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POKEY PORTLAND.
About two weeks ago one of the Port
land papers, alter taking Ha citizens to
task quite severely over their lack of en
terprise, pointed oat the snail-like prog
ress of the Vancouver. Klickitat & Yak
ima Railroad and urged Ha capitalists to
infuae additional Hie to that well directed
incorporation. While it is true that Be
attie and Tacoma are in favored position*
for much of the trade of this section of
Washington Territory, and will always be
able to do business extensively with ns,
yet H is nevertheless a lact that the com
pletion of the above named enterprise
would in a great measure overcome the
advantages of the Puget Sound cities-
Portland will shortly be compelled to ab
dicate as the commercial center and chief
city ot the Northwest and fill the hum
bler one of a local trading point or arouse
froto her lethorgy, and overcome the
long hauls necessary to reach her from
this extensive and advancing section.
Portland still alludes to the marvelous
Salmon River mines, the fertile Big Bend
country, Klickitat. Kittitas and Yakima
counties as her field, yet her merchants
and tradesman are folly aware that bnt a
email per cent, of the trade of any of these
points reaches them, directly or indirect
ly. The road would not exceed 100 miles
hi length in order to Up this vast area.
Ones reaching Yakima, they would Join
the Northern Pacific cot off. now in
--ooraee of construction across the Big
Band, and by this same means ascura the
freight from Salmon River and by ex
tending this road slightly beyond this
point could have the advantage of tap
ping the Seattle, Lake Shore A Eastern,
and the Columbia river with its 160 miles
of navigable waters flowing from the Col
ville country.
Aku* the course of the projected road
ore known to exist large deposits of coal,
Iron, copper and building stone, and mar
velons forests of valuable timber, while it
la more than conjectured that gold, silver
and laod abound.
Portland nead not be alone in this en
terprise. Much assistance could be had
hare, and on the admission of the Terri
tory, counties would doubtless bond in
Old of the project munificently. While
wo do not think that there is doubt of the
ultimata completion of the Vancouver,
Klickitat A Yakima Railroad, time is
largely on essence of consideration If
Portland experts to maintain her prestige
as the market of the Northwest. If a
road to Beattie or Tacoma offered one-half
the inducement that this one does in leas
than thirty days the people of those
pieces would have the road guaranteed,
bnt H is pokey Portland at th* other end
el this project end therein lice the chief
ert danger that the intervening country
will remain unoccupied by rails until
thme will be nothing of sufficient import
mm on the Wlllnmettee for os to desire
connection wHh.
Tux columns of a paper are the pub
lisher's stock in trade, and the i«rtles
who ask to use them lor their especial
benefit should expect to pay lor the same.
Every public spirited citiaen should have
u prtde In seeing his town and surround
la#s improve; every new house, every
mud, every new manufacturing establish
mat erected, every new business en
hances the vales of property in our midst.
Every teilerting mind known this to be
trwe, and H should not be forgotten that
the local newspaper adds much to the
garaal wealth and prosperity of the
pises, as weM ae increases the reputation
cf tha town abroad. It benefits all who
have knrinem in the plaos; enhances the
value of peoperty, besides being a desir
able pnbife convenience. It increases
trade; it cautions against imposition; It
anves you horn low? it warns you of dan
pr; H "Potato oat different advantages
and increases your profits. Thu local
pram Is the power that moves the people;
therefore, eopport it by advertising in it
HbraaMy, subscribing for H and paying
fee E.—JfecJtonfr.
TREE CULTURE.
It is a (act too well known to require ex
emplification, that the presence of a cer
tain proportion of trees in all districts is
necessary to preserve proper climatic con
ditions in those sections. The denuding
any district of Its timber preserves, is
sure to result in increasing the mean tem
perature of the climate, that is to say;
cause a cold climate to become more rig
orous, or one predisposed to aridity, to be
more sensibly and continuously affected
by drouths. The converse of the proposi
tion is equally true. The present dry
condition of large tracts of country in
Asia Minor, now so sterile and incapable
of supporting a large population (a coun
try that, a few centuries past, with the
hills and plains protected by the stately
cedar and the umbrageous oak) teemed
with the most populous and thriving
nations of antiquity; the present arid
condition of Spain, in contradistinction to
the fertile, beautiful land famed in history
and song, when the Moor ruled in Gra
nada and encouraged tree culture by strin
gent regulations; the increased severity
of the clinode of France, induced by the
clearing away of large portions of the for
est of Ardennes; the severer temperature
of Northern Pennsylvania, Ohio, New
York and the New England States, are
all in evidence as to the results that moe:
follow the careless denuding of our arbor-
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nerous districts.
