Prosperity in Pacific Northwest Contrasts New York Fears
The Spokesman-Review reports major prosperity in the Pacific Northwest with bumper crops, high bank deposits, and abundant employment. In North Yakima the apple crop and fruit land boom boost the economy despite frosts and a weaker hop season. R. R. Hemmingway of Pendleton touts North Yakima as a growing business center while fruit values rise and hay prices climb.
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New York
United States
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Inland Empire
Spokesman-Review
North Yakima
Pacific Coast States
R. RK. Hemmingway
Pendleton
Ore
Tacoma
Hemmingway
Yakima
Land policy tied to irrigation and limits to prevent hoarding
The speaker argues that irrigation and government land contracts cap individual holdings at forty acres, ensuring fair access and preventing land grafts as the area grows. He notes widespread fruit industry prosperity, bank deposits rising 13 percent in two months and 25 percent in a year across five North Yakima banks, with total deposits at $5.42 million.
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Yakima
First National
Yakima National
Yakima Valley Bank
Yakima Trust Company
Farmers & Merchants’ Bank
Yakima Roses Show Garden Prowess at Readles' Yard
Mr and Mrs S B Readle at the corner of D and Ninth Streets cultivate an exceptional rose display. Their garden features the Genus Teplitz cane six feet eight inches tall with sixty five red blooms and Kaiserin Augusta Victoria white roses four and a half inches across. Locals and visitors admire the luxuriant varieties and the couple’s broader farming of poultry honey fruit and flowers as a cosmopolitan observer comments on the pretty town scene.
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S. B. Readle
Ninth Streets
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria
Beadle
Yakima
Harness repair shop to open in Granger by W G Vilas
W G Vilas of North Yakima visited Granger on Friday and rented the Chamberlain building two doors west of the News office. He will open a harness repair shop this week, and his skill as a workman is noted as a welcome addition to the community.
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W. G. Vilas
North Yakima
Chamberlain
Vilas
Granger
Granger News
Dreamland Theatre Showcases Yakima Valley Then And Now
North Yakima residents can view a Dreamland Theatre program depicting Yakima Valley development from sagebrush land to orchards hop fields and hay fields. Highlights include peach blossoms cattle sheep hop yard scenes Tacoma Seattle Sound industries and a Hypnotist's Revenge comedy sketch. Toppenish council sets city tax levy at seven mills totaling 27 mills.
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Toppenish
Fire Alarm Box List and Test Procedures Published
The Herald lists city fire alarm boxes by location from 12-C to 71-Cascade with cross streets and notes test taps at 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. A $25 fine applies for false alarms. The item also reports Mr. and Mrs. R. Hoagland of Moxee visiting relatives in Iowa.
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Yakima
Mrs. R. Hoagland
Moxee
Iowa
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