HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION
Ellensburg and Kittitas County
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BY QUINCT SCOTT
Chairman Publicity Committee, Ellens
burs Chamber of Commerce.
MTH,E Valley of Content." That
I is one of the nicknames ol
t," "J" K'ta Valley, In Cen
tral WaBhlngton. Of course there is
no such place, in literal truth, as a
valley of content." nor will be while
human nature continues to be rest
less and aspiring; bnt there are fa
vored spots in the world, where nat
ural conditions minimize discom
forts and surround man wtih more
than ordinary opportunities for
wholesome living. The Kittitas Val
ley is one of these, and deserves its
no?ltogether sentimental nickname.
The community surrounding El
lensburg, the seat of Kittitas County,
is not a product of speculative exploi
tations, but has been blessed with
comparative freedom from "booms."'
To a certain extent, of course, Ellens
bnrg has been in and out of the lime
light as when, many years ago, she
narrowly escaped becoming the cap
ital of Washington but you can
neither greatly excite the speed, nor
yet prevent the steady growth of a
section of country built on so sure an
industry as hay and grain farming,
and supported In increasing measure
by beefsteak, butter and wool.
The Stranger Enters,
A stranger's first impression of
Ellensburg in of its scenic setting.
After he becomes able to take his
attention, by force of will, from con
templation or the mountains and the
chromatic skies and distances; he
looks at the pavings, the lighting
system, the schools and then, as a
true Missourian should, -he examines
the County Auditor's report, and
learns that nature can be productive
as well as beautiful; that there is a
reason for the comfortable look of
the farm teams he has observed at
the hitchracks.
The resources of Ellensburg' are
varied, although agriculture is most
prominent. The county contains
743,107.14 acres of taxed land, of
which approximately 60,000 acres
are in irrigated farm lands, the re
mainder being range and mountain
land, bearing timber and coal. The
total tax valuation of the countv is
$18,029,168. about 45 per cent of
actual, which would make the per
capita, wealth of the county figure
out at something over $2000. Farm
lands vary from $40 to $250 an acre,
$150 being a common price for fair
bay land under irrigation.
He Visits the Mills.
The main transcontinental lines of
two railroads serve the Kittitas Val
ley the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul and the Northern Pacific. The
Northern Pacific maintains at El
lenshnrg a division point, employing'
about 425 men, with a pavroll ex
ceeding $250,000.
Other activities In the city are the
Ellensburg Woolen Mill, which runs
15 looms and employs 50 or more
operatives; two 50-barrel flour mills,
three creameries, four lumber yards,
of which two operate sawmills; oue
glove factory and over 200 other en
terprises, mostly mercantile or com
mercial as distinguished from manu
facturing. Mention of the creameries brings
attention to one of the important
gowing industries of this section,
dairying. Milk from about 3100
cows is now being made into butter
In Ellensburg. Ellensburg butter is
in such demand that produce dealers
in the large cities of the state are re
quired by their customers to handle
it. Reference to the railroad state
ments of outbound hay shipments,
totaling 63,704 tons for one year, In
dicate the large development possi
ble in the dairying industry. The
hay shipped out would' be, at the
most conservative estimate, suffi
cient to winter eight 'times as many
cows as are now being used for dairy
purposes.
Any farmer who understands sta
tistics would be interested in calcu
lating the significance of these fig
ures, in terms of btuter production,
and its involved volume of labor em
ployment, money circulation and soil
fertilization. The peculiar advan
tages of this section for dairying, or
the raising of any kind of farm stock,
is the combination of climatic adapt
ability with the nourishing qualities
of the local feeds. The cold nghts of
Summer the altitude of the valley
runs from 1500 to 2000 feet im
part a vigorous character to all
forms of vegetation and the short'
ness and dryness of the Winter re
duces housing expense to a mini
mum.
lie InvesUgHtesJrrigalion.
Irrigation is practiced on the main
or central floor of the valley, In ex
tent some 20 miles by 16 miles. A
part of this Irrigation is done under
indlvldually-owned creek systems, a
part under partnership ditches and
many thousand acres under large ca
nals, of which the most important
are the West Side, the Town Ditch
and the Cascade. This last named
canal offers interesting study as il
lustrating the practical working out
under state law, of the comparatively
recent plan of organizing irrigation
districts similar in character to a
school district.
The Cascade Canal was formerly
operated by a stock company, with
the familiar advantages and disad
vantages of that system. Two years
ago, the land owners under this ditch
organized an irrigation district com
prising 12,800 acres. Bonds were is-
maize your
fortune on wheat
The pWseot high price of grain is bringing thousands of American
fanners to Western Canada, A fortune awaits von in the wheat
country. Pick out a 160-acre free farm from the lS.O00 recently
surveyed homesteads in districts reached by the Canadian Northern
Kailway. The best farms naturally will be selected first. Go now.
