The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-10-10
THE YAKIMA HERALD.
THURSDAY. OCT. 10, 1901.
THE YAKIMA VALLEY.
Impression Of Tacoma Newspaper Cores
pondenr Of This Prosperous Country.

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pondenr Of This Prosperous Country.
+. A. Henderson of the Tacoma News
writing force came over with the Tacoma
excursionists last week and in several
creditable and well-written articles to
his paper told what he saw and heard
while here. After describing his trip
from the Sound to this place in very
readable manner and mentioning the
displays at the fair he says:
"NIore valuable than the blue ribbon,
however, is the spirit Of fraternity that
has been engendered between the people
of Yakima and Pierce counties. There
has been the usual exaggeration in ire
sponsible reports sent back home for eff
feet, but the facts are that, according
to the actual count of tickets, Tacoma
sent over 430 excursionists on Wednes-
day and Seattle 225. Kent, Auburn and
Puyallup increased the total to S13.
Senator Davis, B. S. Grosscup and 9TH
ers came over on Thursday, so that the
Tacoma contingent was increased by Fri
day to over 500. Nearly all remained
over until Saturday and Sunday.
Everybody has been splendidly cared
for and Yakima handled crowd almost
half as big as its entire population most
creditably. There was no attempt at
extortion, and the people have been as
pp,1rtapY1c ,nSsihla
"The people who market the products
of the state have visited the people
who raise them, and great good must
result from the closer commercial and
social acquaintance.
"a great country is this Yakima val
ley, and it is well worth close study.
Its future prosperity is almost incon-
ceivable. Today the county has wealth
that represents $3.50 cash for every man,
woman, child. baby and Indian in the
county.
"The Yakima valley proper extends so
miles east and west, by an average of
20 miles wide north and south. Right
at Yakima the valley is 40 miles in
width. In this valley are $50, 900 acres
of land that are.subiect to development
by irrigation. Less than $1,000 acres
OF this land are now under irrigation
ton bitches this land ia absolutely
worthless.
1.-THE growth and development within
the last three years has been simply
marvellous. Barren, worthless plains
not worth the cost of fencing have, by
the application Of water, been made to
blossom like the rose. Anything and ev-
erything that grows outside the tropical
countries grows here and to the height
OF perfection. The cash value of some
of the leading products of this county
this year are as follows.
Hops ..... 81 ,OOO, 900
Alfalfa .............. 100000
Fruit SOC. 900
POTATOES .................... I50,OOO
THAT is pretty good yearly income
for 5000 or 5000 people, but that does
not tell the whole story. The county is
as famous for its onions, beans, melons
and for all garden and vegetable pro-
ducts as it is for the above staples.
apple orchards in this county have
Welded this year $500 worth OF apples
per acre OF so trees. Three to four
crops OF alfalfa per year are raised per
acre. The yield OF each crop is from
five to eight tons per acre. 1t sells un-
baled on the farm at from 81 to IS per
ton. From 10 to 20 tons of potatoes are
raised per acre, and they have sold this
year as high as $23 and $24 per ton.
puget Sound people need to know and
appreciate Yakima valley people, and
Yakima valley people need to know the
people and appreciate the resources of
the Puget Sound country. Mount Taco
ma looks over the top of the Cascade
range, and all day has smiled a snowy
benediction on the commingling of the
people Of the empire over which it stands
guard.
TO MEET IN CHICAGO.