The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-03-02
EAST CUTS OUT
FRUIT TREES
DR.. Lowther Says Orchards Are
Destroyed There Faster Than
They Are Planted Here.
CORN AND WHEAT LANDS
RAPIDLY CHANGE OWNERS
People in the East Appreciate the
Home Conditions Made Posi-
bic Here by the Smaller Tracts
but All Cannot Make 1t.

DR.. Granville Lowther Is back in
North Yakima from trip in the east
as far as New York and during which
he made extensive Investigations in
Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Kansas and
other states. He finds money easv.
considerable transfers of Illinois
corn and Kansas wheat lands. some
knowledge regarding the Yakima val
ley and interesting conditions regard
ing the old eastern fruit orchards.
Fruit trees says Dr. Lowther, "are
being taken out more rapidly and ex-
tensively in the east than they are
being put in in the west" This of
course, refers to that section or
rather those sections, not strictly
1ruit belts. And in the sections not
strictly devoted to fruit culture" said
DR.. Lowther, ii saw during my trim
but three orchards which have boen
cared for" Speaking further on fruit
DIR. Lowther said he saw apples on
sale at 60 cents per peck which. in
this state, would have been con-
demned by the Inspector the moment
they were exposed to view. They were
grown in New York. famous for its
apples. He also found that people In
the east, while they pay SO per bar
rel for the eastern fruit are equally
ready to pay SO per box for the west
ern article.
Kansas and Illinois.
Corn land in Illinois," DR.. Low
ther says. lis selling for $500 an acre
and at that price VIII yield q return
of five per cent. Kansas wheat land
Is selling from $50 to SIS per acre
and at that price will yield per cent
For the most part she purchasing is
being done by people who already
have extensive holdings and who de-
sire property where they can oversee
its operation. In Illinois the BUYERS
are people already in the state. Those
who sell out are going further west.
Those below a certain line are go
ing to the south and those above
more to the northwest. The buyers
in Kansas are largely people from
Indiana, Ohio and neighboring states.
The people who are selling figure that
the land will never produce more
than it does now and therefore 1t IL
a good time to SELL
Best Place fer Homes.
Wheat and corn growing sections
and grazing sections as well, will ac-
cording to DR.. Lowther. never be de-
sirable home communities for the rea-
son that the ranchers must, neces-
sarily be more or less isolated. 1t
takes 100 acres of corn and $40 acres
of wheat to comfortably support a
family and still more Is needed for
grazing. Therefore it Is that the Yak
ina country attracts those who be-
lieve they can afford to come here.
Manv. however. knowing nothing
about appreciation in values in this
section nor of the yield which may be
expected. find u difficult to understand
the Yakima argument. There ore
MANY others. such as renters. who
cannot get enough together to give
them start in such country as this.
In one section Of Kansas In which.
lived a man who had invested in land
at Palisades, Colorado. the people
were alert to such Information re-
garding Yakima as they Gould procure.
their knowledge of the success of
their neighbor leading them to put
faith in what would otherwise have
appeared impossible.
81 was asked always. 7 might say"
said DR.. Lowther regarding the gem
eral farming possibilities. The farm
ers want to know about that Capt.
talists | found to be conservative.
They understand the eastern five per
hut huf how
hesitate and talk Of appreciation In
values such as we have here, makes
them suspicious"