The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-09-23
Metropolis of Larger Irrigated
Domain Shows Gain OF 1000
Per Cent-Was Ignored by
Census Takers 10 Years Ago
JAS. ]. HILLS PROPHECY
is BEING FULFILLED
III rticultu raj Possibilities
Foreseen by Industrial Sage
of the Century--Kennewiek
Coming Into Its Own.


converge, tho Inevitable result IL
city
Three great rivers two - which
are uayigsbie On three directions,
meet az NenneWiek
Thrce great railway systems are
in operation there nov. two will
soon DO under construction aud two
more are projected
ttad Konncwick no other rrsourr-
60 rs strategic iocation and It's
splendid transportation facilities.
guaranteeing terminal freight rates.
would make u a great commercial
metropolis the connecting link he.
tween spokane and the cities o. the
| Coast
Chicago was built IN marsh
New orleans 10 a awamp Seattle on
newtek - situated IN the center %
the greatest horticultural district Ia
the Northwest
Immediately adjacent 10 Ksnns-
wick there arc over 20 oao acres %
Irrigated land adapted Co the pro-
ducsisn Of fruit. alfalfa and garden
truck Expert hortieuituriats and
experienced orehardlsts pronounce
this land TO be tie most productive
IN the state OF Washington. not only
on account % the fertility % the
volcanic ash. but on account Of It's
long wrewimg season.
Nor - thts all Directly tributary
10 Kesuswtrk are the neutan.
/ kuekiiat sunnyeldr wapata. Rich.
iaud flauferd. wahiubs. burbank
ana StrahoFn irrigation protnctn
comprising an acreage that stasgsfa
statistics
These lands are rapidly belng Do
velapea. ard. In tho course % time
thorough intensified cultivation. VIII
sustain a population yariouaiY esti-
mated from ons million ard hair
Go five million people
/ tu speaking 81 tho KrunNwirk dts
tfiet u. c Henry. supervising enal-
Z nrsr Of the a. s. reclamation
lprolecta. says. ~csnuidsrinw the 40.
vaatsEes Of the greet Colombia
River. the peculiar quality ~ the
snt and the Climatic conditions. in.
lciudfuR Summer temperature and
The absence from frost late tn the
spring ard early lu ths rsii the
Hard iu pentan County ts adapted 90
the production 81 fruit ~ such quail
ity and variety a. % make q the
most valuable Of any land IN the
United staten~
| Ttn OK -commissiouer - hortirui-
ture % the state o. washington. MI
Won ft1lderbech. says that the or
chaFds % tho famous Kennswick
Highlands adjoining ard overlook q.
Ing the city % Keuuewtsk and the
Columbia River. wiii be worfh 81 900
an sore whcn they shall have
reached tie bearing period
steven Il I. peurosc. president %
Whitman College. "a authority for
the statement that ono Third ~ che
available water power Of The Unit
81 states ts awaiting development
/ in the Columbia River Maaiu
Ten years aEp there Vas Mo crn-
Hua taken o. Krunewick. Tor Kennc-
wick was unborn. But the federal
census this year shows gain ~
wick has just awakened 90 ita pos.
slhflities n has only begun 90 rcal-
IRE rs wonderful resources Verify.
Keunewlck % fast coming into itu
own
TIE Northern Pacific Irrigation
Company realizing the wonderful
productiveness Of the soil under r.
rigatlon. has constructed az cost
0f oue-half million dollars. a system
81 canals agErcRatinR forty miles in
length with n capacity for lrriEAt-
ing 90 600 acres Since the compile
tion ~ this project highly pros
porous ard rapidly growing com
munify has sprung up which com
prises population % about 5000
people including the beautiful little
city ~ Kennewicis The future per-
mancncy Of the district e. assured
by perpetual water right agree
ment entered into by the a. s. rec
lamstion service and the Northern
Pacific Irrigation Company
THE production Of fruit on a com
merciai basis b. rapidly becoming
| the principal source OF income aud
the chief industry 81 the Inland Em-
pire The irrigated apple Of tho
Northwest has found n market IA the
marts of Europe and Australia. In
no other country can the culture Of
this declduous fruit be carried on az
prontabiy and successfully az In tho
true horticultural sections Of the
state 81 Warrington. Profits Of
| 3 600 70 g. 600 an acre from well
developed orchards IN the Columbia
River valley are by no means ex-
traordinary. and tho splendid re-
/ turns have brought about relative
Increase in the price ~ land
| The soil best adapted to the rails
Ing Of apples can be- bought with n
perpetual water right for $3.50 10
| $500 an acre in an undevelopod state.
| This price 20 the uulnltiatod seems
exorbitnnt. but when one considers
| the productivene4a OF the soil In dol
lars and cents the initial cost fs but
a bagatelie. as a small portion Of
one years crop Will more than pay
for the land and the cost Of rs i'm
proYement
Many Of the most prosperous ana
successful orchard owners are bust
ness men who with an office. type
writer. long distance telephone,
check book and fountain pen. con-
duct their orchards according 20
business rules An expert hoftioul-
turist ia employed 20 care for the
orchards along the best approved
looks after the sale of the crop long
before II has even matured.
While this method Is receiving
considerable favor with those who,
do not desire 90 give up their bust