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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-03-13

than is maintained abroad that their
cost of production is higher because
of this wage scale.
But the conditions exposed at La w.
renee and the conditions cited in the
senate debates in review of the
labor situation in the steel industry
is opening the eyes of the public to
the fact that the demand for protec-
ton is bolstered up with pretens
of a wage scale that Is not main
tanned, or that the public is not in
formed of the real conditions in the
factory life of the country.
Has this been nothing but specious
plea that the country has heard al
these years when the people have
been told that the laborer in this
country is better fed better clothed
and better housed than the laborers
in other countries and in countries
competing with our own manufac
turers?
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STILL WAITING FOR CONFIDENCE

Any resume of the business situa-
ton ends in the statement that fun
damentally the industrial and finan-
cial conditions could not be better
but from a strange lack of confidence
the country is not making the pro-
gress that the conditions seem to
warrant. 1t is not a question of
money to finance business operations
but a question of those having the
cash refusing to let it go into any
venture that will tie up the capital
beyond a few months.
Stocks of goods and supplies are
low all over the country. The mer-
chants are ordering by the hand 70
mouth process and keeping the sup
plies close to the actual necessary de-
mand. The country is sound and the
outlook assuring, but the men IN
charge of the business situation are
still cautious Soil conditions are
propitious and day by day there is
less ana less I1kel1nOOU lndl tHere
will be anything less than record
breaking harvests in all lines of ag
riculture.
Still there is a lack of confidence
and the business world is on the alert
and apprehensive There is no ques-
tioning the fact that the political sit
uation has a great deal to do with
retarding the progress that conditions
warrant Tariff tinkering has always
resulted in unsettling business affairs
and with the present revision meas
ures there is the additional appre-
hension that radicalism may prevail
in the coming elections and an era
of reorganization and readjustment
must follow. The real business in
terest of the country is conservative.
1t is at all times favorable to suf-
ferng something from the ills we
have rather to fly to others that we
know not of. Any political move
ment then that threatens to upset
radically existing conditions will be
viewed with alarm by the business
interest of the country and in the in
term of REIMBURSEMENT there will be
the cautious movement that is now
present throughout the business
world.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-03-13
TIIiLiAJI

ZTLLAH, March 1I--Mr. NJ. D.
Baker. of North Yakima, is a busi-
ness visitor here.
Mr.. Barnes, of the Yakima Herald,
Is in this vicinity
A. s. Hillyer was a Granger bus
mess visitor Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. c. Brewster, of
the Ahtanum, spent the week end
with relatives here. They say there
is considerable improvements in the
town since they moved away five
years ago.
A. w. Mcdonald, of the new bust
ness firm of F'urman & Mcdonald, is
a visitor in outlook.
The Zillah camp OF the Modern
Woodmen of America, initiated in the
arts and mysteries of that order at
last meeting A. S. Hillyer
Mrs. Il. j. Tonnemaker is sick with
the pneumonia.
Miss Griffith, accompanied by her
friend, Miss Darby, visited at the
home of her parents in Prosser last
week end.
The majority of the business men
of Zillah were North Yakima visitors
last week on matters of vital interest
to the upbuilding of the town and
vicinity.
W. Fl. Alsbury has started assess
ing personal property
Mr.. Frank Nelson was a North
Yakima visitor Sunday
The Zillah Concrete Works have
started making pipes.
Mr.. w. N Granger was a business
visitor in Seattle last week.
Mr.. A. M. Burns was a North Yak
ina visitor on Wednesday.
j. o. Shadbolt was a Zillah visitor
Thursday
Mrs. Grant Cady, of Sunnyside, is
visiting her friend, Mrs. C. NJ. Mudd
here.
Work on moving the bridge from
Furman's corner to the end of Sec
ond avenue has commenced.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Lockett had as
guests last Sunday for dinner Mr.. and
Mrs. c. e. DUR, Mr.. and Mrs Mallry,
Mr.. Paul Tyson, Mrs. Anderson and
Master Mark Anderson.
Mrs. BARLEY visited at the Oath
outs home in Bonaire.
The Mt. Adams Orchard Company
are beginning to get ready to put out
100 acres to young fruit trees. Man
ager Kutnewski, who has charge Of
the tract close to Zillah, reports
work will commence soon.
Mrs Reene, of Roseburg, Oregon,
was visitor here Thursday and eX-
poets to locate here.
S. F. Walden spent several days of
last week in North Yakima.
Many of the citizens here attended
the lecture at Springdale from Pro-
fessor Klemme of Ellensburg on the
subject of Grit, Grip and Gumption,
which was enjoyed by all present
Mr.. G. M. Wheat, proprietor of the
picture show, has decided to call his
show "The Wonderland" which is a
big success
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COMMISSIONERS Do
NOT APPOINT EXPERT

