SOUVENIR PARADISE TRAIL, RAIN! NATIONAL PARK, WASHINGTON. ^ AlHEFAIL OTffMBOl l NTERNAT SONAL APPLE ASSOCIATION 0447 T ' | p \ q O p ’Vl\ H ^w/»-27th Annual Convention of the International Apple Shippers' Association SOUVENIR PROGRAM HELD IN THE City of Seattle Washington July 24th to 28th, 1922DEEP LAKE, in The Cascades, on The Sunset Highway between Spokane and Seattle\s E. T. BUTTERWORTH President 3 International Apple Shippers’ Association Officers President—E. T. BUTTERWORTH Philadelphia, Pa. Treasurer—G. W. DAVIDSON New Orleans, La. Secretary—R. G. PHILLIPS Rochester, N. Y. Executive Committee Wm. L. Wagner, Chicago, III. W. M. French, New York, X. Y. E. W. J. Hearty, Boston, Mass. J. J. Castellini, Cincinnati, Ohio E. H. Neustadtl, Milwaukee, Wis. 4R. G. PHILLIPS Secretary' G. W. DAVIDSON WM. L. WAGNER Chairman Treasurer Executive CommitteeMembers Executive Committee W. M. FRENCH E. \V. J. HEARTY E. H. NEUSTADTL CASTELL1N1 6Program 27th Annual Convention of the International Apple Shippers’ Association Monday, July 24th to and including Friday, July 28th Seattle, Washington Monday, July 24th Special Trains will arrive 8:15 p. m. Tuesday, July 25th 1. kegistration—Mezzanine Floor, Washington Hotel. 2. Auto Drive about Seattle, 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. (everybody). 3. Reception—Dancing, 8:30 p.m. Buff'et Supper, Washington Hotel. In-formal. Floor Manager, Herman Weinstein. 7Advantages of Association You should he a member of the International Apple Shippers’ Association: First—Because it associates all members with most of the reputable apple shippers, dealers, receivers and distributors in the United States, Canada, England, Scotland, Wales, Denmark, Cuba, and the apple producing and consuming world generally. .Second—Because it is the largest trade association of its kind in the world; its roster being a directory of nearly one thousand of the largest handlers of apples in the apple world. It pays to belong to the best. 1 hird—Because the Association issues to members the most accurate and comprehensive reports of the growing apple crops with references to quantity, quality, size, color, development, etc., covering all the important districts. Fourth—Because the Association compiles monthly for the membership complete detailed and reliable reports of cold and common storage holdings of apples in the United States and Canada with corresponding figures for the previous years. Fifth—Because the Association issues weekly reports showing the exports of apples from the United States and Canada, giving ports of export and import and the quantity from and to each port. Sixth—Because the Association gives the closest attention to all domestic and foreign transportation, legislation, publicity, standardization and other questions which bear upon the industry; being constantly engaged in cases, hearings and conferences involving principles which vitally affect the industry and every member. Seventh—Because the Association issues yearly a complete compilation of grade standardization and other laws affecting the industry. Eighth—Because the Association through its officers and committees, men of unquestioned moral and business integrity, cooperates with the government, public officials, horticultural societies, producers and with other trade associations for the advancement of the industry. Ninth—Because the members' interests are the Association’s interests and each member can call upon it for assistance in any problem which he has. Tenth—Because the Association tights for the interests of its members and the good of the industry as a whole. Eleventh—Because it is only through united effort that results can be attained. Twelfth—Because many times value received is given for every dollar paid in dues. Thirteenth—Because the value of membership in money, in self respect, in pride of association, in the satisfaction of cooperation and support, information gained, in benefits derived, is very great. The cost of membership is very small. Fourteenth—Because membership in the Association is the best business investment you can make from the standpoint of protection and progress. R. G. Phillips, Secretary. 