The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-02-15
WHAT PEOPLE SAY.
A Transient Record of Private Opinions
Publicly Expressed.

Publicly Expressed.
Bob Ren-My artesian well in the
Mckee is down today Saturday. 80 leei,
and the indications are fine for plentiful
flow of water to irrigate my place
d. Il. Lesh-John l. Wilson is domi.
mating the republican politics in the Sc
attic election This may be good politics
if he wins, but bad if he loses
j. h. Goethe story sent out that the
Mckee soil is wearing cut, getting thin
and needs fertilizing, is all bosh. The
soil over there is practically inexhausti-
BILE, averaging depth of ten feet or
more. w. T. Clark and others, who
have been experimenting in intensive
farming on a ten-acre tract, haye sent
some OF the soil to the agricultural col.
lege for analysis to determine what sort
of fertilizer is best to produce highest re-
suits in raising different varieties of veg
etables.
H. B. Scudder-The report that the
soil of the Mckee requires fertilizers
should not be allowed to pass without
explanation. Analysis of the soil is
sought to find what fertilizer is best suit
ed where there is intensive farming. The
soil of the Mckee is very rich and practi.
cally inexhaustible.
A. H. Davis (drummer)-The leasing
of grazing lands in this state should be
guarded with great care, or the people
will soon find themselves in the condi-
ton Of the Californians. The Miller &
Lux estate owns strip Of land all fenced
in the San Joaquin valley 235 miles in
length by IS broad. The Haggin & levin
estate owns about the same amount of
land. Jim Lankershin, OF the Los An.
geles Flour Company, owns a strip in the
Tehapapchi valley 100 miles long. The
Irwin Brothers own a tract from the
ocean to the center of the state 45x15
miles in extent. 1t is very easy matter
for syndicates under the leasing and pur-
chase laws to get confederates to aid them
in gobblng up the public domain.
H. ]. Snively-It looks as though John
Collins, who heads the democratic ticket
for mayor in Seattle, will be elected.
There is not 80 much division in the anti.
republican forces in Seattle as appears
on the surface. A peculiar condition of
things exists there growing out of the
railway complications. The Northern
Pacific company is making bluff Of go
ing to Everett and thus sidetracking Sc.
attic. 1t is only bluff, however. The
company owns realty near its present de-
pot site worth 100000. The design is to
have the city vacate these streets from
above the depot to the water front. The
old timers in Seattle are dead opposed to
this and they will almost to man sup
port John Collins. Meanwhile the Great
Northern has made q flank movement
under cover of the so-called electric road
from Seattle to Tacoma, which is stand
ard gauge, and steam cars can be used,
and it thus has right.of-way in Tacoma
anu al vi thVhSC w 1 OAtiouu AhC
friends OF the Great Northern in Seattle,
and their name is legion, are standing by
that company and seek to checkmate the
Northern Pacific. Mayor Humes threat
ems to veto any ordinance the Ccouncil
may pass in favor of the N. P. but he
cannot be reelected, and will probably
receive the vacant Alaska judgeship.
The consensus of opinion among the fu-
sionists is that there will be fusion again
and the present state ticket renominated,
with possibly the exception of putting
Cline in place OF jenkins, and Tommy
Vance for Attorney general. Lewis can
carry King county by 5000 majority for
congress.
Jack Shawl remember in the days OF
Yskima's infancy when the city was
celebrating the great national holiday,
the Fourth Of July, progressive firm
then in the furniture and undertaking
business, but long since retired, made a
novel but Rruesome advertisement. This
firm, along with nearly every business
man in town. joined in the procession
with their display on wheels. They had