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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06
FRANCHISE TO BE RETAINED
Negotiations Between the City and
and the Water Company.

Mayor P. M. Armbruster has in his
possession the signed proposal of r..
e. Strahorn for the sale to the city Of
North Yakima of the water plant
which is now serving the city with it's
water supply. This document came
into the possession of the mayor Fri
day. 1t contains, in the form of a
record, the terms agreed upon be-
tween the city council and Superin-
tendent George Arrowsmith of the
water company. 1t was necessary to
get the proposition into this shape in
order to get it properly before the city
council.
The letter of Mr.. Strahorn will be
presented to the council at it's next
meeting and at that time a resolution
will be presented accepting the terms.
If this resolution is adopted, as is ex-
pected, the further steps, legal, for
ceeded with.
Nothing Said of Franchise.
Nothing has been said at any time,
according to Mayor Armbruster, in
the negotiations between the Water
company and the city regarding the
transfer to the city of the franchise
now held by the Strahorn interests
Asked on Friday if the franchise
was included among the things the
city proposes to buy Mr.. Armbruster
said that it is not mentioned in the
letter from Mr.. Strahorn and he then
san. What difference does the fran
chise make? Let them go ahead and
construct another plant under their
franchise if they want to. Anyhow
the franchise has no value. A court
would say that the mere franchise was
of no value"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06
MUST FORCE
RIVER BACK
fAIRvItW FEARS The YAKIMA
Delegation of Ranchers Appear Before
County Commissioners to Ask
Assistance.

Formation of diking district
under the state law, so that protection
may be afforded lands in the Fairview
district, has been started as a result of
visit of delegation of ranchers to
the county commissioners on Monday.
Fear that the Yakima river will
form new channel through Fairview
during the next high water caused the
ranchers in that section, headed by
Edward Remy. to appeal to the coun-
ty commissioners at the opening of
the October session. This appeal was
Immediately needed, and Prosecuting
Attorney Ward was asked to formu-
late the proper plan and take neces-
sary steps to create a diking district,
similar to that of the Mckee district.
The Yakima river has proven an
erratic stream near North Yakima. 1t
is first in one channel and then an
other The Mckee ranchers have dix
ed and are protected. but the Fairview
district has been absolutely without
protection. A small channel has al
ready been cut by the Yakima west
Of the main stream. 1t is to prevent
this becoming the main channel that
the ranchers plan the big dixie. to be
built north of Fairview, about oppo-
site Yakima avenue and northward
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06
WILL ASK FOR
BETTER FREIGHT RATES
Governing Board of Commercial Club
Appoints Committee to See Rail-
road Officials

At the meeting of the governing
board of the commercial club last
night, steps We're taken to begin a
campaign for better freight rates be-
tween this city and the Sound. A COM
mittee of three, Fl. p. James, A. H.
Henry and ]. l.. Hughes was appoint
ed to take the matter up with the
Northern Pacific.
Under present conditions, freight is
much lower from Ellensburg to Sc
attic than from North Yakima to the
same place, though there is a differ
ence between the two places of but IS
miles. The Ellensburg rate is due to
the competition of the Milwaukee
road, with the Northern Pacific at that
point. While the governing board of
the commercial club feels assured that
Yakima will get better rates as soon
as there is competition from this
place, they balieve that an effort
should be made to get better rates be-
fort the competition comes.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06
FARGO PARTY
SEES YAKIMA
LIKE LOOKS OF YAKIMA VALLEY
Business Men Say They Will Make In
vcstncnts Here. After Visit of
One Day.