8International Apple Shippers’ Association (Program - - Continued Wednesday, July 26£h 1. Opening Session, 10:00 a.m., Moore Theatre. 2. Assemblage called to order by A. R. Currie, Gen'l Chairman, Entertainment Committee, who will present Gavel to President E. T. Butterworth. (a) Invocation—Rev. Geo. T. Gunter, D. D. (b) Address—F. \Y. Shultz, President Commercial Bank & Trust Co., Wenatchee, Wash. (c) Welcome to Washington—His Excellency Louis F. Hart, Governor. (d) Welcome to Seattle—Hon. E. J. Brown, Mayor. (e) Greetings—“Commercial Interests of Seattle/' Col. Howard A. Hanson, Seattle Chamber of Commerce. (f) Response to Addresses of Welcome—E. W. J. Hearty, Boston. Mass. (g) Music—Chamber of Commerce Chorus. ( h) Address—President E. T. Butterworth. (i) Fraternal Greetings. ( j ) Appointment of Committees. 3. nufifet Luncheon at Hotel Washington, 1 :30 to 2 :00 p. m. 4. Inspection of Docks and Pacific Meet, 2 p. m., by Steamer Tacoma, and Short Trip around the Sound. Chamber Chorus. Orchestra. 5. The Wayfarer, 8:00 p.m. This is possibly the greatest Pageant ever staged, and is owned and controlled by Seattle people. 9International Apple Shippers’ Association fcc» igsh Convention Executive Committee TS A. R. CURRIE, Chairman HAROLD R. DUDDY J. M. WADE YAKIMA J. W. HEBERT WENATCHEE GEO. C. JONES P. F. CLARK, Secretary FRED EBERLE CONRAD ROSE SPOKANE RAYMOND P. KELLY HOOD RIVER P. F. CLARK SEATTLE HARRY SCHUMACHER BARNEY HURTZMAN ERNEST A. WANAMAKER H ERBERT WITHERSPOOX P. II. WATT E. S. GOODWIN R. W. MASON SALEM ROBT. PAULUS T. F. RYAN H. G. FLETCHER 1. CURTIS ROBINSON A. R. CURRIE ALEX. B. GALLOWAY N. W. MOGGE Entertainment Committee IS A. B. GALLOWAY, Chairman WASHINGTON SEATTLE WORRALL WILSON W. E. COMAN STEPHEN A. HULL G. B. SMITH I). J. O’CALLAGHAN DARWIN M. MEISNEST HERMAN WEINSTEIN HOWARD FLETCHER ALFRED LUNDIN j. W. WATSON YAKIMA FRED EBERLE, Chairman H. R. DUDDY I). L. OLIVER WENATCHEE C. E. CHASE, Chairman SPOKANE RAYMOND P. KELLY, Chairman L. G. HAYS C. T. HASKELL C. W. MOUNT OPPORTUNITY ED PTERCE HOOD RIVER P. F. CLARK, Chairman FIELDING KELLY MOSIER C. A. MACRUM OREGON GEO. A. PHILLIPS UNDERWOOD H. L. GEARY MEDFORD RALPH BARDWELL SALEM EARL PEARCY 10International Apple Shippers’ Association ■■ ■:=--------« Program - - Continued ‘i? ‘Thursday, July 27{h 1. Business Session, 9:30 a. m., Washington Hotel Grill Room. 2. Address—“Economic Distribution,” by Dean Stephen Miller, University of Washington. 3. “How Apple Industry Became Possible in Washington,” W. T. Clark, Wenatchee, Wash. 4. Announcements. 5. Resolve into Committees. 6. Ladies’ Entertainment, Luncheon and Card Party at Arctic Club, 2:30 ]). m. Vocal Selection by Miss Hazel Price, Soprano. 7. Banquet, 7 :00 p. m., Masonic Temple. Worrall Wilson, Toast M aster. Invocation, Rev. Geo. T. Gunter, D. D. cMenu rogram COCKTAIL OLYMPIA WAFERS Song: Miss Abbie Howard, Soprano SALAD—COMBINATION Address........ Ethics in Business” Carl E. Croson CELERY OLIVES PICKLES Music: Knickerbocker Quartette SAL I ED NU1S Address..........“Human Equation'’ SPRING CHICKEN Rev- Geo. Gunter, 1). D. NEW POTATOES WITH CREAM Solo: Sidney Dixon, Tenor NFW PF \S Address........