The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-01-24
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;. }. Harrison, Sunnysidc-The pre-
sent legislature could hardly do ANYTHING
that would be more prejudicial to Il
representative form Of government than
to pass bill dividing akima county.
Our representative and the legislature
know or will know in time that
eighty to ninety per cent of the electors
and taxpayers OF Yakima county are
opposed 10 the division of the county.
To ignore the wish and welfare Of con-
siltuents is a perious matter even Tor
politicians. Is to the -unnXsiie pre-
cinct do not know ol one person who
favors division, but ii we must have
division then Sunnyside wants the divid-
ing line FIVE mics east or nine miles
west.
J. l.. Banks, ElIen~burg-i have been
making careful inspection OF North
Yakima and notwithstandingth the fayora-
bic reports heard while in Alaska my
expectations were much more than rea-
LIED and | was especially astonished at
the number OF tineresidences which have
been built. In sizing up the situation /
business opportunities open is the pre-
serving and canning industry. In con-
nection there should be picking in
bulk and the making of vinegar. No
section of the country with which | am
familiar, and it covers a vast territory,
is more favored for this line of business.
So well impressed am | with Yakima
that when | next return from Dawson
| intend to make it my home.
Col. A. c. Walker-I cannot conceive
of any valid reason for the division of
the county, especially at the present
time, and | am strongly opposed to it
and believe the citizens of .Zillah are
unit in opposition, and | am further
convinced that if the question was put
to vote the people in the lower end OF
the county would decide against it.
have seen too much of this county divi-
sion business to favor it unless the case
be an exceptional one. As representa-
tive OF the lower county, when business
calls me to the county seat, instead of
going to village would prefer going
to the commercial metropolis where
there are well stocked stores, banking
facilities, excellent hotel Accommodations,
a creditable and well-managed theater
and where one can get more closely in
touch with the customs, conditions and
markets of the outer world.
O. W. Stoner-I expect to start up
my evaporation on potatoes and onions
in few days. Heretofore | have been
using coal but on account OF the coal
company advancing the pay of miners
10 cents on the ton they felt justified in
and $1.25 per ton. This find prohibi-
tory in my line of business, so | have
contracted for wood at 1926 per cord
laid down here. That will prove
cheaper than coal. My presentquarters
are so inadequate that | expect to move
to the old town next month and occupy
the building known as the wooden mills
1t is well adapted to my purposes and
am now only awaiting the carving out
OF the agreement regarding the water
power for operating the fans and for
other purposes.
Henry Stone-While now in the cattle
business, | am an old-time printer and
newspaper man, and have probably
been in the harness longer than most OF
them III this country. | began my APP
premiership in Merrikville, Canada,
when | was 8 years old, and still have a
copy Of the paper giving an account OF
menced work in the Northwest in Salem,
Ore, and from there went to Portland,
where | held cases on the Oregonian I'M
til Captain Wash sent me instructions
from Klickitat county to bring news
paper plant, and soon after got out the
first issue of the Goldendale Gazette.
From there | came to Yakima and
worked on the Signal until | entered
into an arrangement with J. NJ. Adams,
after the division OF Yakima county and
the formation of Kittitas, whereby we
established the Localizer in Ellensburg.
1t was race with Chadd to see who
would cover the field first, and l think
he got out his paper day or two ahead.
The Localizer was afterward sold to the
late Mr.. Schnebly, and, as you know,