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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-05-11
100000
At ONE SIDING
Is What Rival Roads Expect to
Derive in Parker Bottom
Country Yearly.
ASTOUNDING FIGURES
PRODUCED IN OPEN COURT
Fifteen Hundred Acres Tributary
to Station in Controversy Will
Give Railroads Fortune Every
Twelve Months.

That one railroad siding along the
right of way which has been hotly
contested by the rival North Coast
and Donald roads in Parker will
yield II revenus of over $1,000, 900 a
year To the railroads from fruit alone.
Is the startling fact that was brought
out in the condemnation suit against
w. Il. Sawyer in the superior court
Tuesday afternoon.
The figures proved 80 astounding
that opposing attorneys believed for
a time that they We're mistaken. Mr..
Sawyer testified that bearing peach
orchard will yield about one car of
peaches and about one and one half
ears of pears or apples to the acre.
The freight rate is about $500 to
Chicago. slightly more to New York
and somewhat less to st. Paul. Trib-
utary to this proposed railroad siding
in Parker Bottom. are 1900 acres of
bearing orchard. This gives an aver
age of $3.50 cars of fruit i'm normal
year which if sent to Chicago, gives
the railroad $400 for each car on an
average.
Following the computation one step
further. the value of the fruit in n
year when the yield Is as heavy as it
promises to be this year, is more as
founding still. Each OF the 1850
cars contain about 1000 boxes of
somo kinds OF fruit. Taking this as
a basis, the total yield of fruit as
expressed in boxes is 100000. Fig
urCd as being worth from ST box
upward. its value in money In the ag-
grcgatc Is easily computed but only
dimly appreciated.
1t Is said that the right of way
through the Parker country cost
both the competing roads more than
it will to build the lines But in the
light of recent testimony in court, the
prize seems to warrant ii.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-05-11
.bRANDE|S HAS
FAIR DEFENDER
"You May Insult Witnesses but
Not U.s." Says Senator
Nelson Holly.
"YOU CAN'T INSULT HIM."
SAYS PETITE VOICE
Long Drawn-Out Session of Bal
linger-Pinchot Hearing Has
Unique Feature - Committee
Reverses Its Own Ruling.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., May TO-
The existence of rulings in the inte-
rior department which Ballinger
must have violated in appearing be-
fore the general land Office in behalf
of the Cunningham coal claimants
after his retirement as land commits
sioner was brought out by Attorney
Brandeis in the crOss-examination of
the secretary Of the interior in the
Ballinger-Pinchot investigation today
Brandeis secured the admission
from Ballinger today that he. had
been barred from appearing before
the land office by a similar ruling in
another case, subsequently to his ac-
tivity in the Cunningham cases and
prior to his becoming secretary of the
interior.
Ballinger said that he had not
called these rulings to the attention
Of the president to assist him in
reaching conclusion on the CLAWS
charges, because he did not think
there was any law to sustain them.
The committee decided to grant the
request of Attorney Brandeis that
Oscar Lawler, assistant attorney gen.
eral for the interior department. be
asked to furnish the original copies
of the memorandum that he pre-
pared for the president last Septem-
Der, and which Brandeis has init
mated the president followed in writ
ing his letter indicating Ballinger
and dismissing CLAWS.
BY unanimous vote the commit
tee had before refused to ask the
president for similar information.
Brandeis had almost concluded his
cross examination of Ballinger, when
the hearing adjourned until Thursday.
He devoted practically the entire day
to the "clear listing" of the Cunning
ham claims by Com missioner Balm
ger, to show the extraordinary haste
that had been made to rush the
claims to patent and that CLAWS re-
iterated the protests alone which had
caused Ballinger to pause.
During an exchange Ot amenities
between Chairman Nelson and At
torney Brandeis in the course of q
wearisome afternoon one of the
women spectators rebuked the former
because he undertook to discipline
the inqusitor for swapping" at mem
bers of the committee
you can insult the witnesses, but
you can't insult the committee" said
Nelson holly. addressing Brandeis.
You can't insult him, either" inter-
rupted the lawyers fair defender,
whose identity was hidden behind a
solid row of chanticleer hats The
senator was too surprised to answer,
as was Brandeis, and harmony was
restored.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-05-11
HOUSE PROBES
I FR|AR LANDS
Lower Congressional Body Adopts
Resolutions Asking War De-
partnent for Information.
WANTS TO KNOW IF
HENRY TAFT WAS "IN"
Martin Fights Hard for Clearing
Up of Ozark Places"-De-
clares Former Official of Sugar
Trust Is Implicated in Sale.

