The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-05-15
NEW DIRECTORY
BOOSTS YAKIMA
COMPREHENSIVE DESCRIPTION
OF BEAUTIFUL CITY.
COVERS YAKIMA COUNTRY"
Directory Will Show This City to Be
Truly Greater Yakima"
Now for $4,000.

The new Polk directory for North
Yakima is now in the hands of the
printer. AS stated by the Herald,
there are approximately $500 names
in the book, showing a population for
this city of 1920. The following
Introduction is contained in the d.
rectory, and is an interesting de-
scription Of North Yakima:
North Yakima, Yakima county, is
prosperous and rapidly growing
town of about 1900 people, stu
ated on the Yakima river at the
foot Of the eastern slope of the Cas-
cade mountains, in Central Washing
ton. It is on the main line of the
Northern Pacific railway, 160 miles
from Seattle and Tacoma, and 235
miles from Spokane. 1t is the coun-
" seat and commercial center of
Yakima county, which embraces all
the lower portion of the valley Of the
Yakima river, with numerous val
leys diverging therefrom. It is also
the natural center of group of val
leys which radiate from the city in
all directions, and which by the gen.
e-ous use Of waters supplied by nu-
merous irrigation systems have be-
come most wonderfully productive
and are thickly populated. This
group of valleys constitute what is
commonly known as the yakima
Country" and, with their wonderful
attachments and great possibilities
IL horticultural and agricultural
lines, constitute substantial foun-
dalton upon which the business ami
commercial interests of North Yak
ina rest.
The Yakima country was early
considered a favored spot by pio-
neers in search of homes, and some
OF the earliest settlements in the
central part of the state were made
here. The building Of the Northern
Pacific railroad in 1854 afforded all
opportunity for the development of
the county, and the city of North
Yakima was laid out by the railroad
company in 1885. Since then it has
enjoyed steady growth and has made
rapid progress in general and indus
trial development, and now ranks
high among the towns of the state
IS business center.
The city is symmetrically laid out
with streets one hundred feet wide
running north and south and eighty
feet wide running east ans west.
Zach street except the main business
avenue, has row Of shade trees
and running water upon either side
which give pleasant and refresh
ing appear ance to the city and speaks
vel for the wisdom Of its founders
and Inhabitants.
North Yakima is rapidly assuming
importance as an industrial center
and in numbering. manufacturing
and kindred industries. One of the
largest and best appointed saw mills
and sash, door and box factories in
the west IS located here. There is
large and well equipped Touring
mill with q capacity of $50 barrels
Of -four per day. Several creameries
are in operation in and near the city
as result Of the rapidly growing
interest in dairying throughout the
country. The large amount OF fruit
and vegetables raised nearby is at
tracing canning and preserving in
dustries. and such works have al
ready passed the experimental stage
and promise TO assume great i'm
por-ance. Apples grown in these
valleys are in great demand in Sc
attic and other coast cities under the
TOW famous name of Yakima APP
PIES. Large quantities are con
tracted Yearly By buyers from Chi
cage, s.. Louis and elsewhere. The
wholesale ana commission business
is well represented, and many other
Interests are Wei established. There
is also a large and well equipped
electric ligh- and water works plant