The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-06-13
THE YAKIMA HERALD.
THURSDAY. JUNE IS, 1901.
A LETTER TO THE EAST.
B. L. Bull Describes Sunnyside In Minnesota
Newspaper.

at Elbow Lake, Minnesota, Of April 4,
1901, contains lengthy article on SUM-
nyside, written by B. L. Bull, one of the
prosperous farmers Of that rapidly grow
| ing district. Mr.. Bull came to the val
ley from Elbow Lake few years ago
and has been engaged in farming. He
likes the country so we'll that he has
been inducing others of his native state
to come out and eujoy its many good
things with him. The letter in part
follows:
eve are liking it better the longer we
stay. This is the experience of all OF
our acquaintance who have come here
during the past thirty years; none OF
them would return to Minnesota or Wis
consin to live under any consideration.
"This is largely stock country and is
being developed largely with that inter-
est in view, though the fruit interest is
no mean issue to bank on here if one is
careful in selecting the right site for an
orchard Fruit raising is no certainty in
all this region, but large tracts in certain
localities are adapted to fruit culture
and will pay. All kinds of grain grow
and give good results as to YIELD but
land costs too much and water rent is
too expensive to make profitable returns
on such produce. Vegetables do well
and are of fine flavor. got the impress
sion before coming here that we would
never get good potato in this latitude,
but the best potatoes that ever entered
our faces are the ones we grew ourselves
last season. We find this great potato
country both in yield and quality, and it
is paying product. Hay is king, how
ever. Alfalfa yields from seven to ten
tons to the acre in three cuttings, and
sells when in the stack at $3.50 to 81 per
ton; clover and timothy yield six to
seven tons at two cuttings, and sell at
81 per ton in stack cattle and dairymen
claim it increases the profit Is or 20 per
cent to feed it on the farm. Sunnyside
has cream shipping station now, the
product going to North Yakima for man.
ufacture.
"Our region is settling up fast; new
corners from every state in the union
seem to be rushing in. The Dunkards
were the first settlers to start an enter
prise here and they organized what is
called the "Sunnyside Christian Coop
erative Society,"" which has in view the
development of the country in the most
enterprising and elevating way possible.
This results in inducing the best from
the outside world to settle and make
peaceful homes. Churches and schools
are to the forefront there are no saloons
or Golden Grain Belt dispensaries.
"Sunnyside has three hotels, one
blacksmith shop, three general stores,
one drug store, two doctors, large two
room school house, Dunkard church
which will be dedicated on April 18th,
Episcopal church building just started,
and large church structure being en-
closed to accommodate all other denom-
nations which have formed federation
to unite in service until such time as the
separate societies shall choose to draw
out. The Sunday school is the largest
and most interesting by far of any have
ever seen outside the large cities, and
the church congregations are just beyond
description as to numbers and good fell
lowship; everybody seems to be intent
on going to church even though they
have to stand up in the cloak room.
This climate seems to us all that
need be desired, last summer being
passed with hardly sign of i'll comfort
from heat, while the east was being sui
located by thousands, and our winters
are just refreshing but not in the least
rigorous. Stock does fine out with no
cover-horses or cattle. Butter is the
best we ever saw, and keeps the sweet
est; fresh meat also keeps better here
than there, and flies of all descriptions
are not bad. Horse-fiies are a rare thing,
while have never seen deer-hy here,
and hardly mosquito last season. But
don't anyone think from what | write
that comfort, happiness and compe-
tence come here with no effort, or that
there are no drawbacks in this country,
for they will experience the latter and
the former will take rustling and money.
Wages are good for all kinds OF work,
and there is no reason why laboring
man should not do WE'LL
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