The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-14
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1.-THE people of Yakima county and
of Central Washington are very
much Interested in the success OF
the coming state fair said j. ID.
Medill of North Yakima, at the Hotel
Butler yesterday. According to legisla-
tive enactment the fair will he held dur
ing the week ending September %. and
from present indications will be much
better and more attractive to the general
public than any previous fair held on the
state grounds. owing to the compare
lively small amount of state money avail
able 1t seemed for a time that there would
he no fair this year, but the loyal,
enterprising business men of our city
came promptly to the rescue of the en-
terprise and through the medium of the
Commercial Club agreed to contribute
about 5000 for the payment Of premiums
In addition. a large number OF special
premiums have been offered by our citi-
zens. The Yakima spirit which is
sentiment akin to what you people here
call the Seattle spirit will. we feel con-
fident. insure the success of the en-
terprise.
our people. however feel that it is not
quite fair that they should be expected
to contribute annually as much they
do for the success of the institution. and
will go before the next Legislature asking
for an adequate appropriation To maintain
the fair and place 1t on as solid a finan-
cial basis are the fairs of other West
ern states.
lin the meantime we want the good
people OF this city to help us to some
extent in maintaining the institution
From money point Of view Il Will pay
Seattle to do this, and | will tell you
why The Yakima valley is destined 10
become, and that speedily. the greatest
agricultural district in the Northwestern
fact 1t as so now. our county is fast
settling up and mark what 1 tell YOU
we will have a farming population Of near
~ 5000 people IN ten years from now
This may seem Ike visionary prophecy
demonstrate the truth of II. Yakima
county * larger in area than the whole
state Of Connecticut, and contains within
It's borders more than 100000 acres of
frst-class agricultural land. susceptible to
irEigdtiou THIS viii eventually mean
$4,000 farms az forty acres each, and
from the rapdity with which the valley
Is filling W with people II won't be many
more years until this fruitful land is ali
occupied ny homeseekers. So an eulight-
ened SER -inierest ought 20 prompt Sc
attic people to aid the state fair The
two communities are closely allied com
mcrclaliy, and your business people are
Interested IN whatever promotes the ma
ierial interests OF our valley. for the sim
pie reason that they get. and probably viii
aiways con ~ e,, 10 get very large
as you can Imagine. Is developing I'm
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