The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-03-08
WHAT PEOPLE SAY.
Transient Record Of Private Opinions
Publicly Expressed.


as the people will get ont OF the old ruts
aud the country will develop rapidly.
believe the new owners mean to extend
the canal and build up the country as it
is their interest now to do.
Uncle George Tayior-I am for the
union Of the forces opposed to the repub-
lican party IN this state and nation. But
that union must not be at the expense of
principle and merely for office seeking.
Otherwise the unonists will be beaten
badly at the polls. The name and the
offces are immateral TO me; principle is
everything.
H. d. Jory-I bought the first copy OF
the Republic | ever did SO that might
read and enjoy the remarkable deliver
ance of its editor on a Goddess country.
The idea that nations are not bound by
moral code is happy way out of the di-
lemma the republicans have got into and
| wish them JOY in their new found phi
losophy.
f. II. Marble-I heard two ranchers
the other II don't like this idea OF pay
ing 81 40 for a can OF coal oil when
the material costs only cents That's
all right" replied the other, Rockefeller
is endowing universities with the prof
fits" Yes," his friend said, "but
don't get any credit for it,
Arthur Coffin-In talking with Arthur
Cunningham I learn that the water in
Wyoming is bad and there were many
other drawbacks to wlntering sheep
there. The fact is, Yakima is the ideal
sheep country if there is no adverse egis.
laton to interfere with the industry.
J. j. neutrality-suspicious. OF the indebt-
edness OF the city, Mayor Redmans
showing in "What People Say is correct
from the city clerks annual report. But
the city clerks record shows that in jan
uary, 1897, the outstanding city warrants
uncalled amounted to $l5, 800, with inter-
est to be added of $1,000; there was be-
tween $4,000 and 5000 in additional war
rants called and claimed to have been
paid by Pressey, but cannot be found i;
$500 of the latter have shown up unpaid
sihle to say how much has been paid
The clerk in making up his annual state
ment added the face OF the warrants to-
gether as issued and deducted from that
amount the entire moneys paid out for
both principal and interest OF the war
rants in redeeming them. This system
of bookkeeping, making a difference OF
4 $1,000 " $1,000, has been corrected begin
ming January LIST, 1900 bnt this shows
that during Mayor Fechter's several an
nual terms the warrant Indebtedness OF
the city was reduced ST 900.
f. W. r. Taylor-Our Touring mill at
Prosser is doing a good business under
the management of Mr.. Kemp, my part
ner. We expect to add some machinery
soon which will make our plant more
complete and remunerative.
II. NJ. Lichty-I have Just returned
from Illinois, where everything is still
frozen up. 1t was something startling to
note the contrast in climate as Jour
neyed east and then westward again.
When | left here on Washington's birth
day the air was mild and salubrious and
quite in contrast with the cold atmos-
phere l found at my journeys end.
Many people are talking OF the west, and
we would get bigger majority OF those
who come west to farm if they could be
made to understand what an advantage
an irrigated country has over any other.
am glad OF the fnal disposition of the
5 nnyside canal. 1t means everything to
the Snnnyside country, for the unsettled
condition 81 the tompany's affairs has
had IA tendency to retard the develop
ment OF tina section of the country.
J. 4 Orchard-The people in the lower
end of the county are prospering, and
much building and other Improvements
are going on. find a good many old
time populists are going to vote the re-
publican ticket on the expansion ques-
ton. o. the other hand the farmers are
beginning to feel the IRON hand of the
trusts, and many republicans are ready
to vote for free trade as a relief from trust
extortion and imposition.
W. L. Connolly-In my travels over
two states recently | have met some
strange happenings. While at Indepen-
dence, Oregon, heard a hop buyer by