The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1903-08-26
What People Say.

of the Mississippi river. The exhibit
) shown by the Washington Irrigation
Company, the Wenatchee people and our
own, over which Mr.. Beck and myself
had charge, was as fine as any shown
f, at the State Fair For our exhibit we
| had go feet of space and we took with
us p boxes of fruit, which attracted
more than passing attention. Our
friends from Utah acknowledged that
we are far ahead of them in the matter
of products from irrigated lands. With
in an hour after the adjournment there
was hardly piece of fruit left in the
exhibition hail. The whole affair was
exceptionally well managed, and we
were feted and Toasted to the queens
taste. Seattle certainly did herself
proud on this occasion.
II. NJ. Gilbert-We are doing great
big business in canteloupes this year.
Last Saturday night we shipped five car
loads of Rocky Fords to the east some
of which 90 as far as Duluth. The
prices are better this year t|an at any
previous time in our experience. The
watermelon crop is poor this year; in
fact, the acreage is short. The farmers
didn't invest in them to any great eX
tent. We are harvesting now about three
tons of cucumbers per day and Shipping
them over to Tacoma and Seattle. where
they are turned into pickles. The les
sees of reservation lands will in my
opinion do well this year with their
crops. Prices are good for all the
staples. and the indications point to
1903 for banner year among the
ranchers.
d. l.. Druse--I just arrived Yesterday
morning from San Francisco. where my
self and wife had zone to attend the
G.. y. r. encanpment. San Francisco
surrendered to the old veteran, uncon-
ditionally and all of Us had the time of
our lives. However | am glad to get
back again to Yakima. You may roam
on land and sea OF foreign strand. but
after all there's no place like home" !
didn't see a piece of land or Il fine build
ing in the metropolis of California that
| would trade for my Mob Hill ranch.
Hop Buyer-There were 44O bales of
hops sold last week for 22c and another
grower was offered DE for his lot last
Saturday. which wa, refused. the own
en- holding out for 25c. The market is
active and advancing. There i, every
indication that the price will 90 to 25e
before the end OF the present week.
These are real facts, that | am giving
YOU but don't use my name. Some of
these hop-buyers will have my scalp be-
fore Saturday if you do.
Councilman Harrison-The carnival
has gone and | don't think the people
were so badly used up after all. l think
| saw every man. woman and child in
the city during one of the nights, throw
ing confetti and having good time The
members of the company were good
spenders and they demonstrated that
fact while here. | don't think the city
has been hurt. and | know we have had
a week OF much enjoyment.
Fred Alter-There are now just l7lG
bales of the 1902 hop crop in the hands
of the Yakima county growers. | think
the situation is largely problematical.
While the market is on the upward ten
dency now, in "a hours this state of
affairs may be changed entirely.
Ed Merwin-When all our expenses
are paid, the band boys will have real
lied about $4,000 out of the carnival.
Our total receipts were SS43.60. but our
expenses amount to something over
100000.
Barnes and Grafton-The carnival
was certainly good to us. In addition
to our immense tobacco trade we only
sold about 5000 packages of confetti
This helped little.
Jack Splawn-The 1908 State Fair is
going to surpass all Others. All the
features will be interesting and some of
the best horseracing in the history of
the state will be pulled off right here.
We want more eggs and nice fresh