The county comm issioners in ses-
sion Monday did not appoint an ex-
pert to assist the horticulturists, ag-
riculturists, pomologists, Horticulture
lists, alfalfists, agronomists, irrigation
lists, dairymen and stockmen of all
kinds of Yakima county in the con-
duct of their business. That action
was not final by any means, for they
are of the opinion that such a man is
needed, and when those most vitality
interested understand the situation
they will insist on having this assist
ance, regardless of cost
Commissioner Olsen is heartily in
favor of hiring man who will give
the information desired, believing that
it will be big paying investment for
the county. He said: "If we had
had the right kind of a man here
in 1909 to give me the proper in
formation as to the manner of getting
rid of the red spider / could have paid
his salary for two years out of what
| lost that year. 1 lost between IS
and 20 carloads of prunes that year,
the net loss, as compared with the
prices of the prunes which 1 sold, be-
ing $4,000. If he had given me the
correct information l could have saved
that.
las it is, we have simply decided to
hold the matter in allegiance for a
while. 1t is mistake to say that we
want to hire man simply to assist
the orchardists. We want an all
around man-one who will help in
the various lines of farm work"
M. HI. Gilbert and Alex Miller weps
present from the Commercial club,
offering their advice and giving their
support to the proposed action of the
commissioners. Mr.. Gilbert stated
that they had the proper man in view,
and hoped that the appointment would
ultimately be made.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-03-13
AHTANUM

AHTANUM, March 11.-Marion
Woodcock celebrated his fifteenth
birthday by entertaining the students
of the four higher grades of school
and all the teachers on Friday even
ing at his home in the Academy.
About 40 were present. OF the diff
ferent games played, the old fashion
ed game of spider web, new to the
rising generation, proved especially
interesting, winding about in all the
rooms and UP and down the stairs
of the three stories. Another inter-
esting feature of the fun was the pea
nut hunt. hundreds of peanuts being
hidden about in all sorts of places
Mr.. c. D. Fairbanks, the new man
ager of the Ahtanum City Lumber
and Produce Co, has arrived with
his son, who is to be his assistant.
The business and warehouse has been
taken over by 10000 syndicate. An
office has been built for Mr. Fair
banks at the end of the lumber shed
and his family will occupy the office
building OF the Ahtanum Improve
ment Co. as a temporary home until
he builds a house.
Our new school house is finished
and being cleaned. The teachers and
older students are working after
school hours refurbishing the fur
niture. The new furniture will soon
arrive. New curtains are being made
ready for stenciling, which will be
done by the students. The building
will be dedicated next Friday even
ing when Prof Klemme, of the FL
lensburg Normal will speak on THE
Man and Shadow Everybody Is
invited The high school students
are preparing an entertainment to be
given later.
The Kensington club met at the
home of Mrs. O. c. Palmer While
needles were piled in embroidery,
buttonholes or darning, five questions
of important events were discussed
with interest. A very interesting
book review was given by Miss Allie
Austin. Music by Mrs. Melvin and
Mrs. Plum.
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PREPARE TO WELCOME THE
COLONIST

