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Wapato Growth and Prosperity on the Yakima Reservation
An optimistic panorama of Wapato near Fort Simcoe Washington describes fertile irrigation rich crops and the growth of a developing city. It notes 77 000 acres under irrigation canals 7 000 more in Parker Bottom 40 000 irrigated and 23 000 extendable acres. The Wapato Development Co pioneers townsite on eighty acres led by George S Rankin and Alex B McCredy with land sale opportunities, schools water access, drainage, and diverse commerce.
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Wapato
Yakima
Jay Lynch
Fort Simcoe
Washington
Simcoe
Northern Pacific Railway
George S. Rankin
Alex. EB. McCredy
Wapato Development Co
Parker Bottom
Indian Department
Yakima River
Union Gap Ditch Company
Toppenish
Yakima Indian Reservation
Interior Department