The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-10-24
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Rev. r. L. Hassell of Everett-What
do | think of Yakima? wonder if |
can give you an unbiased impression.
The heart is said never to be large
enough for two loves, but Yakima and
Everett are not rivals. Yakima is des-
tined to be the great inter-mountain city
of the Northwest. None will be more
beautiful than she. None in all the
land will have more wealth according to
population, because every acre in your
valley is a permanent gold mine. On
the other hand Everett seems just as
sure to be the greatest of all the Pacific
coast cities. Come and see us and / will
demonstrate it to you. The proof is
here. Everett has started late in the
race, but she is growing faster than any
other city in the country. Her situation
for commerce and manufacture is un-
rivalled. The census OF 1910 will make
multitude Of people wish they had
bought corner lots in time. And so will
many others regret it if they do not Sc
cure fruit ranch or a home in the
sunny valley of the Yakima. Nearly
four years have passed since last saw
your city. must say that the growth
you have made in population and bust
ness greatly surprised me. A neighbor
of mine who had recently seen Yakima
for the first time told me it was by far
the most beautiful city he knew. was
sure it would be beautiful, but | did not
expect to see such an expansion of your
business center; so many new business
blocks; such a splendid avenue and so
many fine new residences. l understood
it all, however, when | learned that your
banks hold over million of dollars on
deposit, and that during this season
alo. e some Of your farmers are clearing
$50 an acre on their crops. OF course
you will grow. The city that has the
trade of the richest agricultural district
in America cannot help growing; and it
will not be long before the motto of THE
YAKIMA HERALD will be in all things the
motto of your city-"Not how cheap,
but how good" Let me give bit OF
advice. 1t is the business of the
preacher and will cost you nothing
Change the name of your city. Ask the
Northern Pacific to use the pruning
knife, and then Uncle Sam and all the
rest of us will fall into line. Yakima is
all right. Some day, when l have had
enough of salt water, am coming to
Yakima to live; but l don't want to live
in North Yakima and have the world
think it a hamlet on the outskirts Of Old
Town. The good people of your city
have warm place in my heart. They
are the salt of the earth. believe they
will prove themselves worthy of the
marvellous prosperity which Heaven is
sending them and will remember that
this life is not all. May they and THE
HERALD prosper together.
A. D. White OF Kansas City-The far
mers of the northwest are the most
prosperous in the whole country this
year. | have travelled over good part
of the United States and in no part OF it
have l found the farmers making so
much money as in this state and especi-
ally in the Yakima valley. Why, it
seemed to me that they just picked the
money off the bushes. A farm here is
better than gold mine because it is
more certain to bring in returns. All
that is needed, | see, is to plant the
land and turn water on, and, presto
dollars come flying to the husbandman' s
pockets. This year the people were bet
ter off than ever before, and fortunate is
the man who had so acres in potatoes
If he sold before the price dropped he
had pickup of $40. But even at $14,
the last price paid for potatoes man
makes money. In leaving here l &C
back with regret because | like the
everlasting sunshine and the mild Octo.
Der weather. l 60 back to Massachus.
etts to buy cranberries and by the time ]
get there cold weather will have
set in. | hope next year will bring the
farmers just as good returns as this one
has.
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A. w. Cole, OF California-This is my
first trip to Washington and l am really
surprised at the condition find here in
every line of development. Iexpected to
find back woods of a place, but imagine
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