The conservative influence of trees upon
the climate, by the amelioration
of the temperature, noticeable at the pres
ent time in Germany, Austria, France,
where forestry has become a science and
sylviculture fostered by the government.
On our continent the beneficial effects of
tree cohere can already be seen in those
places where it has been systematically
entered into.
Observe (1 1 happy results attendant
upon- the labors, in this respect, of the
settlers in Kansas, Illinois, lowa and
TTtab. Here in Eastern Washington we
are vitally Interested in this subject.
Scientisth tell us that in this latitude,
thirty per cent, of the acreage should be
occupied by forests, in order to maintain
a happy climatic eqnipose. Ordinary
foresight would indicate, then, that the
attention of our dtisens should be turned
to providing our plains and valleys in
Eastern Washington, with the proper and
needful sylvan covering. Arbor culture
should, an# must be, systematically en
gaged in. The federal government has
wisely offered a means of acquiring land
under the timber culture act; settlers
should be encouraged to acquire go\em
ment lands by this method. Our county
commissioners should offer inducements
to tree planters. The city fathers of North
Yakima can, by ordinance, do much to
promote a universal scheme of tree plant
ing in this city; and much more can the
mnnidpaUty do by the force of example.
Our avenue* and streets lined with tree*
are the toaut * and boast of North Yak
ima, but there are many wide and un
seemly gspc between the rows. Time has
proven that many of the varieties first
set out are unfitted to our soil and cli
mate, hence, perhaps, (he vacancies.
Now ie the season of the year in which
h. .eplant and if the city becomes dila
tory, we hope that our citizens will not
delay, and that every vacant space in cur
rowa of trees, will this spring be filled
with a good, strong, young trees of a spec
ies demonstrated to be adapted to our con
ditions of soil and climate. Thus, in the
absence of special legislation on the ques
tion,we will have shown a desire to encour
age and foster forestry, to the extent of our
ability and at the same time beautified
our city and homes.
Whkx a town begins to come forward
as North Yakima is now doing, the great
est care should be taken by everybody
interested to see that no one is imposed
upon. It should always be borne in mind
that none of ae are—singly or in pools—
doing up strangers for this season only.
It has cone to the notice of the Huald
that some parties are talking in a deroga
tory way of the treatment they have un
dergone at the hands of “locators” who
have undertaken to “pot them on” a
good thing in government laud. Of course
it Is legitimate—and by no means a had
thing—to locate strangers unacquainted
with the country and the methods of land
getting; hot no one should let the spirit
of avarice lead him to charge a fee that
even approaches extortion. It hurts all
around. If we were not ail of us here
to stay, H would not matter so much.
But even one instance does matter, as it
Is. The real ertate men should make of
themselves a committee of protection
against Imposition. It has not been
enough practiced to do harm; nor do we
share the belief that H ie so bad in the
few instances as represented to os. What
we want to say la that the Hoe between
business alertness and enterprise on the
one ride and imposition and extortion on
the other is plain enough to be seen with
out resorting to lawsuits or public ex
posure.
In a recent letter published in s New
York pnper ex-OovernorWstson C. Squire
eaye: In ares Washington territory ie 40
per cent greater than the state of New
York. »he has a eeaboard nnriraUed in
the world. She has a productive capac
ity of 100,000,000 bushels of grain per an
num. She has the moat extensive and
magnificent forests of merchantable tim
ber In tbs known world. She baa sorb
resources of coal and Iron, already devel
oped, as to entitle her to the distinction
of being called the “Pennsylvania of the
Pacific.” Her somsMres extends to every
clime. Her cities are supplied with most
of the modern conveniences and luxuries,
such as elsctric lights and street cars, and
Seattle has even a “cable road” in opera
tion. The climate is exceptionally mild
and agreeable. The intellectual and
moral culture of the people is folly up to
the standard of that in the Middle or
Western stales. And It is not too much,
to predict that, at some day, not many
generations hence, the present limits of
Washington territory will contain £B
many people as aw now contained in file
state of New. York.
THE SALT CELLAR.
Tbs man who does most gets most
Tbs dullards in the world are all "cau
tious and conservative.”
The Ellensburgh map has been sent to
Bismarck to confuse him in case of war
over the Samoan affair.
It never pays to deceive by great stories.
The bods are always badly fooled by too
much sunshine in winter.
Rumor: Depot to be moved to old
town; Yakima avenue opened across the
town; grand depot for ns. Rumor ought
to realise.