“Value of Ideals’* Prof. Clark P. Bissett CANTALOUPE A LA MODE Music: Knickerbocker Quartette ASSORTED CAKES Accompanist, Arville Belstad COFFEE TEA MILK Orchestra CIGARS CIGARETTES Dancing until 12:00 11IN THE LAKE REGION Snoqualmie (Pass on £he Sunset Highway'International Apple Shippers’ Association QroQram - - Continued Friday, July 28£h 1. Business Session, 9:30 a. m. Address—“Finance and Business/’ by J. A. Swalwell, President Union National Bank. 3. Reports Committees and Business. 4. Executive Session. 5. Ladies—Afternoon, 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., Auto Drive through Highlands, etc., etc. Buffet Luncheon, North Club. 6. Luncheon, 12:00 m. to 1 p. m., Bell Street Dock, through courtesy Northwest Merchants’ Convention. 13♦ International Apple Shippers’ Association ------- ■■■ ------------------ (Reception Committee % T. F. RYAN, Chairman WASHINGTON SEATTLE H. G. FLETCHER HARRY SCHUMACHER J. E. RADFORD BARNEY HERTZMAN W. E. COMAN W. S. ELLIOTT GEO. B. SMTTH R. T. DILWORTH E. A. WANAMAKER HARRY W. COSTIGAN OLAF E. CASKIN A. T. HILLMAN J. W. GODWIN YAKIMA H. R. DUDDY FRED EBERLE LAWRENCE HAYS C. R. McKEE B. A. PERHAM F. B. PLATH T. W. HEBERT H. A. GLEN WENATCHEE GEO. C. TONES JOHN F. SEGRUE HOWARD FLETCHER F. W. SCHULTZ H. W. DODGE L. L. MATTHEWS HARRY A. BAKER W. O. DOW DWIGHT WOODRUFF CASHMERE STEVE ANDREWS R. A. TEDFORD GEO. W. COBURN D. N. GELLATLY C. E. CHASE TOM HASKELL HARRY CROWL D. L. OLIVER CONRAD ROSE J. M. WADE WHITE SALMON I. E. SLADE OREGON HOOD RIVER P. F. CLARK H. F. DAVIDSON E. W. BIRGE MOSIER R. D. CHATFIELD MEDFORD GUY CONNER SALEM ROBT. PAULUS (Program Committee Herbert Witherspoon, Chairman, Seattle J. W. Hebert, Yakima Geo. C. Jones, Wenatchee P. F. Clark, Hood River 14International Apple Shippers’ Association ^Program - - Continued “8 Saturday, July 29{h Arrangements will be made by the Chairman of the Entertainment Committee so that all who want may play golf, both ladies and gentlemen. Registrations for golf game must be made by July 25th. If desired, local partners will be provided for both ladies and gentlemen who want to play golf on Saturday, July 29th. CyVtonday, July 31&t Arrangements have been made for reception of members and guests to leave Portland after lunch by automobile — Columbia River Highway, arriving' J O «/ O Columbia Gorge Hotel, Hood River, in time for dinner. J food River and Mosier will be the hosts for that evening. cTuesday, August l&h The same hosts will take the party from Mosier to The Dalles over the Highway and return them the same afternoon to White Salmon and Underwood, who will entertain them and serve luncheon Wednesday. Everything possible will be done to make the visit pleasant and edifying.MOUNT RAINIER from Lake Washington (Boulevard, SeattleGreetings from {he Convention City1 SEATTLE was glad when the apple shippers voted to hold their 1^22 Convention here. Today we are glad to have you here as the guests of Seattle and other Pacific Northwest communities and are anxious that you familiarize yourselves with all details of the fruit industry as carried on in the Pacific Northwest. Our growers and our business people also welcome the opportunity to get the viewpoint of those actually engaged in the selling of our fruit. This is a new country—in fact, Seattle is the youngest metropolitan city in the United States. The West is the land of the pioneer and it is not remarkable, therefore, that Seattle’ together with her forward looking sister communities of the Pacific Northwest, should be in the forefront on progressive moves. As a young and growing community we have profited by the experiences of older cities; have accepted what has been good for them and discarded what was not good. So we want you to know Seattle for what she really is, a young, virile, progressive western city with a citizenry which is thoroughly loyal to the best in American life. Each man swears by his own district or state, but we who live on Puget Sound feel that there are certain things so different and so fine that