The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-17
Fruit Land Owners in
RiChIand District
IubiIant

Now that the apple show iB over.
! Washington may well feel proud ~
the fact that II has demonstrated 20
| the world NJ large that u haa no
/ peer In the way Of fruit growers.
] While the state as whole should
feel Justly proud. the top notch of
/ this feeling Is naturally centcred In
the Columbia River Valley
That the Columbia River Early
I Fruit BELT IL superior " tho opinion
of several wollknown OrchardlHta
from these districts who were look
Ing al property In the vicinity OF
1 Portland a few days since When
! these mon were shown d fivc.yehr
old peach orchard. which bore 30
/ boxes of fine peaches 10 the tree
thla year, they ala not hesitate In
saying that nothing IN the
Wenatchee country could compare
with them When shown some Of
the apple orchards they enthusiast
/ cally proclaimed that they would
compare favorabiy with anything In
the way OF apples raised ans.
where on the globe Then, again
when taken 90 place that had
I raised 500 bushels or potatoes 10
I the acre. and whore fifteen tons ri
| choice onions had been grown on an
acre. they began % think they were
dreaming but were soon brought
back 10 sense OF realization when
confronted by n man who assured
them that be had cleared hiH land
I that year from crops raised between
I the rows Ut the trees. They bad no
healiancy In declaring that land In
1 the Columbia River Early Fruit
I Belt. Riehlahd being therein. had
everything ouioihHsed 90 Ear as they
had been able 20 learn. and did not
hesitate 10 purchase several tracts
along the river.
Some years ago these same
gentlemen purchased land Ia the
I Wenatchee valley for $4,000 an
acre and this year they refused
I 81 900 for this same land with
orchards on a. They were very
anxious 70 find q district where this
same rapid increase was possible
and are well satisfied they have
found q at Rlchland They con
slider the land purchased "a very
good buy and feel confident the
land viii pay FOR itself the first
year. and IN five years from now
viii be- worth az least ten times the
original cost. aud during this time
I they will have the benefit OF profits
I accruing from crops.
One very important feature which
fully Impressed these gentlemen of
the coming importance ~ Richland
I ia the great activity being displayed
I by the railroads Al present both
Z the North Coast and Kennewick
Northern are actively engaged IA
/ grading and the Northern Pacific.
Z not to be outdone. IL busy RAINING
lines via Richmond for change OF
msin line 10 a better grade.
1 Lines are also belnF laid for an
Z electric line down the west bank 81
I the Columbia and rumor has II that
the Milwaukee Is contemplating a
I branch down this same stream
through Richland and the famous
early fruit belt
I Win the thriving little city Of
Rlchlsud right IN thia famous ir,
fikatsd district the populace are
naturally very iuhiiant over their
coming Importance and are looking
forward 10 the incoming Of many
homemakers during the winter and
coming spring The Richland Co.
With offices 10 the Downs block.
sales agents for the Lower Yakima
Irrigation Co. are Offering 600
acres ~ choice land IN this famous
early fruit belt.