The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-12-26

North Yakima, Wash.
Sunday, Nov. II, 1912.

just now and it does not seem possible
that it is this late in the fall. This
afternoon Mrs. Thompson and drove
out to the Congdon Ditch, the mair
flume of the irrigation plant to the
south west. The Naches Road is 8
we'll paved and well kept road, as are
ali the roads out from this city. The
afternoon was so very warm that We
felt uncomfortable in our coats.
This forenoon, was over to the
public library, on my way home from
church, IT was erected in 1907 on g
corner lot 100x140 feet at cost Of
$4,000. The site costing 50, 1000 was
donated by prominent citizens. 1t is
of stone and pressed brick and from ar
architectural standpoint is indeed a
credit to the city. Though recently
erected, it is now too small for presen,
use, and the trustees at present have
plans for the enlargement of the
building.
The Yakima theater is on corner a
block west from the library and in
that same block stand the Elks Temple
and city hall. The Elks Temple, a
beautiful two story building has most
elegant furnishings and decorations.
AY. M. c. A. building costing $780,
600 stands on the corner of Yakima
Ave. and Naches Boulevard. 1t is said
to be one of the best equipped and ar
ranged in any city. 1t has a member
ship of over 600.
The Odd Fellows building stands on
the corner of Yakima Ave. and 1st
street The first and second floors are
used for stores and offices and the other
floors are devoted to lodge purposes.
The new Masonic Temple on East
Yakima Ave. costing $4,000, is an 8
story fire proof structure with steel
and terra Gotta trimmings. 1t was
dedicated Thursday, Sept 26, during
State fair week. The keystone of the
arch at the main entrance of the
temple was quarried in Solomon's
quarry in Palestine. The lodge room
is the most historically accurate repro
duction of the inner chamber of
So'omon's temple that has ever been
built. The lower floors are used for
business and office purposes. The
commercial club occupies the whole of
the 4th floor where arrangements are
made for business transactions and
where suitable provision is made for
social needs of the more than 1000
members and their out of town guests.
The Federal building costing $780,
600 is beautiful. 1t has accommoda-
tions for the post office, the U. S. Land
office, the U. S. Dist. court and for the
federal officials who are stationed here.
The building is very imposing struc-
ture, and modern in all respects.
There are two hospitals, st. Eliza
beth's and the General hospital, CIV
ing accommodations to large number
of patients. ST. Elizabeth's broke
ground between 9th and 10th Avenue
about three weeks ago for new $780,
900 building to cover about two-thirds
of a block.
In it's evolution from sage brush
village into modern city, it has left
behind unkempt and unpaved streets.
The business portions, and, for a long
distance east and west along the ave-
nue. is paved with brick, while asphalt
and bitulithic are the materials used
on the streets in the residential dis
tricts. The work of paving is being
extended in all directions and even up
over the main drive way of the Mob
Hill section, and Niles, and Pleasant
avenues are paved for miles outside
thd city limits. Many miles of cement
walks have been constructed, the city
ordinances requiring that all new
walks laid shall be of this material.
The water for domestic use is piped
from the upper Naches River, a pure
mountain stream, under sufficient
pressure to afford ample fire protection.
The water is soft and takes the place
of rain water, no cisterns are to be
found here, due to the lack of rain.
A large gas plant greatly enlarged a
few years ago supplies gas for heating,
cooking and lighting. The use of gas
in cooking is general throughout the
city. Besides there is a central heat
ing plant which furnishes steam heat
to many of the larger buildings in the
business district, as also, to some pri-
vate residences.
In connection with the power system,
a new electric power plant of 5000
horse power has been established for
lighting purposes and for furnishing
power for pumping plants between
this city and Pasco and also for electric
roads now in operation that are intend
ed to tap the outlying farming districts
and where many of the homes have
installed lighting apparatus. This
plant is connected with one at Priests
Rapids, in the Columbia, which is
capable of producing enough electric
energy for lighting, pumping and man
ufacturing purposes and for electrifying
all the railroads in the entire central
portion of this state for many years to
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