we are in an enviable position. So, if our people appear a little more proud of our section than do residents of some other parts of this country you will know that we are earnest in our advocacy of the place we have chosen to live. This convention can do much for both the delegates and the people of the Pacific Northwest. There is urgent need for stabilization of the apple industry. In our state we have taken several forward steps by standardization and strict inspection of brands; marketing; providing increased storage and refrigeration space and development of the water transportation routes to markets. But there is a distinct need for a complete understanding between the grower and the shipper. So Seattle, metropolis of this rich empire of the Pacific Northwest, welcomes you with true Western hospitality. We want you to have a good time. We want you to go back home refreshed in mind and body and benefited by the first hand information you have secured. Seattle is the convention city, but the entire Pacific Northwest is cooperating in your welcome, and everywhere you go you will find, we are sure, that our people welcome an opportunity to extend hospitality to you. EDWIN J. BROWN, Mayor of Seattle. FRANK WATERHOUSE, Pres. Seattle Chamber of Commerce. A. R. CURRIE, Chairman International Apple Shippers' Convention Committee. 17International Apple Shippers’ Association ■ ■ ■ ■ .....................—..... (Publicity Committee N. W. MOGGE, Chairman HAROLD CRARY, Seattle, Wash. ROLFE WHITNALL, Yakima, Wash. EDWIN SMITH, Wenatchee, Wash. W. L. HORSLEY, Seattle, Wash. W. E. COMAN, Seattle, Wash. GEO. R. SMITH, Seattle, Wash. W. S. ELLIOTT, Seattle, Wash. A. H. HILLMAN, Seattle, Wash. H. W. COSTIGAN, Seattle, Wash. C. M. ANDREWS, Seattle, Wash. H. R. DUDDY, Yakima, Wash. T. M. WADE, Wenatchee, Wash. RAYMOND P. KELLY, Spokane, Wash. P. F. CLARK, Hood River, Ore. Transportation Committee HOWARD G. FLETCHER, Chairman Finance Committee HERBERT WITHERSPOON. Chairman CAutomobile Committee E. A. WANAMAKER, Chairman HARRY M. SIMMONS, Vice Chairman BOR SCHOFIELD, Vice Chairman BARNEY HERTZMAN J. W. WATSON R. F. HALL GEO. WATTON HARRY F. SCHUMACHER HERMAN WEINSTEIN DAN SMITH T. W. SELOVER PHIL AARON CHAS. CHRISTENSEN ARTHUR ELLSWORTH ARTHUR T. HAMILTON WYLIE HEMPHILL E. G. HOFFMAN BILL MUEHE EDGAR ROYER BILL TAFT JUDSON P. WILSON ED. R. WOOD JIM MENDENHALL Hotel Committee F. M. RHODES A. E. WHTTESTONE, Chairman FRED BLOXOM H. T. MIGNEREY A. A. CHRISTIE A. S. XICKERSOX W. S. FOSTER RAY L. HOGDOX cBanquet Committee P. H. WATT, Chairman S. L. SPEXCERSide Trips from {he Convention City1 FROM SEATTLE radiate rail, interurban, water, auto and stage lines and a fine system of paved highways which enable the traveler to enjoy himself in a scenic sediion, where the maximum temperature last year was 80 degrees. Of course, the Alt. Rainier trip, outstanding scenic outing in America, will be taken. This trip costs, transportation and two (lavs trip, $21.75 from Seattle. A never-to-be-forgotten twelve-day cruise to Alaska, with stops at eight towns, cost $80, all expenses included, or $145 for the 22-day trip to the westward. There are boat and auto trips to Vancouver and Victoria, B. C.; inexpensive cruises around the islands of Puget Sound; the finest fishing on the continent, fresh or salt water, within an hour's motor ride or so. There is mountain climbing, with real snow in July; yachting, golfing, swimming; in fact, if there's an out-of-door sport it’s here. There is no place in America where you can see so much, have so good a time and go home so refreshed as on Puget Sound. Tacoma is just a few minutes away by auto or boat or train; Portland is but a few hours ride distant, and Seattle, in the middle of the international Northwest, is the logical point to start from for the many trips you will want to take. 