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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1885)
THE WEST SHORE 137 are in some instances out in two and taken in sections, while others are moved in their entirety. Smaller build ings nre mounted on wheels and drawn nernft thymine by twenty-mule teams. So quickly is this work done, and so general has become the hegira, that the large Bartbolot House, as shown in the illustration, was taken without interruption of ita hotel traffic Meals were cooked and all the work of the hotel discharged while the building wag in motion, the boarders eating and sleeping in the building continuously. In the same man ner the National Bank building, with its stone vault and huge iron safes, made the four-mile journey without interruption of its business. The same spirit of energy and feverish activity was, and still is, displayed by every one. Within six weeks, at the time a West Shore artist made his sketch, 150 buildings had been erected, and the town presented the appearance shown in the accom panying engraving. The work of construction and re moval has continued without flagging, and numerous structures now stand on the town site which had not then been commenced or whose removal had not boon decided upon. No one can comprehend this without a feeling of astonishment Certainly no one can visit the scone ot this wonderful transformation without being profoundly impressed with the future possibilities of a region peopled with such energetio, intelligent and progressive men. North Yakima was laid out and the work of construc tion is progressing under the personal direction of Mr. Faul Sohulze, the Western General Laud Agent of the Northern Pacific, who is ably assisted in his efforts by Mr. II W. Mitchell, Chief Clerk. Mr. M. V. B. HUicy, well knowu as one of the most progressive citizens ot Seattle, owns a portion of the town site, and is actively engaged in furthering the interests of the new town. He erected the first two-story building. Mr. Thomas H. Cavanaugh, Local Land Agent, has lately brought his ripe experience to the work, and Captain W. 1). Iuvorar ity and Mr. Walter Iteid are also actively co-oj)erating with the others. Mr. T. F. Dales, Vice-President of the company; Colonel C. B. LamWn, Land Commissioner, and Mr. J. M. Buckley, Assistant General Manager, have visited the town and were agreeably impressed with the great progress being made. The oompany is doing every thing possible for the public welfare, to introduce proper sanitary and fire regulations, and to preserve order and good government until the town can be incorporated and enjoy the benefit of a legal and oomplete city govern ment Enoouragement is given to every legitimate enter prise seeking a location, and several important industries nave been induced to establish themselves there. A large irrigating canal has Iwn constructed from the Natalies Hiver to the town, from which tranche run down every street Each householder ia given the privilege of tap ping the trenches, free of charge, fur the purpose of con veying water upon his own grounds. The street have been lined with shade trees -3,500 Cottonwood, birch, box elder and maple already set out which will gratify the people with their beauty and shade, and contribute largely to the public health by their effect upon the atmosphere. It is also looking after the commercial interosta of the town by locating and constructing excellent roads in nil direction, leading Luia it Llo evuty uuauVoI tributary region. Nothing is being left undone that will contribute to its prosperity. The street are lighted with oil lamps on each corner. A Presbyterian church ia jwrtinlly completed, and other church buildings and a .'1,000 school house will soon lc constructed. A brick yard has Ihhmi opened, and the erection of brick blocks will soon Iw oommcucod. Log are rafted down the Nat olies and Yakima from tho timber lelt at the head of those streams, and lumber is cheap. Coal for fuel will also bo plentiful and oheap, as the railroad taps uow ooal fields only seventy miles to the northward. The agricultural advantages of the surrounding coun try have boon pointed out; but besides it groat yield of grain, vegetables and fruit, the toil seems specially adapted to a number of product requiring high cultiva tion, or which thrive only in certain favorod regions. One ot these is the hop. Famous as are the hop of the Willamette and Puyallup valleys, those rained in Yakima are considered by good judges to be their superior. Mr. llonry Weinhard, a prominent browor ot this city, has drawn a large supply from there for several season, pay ing two cent er pound more than for the Puyallup hops, and hauling them by team ninety mile for ship ment It is claimed that fifteen cent per pound leave a good margin for profit Another special crop is the cane from which sorghum syrup ia made. It ha Immmi raised in limited quantities with great aucces. Those who have leen raising it state that ten ton to the acre may lm de luded iiM)ii, from which may bo extracted from 200 to 250 gallons of Horghuin, worth from eighty cent to a dollar or gallon. With proor machinery for pressing, there is a profit ot from $75 to tlOO per acre, now that the product can Im sent to market by rail. Tobacco ha been experimented with by several practical men, who are of tho opinion that it cultivation on a large scale could be rendered highly profitable. The product 1 declared to be sujxirior to that rained in Wisconsin and equal to the Virginia tolmooo. Corn, alvt, i well adapted to both the toil and climate. This mean considerable when it ia known that in Oregon and Washington there is com paratively little good oorn land This fact will play an important part in the production of market lieef in the future, a market butcher are beginning to see the ad vantage of Htnll-foodiiig cattle for a caou before tending them to the block, especially during the wluter and spring. The range serosa the hill for cattle and sheep i unrivaled, and will not be noriously curtailed for oumW of year, since land now being taken np lies tolcly in the valleys or on Iwnche aoooMsible to irrigating ditche. Taken a a whole, the Yakima country present an extremely inviting field for the practical farmer, and must soon fill up with an intelligent and industrious population, such a will render North Yakima a city of considerable size and importance, worthy to become the metropolis of the " Inland Empire " and seat of govern meut ot a sovereign State.