Travelling by special car over the
Northern Pacific railroad, a party of
26 persons from Fargo, n. D., spent
Monday in North Yakima and before
they left, two of the men said they in
tended to return to North Yakima
and make investments. The party are
on a trip to the Furnish Coe irriga-
ton project in Una tilla county Ore
gon, the guest of the Columbia Land
Co, of Portland and Fargo.
f. e. Ball of Fargo. who has been a
frequent visitor to North Yakima, is
one of the directors of the party and
is being assisted by f. n. Wheeler of
Portland.
"You see we show the Yakima val
ley as the finished product" said DR..
Ball in speaking of the trip. This is
our first stop since we left Fargo, we
think this shows best what can be
done. Then the members Of the party
will be shown our land and told that
we can do the same. We believe that
is true, we have an excellent project.
"I expect that-several members of
our party will locate here. We are
glad If they do. we want them in the
west"
r. n. Wheeler said that he had
visited the Yakima country fifteep
years ago, and that he had found a
marvellous change.
81 would hardly recognize the town.
On the west side of the tracks. fifteen
Years ago, there was nothing but
sage brush. Now it is a city by itself.
That is all I can say for that section,
words will not express my ideas"
II. f. Allen, a general contractor,
said that his impression Of the Yaki-
ma country was so good that he would
probably locate here. Another of the
men told DR.. Ball that he expected to
have his trunks pur off at Yakima as
soon as he could arrange the details
back home" as the doctor reported.
The party arrived in North Yakima
on train No. 8 and left on train No. s
seeing the valley in automobiles dur
ing the day. They will make stops at
Seattle, Hood River. Spokane and the
FurnishCoe project, and be back at
Fargo next Tuesday after trip of ten
days. In the party are the following
Messrs. F. r. Ball, e. n. Wheeler
H. E. Allen, P. J. Tozier, DR.. Cromb,
Prof. Waldron, Fl. l.. Leomis, G. e
Webster, John Lamb, Towers. Dunlap
Gund, Peterson, Norstrom. DR.. Wis
ner. Pregnanats. Kimball, Wallin
Casper. Sands and Nelson and Mes
danes Meyers. Pregnants, Tozier
Spalding and Cromb, besides two chill
dren of Mr.. and Mrs. Pregnants.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06
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for the purpose of keeping up prices
on sewer work. This Mr.. Hoagland
defied Councilman Shaw to prove and
stated that the combine was formulate
ed by the other contractors and that
his company had refused to be a party
to it.
Saved City Much Money.
Interesting phases of the situation
have leaked out from time to time
during the year. During the first
part of the present city administra-
ton, the Pettijohn Contracting COM
pany and Theodore Weisberger were
about the only bidders for sewer Jobs.
In awarding the contracts their bids
alternated pretty evenly so that the
work was about evenly divided, il ap-
pearing that on each job one would
bid high and the other low, the con-
tract going to the lowest bidder in
each case. Later the Northwest Bridge
company, coast concern appeared
construction was immediately lower
ed. in the case of the Capitol Hill job
mentioned. the bid OF the Northwest
Bridge company being about 10 cents
a foot lower than that of the local
contractors. To date the Northwest
Bridge company has completed about
$4,000 of sewer construction for the
city and holds contract. for about
half as much more. In all of these
jobs the work has resulted in a great
saving to the city and during all of
this time this concern has forced the
other contractors to bid much closer
on every job that they secured. The
value of competition to the city was
not noticeable in the attitude of the
council Monday night.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06
SHOWS RUSH
Of BUILDING
fORTy-ONt PERMITS ISSUED
Building Inspector Wisc Reports That
Structures Worth S82,5OO Started
in September.

That the building rush in North
Yakima continues through the fall Is
indicated by the monthly report of
George IL. Wise, building inspector.
filed on Monday with City Clerk
BROKER. The report shows the issue
of Al permits in September, with an
estimated cost of $62,5OO for the
work.
Inspector Wise issued 20 permits
for erection of building. Is for repairs
and 3 for removals. The fees for the
month We're s147. somewhat In ex-
cess of the expenses.
1.-The building rush will keep up all
fall and show only slight decline in
the winter. In the completion of the
first year the revenues from fees will
show n slight margin to the good
though not much. The winter mor,.n~
take off considerable of the excess of
the summer months"
According to the official report. July
holds the record for new buildings
there having been over hundred
thousand dollars worth of structures
started in that month.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06
RIVAL FIRMS
CUT PRICES
RESUl TING IN BIG SAVING TO CITY
Fight Between Local Men and Out
side Company Has Lowered Sub
sewer Bids.