'The Chamber of Commerce wants you to call upon your arrival at its free information department, 702 Third Ave. Tell the young ladies how much time you have and they will map out your trips. 19Yakima Avenue, One of the Busiest Streets in the West. Yakima Valley, Washington Premier Fruit DiStriSl of the Northwest The valley of the Yakima lies in the central part of the State of Washington. The Yakima river ha^ its orip'in in the Cascade mountains and flows southeast two hundred miles to its confluence with the Columbia. Throughout its course the river receives the waters of many tributaries. A number of the more important of these—the Naches river, Cowiche creek and Ahtanum creek—converge at what might be called the head of the valley. Somewhat farther down the valley straightens sharply to a narrow pass, called Union Gap, or simply “The Gap.” Below this it broadens largely into the main trunk with tributaries of more im- portance. Within the area described there is now under cultivation approximately 300 000 acres of irrigated land, with as much more to be developed when water is made available by the Federal Reclamation service through the completion of storage reservoirs now either under construction or planned. It is hardly true to say that the soil in Yakima county is better suited to one crop than another. Aside from the products of the tropics and sub-tropics, there is practically nothing that cannot be produced. This includes all grains and grasses, all deciduous fruits, berries, hops and vegetables. And, as a matter of fact, all of these products are grown in the Yakima valley. But, naturally, the farmer devotes his land to the crops that promise to make him the most money. And so it has come about that certain crops are given the preference. Chief among these is fruit, including apples, pears, peaches, prunes, plums, cherries and apricots. In point of acreage and value alfalfa ranks next to fruit. Timothy and clover are also grown for hay. Potatoes are largely produced, and onions, cabbage, asparagus and other vegetables do well. Strawberries, raspberries, dewberries, currants, gooseberries, etc., are very successfully raised. Hops are extensively cultivated, and are quite profitable. There is but little grain raised 011 irrigated land, but wheat, oats, barley and even corn may be successfully grown. In connection with the vast ranges in the National Forest and the Indian Reservations, alfalfa forms the basis of the stock industry. Both sheep and cattle are fed in large numbers. Dairying is a flourishing industry. Hogs are fed to advantage and pork production is growing rapidly. Poultry and bees are highly profitable. 20Typical Road-Side Scene in the Yakima Valley. It will appear, then, that the farmer in Yakima county is not limited in his methods 01* crops. He can follow his inclinations almost without restriction and be confident of results. Fruit, however, is the main crop. It is pre-eminently as a fruit-raising section that the name “Yakima” has become famous, and unless the unexpected happens, horticulture will be given greater and greater preference. There is, of course, much satisfaction in the fact that the structure of Yakima’s prosperity does not rest upon one foundation stone—be that stone ever so broad and stable. If all of the magnificent orchards which beautify this land and pour their golden harvests into the markets of the world were leveled to the ground, there would remain a rich variety of other products which would sustain the renown of Yakima and amply support her people. It is estimated that in Yakima county alone there are 50,000 acres in fruit trees, fully 90 per cent of which are in some stage of bearing. About 70 per cent of the trees are apples, the leading