The open season for colonists be-
gan March 1 and the vanguard Of
the mighty host is expected to arrive
in the western cities this week and
northwest from these terminal
points. 1t is certain that North Yak
ina will have many of these visitors
to entertain between now and April
Is, which is the close of the colonist
season, and if the work of the pro-
motion clubs is well done many of
the visitors will be convinced that
this is the place they have been seek
ing and their investments will be
made in this valley.
An unprecedented amount of pub
licity work has been done by all the
railroads in anticipation of the vast
campaign of colonization and settle
ment of the states of the Pacific
northwest. This has been done not
alone through the widespread dis
tribution of literature, but a promi-
nent feature has been demonstration
trains and travelling lecture and ex-
hibit cars which have been doing mis-
sionary work in the east and middle
west for many months part.
The net reult of this campaign is
that more people than ever before
have evidenced an interest in the
northwest and the inquiry indicates
that more will take advantage of the
colonists' rates and visit the country
this spring than have come in any
of the past seasons. There is hardly
section in the northwest that has
not had any personal queries and
commercial clubs and boards of COM
merce all testify that many of the
people making queries are certain 10
follow up their investigations by per-
sonal visits during the colonist sea-
SON
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GRANGER

GRANGER, March Hilary
Blakely and wife and young son ar
rived in Granger Friday morning
from Altoona, Kan. to take charge
of the old Markley ranch, which was
recently purchased by C. A. Stafford,
also from Altoona. Mr. Blakeley made
the statement that the trains between
here and the middle west are fairly
packed with immigrants to the North
west. He also says that the trains
passed through snow banks that We're
as high as the windows of the coaches.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. d. Tresner, par
ents of Dale and Ray Tresner, two
well known Granger boys, arrived in
Granger Thursday morning accom-
panied by their children, Walter Mil
lie, Gladys. Violet and Lee. They are
on their way to sedro Woolley, but will
stop here for week at least and per-
haps permanently.
Chas. Anderson. of North Yakima,
is in town on business in Connection
with the MaJestie theatre
Mrs. Lena Linn, who was operated
on six months ago. was taken to
North Yakima Thursday to St Ella
abeth hospital to be further examined
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Eternal vigilance in the packing Of
the product is necessary for them as
it is for all other fruit-growing sec
tons that wish to compete success
fully in the markets. The question
of marketing the fruit and preserving
the reputation for quality is one OF
the big essentials in the maintenance
of the industry. The Colorado idea
of licensing packers and putting their
work under such a plan of inspection
as will make them personally re-
sponsible is one that must be used
in other fruit-growing sections if rep
utation and price are considered nee
essary factors to build up the indus
try.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-03-13
PACKING THE FRUIT PRODUCT

survey of the whole fruit grow
ing areas of the United States at
this time will show that more atten-
ton is being given to the need for
careful packing of the fruit for mar
ket than to any other one item in the
whole industry. All the fruit dis
tricts agree that the marketing of
the product is the one big problem
and of necessity they must conclude
that the packing of the fruit for mar
ket is of prime Importance.
In the great fruit growing sections
of Colorado packing schools have
been established and the packers who
put up this years crop will be IL
censed and hold diplomas indicating
their proficiency. Furthermore an
inspector will be appointed for each
district and will have power to call
down the individual packer If his
work is found unsatisfactory and re-
yoke his license and thus prevent his
further employment in that district.
The various fruit associations have
united on a uniformity of pack and
expect to stand behind their product
with a guaranty which will insure
the quality of the goods to the east
able to place the responsibility, every
package of fruit sent out will carry
not only the number of the man who
grows it. but also the number of the
man who packs it, and by this meth
cd it will be possible to trace every
package of fruit shipped from the
time 1t was picked until it reaches
the hand of the consumer.
The object of all this precaution
is to safeguard the quality of the
pack under the knowledge that rep
utation and price both Kings upon
pie, the one off color, and the de-
lusive pack will all be eliminated, and
the ungraded fruit will not be per-
mitted to be placed on the market
at the expense of the honest grower
who is always ready to give the con-
sumner square deal. And this meth
cd is to the best interests of the
whole fruit growing sections of the
country
What Colorado is doing is working
out plan born of experience and
illustrated in the development of the
industry in that state. 1t is estimated
that in the district named between
1000 and 5000 acres Of apples will
come into bearing in the next two
years and the growers are filled with
the Importance of preserving the
reputation they have had and wish
TO maintain that OF furnishing the
trade with equality" fruit.
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GRANDVIEW

