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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.