The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-01-10
1928 PROVES .
GOOD YEARN
THIS VICINITY
Crops Plentiful, Moro Butter
fat Produced, Bank Reports
Best in 5 Years, New con-
struction Takes Place.

The year 1928 has, in general,
proved prosperous one for Ken
,newiek and the lower valley. The
weather conditions were favorable
and early crops developed in
The asparagus, straw
berry and cherry yields all reached
the market early and brought good
prices. Pears, peaches and apples
were also plentiful.
Carload lots of lettuce, green to-
matoes and other garden produce
have been shipped from this dis
trict for the first time this year.
More registered cattle have come
into the valley this year and the
production of butterfat has in
creased. A herd improvement as
sociation was organized in Benton,
Franklin and Walla Walla counties
and COW tester was employed.
While poultry production may
not have materially increased, the
prices have been maintained and a
satisfactory yield has been indi-
Gated by the poultrymen.
Forty-seven carlots of melons
were shipped last year by one
grower and indications, are that
more will be produced next year.
The grapes produced this year
were of an exceptionally fine quail
ity and the local manufacturing
company claims that the grape
= see produced by them is of an
rood quality this year. The
UnurcH Manufacturing company is
also adding an extension to their
plant tAissfall.
While there has. been only a
normal growth in the school regis
tration, present. school buildings
are filled I'd. capacity. The school
site was enlarged this fall by the
purchase Of nine and one-half
acres. The property bought sur
rounds the present school site and
makes an ideal location for future
development and. gives the school
adequate playfields at the present
time.
While few new buildings were
erected during the previous year
a large amount Of rebuilding and
reconstruction occurred. However,
the Texaco company built a bulk
station near the Kennewick Flour
mill and a new telephone exchange
which represents a total invest
ment of $5,OO0.OO, was erected at
Richland by the Kennewick Valley
company. C. C. Williams
built fine new residence near the
river. New concrete piers are be-
ing constructed on the Kennewick-
asco bridge. Four are being placed
on the Kennewick side and five on
the Pasco. side.
The Twin City Poultry farm
built a new brooder house and one
laying house after the Washington
State College type. w. L. McEIroy
is constructing a new tourist camp
near the Kennewick end of the
bridge.
The local fair association spent
$l,16S.52 for permanent buildings
and improvements in the fair
grounds. The fair took in more
money this year than it ever has
before.
The 3 Rivers Service corporation
bought the Kennewicl1 Supply and
Storage warehouse. Richards Gest
automobile agency moved into new
quarters and the Twin City Motors
remodeled new quarters. The con-
struction of the Church Of the Ma
zarene was completed and the
Christian church burned S2,5OO.O0
worth Of bonds to clear the church
of debt.
Bank reports indicate greater de-
posits and greater resources than
has been shown in the last Ave
years. Last year, 1928, was an aus
picious one for Kennewick and ev-
cry indication points toward 1929
being better year.