A little inside history connected with
the operations of city sewer contract
ing firms was stirred up at the cOun-
Gil meeting Monday night when the
bill for the sub sewer on Capitol Hill
being constructed by the Northwest
Bridge company was held up. Super
intendent Hoagland rose to inquire
the reason and Councilman Shaw stat
ed that he had heard that the sewer
was not properly constructed and that
the council having the right to ascer-
tain if such was the case, proposed to
exercise that right. Mr.. Hoagland
thought that he was being discrimin-
ated against and stated so, saying that
city engineer Doolittle had already
seen water run through 1t.
Councilman Shaw then rose and
said that the council did not like the
methods employed by the Northwest
Bridge company, saying that he had
heard 1t stated that this concern had
made an effort to form a combine in
the city with the other contractors
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06
DRUNKARD'S ISLAND HOME.
New Zealand Assigns Them to Paka
uoa, % Miles From Anywhere.

When moral suasion fails, the Sal
walton Army in New Zealand proposes
to save inebriates from their worst
enemy by sending them to a newly
completed resort with the appropri-
ate name of "Drunkard's Island"
Pakatoa is the chart name OF
"Drunkards Island" It is an ideal
little colony of 20 acres. set in the
Huraki gulf, % miles from Auckland.
The only communication with the
mainland is by the Salvation Army
motor boat. and the residents have
no means of reaching a public house.
All spirits and alcohol in any form
are forbidden on Pakatoa and the
colonists lead the simple life on
fruit diet, without drugs or police
men.
The New Zealand government re-
Gently passed an act giving magis-
trates power to commit persons who
have been four times convicted of
drunkenness to Pakaota The resi-
dents work at market gardening, fruit
culture frame making and the manu-
facturc of children's toys.-Baltimor
News
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06
NORTH COAST
LAYS TRACK
TRAINS THROUGH FEB. -
President Strahorn Reports Crews
Busy at Granger, Attain and
kennewick.

Three track laying crews of the
North Coast railroad have commenced
the construction of trackage for that
system in the Yakima valley, and
President Robert e. Strahorn, now
at North Yakima, says that trains
will be run into North Yakima be-
fore the expiration of the railroad
franchise on February ~, 1910.
II just came down from Spokane
with Mrs. Strahorn to see how track
laying is progressing" said President
'Strahorn Monday afternoon. II don't
know as there is anything specially
interesting about our progress I'M
less it is in saying that we will not
have to ask for any extension of fran
'chise this winter. We will have trains
into North Yakima before February
~.
Grading crews are working all
along the line, excepting north of
Union Gap. But the principal rush
at present is in track laying. I saw
the crews start at Granger, gangs
working both east and west. The
crews had previously started to work
at Kennewick and Attalis.
Grading progresses slowly at some
points, rock cuts make it difficult. We
are trying to keep as straight line
as possible, and that means much
extra work.
Our engineers are busy around
Walla Walla at the present time. They
are putting through final SURVEYS to
Walla Walla and east of that point"
Although President Strahorn would
make no further statement relative to
the Walla Walla surveys, his an
nouncement of surveys east of that
city indicates that an Idaho line is to
be built To those who believe the
Chicago & Northwestern will even
tually come to North Yakima and the
coast over the North Coast, this is
considered confirmation.
President Strahorn said that he did
not care to discuss his work at Priest
Rapids, which he says is in embro
state.
He visited Granger yesterday and
gave orders for a material yard where
5000 tons of steel rails will be de-
livered, for the tracks.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06
BREAKS ALL HIGH RECORDS
Takes Prince Frederick for Flight and
Attains Height Never Attained
Before.

POTTSDAM, Oct. 2.-Orville
Wright today broke his own and all
other records for high flying. lie
reached the unprecedented height of
more than 1900 feet, although an Of
fetal measurement was not taken.
Wright took Crown Prince Frederick
for a 10-minute flight today, ascend
ing to a height of so feet. During
Wfights high flight while the machine
was at its greatest altitude excursion
lists in a naval steamer three miles
distant thought it big box knife and
were surprised when further evolu-
lions showed the object to be Wright's
aeroplane. When he returned t.
earth Wright in speaking of the mar
velous flight said:
81 never flew so high before No
measurement was taken, but l esti-
mate l reached an altitude of 500
meters. 1t is difficult to guage the
height. but / make the estimate from
the time it took me from the starting
After rising / set the rudder at the
maximum and kept climbing steadily
8 minutes. The descent was made in
5 minutes. / came down at terrific
speed. The whole machine shook as
it rushed through the air, but my SEN
sations were just the same as in the
lower attitudes The air was no colder
and the wind resistance was no
greater"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06
START FOUR TO PRISON.
Convicted BOOtlegeers Go to WalIa
Walla Under Escort.

