Yakima so
fine field for sheep men is the summer
pasturage on the mountain sides. The
sheep men are more interested than any
body in preserving the forests from fires,
which in the main are set afire through
the carelessness OF pleasure campers and
never, except by the merest accident, by
stockmen. The sheep industry is worth
a quarter of million annually 10 this
To destroy this industry would
be the height of folly. The Northern
Pacific railway company should throw
the weight of its influence on the side of
the stockmen. They pay vast sum an
nually in the wav of freghts.
Purdy Flint-Our fruit season is a very
prosperous one. have shipped nine
cars OF prunes thus far and if can get
fruit packers will ship several more.
We pay six cents box for prune pack
ing at Parker now.
d. r. Barton-From my observation OF