GRANDVIEW, Wash, March IL
CountW division was the main topic
brought up before the Commercial
club meeting which provoked an in
teresting discussion. Opinions differ
and there seems to be no settled ex-
preston as yet.
Rev. killian will sever his relations
with the Presbyterian church here the
first of April and will then take up
his residence at Toppenish where he
will be the local pastor. The people
of Grandview have lost an earnest
conscientious worker, not only within
the church but also in town affairs.
Howard Moore of Spokane spent
Friday and Saturday at the Moore
ranch west of town.
The Radium Wireless-Liuuid Air
entertainment given by Professor
Patty at the Presbyterian church Sun
day and under the auspicses of the
high school was well received. 1t was
instructive and entertaining.
e. o. Erickson and A. b. Marshall
were elected members of the school
board, taking the place of j. B. Early
and Wallace Wench.
AHN i<bhC L iietl HlttIy HIS UeeH SOlU
to the FulFs Drug Company of Ken
newick.
Notice of Civil Service examination
for rural route carrier out of Grand
view is posted in the postoffice. The
examination will be held at Yakima,
March 80.
Work is progressing on the new
Northern Pacific depot by a force of
men boarding in car upon a side track.
The railroad company is going TO
considerable pains in erecting an at
tractive and unique depot.
The Young Mems Club, newly or
ganized, has a membership of 35 and
is very active association. Its work
is aiding the line of a branch of the
Y. M. c. A. and it is filling a much
needed place.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-03-13

In its last analysis, the fight be
tween the progressives led by Roose-
welt and the regulars led by Taft is
a fight of pure democracy" against
a Representative" form of govern
ment. History and precedent may be
searched for examples of both kinds
and the stability of each estimated
by known results. This promises to
be a campaign of educa ton, the like
of which has never been experienced
since the foundations Of the govern
ment were laid.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-03-13

The south pole controversy prom
Uses to be as interesting as the one
that Disguised the people with the
the both ends of the earth have been
located and visited we are impressed
with the fact that nothing, after all,
really worth while has been deter
mined. The honor of having reached
the ends of the earth is an empty
and a purely personal honor. The
man who accomplished il has not done
SO much for humanity as the man
food.
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TAFT'S REPLY TO ROOSEVELT

TAFvT'S REPLY TO ROOSEVELT
The presidents reply to the Colum-
bus speech of Roosevelt is now before
the people and the issues that divide
| the two factions of the Republican
party can now be definitely drawn.
| Roosevelt has announced that he is
prepared to stand or fall upon the
issues raised in his Columbus speech,
and the issues thus raised are the far
swing of the pendulum toward pure
| democracy, the last word in which is
the recall of judicial decisions which
puts the courts and the decision of
the courts into the hands of the peo-
pie for geview and final determine
ton.
The pure democracy of the New
England town meeting grown large
enough to compass the government
in its grasp is the real meaning and
effect of the announcement of the
Columbus speech 1t disregards the
differentiation of the powers of gov
eminent into legislative, executive and
judicial and gives to the people the
final word in all matters hitherto del
egated to either one Of these depart
ments of government.
This return to the town meeting
type is what the president is pleased
to call a reactionary movement. The
representative government that has
grown out of the pure democracy the
president holds has been progressively
fitted to the needs of the people and
is founded on the broad provisions
of the constitution. He believes in
UNFOLDING the independence of the
Judiciary and checking the evils that
have grown up through corruption Of
certain judges by i'm parchment and in
amending the laws to make this cor
rection efficient.
In the recall of decisions as pro-
posed by the innovation suggested by
the Columbus speech the president
sees the danger of a popular decision
of an immediate question without any
consideration of what might be the
remote and ultimate effect, and in the
application sees endless confusion,
loss of consistency and a suspension
of the guarantees of life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness Taft gives
legal interpreta ton and judicial rea-
which he says must be looked at not
for the temporary expediency of the
decision as applied to specific case
but to the ultimate end of the great
est good for the greatest number as
careful thought and far-reaching
judgment may determine
Viewed from the popular stand
point, of the rule of the people by
the review and recall of all their rep
resentatives in whatever service they
may be engage, the Roosevelt senti-
ment appeals to the popular mind
and the popular tendency of the age,
but back of the popular whim is the
question of stability, consistency Of
judicial determination which affects
the government more powerfully than
the settling of any temporary expe-
dent and it is to this phase of the
controversy that the argument of
Taft's Toledo speech is directed. The
two phases of the question of what
really constitutes popular government
are now fairly before the people, and
the changes to be rung on these will
be given to the public in the press
and from the platform from now till
the National conventions where the
final determination as far IS it eff
fects the republican party, at least,
will be made.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-03-13
YAKIMA CITY