It is a big thing to be a man, with a
soul and an intellect. It was a man who
poisoned the dogs last week, and set
many a child crying for its pet ami play
fellow.
The Fanner editor became so enraged
becau e nobody in town loves him that
he went to his office and put the old
creamery picture in his paper for the
third time this year.
Harrison is closeted with his dancing
master, trying to learn a step for the in
auguration ball that will look to dancers
like dancing, and to Presbyterians like
going home from church.
Formerly, when there were no mice,
Captain Inverarity found no inconveni
ence in having several agents fur each
lot. Now he is distressed at not having
several lots for each agent.
Prince Rudolph is dead. He died of
heart disease, a duel, a bullet from an in
jured husband, poison, bis own pistol,
and some disturbance in the region of a
certain baroness. He is dead.
It takes the country to build the town.
The reddest of bricks in the tallest of
town blocks are made from country mud;
and it is time the brick makers were
scooping up the country mud for next
summer.
Between the weather and the assurance
of a great year for doubling the popula
tion, there is a feeling of buoyancy that
beats China new year. It will take
another cold spell to tone down public
sentiment and keep buds and prices from
swelling.
Telegraphic correspondence;
To Washington Territory:
For Heaven's sake keep quiet. The
senate will let you in as soon as possible.
Chas. M. Holton.
To Chas. M. Holton, Washington:
We will be good. Please let Us in as
early as is convenient.
Washington Territory.
To the Editor or th* Hbrald:
You most, like all men who think more
or less, have been struck by the perpetual
struggle between good and evil- There is
no Initttx faire spirit in this antagonism.
It’s honest (on both shies) and will last.
Why? Well, I suppose, because good
cannot cease to oppose evil, and because
the only good thin* shout evl’ is an un
deniable amount of wicked urit. I am
led to the conshleration of this question
by Amlin* on my desk a map of “Wash
ington.*' The f rsl thing that catches my
eve as I gaze on this map is a star situ
ated aUmt the renter of the picturesque
prodmiion. It looks like "the star of
empire.” It is in the center of a circle,!
and above it appears the mystic charac
tors—* * Klucxshi’ hum . ” A second glance
at the map shows me titat the topography
of our territory is widely different from
that usually given by authorities com
monly considered reliable. I find open
country where, unless government sur
veys are worse than fallible, there is
nothing but mountains for many and
many a mile. I find several railroads
which have no existence outside of this
work of art. Other railroads are play
fully deflected fifty miles or more from
their coarse without any good or sufficient
reason. Stay—l notice that they all,
real and imaginary, seem attracted to
wards the star in the center of Washing
ton. Yea. there la no doubt about it.
All the railroads in the territory center in
“the star.” “Startling I” you ray. Well,
ye*. But this must mean something.
These roods, in reality, do not run any
where near the “star.” The star can cast
its cold light on little but mountains in
that quarter. It shines at the base of the
Cascade range over the KHtitas valley,
the modern ”Cone of the Winde,” where
the little town of Ellenshorgh crouches,
shivering, and multiplying her saloons to
keep up the saloons.
Now, Mr. Editor, what should bring all
those railroads there? Is there any con
ceivable reason why the whole territory
should bend and strain and dislocate
itself to do reverence to this favored spot?
as it does on this map? On tinning this
matter and the map over, I find that the
latter Is printed on paper which bears on
the reverse side the following legend :
JOHNSON HOUSE!
Jackson & Maloney, - - Proprietors,
Ellensburg. Wash. Ter.
Now, I have been there; ami though I
cannot say with the inspired Watts that
“I still would go,” still, for my sins, I
have been there, and 1 can honestly as
sure you that there Is nothing whatever
about the Johnson House to attract rail
roads or railroad travel, at all events to
the extent indicated on the map.
When I was there they had a meeting
to consider the advisability of giving a
i bonus to some reckless individual who
proposed experimenting in the growth of
; the hardier kind of fruit trees. There
, were other burning questions brought up,
1 I remember. The question of finding a
■ windmill that would ‘'stand the racket”
I in that country; the suggestion of a
t municipal ordinance that the licenses
• should be regulated so that not more than
t fifty per cent, of the buildings should be
i, .used as sample ihopa, and so forth.
Well, as 1 said, I was there; and X
f know whereof 1 talk when 1 assure yon
i that however soul leas corporations may
» be, five railroada could not be found (out
aide of the map) which would, even fur
BHAKEBPERIAJS T !