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VmmS4m 4 aa. torn frmm Informal Ion to settlers rcrnrdinf
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April. Even if yon have already selected your farm, it will pay you to travel
on the Canadian Northern via the Duluth, VI. Frances or St. Paul
ana VI innipeg gateway, with stop over privileges. - Canadian
rtortnern lines serve over 4,001) miles of Canada a richest
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Canadian Northern Ely,
E. Y. WRIGHT, Gen. Agt.,
Corner 4th and Juckson Streets,
M. faul, Minn.
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JONATHAN AI'l'I.K THKli, 4 YEARS OLD, NEAR. BlXKNSBllMi,
sued and sold in an amount sufficient
to take over the stock company in its
entirety, leaving a surplus of J275,
000, which is being expended in re
placing 24,700 feet of the old wooden
flumlng with steel fluming o the
most modern type.
Sis tunnels have been built or are
being built, one of them nearly a
halt mile long, and all of them cou
rete lined. The ditch will deliver
100-secoud feet of water this year
the practical equivalent of 7500 min
ers' inches, or approximately 1-2 inch
to the acre, gross average. This dis
trict is administered by a directorate
elected by the land owners. Taxes
for bond Interest and maintenance
are collected by the County Treas
urer. The water rights inhere in the
land titles, and are not subject to
any form of sale or speculation in
dependently of the land itself. The
maintenance of the system, it is esti
mated, will compare favorably with
that of other large systems, and in
vestment expense is not calculated
to exceed $50 an acre.
Crop Averages I'rove Absorbing.
Considerable publicity has been
given in the last five years to the
Kittita3 High Line Canal. This am
bitious project, when on the very
evo of successful execution, was re
tarded by the general financial de
pression under which the country
Las suffered, and delay in the sale
of its five million dollar issue of
bonds is responsible for the fact that
work has not yet started on the
canal.
A contract lias been signed with
the United States Government, how-,
ever, granting to the Kittitas Recla
mation District the right to purchase
from the Government sufficient water
to irrigate 81,000 acres of laud,
from a supply already impounded at
Lake Kaehess, by a Government
linilt dam and storage plant. The
territory to he benefited by this ca
nal when built, surrounds the pres
ent Irrigated lands of the valley,
contains a large proportion of ex
cellent land, and will increase the
(ComMuiled nn Pas H.
Our Baby Chick
Hatchery
will start January 1. Place your order
now for chicks from high-bred WHITE
LKGHORN eKar-rroducers. Some of
our btrda have a record of 280 eggs.
Catalogue and prices on application.
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50,000 CHICKS
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Why waste feed on scrubs and In
bred atock when you can (ret
chicks from pedigreed Oregon free
range. Trapnested, 17i eggs and
over for J12 per 100.
T3f JUBILEE
INCUBATOR
Werlsfa Beat.
noi.nnooKS jtim.
l.KK H AIX'HKHY,
K415 Jeiwup St.,
Portland, Oregea.
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WE ARE CASH BUYERS FOR
YOUR POULTRY, EGGS, VEAL
AND HOGS. NO COMMISSION.
Highest Prices Always Try Us
PATTERSON & CO.,
R4 Kroat Street, 1'orllnnd. Or.
Reference: Northwest National Bank.
DT 1 1" 17 10SSES SURELY PREVENTtl
111 A I .H V Ctlr'i llwllef Pills. Idtr-
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Wfteril slorltmen tlifljf m
m tact whvs other vaccinal faM
M. g Virlta Utt tail. In ami lasttmoniala.
r I a 10-Hm skin. BUcklcs Pilli $1.00
UUJ SO-Sms skst. SlackUt PilU 4.0
Vif any lnlcetcr. but Cuttor's bait
The superiority of Cutter pro.lurL it dee t ot 11
yean 4 pporlnllriiiff in vaeeinca sai acruml soly.
laaltt an Cutter's. It un'buinalle. enler rifrrrt.
THE CUTTCK LABORATORY, Berkiliy, Csltljrsi
S C. BLACK lllMlirS 1MI
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Stock anil e.x'ss fr sale. Good laying strain
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DAY OLD
CHICKS
From
Heavy
Layer.
Hels, per 100...'. ais.wi
Kocks, per 100 I8.
White Leghorns, per 100 11!0
White Wyanduttes, per 100.... 1S.09
Pacific Poultry Co.
IOS Seneca Street, Seattle, Wnvhlnatna.