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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1908
Page
4
The Yakima Herald issue details publication information with manager N Tuseley and postal entry in North Yakima Washington. Subscription rates of one year 1.50 six months three months are listed.
The Yakima Spirit calls for civic effort to improve roads and promote fruit advertising. It urges stronger community pride, organized volunteer work, and a coordinated push with the Commercial Club and Yeomen to boost development and public welfare.
A large Yahtuca gathering is planned two weeks before next Monday led by prominent men with thousands expected to attend. A special excursion train may offer favorable rates for fruit growers and real estate men to travel, fostering cross sectional exchange and professional progress in the budding fruit industry.
The note urges sending ample boosters to keep Yakima in evidence from show start to finish, aiming for a strong, visible turnout throughout the event.
Dr. Granville Lowther leads a push to form a Hood River like central fruit growers group in Yakima to secure uniform packing and better prices. The plan aims to remove self interest, ensure consistent quality, and attract top bids for carload apple lots, benefiting the wider Yakima market.
A report notes John D Rockefeller stating there are more important things than money. Alfred Henry Lewis cites Rockefeller telling a Cleveland confidant his pleasure lay in dividends. The piece argues the Golden Rule offers a broader life principle beyond wealth.
Social notes report a delightful Lindens luncheon on Yakima Heights with 14 guests honoring brides of the year. The piece lists brides, city church events, a St Joseph Academy concert program, and a Street Front wedding, with receptions and gifts noted.
A cake bearing a present from Mr. Robert Swanton served as the attractive centerpiece at an event. Mr. Front, a marine engineer formerly of Olympia, will relocate to Fairbanks, Alaska after an extended visit with friends in the city.
Holiday mood pervades the local markets as Thanksgiving shipments of fancy apples and express fowls rise from city and valley points. Hay and potato markets hold firm at the established price levels while vegetable receipts stay heavy and storage of hay apples and potatoes remains brisk.
A list of apple varieties with 4s and 5s sizes and box prices ranging from 60 cents to $1.25. Varieties include Ben Davis, Jonathan, Spitzenbergs, Winesaps, York Imperial, Rhode Island Greening and others with notes on fancy or extra fancy grades. Many entries show inconsistent OCR spellings and pricing.
Prices paid per ton for Timothy and onions range from 14.00 to 16.00 dollars, with alfalfa at 8.00 to 9.00 and potatoes at 12.00 to 14.00 per ton. Fall butters and honey are listed with per hundredweight or case pricing up to 2.75 for honey.
Georgia G. Moore of North Yakima Washington seeks wagon bolster springs and seat parts to repair a vehicle. Contact R R No. 1 for arrangements and delivery details.
Spokane expert predicts victory for Spokane in the interstate commerce commission decision on rates and foresees nationwide higher freight charges. He notes abandonment of ocean competition claims, a broad redistricting, and a push by railroads to justify new rates, potentially delaying final verdicts for years.
The Yakima valley will be represented at the National Apple Show with a large district exhibit and a 1000 person excursion from North Yakima by a special train. If the Yakima Commerce Club plans materialize it will be the first Spokane history of a valley showing such a representative display. The change follows manager H. J. Neely’s North Yakima visit last week.
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