The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-02-08
THERE WITH BOTH FEET
That's How Yakima Responded to
the Call for 100000 Rail-
road Bonus
Full List of Those Contributing t
the Fund-The Road From
Portland to Yakima Assured

The above was the heading to 6
railroad story that appeared in the
weekly Herald in 1889. The clip
ping herewith attached was taker
from these columns by Mart Schicht
and has been preserved by him al
these years. 1t was recently brought
out by Mr.. Schichtl to show how
things were done in the early days
as contrasted with the uphill pull
the North Coast has had to secure a
right-of-way through North Yakima
and for which the road had to pay
good prices. In those days the peo-
pie were anxious for a competing
road and escorted to popular sub
scription to secure a bonus of $780,
900, and three thousand dollars more
than asked was raised. The road
yer materialized because Of the
hard times later, but the moveme mt
showed the yakima Spirit" Many
of the names will be recognized as
citizens still of the Greater Yakima,
while many have crossed the Great
Divide and others have moved away:
yakima aspired to raise $4,000
bonus. She has not only raised that
amount, but nearly three thousand
dollars over. She has done that
which Walla Walla and Ellensburg
failed in, and which has only been
equaled in this great state by rich
and prosperous Spokane Falls. The
latter raised 100000 as bonus
to secure the building of the spo-
kane & Northern railroad; and now
plucky Yakima, which only claims a
population one-eighth as great as that
of the empire" city, comes proudly
to the front with a like amount of
bonus for the Portland, Lower Co.
slumbia & Eastern Washington rail-
road company, which agrees to build,
equip and operate a standard gauge
railroad from some point on the
Columbia river, in Clark county, to
North Yakima within two years.
Work is to commence from the west
end within 120 days and from this
enl within six months, and at least
81 5000 is to be expended in Yaki-
ma county during 1890.
We have done well, and more
than well, and it is My natural that
We should feel great pride in the
success which is to make North
Yakima, beyond question. the lead
city of central Washington.
The following are the names Of
the philosophical citizens who have
come to the front, and the figures of
the various subscriptions:
Edward Whitson, $4,000: T. Fl
Aomas, $4,000; VIM. Ker. $4,000;
Geo. w. Goodwin, $4,000; w. w.
Fish, $4,000; Fechter & Law. $3.50:
w. F. Morrison. $500; S. J. Lowe.
*25o0; MacLean, Reed & Co., s25OO:
=. d. Mcintyre. $4,000; S. O. Morford
'*zooo; d. e. Lesh, $4,000; j. r.
Eshelman, $500; Shardlow & Nc
Daniel $500; John Bartholet, $500:
Lyman Harris. $500; w. e. Thorn
ton, $1,000; H. D. Cock and wife.
$1,000; I. G.. Redfeld, $1,000; J. B.
Reavis, $1,000; J. C. MacCrimmon,
$1,000; A. b. Weed, $1,000; Theo.
Steiner, $1,000; G. w. Cary, $1,000;
Chappell & Cox. $1,000; Allen c. Ma
son, $1,000; Maggie N. Clark, $1,000:
A. Churchill $1,000; Jos. Bartholet,
Sr, $1,000; J. J. Armstrong, $1,000;
Walter j. Reed. $1,000; John Stone.
$1,000; l.. S. Hewlett. $1,000; A. L.
lRinye. $1,000; John Jackson, $1,000;
Ward Bros. $500; w. L. Steinweg,
$500; G. w. Jones, $500; E. M. Reed,
$500; J. B. Pugsley, $500; Myron H.
Ellis, $500: Matt Bartholet, $500;
Jos. Bartho let and wife, $500: Alex.
r. Sinclair. $500; J. T. Simmons,
$500; Sawyer & Pennington, $500;
Jno. d. Cornett, $500; Frank Bartho-
let $500; A. J. Splawn, $500; w. ].
Mlroy, 5000; R. Strobach, $500; O.
Beck, $500; c. Carpenter. $500;
Louis v. Janeck. $500; w. w. Dick
erson. 5000: B. Wilkinson. 5000;
Schorn & Schichtl, $500; ]. P. Mat
toon, 5000; Mary e. Ogden, $500;
w. H. Redman, $500; G. A. Bailey
$500; w. H. Kershaw. $500; J. c..
Brokenbrough. Jr., $500; J. w. Wal
tiers. $500; R. Crory. 5000; Soda
Springs Co. 5000: r. S. Morgan
$500; H. L. Tucker. $500; g. o. New
in. 5000; A. ellison. $500; Harry
Spinning. $500; M. B. Kirkman,
$500; Foster & Davis, 5000; w. E.
Jones, $500; L. S. DaIland, $500;
A. NJ. Miller. $500; Lombard & Hors-
ley, $500; A. F. Switzer, $500; D. c.
stone, $500; R. Dunn, 5000; J. w.
Beck, 5000; R. M. Beck. $500; j.
Stephens n, $500; ]. M. Stout, 800;
D. w. Simmons, $500; F. 7. Parker,
$500; Geo. Dorfel, $500; j. M. Bax-
ter, $500; Harry Sanders, 800; J. H.
Conrad, $500; Cameron Bros, $500;
Vining Bros. $500; G. w. Stevenson,
800; w. Cesar. $50; c. L. Gordon,
800; T. P. Airhardt, $3.50; H. j.
Snively, $500; F. H. Luce, $500;
Pickles & Sutton. $500; w. E. At
water, 800; P. A. Bounds, 500;
F. B. Woodcock, 5000; T. M. Vance,
5000; M. G. Wills. 800; J. H.
Hathaway, $500; H. Kuechler. 800;
H. H. Lewis, $500; E. L. Terry, $500;
A. w. Engle. $500; G. B. Kittinger,
$500; M. P. Zindorf, $500; D. H.
Lauderback, $500; S. Palmer, $25;
John Frazer, 800; T. H. Look, $50;
d. Mcdonald, $50; DR.. G. w. Carey,
800; ]. G. Lawrence, 500; T. Har-
W, 800; S. Wilson. 500; F. D.
Schnebly, 800; T. ]. Chambers.
$500; G. s. Tayl T, 800; J. Kesling,
$66; N. T. Goodwin, SIS; G. B. Fer
guson. $500; P. J. Flint, $500; J.eJ.
Tyler, $20C, T. c. stone, 5000; D.
Guilland. $500: G. L. Vance, 800;
d. Eshelman, 5000; c. L. Gano. $50;
B. F. Young. 5000; ]. M. Hubbard,
800: w. 1. Lince. 800; F. M. Spain.
800: R. Scott, $500: James Beck.
$500: Go. Wilson, $3.50; c. J. Taft,
5000; P. D. Brooke. $500; S. w.