The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1906-01-19
|ROUP OF inter,
| ESTING Letters
hi From Former Citizens Of
|CrIiienden County Now In
| Other Countries,
I THE REcoRp

Dor THE RECORD:
Inse allow me a small space in
valued paper.
resources Of Yakima is an induce
10 eastern people 10 visit the
and look over the chances 10
more money than they have been
Ing in the East.
Yakima Valley is located in the
central part Of the state Of Wash
b. extending from the Columbia
- to the Cascade mountains, a dis
j Of 100 miles.
4 D. soil In this region is a volcanic
very deep and extremely rich.
n wa,crcd. the growth Of plants,
flowers. vegetables and grasses
~ simply wonderful IL is difficult
Bring the minds Of the masses 10
izc the wonders Of this country
,rc farmers sc; rich in 4 few
b. writer Of this article is not In
real estate business nor has he any
pcrty 10 sell. and only seeks to
bee immigration TO this valley
ausc u the splendid opportunities
bred In all lines and because Of a just
: De- in the splendid works done and TO
4 done in the near future.
,fhcrc a. under irrigation in the
J kima Valley iJO.O acres Of highly
fducti,c land. Much Of this lies
tbutary 10 the city Of North Yakima.
D. United States government will.
Ithout doubt. in the next few ycar,
rigatc IO.OOO acres more IN the
bncy. spending from 100000 To
.Oo0.yO for irrigation works. The
J M will support In the rural districts
OcO families. OF $685. people. with
~ more IN the cities. Crops grown
|.rr are hops, fruits. berries. etc. all
j which grow very prolific Land Is
Iorth from $40 20 81 600 per acre. The
IN priced land Is covered with a mag
ihecnt forest u orchard. having I'm,
mc,. barns. etc, on ten 10 twenty
Iorc farms
Population IL very dense. The farms
not average more than fifteen aerc'
.s,h. f,.;s =h.ch sm"uni 81 land !
aTc family can be- supported IN Ell
.i,nc, We now have one railroa,
, hich b taxed 60 H. utmost 10 NOV,
he pfuiucc from the valley. but ",
,ayc two new railroads under construc
un. and one b. through transcunti
.ntal line
Markets arr always good and price
obtained for farm products average
Iry high Apples are shipped 4
,iniana. Minneapolis. St Paul. Chi
ilro. New York and 10 London. Enr
md thc best 81 them bring fame,
prices Here IN Yakima. the clmat
dial plenty 81 warm sunshine al
ummcr. bringing crups n matunt
I.ni ,mparting gorgeous colon 20 fuii
nj hovcr
There are farmers who clear a. hig
J. $1,000 per year from a forty acr
farm
North Yakima. located near the eer
,yt ~ this splendid region. IL a thri'
i1r clt, II lO.cn people. widc-awak
and hu,tling. with stores and stocks d
roris ". tine a. can b. nun In any city
There are splendid churches, son
costing $1,000 TO SO.OcO. and q,
larsc ,chcols. saw mills. -four mills, !,
plants, etc. three banks In which Al
deposited over S2.en.ooo, most ,
which bclonrs To the farmer tn,
hsN, an clcytric light and water systc
with purr. sparkling water brougl
down frm the snow capped mountain
Yakima has miles u beautiful sha,
'rrrt Kept alive by streams Of cryst
water which run constantly down ca'
go, ui III, viic street during the sur
mn time
%. writer vil never forget q
feeling ~ pride and joy which can
lu bonn Un hsholding Tor thc hr
un ib,av strvams u ripping wat
'ib thr trf russ II Frvyn trcCs
The winters are very mild Tota
Iau the sun is shining brightly.
Hud The barometer IN the shade
r M. n q degrees The pure wat
Hl ,ary climate make the cunt
0alihful and very enjoyable.
Yours respectfully.
WILLIAM s. HANHN