Four. former Toppenish resident :
convicted of Bookkeeping were taken
to the penitentiary at Walla Walla
Monday morning under escort of
Travelling Guards Grahen and Lowell.
Those who formed the party were Ed.
Burnap, J. r. Thomas. Peter WEIGH
and John Carlson.
Sheriff Lancaster started the week
with the usual capture of another
man charged with bootlegging. Dave
Simpson, who was bound over by
Justice Goodrich for selling liquor to
an Indian. He brought him to North
Yakima Monday. The sheriff also
brought Billy jim. an Indian charged
with horse stealing, to the county jail.
and returned to Toppenish to do some
more work.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06
VALUATION TAKES JUMP.
City Clerk BrOOker Receives Notice
That Taxes Will be on $685. $50
This Year.

The equalized valuation of North
Yakima property had an increase Of
approximately a half million dollars
during the past year. according to
notice received by City Clerk Brooker
from Auditor Crocker, which shows
that the council will base its appropri-
atoms for next year on $6,631.950.
This heavy increase is not on valu-
alton of real estate. but is based en-
tirely on improvements made to prop
erty and on increase personal property
holdings. The prospects for even a
heavier increase next year are being
commented on by the officials. New
buildings going up over the city, es-
pecially blocks, will largely increase
personal property holdings. The
prospects for even a heavier increase
next year are being commented on by
the officials New buildings going up
over the city. especially large bust
ness blocks. will largely increase the
total.
Three divisions are represented in
the tax list for North Yakima, known
as Divisions A. B and c. and the
amount of tax varies in each owing to
the additions being made after certain
bonds were issued. In district A
there is propertv showing an equal
lied valuation of s7O.Os0: in Division
b. s297.720 and in Division c. s264.-
200. The total of $s.s31.950 does not
represent the full value OF North
Yakima property. the valuation for
tax purposes being sixty per cent of
the actual value. The actual value
Is considerably over t1e,ee0, eco.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06
BIG BILL Fer BENTON COUNTY.
Cost of II ri O. Sam Dcnn;sOn Runs
into -Four figures.

Prosser County, because o. the trial
of Sam Dennison, charged with the
killing of George Evans at Prosser last
summer, has lar,,e bill to pay. The
jury costs of that term OF c. irt were
$500 and there were in addition
other expenses which brou1 y the total
I'd to $4,000, and it is declared that
four -fifths Of tn s was bee use OF the
Denrison t, Il, - Itch or mated in a
bar room fisnt. The county attorney
is try lg to collect $3S9.5O from Den
nison, it being allie 5ed that that much
of the ,pense was incurred in bring
ing the man TO and from North Yaki-
ma, where he was held for safe keep
ing. Dennison is said to have as
signed all his property.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06
TAKE CENSUS FOR DIRECTORY
G. d. Heming Tells of Ioys and
Sorrows of Soliciting Names and
Business of North Yakima.

Good morning, sir. ! am soliciting
for the directory. Your name please 2"
This will be heard in every office,
store and residence in North Yakima
before October is over. Five cour-
teous young men have already begun
the work. With a large leather case
in which they carry the present di-
rectory, these young men are system
atically covering the city.
c. D. Heming, a former newspap<
man is in charge of the work.
christopher Duncan Heming.
that's mouth full isn't it? But it's
not my fault
That is the genial way Mr.. Heming
men who might fear that book agent
is going to attack them when he en-
tiers their office with his leather case
in his hand.
Takes Census by Proxy
Mr.. Heming has just come from
Alaska where he got out a directory
by proxy, as he describes it.
"You see, in Alaska" explained Mr..
Heming, There are many towns
which it is difficult to reach. So when
a resident from one of those towns
comes to one of the larger cities. we
lock him up in our ONCE long enough
to get the name and business of every
resident in his town."
Work Is Amusing.
Taking the directory of a town like
North Yakima, he says. is interesting
and amusing. The city is worked by
blocks Each solicitor carries a little
pad on which he writes the name,
address and business of each man he
calls upon. Often the same name is
secured by two or three solicitors.
To avoid REPETITION, the names are
turned over each day to compiler,
who arranges them all alphabetically
and where the same name Is found
more than one time, he discards the
extra ones.
Then as fast as the names are prop
erly listed, they are turned over to the
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06
Want CHANGE
IN CONTEST
YAKIMA WRITES APPLE SHOW
Think Rules Should AlIok Cooperative
Exhibit in Carload Event and
Prevent Fraud.