WASHINGTON, d. c., May TO-
The identity of the actual purchasers
OF the Philippine friar lands and
much other information bearing on
the sale of the land in the island of
Mindoro are asked of the war depart
ment in three resolutions adopted by
the house today.
The resolutions were introduced by
Representative Martin to deveIope
whether there is or was any cOnnec-
ton between the American Sugar Re-
timing company and Henry w. Taft,
bother of the president, and the sale
of the lands or the arrangements for
their sale. They We're ordered to be
favorably reported, with some
changes by the insular affairs COM
mittee and their adoption Followed a
spirited colloquy between Olmstead
and Martin.
The request by Martin for a unani-
nous consent to insert in the con-
gressional record. testimony of the
war department officials as to the real
purchasers of the lands was refused.
The fourth resolution by Martin,
bearing on the same general question,
was tabled by the house on the rec
ommendation of the committee. The
resolution directed the secretary of
war to ascertain by cable whether the
Mindoro Development company has
been authorized to do business in the
islands.
Martin insisted that the chief of
bureau on insular affairs had testi-
fled before the insular committee that
the real purchasers of the land were
Horace Havemeyer and man named
Spaff, formerly vice president O.
the American Sugar Refining COM
pany, and another man associated
with the Havemeyers in the sugar
business
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-05-11
WILL SHIP MUCH FRUIT
IF EAST HAS MARKET

w. c. Michaels, representing the
Gibson Fruit company of Chicago.
was in North Yakima Tuesday ma
king an examination of the conditions
in this valley. He came here from
Wenatchee and from here started IL
make a trip embracing Walla Walla
Hood River, Medford and Colorado
He is making no effort TO purchase
at this time but merely to post him
self as to the conditions. He loft il
to be inferred that the northwest will
ship a considerable quantity of fruit:
east this wear if the east provides the
market, which he declined to discuss
He had no big fruit stories from other
sections to tell. While here Mr.
Michaels interviewed the various fruit
dealers and Agent John w. Hill OF
the Northern Pacific railroad.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-05-11
PUBLICITY MONEY IS
ASKED BY CITIZENS
Commercial Club Commute Is
Making an Effort to Raise
Thousands for This Season.

Workers of the North Yakima
Commercial club are canvaSSing for q
fund of not less than $500 and which
will be stretched to $4,000 if pos
siblc for publicity and such work for
the approaching season. The commit
tee engaged in the work consists of
s. Van Nliet. chairman, and MessrS,
George LiStmann. f. j. Wyman, John
Weigel and &. II. Barnes. The at
tempt will be made to raise as large a
proportion of the sum as possible
from the growers and from that por-
ton Of the community not clasSed
strictly as the business men" AL
ready. it is said a large sum has been
promised. The campaign is based, il
is understood. on promises and as
sertions ny some of the members of
the committee that the money Will
not be spent altogether as heretofore
but win be used. to some extent, in
actually showing to the people of
other sections in their homo cities,
samples of the fruit raised here.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-05-11
Wrecked Dirigible.

GLASGOW, KY, May 10.-Two I'M
conscious men were found in a wreck
ed car of a dirigibe balloon that
landed today near Center, thirty miles
from here. One of the men is be-
lieved to be Holland Forbes as a card
bearing this name was found in the
mans pocket with the instructions,
I'm case of accident notify the New
York Times"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-05-11
LAST CHANCE GULCH
IN CENSUS PROSPECT
IL Proper Number of Citizens Is
Not Found at Once the Oppor-
tunity Will Be Gone.

Thirty good men and true are to
search North Yakima Thursday from
cookstove to cash register ana from
coal bin to rooftrce To see that every
citizen is recorded in the census emu
meration. They have a motto which
is "let no good man escape" and an
other to the effect that "all men are
good" They have also Il belief that
there is a sufficient degree of civic
pride in the people of this community
to cause every man, woman and clrld
to rise up early asd assist in the
work until the going down of the sun.
Dunn it all" says Secretary james
of the Commercial club, 'if the
people don't help us to count there
won't be 5000 people recorded 10
the benefit of this city"
What Special Agent McSpadden
Says means the same thing but the
Herald isn't printing it.
Proverbs of NIcSpaddcn.
The enumeration will close once
for all Saturday night and after that
there will be no other chance OF
booming this city in federal govern
ment records until 1920 at which time
the opportunity will have passed for
fifty per cent of the present willing
workers This is really what the poet
meant when he spoke Of opportunity
knocking but once and Mr.. McSpad-
den says that those who fail to an
swer the knock will be knocking
themselves on a ten year rap at
North Yakima their home city. II is
better to run the risk of being
counted twice, he says. than never TO
have been counted at all and II is
more blessed to swell the statistics
than it is to be remorseful the next
morning.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-05-11
FAST FREIGHT
TO HAUL FRUIT
Five-Day Schedule From North
Yakima to St. Paul Promised
by Northern Pacific.
SPECIAL PEACH TRAINS
WILL HURRY EASTWARD
Superintendent of Railroad Re-
frigerator Car Service Frankly
Admits That He Has Had an
Awakening.

