Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-19

''on the top-side of the earth" and
| am about as far away from there
as possible this side of the ultima
thule (rhis letter was written be.
fore the death of Judge Pike. Ed
Herald.)
Changing the subject, want to put
you folks down there wise to some
things you don't seem to have abb
sorbed, and that is nothing less than
that this Puget sound country is the
finest summer resort in the west any,
way.
We have no real warm weather
and we are always famed by a salt
sea breeze, while there are practic-
ally no insects of any kind whatso-
ever to annoy, and even fewer flies
chan any place in my experience.
My office windows open out on
Commerce street, on the second floor
about like my windows did in the Gra-
den block in Durango, and as | look
around, there is not fly nor an in
sect Of any description whatsoever
in sight, and l am sure that during
the whole season 1 have not observ-
ed as many as dozen flies in the
room, and just as sure that | have
NOT seen any other insect at all.
OF the Graden building screens were
absolutely required.
Why people 90 wild over California,
where most OF the time it is hot
enough TO broli clans, instead of COM
ing to the northwest "bodaciously"
turns me wong side out; and just
why Durangoans don't get their trans
portations 10 the fairs, so as to either
come or go back this way, is con-
nudrum that makes me crosseyed and
i pass il up. If they do come thi.
way, they have certainly passed us
up.
While times are exceedingly dull
here, generally speaking, just as they
are everywhere, still, exports from
this section are enormous, and must
IN the end make good times.
Flour and wheat exports from Pu-
get sound during the fiscal year that
just ended totaled $24,277,910, the
largest part of it from tacoma; from
thc Columbia river section it totaled
so 5,556,y6a. Ii we We're TO add to this
diverse other exports some idea might
be formed Of what a mighty volume
oil money IS coming in and will con-
tinue to come III in increased amounts
ln lnis section alone.
/ have before written about the
marvellous Puyallup valley, which is
= Just Iour miles by seven miles with
two towns in its area, and will in
sert here clipping from this MORN
ing Ledger to snow how this val
u u ley is doing It's part to bring about
! prosperity:
The Puyalluy and Summer Fruit
Growers association is sending out
$4,000 day in checks to berry grow
ers OF the Puyallup valley as part
payment on their first berry ship
ments, Today checks to the amount
+ oil $4,000 10 cover picking costs for
the week were sent out. Up to to-
= day 256 cars of fresh shipment ber-
ries have been sent out from the val
ley, large increase in the number
OF cars shipped up to this time last
: year. Owing to the earliness of the
season the first 10 days shipments
brought record prices, and although
= The prices have fallen since then the
= average is higher than last year. The
> consolidation of shipping and market
y ing by the asso citation and the union
II has eliminated price war between
= the two organizations this year and
has contributed to the growers re-
apmg the benefit of increased prices
Of course you have seen that at
the Speedway races last Sunday two
u men were killed. The greatest pic
ture ever saw was Sunday even
ing at the stadium, when a great pa
triotie meeting was held, and an ad-
d dresse delivered by Bishop Hughes
OF the Methodist church and Cover
nor Lister.
Although at the time there were
) 20 thousand people away out at the
e Speedway, more than Is thousand men
e women and children half filled the
magnificent amphitheatre, and as in
their effort to get near the speaker
they sat closely crowded, tier upon
tier, the many colored dresses, hats
and ribbons adorning the thousands
OF ladies', was scene passing de-
scription.,
The hat was passed around to pay
5 expenses and the collection amounted
to $3.50, dimes, nickles, pennies, with
here and there larger pieces; Japan
ese put in great big cart wheel"