The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-22
MANY |OWANS ARE. COMING
Two Hundred Families VIII Settle
in The West.
ARE A DESIRABLE CLASS OF PEOPLE
THREE SPECIAL TRAINS ENGAGED
TO TRANSPORT THEM, WITH
HOUSEHOLD GOODS.

An event which will have much to
do in the forming of the records of the
future in the state Of Washington is
about to occur, in which Iowa and a
large number of her best people will
play the important role. The foot
lights have been turned on and the
play is about to begin. The rich fertile
valley of the Yakima river is soon to
be made the home of nearly 1000 peo-
City, Iowa.
During the month of April a man
from the west coast was through the
western part of the state Of Iowa in
teresting the farmers and others in the
future of that part of Washington. AS
a result Of his brief canvass he will ac-
company an expedition of emigrants to
that state.
From Ida, Sac, Calhoun, Monona and
Webster counties, Iowa, over 200 fami-
lies will pack up their belongings and
travel to the land of the setting sun.
They will take their household goods
and farm machinery.
Save Enough to Buy Home.
| A large majority of these farmers are
men who have been renting alomst all
their lives. They have saved by dint of
hard labor enough cash to purchase a
| little home in the western country and
| all their hopes are firmly set upon own
! ing a small acreage tract that they can
call their own; one that they can call
homes without being under the hard
lash of the Iowa landlord
| The last few years has seen the
farming land of Iowa fiutter out of the
reach Of the laboring classes and rise
| skyward with constantly increasing
values In Ida and Monona counties
in this state many Of the best farms
have been nailed up by plank across
| the gateways for several years for the
reason that no tenant could afford to
pay the excessive rentals demanded by
the owners. Land is held at from $95
| to 1925 per acre and at this value the
owner cannot afford to rent it for a cent
less on the investment than Sc to So
per acre annual rental Anyone who
| knows what it is to try to make a
living alone on 100 acres of the best
! kind of land will state firmly that no
farmer can pay such rent and have
anything left at the close of the year
for himself.
Settle IN Yakima and KiIckitat.
This is the reason why so many
farmers are leaving Iowa. The COM
ington and settle in Yakima and Kick
itat counties are from the very best
iowa people, home loving and God fear
ing and will make an admirable addi-
ton to the population of the state
Nearly all are moderately WELL o-do or
at least have little of this worlds
goods laid by. They will arrive in
Washington with the firm determina-
ion to settle down and establish good
homes and schools.
There will be II coaches in the first
special train to leave the state over
the route to be selected by the agent
and in these will be all the women
and children and all the men except
those needed to accompany the cars
containing the livestock The coaches |
will be the we'll known overland tour |
lists sleepers. The household goods |
and farm machinery will constitute an
other train of II cars and will be load |
ed heavily. Still another train will be !
filled with livestock, blooded cattle |
hogs and horses. which these thrifty |
folks believe they will need to fully |
realize their dreams.
Will Introduce Fine Breeds.
The farmers will settle down as soon |
as they will arrive, while others will |
seek new businesses to operate. All
are anxious to introduce the hardy
breeds of cattle and hogs, for which |
Iowa is famous, into Washington and
there is no doubt felt here but that
the results will be felt ali over the
state in few years.
The special trains will leave Sioux
City about the first of June and one
week later will arrive in Washington.
BY coming to Washington in the mid
die of summer the new settlers plan to
get their homes located aud land pre-
pared for a crop the coming spring.
Two hundred families scattered
through the Yakima valley will be a
great factor in the future history of
Washington state and it is to be hoped