The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-01-11
And Boosts Movement Under
Way in Northwest for More
Comprehensive Work in the
Publicity Field as Outlined in
the Morning Herald.

The wonderful growth of the Yaki-
ma valley in the last year is exempli-
lied strongly by the business done by
the Yakima Valley Transportation Co.
which carried in 1909, $4,000 pas
sengers and In 1910 1,S25,OOO passen-
gers on their lines radiating from
North Yakima. The greater part of
this increase has occurred since last
March. On March 1. 1910. there we're
only three cars in operation on these
electric lines; on Dec. 1 there were 1 O..
The interurban service alone, BY
which many ranchers are enabled to
save an hour and a half in getting to
the city. carried 5000 persons during
the single month of August In addi-
ton to this, the freight service on the
interurban roads has effected a great
saving to these ranchers, who can now
secure their groceries and supplies by
telephoning in to merchants and hav-
ing the goods shipped out on the next
freight. In the six months of it's ex-
istence the freight service transported
100000 lbs. of freight.
Potatoes are going down and hops
are going up. Hops are now 15c per
ID. with prospects of going higher.
have been here at this season for
many years This is thought by some
to be due to the increasing interest in
poultry among ranchers, and the
larger supply.
One of the biggest deals in real es-
tate for a number of months occurred
last week when the California ranch
in the Zillah district was sold by
Fechter & Janeck to c. s. Mead for
$4,000. The ranch is mostly in alf-
alta and consists of 200 acres. The
recent owners purchased 1t originally
for $4,000.
Auditor Crocker announces that the
tax income of the county this year
will be $S72,527, levied on an as
sessed valuation of $34,579.470. The
railroad property within the limits Of
the county is assessed at $2,S23.4S0,
and the average tax rate is 22 Ia
mills
There Is movement on foot to
counteract the effect of certain pub
licity which has resulted In belief
among eastern people that Yakima
has nothing but orchard land at
$4,000 per acre upward. Secretary
James of the Commercial club, on his
return from trip east in which he
had charge of the Yakima exhibit at
the apple show in Chicago, reports
that the belief Is common in the east
that the Yakima valley is no place for
the man of moderate means seeking
investment. He is advised on every
hand to steer clear of Yakima. where
land sells for thousands of dollars an
acre"
AS a matter of fact, 1t is well known
that considering the high state of de-
cheaper land anywhere in the country,
and that the high-prioed land quoted
exists close to the city of North Yaki-
ma, where the residence features Of
the orchard properties and their prox-
unity to the city affect thevalue. Good
orchard lands can be purchased as
cheaply In Yakima as anywhere else.
and hay and potato lands are valued
no higher here than in other places,
when the availability to the market
and the earning power Is considered.
Some sections. with SIS hay land, are
so far from the points of consumption
that they produce very slight returns
on that valuation.
The Yakima Morning Herald start
ed the ball rolling with an editorial in
a recent issue calling on all sections
quarreling and squabbling among
themselves over tribes and boost fol
the state of Washington.