Instead of buying the fruit of the
YAKIMA valley, as it virtually did
two years ago when there was a
shortage. the Northern Pacific rail-
road has made up its mind to haul
it this year and is preparing itself to
make a record in the undertaking, A
couple OF years ago the damage
claims aggregated somewhere in the
neighborhood of 100000, to say
nothing of the expenses of litigation
This season the fruit will be pulled
east if it is within the power OF the
railroad company to do it.
There will be II fast special fruit
train out from the Yakima valley as
often as there is demand for it.
The cars will be assembled at Pasco
daily if necessary, and 1t is said that
they will be whirlcd away east to st.
Paul on u schedule something bet
ter than passenger train time. Fruit
men, however, do not expect tina,
such good time will be made They
do expect. on the otherhand that the
five days or better, which is stock
tram time.
Chance for Peach Growers.
Running S5 cars to "a train and
hauling the fruit away az fast as the
cars are loaded. with fast time east
so that Chicago is reached pra cticallb
as fast as a passenger would reach
that city from North Yakima will. il
is believed give the peach growers
here q chance to reach the extreme
eastern markets in due season. This
is what the railroad is going to un-
dcrtake.
George Merritt superintendent OF
the refrigerator car service. has been
in North Yakima and the Yakima
valley and has learned something he
had no idea of. He has been thor
oughly impressed and saturated with
the extent of the fruit growing aCtiN-
tiles of the Yakima coustrN. He has
been Whirled by automobile up one
road and down another, through and
across country and in and out OF
blCnaiuS. re mas bttl SHOWN btHtI'N'
apples, pears ana other fruits in
greater profusion than he even
dreamed of and has been led to un-
derstand that the rcfrig"ratn% de-
partmcnt Of the Northern Paciho
railroad will be expected to mor"
some this season.
Merritt Was Surprised.
Mr.. Merritt. who was in excellent
hands while here. admitted frankly
that he had previously had no idea
of the task ahead Of him but said
the company was prepared to face tho
conditions and overcome them. He
announced the train arrangements rs
given above and has gone to Ia
coma 10 perfect some of the details
to that end.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-05-11
FILES ON ILNTIIEND LAND.
Twenty select Tracts AT Opening III
Mis~Ouia.

MGSSOTLA. Mont. May lU.-Tho
drawing and selecting of homestead
claims on the Flathoad Indian rcscr-
walton commenced in MissOula at .
O'Clock this morning and before the
day had ended 30 had filed and se-
lcctcd land. only 80 names were
called today ana - of these failed 10
answer.
Edward NJ. Weber. of Hillyard
Wash was the first to make filing
this morning. He drew number 4 in
the land lottery and selected prop
crty near Poison.
Fourteen of the 20 flers today Sc
lected units of land under irrigation
projects proposed by the government
J Bulletins are posted showing each
piece of land selected and where it is
located so that all number holders
can see at a glance just what land has
been taken.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-05-11

North Second. and Front streets
have been opened up by working
crews of the Yakima Transportation
company who are track building in
order to construct a loop from Yak
ina avenue at Second street to the
avenue again at Front street. This is
to facilitate the work of the rail-
road company when the summer
passenger and freight service is IN
auguratcd.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-05-11

G. f. McChesney of Seattle, special
inspector Of Indian reservation irri-
CATION systems is in North Yakima
together with S. A. NJ. Young, agent
at Fort Simcoe. Messrs. Young and
McChesney made an inspection Of
canals, Tuesday.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-05-11

James w. Henry Of the Wenas Liv-
cry stable who has been in hospital
for some weeks, will leave North Yak
ina today to visit with his family at
Portland until he has regained his
strength. j. Howard Henry. North
ern Pacific telegrapher, will go to
Portland with him for Il few days and
viii start for Ell Paso, Texas, on
visit
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-05-11
HUGE TUBE TO
CARRY WATER
Strahorn Power Plant in Naches
Is Connected With Ditch Above
by a New Pipe.
IMMENSE POWER PLANT
is UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Test Is Made of System Which
Will Bring Increased Power
From Canal Above for the
Manufacture of Electricity.