Kmu Kick.KD III:—"A Hon.! A Horn! My Kingdom (or • Horae I I dealn to lAkr ttltn to the
Poor M’s Picnic Harness Store,
And have hare him fittingly caparleoned. and at the same time got tha trappings at the
Very Lev Prices at WUeli Jones is Oirim His Enelleat Goods!”
MUST HATK ROOM !
Call and See Me. W. F. JorL©S.
gain, subject tbelr patrons to the tender
(?) mercies of that ambitious hostelry
Besides, there are no five railroads run
ning into Ellensburg. There is only one
railroad that passes through it, and that
one paases through it outside ol it, as it
were. How pleasantly this fact has been
impressed on the mind of the weary trav
eler as he staggered and plunged through
the watered real estate on to the goal of
his hopes!
What has drawn all those railroads to
tliis spot? I can only come to the con
clusion that the Kllensburg real estate
man has drawn those roads into Ellens
burgh on the map; as he has drawn so the
money flies into his net, “to gain his
private ends.” Now I don't think I have
my undue sympathy with the “eastern
tenderfoot," indeed, I was one myself be
fore I came West, and as the French
cynic says: “There ia something not un
pleasing in the misfortunes of our friends. “
It does seem to me, however, as Miss
Cleveland said, that “There ia a line,"
and such shameless tinkering with topog
raphy should be called by its proper
name. EUenshurghfran not be considered
as having done her resources justice in
one important particular, and at no one
would mors willingly help her out in a
legitimate way than myself, I do not hes
itate to mention it. I refer to her seem
ingly inexhaustible supply of natural gas.
This is a really valuable feature of the
place. She relies mainly upon it. and
yet aho is strangely silent regarding it.
Ellensburgh, too, Is a good place for doc
tors, windmills (of strong constitutions).
JSolian bar pc, reel estate men, booms and
busted expectations. She has a little ex
cellent fanning land tributary to her.
There is good coal and iron within about
forty miles, hot there is going to be a large
mining town nearer the mines. Indeed,
there are one or two aspirants for the po
sition now, hut the main town will un
doubtedly be found where the Moss Bay
Steel Company locate, somewhere not
far from Roslyn. The company propose
I wringing 2000 workmen, which means a
population at once of three or four times
that of Ellensborgh. This means check to
her on the northwest. On the northeast
another good town will undoubtedly be
built in the Wenatchee bottom. On the
Columbia river, a splendid location a
thousand feet lower in altitude than El
lensburgh; the site of this town has been
bought up by the Seattle, Lake Shore A
Eastern railroad men, and if that road ia
ever completed their town will shut El
lensburg out from the Colombia river and
the Big Bend country. The Seattle, Lake
Shore A Eastern, by the way, does not go
within forty miles of Ellensburgh. On the
west she i* shut in by the Cascade moun
tains and has to come to Yakima for a
pass. The route to the oast by the can
yon to the Columbia would bo a grand
thing if practicable. But it is not. No
road 'Wild stand operating expenses on
such a hill. On the south the fertile
Yakima country, the "Modern Garden of
Eden," the "Italy of the Northwest," is
tributary to North Yakima, the future
capital of Washington, situated in the
true center of the territory, at the Junction
of seven fair valleys. In fact, if ever a
town was cabined, cribbed, confined,
bound in and shut up to a future of com
parative insignificance that town ia Ellens
burg.
These conditions are perfectly well
known to observing men and yet the
/*.-/. pet, with gall only equalled by her
utter mendacity, scatters such maps
broadcast, gets wind advertisements of
her imaginary charms into the papers,
and lieguiles the unsuspecting, who
knows not her misleading methods. Now
if people want to be deceived, deceived
they will be and some of them may enjoy
it. It may be Quixotic to attempt to
hold them back. The awakening will
come in due season, the unsophisticated
will pot on sophistication. Those of them
who have the principal of good well de
veloped will cast off the devil and his
works, and the others will— make maps
of Eliensburg, probably. This Kittitas
style of map making may be profitable,
but it is neither honest nor decent. It
will, aa likely as not, provoke something
of the same kind from some of the mis
represented points. They will go the
windy burg one better, and the result
will be not otherwise than confusing,
topographically and morally. M
—Be sure and buy the Swamm Bashed
Wins. One hundred pounds guaranteed
to make one hundred rods of fence, and
every pound beat quality of steel wire. •
Ordinance No. 83.
An Ordinane* to proride a City Cemetery
for the City of North Yakima.