YAKIMA CITY, March s.--The
cosy cottage of Mr.. Davis has been
completed and the family are estab-
lished in their new home.
We are glad to have with us again
Mrs. Carmichael and Miss Cochrane
who have been spending the winter
in North Yakima, looking after the
interests of the large creamery which
Mrs. Carmichael owns and operates
Mr.. and Mrs Baldwin Sr. and Mr.
and Mrs. Baldwin Jr. of Seattle have
become residents of our city and will
soon build a bungalow on their re-
Gently acquired property on Main
street.
A number of the progressive ladies
of the town have presented to the
city council a petition requesting the
setting aside of "clean up day." for
the putting in order of lawns and
back yards.
Mr. Orrender was taken suddenly
ill Wednesday and Dr. COPYRIGHT re-
ports him as being in critical con-
dition.
One of the largest and most elab-
crate affairs Of the season was held
at the home of Mrs I. H. Wheeler
on Thursday afternoon, the occasion
being the quarterly meeting of the
c. w. B. M. After the devotional
hour and regular business of the aux
Hilary, the afternoon was given up TO
social enjoyment, an interesting feat
ure of which was the following pro-
gram: Piano solo, Lilies of the
Valley-Miss Blanrh Rose. Recita-
ton, Mrs. G. E. Matthews; Solo, Il
Love Thee" Miss Pearson; Rectal
ton, Miss Rose; Double Duet, "All
Things are Beautiful" Mrs. Rose and
Miss Person and the Misses Rose.
Following the program dainty re-
freshments We're served by the hos
tess, assisted by Mrs. Farris and
Misses Ada and Elva Hunt. The
presence of number of the ladies of
the Baptist Church Missionary Soci-
ETY. added much to the pleasure Of
the afternoon.
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Austin Meyers, of Ellensburg, 4
delegate to the irrigation convention.
said he had to confess that he was
surprised at the extensive and SPLEEN
did country of the Yakima valley; u
section of land greater than Rhode
Island and capable of supporting 2
much denser population.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-03-13

Twenty car loads of hop poles from
the mountains have been delivered
here since the beginning OF the season
David Wilson. Of Tacoma spent
Tuesday in the city He says that
there is more favorable comment
abroad on Yakima than any other
section of the state
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-03-13

Yakima Militia Gets the Ha-ha-
Six of the finest shots of Company e
journeyed to Ellensburg last week TO
meet an equal number of Company A
in a friendly contest before the tar
get. The Yakima contingent wasn't
accustomed to shooting in such a
breeze" and We're knocked out in a
score of 1863 to $50. The wind was a
terror.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-03-13

Italy declares she had annexed Tri-
poll. This Is another case of benevo-
lent assimilation where. under dip
lomatlc agreement. the powers have
consented 10 acquisce with hands
off"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-03-13

Miss Leona HANDLE and Norris HANDLE
attended the funeral of Mrs. Rosalis
Taylor at the wenas cemetery Satur-
day.
Mrs. LATE Littue and children are
visiting Mrs. Emil Anderson at Tie
ton headquarters.
Mrs. Romeo Trottier of North
Yakima, came up the first OF the
week to visit relatives.
Several carloads Of hay and po-
tatoes were shipped from Naches last
week.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-03-13

The Oldest school teacher in Ore
gon now living is said to be- Professor
John ID. Wood. who at the age of 1e
began teaching in Benton county in
1855.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-03-13

Notwithstanding that r. Strobach
has contracted for an artesian well,
he is still an enthusiast in the Ma
chez & Cowychee irrigation project.