Yakima, too, will demand change
in the rules governing the National
Apple show. In fact, the demand has
already been made by the horticulture
al union and by Richey & Gilbert and
was endorsed last night by the gov
erning board of the local commercial
club. The demand, however, is not
along the same lines as Wenatchee's,
which district has been sending broad
cast the past few weeks protests
against the employment of the old
rules of the American Pathological
society, because, as Wenatchee claims,
unfair to Wenatchee.
Want Cooperate Displays.
The change which Yakima demands
is entirely different and is solely to en-
sure fair play to all districts of the
northwest in the carload contests at
the apple show. The people of this
section have written Secretary Rice to
possible for any individual grower in
any district this year to make a full
carload exhibit of single variety. In
support of this it is stated that Wen
atchee has already sent a buyer down
into the Parker country in an effort
to buy up 800 boxes of apples to com
plete a carload which Wenatchee
wishes to exhibit. Yakima demands
that the rules of the apple show be
changed so that several growers may
unite in making up carload exhibit.
or that a district display may be en-
tered in the carload contest.
One of the rules adopted by the
apple show this year is that no pro-
tests will be allowed. Local growers
feel that this will permit a repetition
of the decision in the carload contest
last year which it Is claimed was IN
fair to Yakima. BY changing the
rules as Yakima suggests, it will per-
NIT growers of this section to cooper
ate in making carload displays.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06

printer. This year the printer will
have big job, for North Yakima has
grown considerably since the last
directory was issued. 1t is interesting
to note that a few years ago. the
local directory comprised only a few
pages. This year it will be a very
respectable volume.
Some Shun Directory.
When it comes to the directory all
people are not eager to fly into print.
There are many who for good reasons
do not want to have their names ap-
pear in it. One is that it is too handy
reference for the bill collector. An
other one that is especially applicable
to this western country is that it
makes one an easy prey to every old
acquaintance back east who comes
west for a visit and decides to stop
off in your town for few days.
docs Thomas Jones live here"
asked a solicitor yesterday. rather
tmidly as he looked into the scowling
face of a large woman in part of
the residence section.
mol" shouted Mrs. Jones. slam
ming the door in the solicitors face.
He had unwisely exposed the direc-
tory to her view, and being old at the
game. she sized up her caller quickly.
But there are pleasant incidents,
too, such as when the pretty daughter
sets a lunch before the tired solicitor
and allows him to rest his weary feet
in the front parlor. On the whole it
is about as pleasant as the average
Kind of work.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06
CHICAGO WANTS GOOD FRUIT.
From Reports Prices on Mixed WASH
ington Stock.

That the Chicago market is higher
on good fruit is the report of Denney
& Co., of Chicago, IN their circular
dated September 2S. They report
spirited bidding and an active demand
for good fruit while poor fruit went
begging. In their statement of prices
they say of a mixed car of pears and
prunes from this state: italians
in good condition, some small, aver
aged SLIP; A few Green Cages small
and ripe, averaged Csc; Flemish
beauty pears in good condition $1.95.
b. De Anjeau good, averaged 1907.
few Grimes Golden apples in good
condition sold from $3.50 to 1925 and
averaged $1.S5."
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-10-06
FARMERS GET FORECASTS.
Rural Mail Carriers Now Equipped
With Weather Signals

The rural mail carriers out of
North Yakima are now furnishing
their patrons with weather forecasts.
The signals were first displayed on the
wagons Friday morning. and the serv-
ice will be continued from now on.
Postmaster Lemon is sending out
cards explaining the meaning of the
various signals, but it will take sew
eral days to reach all the people along
the routes. Mr.. Lemon requests each
farmer to keep the card which he gets
for future reference, as the postma ster
will not be able to get more of them.