The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-09-11
WILL COME TO THE FAIR
TO SEE THE HORSE RACES
Railroad Leader Recalls the Fact
That Yakima Has Made . Rep,
utation in Stock and Hopes Il
IL Enduring ssl

There ought to be no need to tell
you people here that the business
conditions are good,' said President
IT, ID. Farrell of the O.-W. r. & ~,
who was in North Yakima Thursday
and Friday. Just look" he continn-
ed, pointing to strings of refrigerator
cars pulling through over the North
ern Pacific railway, on the platform
of which he was standing, "at what
you are sending out. That's business
right there. Business does not orig
mate with the towns, but with the
producing country districts. Business,
as a matter of fact, is splendid. but
you people here need no assurance of
that fact. 1t is the big city people
who need to be assured You are
making business right here, whole
sale. What you will get back for
these CARROTS you are shipping out
will be your answer to any question as
to business conditions"
Here on a Vacation
Mr.. Farrell came to the city Thurs
the O.-W. r. & N and was accom-
panied by his family. He left here
Friday morning, going west over the
Northern Pacific, it being his inten-
ton to transfer his car to the Mil
waukee and make the trip over the
Cascades on that road He declared
that he was merely taking a little
vacation. However, accompanied by
Superintendent A. G. Kamm of the
DIV. R. & N. here, he made a trip
over the electric line and inspected
the construction work in the Selah.
In addition he managed to procure a
great deal of information regarding
the conditions here and went away
pretty we'll posted about North Yak
ina and the Yakima valley.
Mr.. Farrell Is no stranger to the
Yakima valley and in conversation
recalled the fact that he had been
here before.
Likes Good Sport
81 propose to return for the state
fair" he said, ito see for myself what
kind of a show you put up. Ten
years or so ago you used to have some
pretty nice running races here. Do
you still have them2"
Asked whether he meant Indian
buck and squaw races, Mr.. Farrell re-
piled: II do not. l mean races by
white men, hard riders out for blood"
and he was assured that something
of the sort would be offered him at
the fair.
How about your cattle?" asked
Mr.. Farrell do you still have some
good herds here? How about Jack
Splawn, he used to have some classy
Herefords; has he kept up his herd 2"
About Stock Breeding
Whan told that Mr. EnIo wp ho1 70.
tired from the Hereford breeding
contest, but that Duncan Dunn with
Shorthorns, l.. H. Linbarger with hogs
and Messrs. Marks, Todd and Davis
with Holsteins were keeping up the
stock reputation of this country and
adding to it. Mr.. Farrell Immediately
asked what was being done regarding
evaporators. canneries and such
things to utilize the orchard waste.
In this department there was little
encouraging to offer him and this he
said was a cause for regret for sue
cess depended upon the elimination.
as far as possible, of the waste and
the conservation of the resources and
the production so that they would
meet the highest demand.
Generally. Mr.. Farrell expressed
himself well pleased with the city
and valley and declared the business
prospects to be excellent.