The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-11-18

the Pacific Northwest Ellensburg is 2S miles east of
Tacoma and III miles west of Spokane via the NJ p
road and rs the c. M. & p S. road being situat
ed on the main line of both of these ransconti-
mental roads
The city of Ellensburg has about fifty fine brick,
stone and business blocks many of which
would be credit a much larger city.
Ellensburg is of the most prosperous little
cities in the The financial condition of the city
in general rests safe, and substantial basis,
the growth of the city having more than kept pace
with the development of the broad and fertile
rounding it,
Ellensburg is not boom town, on the other hand
It's growth is steadily forging ahead IN modest way,
hence unnatural boom has placed it in danger of
reaction and the consequent period of depression that
naturally follow all such booms. This is atestcd
by the fact of the bank accounts OF the people of the
city In the three banking institutions of the city
than ST. 500 is deposit, or about 81, 500 for
every woman and child in the entire valley.
During the past year the civic pride of the citizen
has been exhibited to greater extent than ever before
A amount of grading and street Improvement has
been carried on, old and diapdated sidewalk have
been up and superseded by fine concrete walks
equal to those of any of the cities of the Northwest;
several fine brick blocks and fine concrete block
built the past fall and property owners in the
business district have shown great interest in the i'm
provement of store fronts many of which are modern
way the latter is possibly the most motto
able evidence of renewed civic interest but after ALL 1t
contagious, and the gateword progress onward and
upward
Ellensburg offers all the modern necessities to
healthful and peasurable living which invention can
supply The city and operates its electric light
plant and will next year install water system of its
own. The present system is effective and will
be made still the demands of the city re-
quire
One Of the three state normal schools is located in
this city, A $40, 900 Carnegie library building
built in this city the past and will shortly be
thrown open to the public
From the Co. 900 acres surrounding the city
under irrigation, the wealth which supports the
producers and the business interests of the city. At
present. and for past the principal crop has been
hay and the annual output has been about 100 900 in
excess of that kept for home consumption.
Year by year and better attention is being
given fruit growing and bye and bye ktttas valley
will be practically vast apple orchard. 10 say
the least the fruit industry bound become of
great Importance early day. Thousands of trees
are being annually Big timothy fields are being
converted into fine apple orchards of standard CONNER
cia winter fruit The apples of Kitttas noted for
three charactristics-long keeping quality, flavor and
freedom from pests. Ktttas apples known as the
best keepers in the markets of today.
The future OF Elensburg is assured l he compile
ton of the high line canal under consideration by
the Reclamation department of the United States gov
ernment will than double the acreage of product
i've land tributary to this city, most Of which will be
cut up into small for the benefit of fruit growers
and intensive farmers Each subdivision means more
people farms and IN turn more people IN the
city. With II s. 900 cut into and 40 acre
tracts and family EACH the population of the val
lev will exceed 100 900 people.
In the of the valley there sufficient lat
ent power to turn the wheels of hundreds of factories
and cheap power is the first consideration in choosing
location for manufacturing plant, and the time is
not far distant when manufacturing plants of various
kinds will come this city because of abundant and
cheap power and excellent transportation facilities