Robert f. Strahorn of the North
Coast railroad, l.. l.. Pitman, his
chief engineer and J. II. Lothrop.
general traffic agent were in North
Yakima Tuesday and were busy at
various matters connected with the
railroad. Mr.. Strahorn was In court
part of the day. Mr.. Pitman inter
viewed a number of property owners
who hold land on the reservation
Just below the gap. and Mr.. Lothrop
hunted up Fred Thompson and other
authorities on the freight situation
in this valley. None of the gentlemen
cared to be interviewed though Mr..
Strahorn was willing to talk in a gem
cray way regarding the North Coast
and its entrance into the Yakima
country.
Big Pipe Installed.
One interesting thing to Mr.. Stra-
horn Tuesday was the work of test
ing n new pipe. - inches in diameter.
which has been laid by the stavc pipe
people of Tacoma. under the super
vision of Charles Desmond. from tho
ditch to the power house in the Ma
chcs of the Northwest Light Il Water
company. The ditch is 500 feet above
the power house and the angle of the
pipe is nearly 80 degrees. Heretofore,
the water for power purposes has
been brought down from the ditch to
the point where il is utilized in "a As
inch pipe but this was inadequate Tor
the needs and would not carry "a
much water as was available. In the
enlargement of the plant it was de
cided to install a new pipe and there
fore a six feet pipe has been placed
and will be in addition To the pipe
which has been in use. This new pipe
was being tested on Tuesday.
BY the installation of the new and
larger pip" the company increases its
power several fold and is enabled to
manufacture a great deal more trans
forahlc power than heretofore. It is
estimated that the plant, when the
equipment at present under inStallo
ton, is all in working order, will fur
nish some $4,000 horsepower.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-05-11

Geo. w. Cary left Tuesday night
for Los Angeles where he viii spend
the summer with his family.
The Greeley tribune., 1910-06-02
Reception Success

As the first of the high school COM
mencement festivities was the Junior re-
ception which was held Friday evening
in Cam6eld hall. The reception was
given by the three junior classes to the
senior class. The parents of the seniors,
faculty of the high school and number
of the alumni were also guests.
A short program was given consisting
of welcome speech by Ralph English
Response by Dwigh. Mckinney. Misses
Lillian clough and Edna camfield gave
piano duet. An amusing farce entitled
"The Spud, Vol. 2, First and Second
Meetings" was given by the students
Those who presented the play were Ralph
English. Benton Hamilton, Nelson Rey-
nolds, Gordon English, John Meeker,
Edna Camfield, Edna Adams, Clara Hall,
Marion Brink and Lavon Fish. There
we're $50 guests present.
The Greeley tribune., 1910-06-02
PIERCE CORRESPONDENT
FINDS ANTIQUATED BIRD

Our Pierce correspondent sends
the following:
IN. r. Jackson, ex-justice of the
peace of Pierce, is the proud possess
sor of famously old rooster, who
chased and devoured the half starved
grasshoppers on the virgin soil of
Weld county long before dry farm
ing was a success. He has been the
property of at least one half dozen
chicken fanciers, has been donated
to chicken pie suppers and present
ed to fond papas as an Xmas present
and, yet he lives and we are half In
clined TO believe that. hidden within
the recesses of that tender and juicy
wishbone is the fountain of perpetual
youth that Ponce De Leon searched
for so long in vain. Live on, oh
Glorious Bird! You may yet escape
the pot pie"
The Greeley tribune., 1910-06-02
Mrs. Neill Entertains

Mrs. o. d. Neill entertained COM
pany of young ladies Friday afternoon at
her home in honor of Misses Deta CAM
eron and Rosalia Euge, who are to be
among the early summer brides.
This is the first of pre-nuptial parties
to be given for the young ladies, and
proved to be miscellaneous shower.
The guests arrived at 4 O'Clock and
were given the task of hemmiug dish
towels and dust towels for the two new
homes Later a delicious repast wa.
served from small tables
The two guests of honor were seated al
the head table, which was appropriately
decorated Mrs. +. R Curtis and Mrs
Leo G. Mann, who were brides last year
were also seated at the head table. The
two young ladies we're the recipients Of
many beautiful and useful presents
There were forty guests present.
The Greeley tribune., 1910-06-02
ABOUT GREELEY BEING ON
COAST LINE OF BURLINGTON
The Fort Collins Express says:

The Fort Collins Express says
The not air railroad reporter at
Greeley got of an original one in
the Denver Republican Thursday to
the effect that the Burlington coast
to gulf line would be built from
Cheyenne to Wellington and then on
a cut off from two miles east of Fort
Collins to Timnath. The Burlington
has Just bought lot of land north
east of Fort Collins to use as yards.
and feeding pens and the report that
they would go to the expense OF
building rom two miles east of Fort
Collins TO Timnath and cut off Fort
Collins to some four miles is too pre-
posterous for consideration.
The Greeley tribune., 1910-06-02

deposits belong absolutely to the
child and in case of death or other
emergency, may be withdrawn by
it's parents or legal guardian; the
account may be added to like any
other savings bank account inde-
pendent of the regular percentage
on purchases and will accumulate
the regular 4 per cent interest as
allowed by the bank on other saw
ings deposits 1t is not limited to
children born since January 1, 1905,
but any child under 15 years of age
may have an account, provided the
parents make the initial deposit of
$1.00.
The educational feature COM
mends the idea to every good citi-
zen. and where in use it is strongly
endorsed as an important factor i'll
the upbuilding of the community.
That large percentage of the
growing generation of children Will
be provided with sufficient funds for
an education, seems like fairy
tale" but the system will surely ac-
complish this result. 1t is fully pro
tected under the new copyright law
Of 1909 and is the greatest idea of
the age for the education of the chill
dren in the savings habit.
The Greeley tribune., 1910-06-02
ABOUT THE STORk
SYSTEM OF SAVINGS

Our whole commonwealth is inter-
ested in the matter of impressing
upon the minds of the present gen
Grafton the Importance of accumu-
lating savings.
Ire Stork System of Savings is SO
novel and interesting that upon Its
adoption in a community every one
is desirous of knowing what 1T is and
how they may avail themselves OF
its opportunities The Cahill Dry
Goods company has secured the eX-
elusive use of the system for Gree
lev and vicinity. and its operation
and benefits may be briefly explained
as follows:
Upon procuring the name and date
of birth of any baby born since Jan
nary |. 1905. deposit of one dollar
will be made in the Greeley National
Bank and regularly entered to the
credit of the baby in the Stork pass
book; the pass book, with minla-
ture hank will be delivered to the
parents in name of the baby and
therea fter. the depositor will receive
5 per cent on all purchases of mer-
chandise from The Cahill Dry Goods
company made by the parents or
friends of the baby by giving the
mass book number or name of the
baby.
The fund so accumulated will in
sure the child an education. Thest
The Greeley tribune., 1910-06-02
Glaciers Entertain

Mr.. and Mrs. 1. o. Glazier opened the
doors of their spacious home Friday
evening to seventy-hve friends who were
invited to welcome their son, Theodore
and his charming bride from the western
coast who will make Greeley their home
The Glazier home was pretlily decorated
for the occasion with spring blossoms
g.een and white being the colors OF the
decorative scheme.
The bride wore her wedding dress OF
white silk null over messalain. and wore
her wedding veil.
The affair was marked with charming
informality.
The Greeley tribune., 1910-06-02

Members OF the Lambda Gamma
Kappa fraternity with their guests
gathered Friday evening at the Cam
field for the eighth annual banquet
of the fraternity. There were about
forty present to enjoy the banquet
prepared by the Camfield chef Prof:
s. NJ. Hadden was toastmaster and
the following toasts were responded
to: "Reminiscences" Alex John
son. "The Felicity of Life" Nathan
LLOYD; "The Music Of Spring j. T.
Kendel; "The Fraternal Spirit, ASA
Chestnut: "Reveries of a Bachelor'
oscar NJ. Blaisdell; vanity FAIR
Iohn A, Cross.
The Greeley tribune., 1910-06-02

kersey, May 2s-The graduation ex.
ercises of the kersey High school were
held last night at the Woodman hall
There was an invocation by Rev. S. G.
Dorey and music was contributed by
the Twilight orchestra, quartette and
DR.. and Mrs. w. F, Spaulding. Hazel
Talbot delivered the valedictory and
Nettie Neal had the salutory. The
other graduates were Ella Morford
Gertrude Hill, Doris Tenant, Kath
leen Staver and Joseph hos Grams.
Kathleen Staver wrote the class
poem. The other members OF The
class delivered orations.
The diplomas were presented by
Mrs. NJ. l.. Risssman, president OF the
school board.