TW City 'of North Yakima doe* ordain aa fol
low*;
harrton t. Th* following real estate attnate
In Yakima Conaty. Washington Territory, de
scribed aa follow*. to-wii Commencing • 73-MO
chain* weal of tho northeast corner of tbo
aonthweat quarter of tbo northaaat quarter of
aectlon », township IS. north range la anal,
Willamette meridian, thence annth lu.tl chain*;
thence weal S.-JS chain*: thence north Mktl
chain*; thence coat 6.at chain* to place of be
ginning. containing Arc and one half acre* of
ground, be parrhaaed from Oeo. W. Cary and
Im. M. Cary, hla wife, by Warrantee tied, clear
of all taenmbranees. to b* need and held by
the city of North Yakima as a City Cemetery.
Mr. X That a warrant >.s drawn on th*
Special Carrent Ripen* fand of Ihla city In
tne*amof *IXMIn farorof aald Hen. W. Cart
and Lon. M. Cary la payment In fan for aald
Nice and Oao-nalf Acres.
Hoc. 1 This ordinance shall go fate elbet
from and after Its pnbllcation, as prorlded by
law.
Haaaed the Connell at a regular meeting held
at North Yakima. In Connell chamber, rebrw>
ary Mb. A. I>. MW.
Approved February 6th, MW:
RUWAKfr WHITSON, Mayor,
Paaased Connell rebruary «th. MW:
O. W. Noonan, city clerk.
THE
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A Weakly Newepeper. devoted to the Istereeu o
North Yakima
YAKIMA COUNTY,
AMD THE
STATE 07 WASHINGTON.
Sitoiption Price, $2.00 a Year,
INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE.
The Tu| Best Mwtlslnf Medium ii
Central Washington.
The great Advert! it d* Bee eon Is now opening,
and those desiring to place their Advertisements
where they will do the most good, cannot And a
a median through which to accomplish their
psrpoee better than the Columns of
THE YAKIMA HERALD!
Keesonable Rates given on application to the
office,
HEED Ac COli
Publishers sad Proprietors.
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Job Printing
NEW TYPE,
NEW MACHINERY,
NEW STYLES.
EVERYTHING NEW!
CARDS,
POSTERS,
STATEMENTS,
BILL HEADS,
NOTE HEADS,
LETTER HEADS.
ENVELOPES.
BLANKS, OF ALL KINDS.
CIRCULARS, ETC.
Tha IISKALD solicits the patronise of thote
la n«(d of first clast Printing and xnarautees
■•((•faction.
A IPKf'IATV sr
Cili Frill!
THK HKHAI.I)
Oflk* It snpptlsS with tfca matt reniplets and
watt MteM M Printing Pspartaitat to bs
found In Oatral Washington. KTcrvthlna it
■ptok «pnn now and of Ul l/Slml and Mott
Approved Slylas.
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nsrans rtinn. rw iiiisw psaa.
FECHTER & LAW ,
Have now for Sale
Lots at S4O and Upwards.
Terms, One-third or one
half Cash, Balance in Six
and Twelve Months.
Tim ItWtirTiiii Bill
Town Property than now; place your
money with us, and get the ben
efit of the raise, which is sure to take
place on the opening of Spring. We |
have evidence and data to show you
that an Immense Immigration will
pour into Yakima County and City ,
during the Coming Summer.
OYllWlWltElMvNlf
If you wish to build a home, buy now,
and we will give you a discount upon
current prices, to
Eficoiiragß He EsiatHisM of Homes, *
And to make thla City, where the people own their own home*, i condition
of which any city may bout
We here Lota el there low price*, and upon the above terma, In every
part of the City. Yow will do well to call and purr haw now.
rEtiITLR * MW,
Over Yakima National flank.
Hurt, Sin, Tint k f
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Farm Machinery, Wagons.
The Largest Assortment of Builders’ Material
in Eastern Washington, and Prices Lower
Than the Lowest.
A. 33. WEED,
Corner Ist St. St Takima Avenue North Yakima.
“BOARDHTRADE”
SALOON AND BILLIARD HALL.
Fine Wines, Liquors, Cigars,
Constantly on Hand.
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A. Churchill, : : : : : Proprietor.
ttf Opposite N. P. Depot, North YeMine. W*»h. Ter.
W. H. Vimwo. i. A. Bilorr.
Viniiio- & iJilgex*,
W holme le aod Retell Dealer* In
lartnre. Tl ail Him
Sto-ves and ZRaxiees.
Special Attention to Repairing & Job Work.
YAKIMA AVBXn. NORTH YAKIMA. W. J.