varieties being Winesap, Jonathan, Rome Beauty, Delicious, Yellow Newtown and Arkansas Black. Ten per cent of the acreage is in pears, 10 per cent peaches, and the remainder in prunes, cherries, plums, apricots, etc. The value of the 1921 fresh fruit crop aggregated $19,565,907, with fruit products adding $1,082,650 to the total. C(3he County^ Land—Area, 3,237,760 acres; Yakima Indian reservation, 800,000 acres; 122,825 acres state land; 595,406 acres in Rainier and Columbia Poorest reserves; privately owned, 799,170 acres; 250,000 acres under irrigation, with as much more irrigable by plans approved by U. S. Reclamation Service. Land Priccs—Raw irrigable, $50 to $150 per acre, water rights additional; improved general farms, $150 to $300; improved orchards, $500 to $1,500, sometimes including houses and equipment; grazing $2.50 to $7.50. Irrigation—Present area, 250,030 acres, 40 per cent of all artificially watered in the state. Water di verted from Yakima river and its tributaries. Government projects are Sunnyside, 90,000 acres; YVapato, 80,000 acres; Tieton, 32,000 acres. Balance under private ditches. Crop Production—Produced 40,000 carloads in 1921, valued at $35,000,000; 1920 crop, 35,500 carloads, valued at $37,000,000. Principal items for 1921 are apples, 13,500 carloads, and hay, 15,000 carloads. Other 21 Yakima District s' Highly Developed Orchard Lands Adjoining Yakima. items include all varieties of soft fruits, vegetables, grains, livestock, hops and forest products. Sixth county in United States in value of 1920 crops. Markets—Nearby coast cities absorb only fractional part of crop. Balance shipped to eastern and southern parts of United States, and to Europe, Canada and the Orient. Population—1910 census, 41,709, or 209 per cent more than in 1900. The 1920 census shows 63,710, a gain of 52.7 per cent for past 10 years. (Uhe City1 Climate and Population—Elevation, 1065 feet; mean temperature, 48 degrees; assessed valuation 1920, $11,093,559. Population, 1910 census, 14,082; 1920 census, 18,539; now 20,000. Transportation Facilities—Northern Pacific Railway Co., Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Co., Yakima & Valley Railroad, Yakima Valley Transportation Company (electric). Stage depot with lines to all adjoining communities. Commerce and Industry—Lumber mill of 50,000,000 feet annual capacity, employing 300 men. Sash and door and cement products factories. Beet sugar factory within 3 miles of the city valued at $1,000,000. Libby, McNeill & Libby cannery valued at $250,000. R. G. Dun Co. maintains an agency. Two evaporating plants; two cider and vinegar factories, processing plant; spray factory; two iron foundries; three artificial ice plants; two meat packing plants; four creameries, and many other industries with total annual output of $10,003,000, making this city the industrial and commercial hub of Central Washington. Finances—Five banks with combined deposits exceeding $9,500,000. Two Savings & Loan Associations with assets over $1,250,000. Two Trust companies. Fourth city of the state in bank deposits and postoffice receipts. City Government—Incorporated January 27, 1886. Commission form of government established September 18, 1911. Area of city, 2,355 acres. Twenty—two precincts or political subdivisions. Municipally owned property worth $200,000. County seat of Yakima County. Assessed valuation 1921, $11,206,088. 22—H^n Yakima District The Live Stock and Dairy Industry Reaches its Highest Development in the Yakima Valley. Public Buildings—Ten public school buildings, costing more than $750,000, enrollment this year, 4,700; 25 churches, 9 being large stone and brick buildings. Public library valued at $32,123, over 10,000 volumes. Fire department valued at $100,000, all motor-driven apparatus. Masonic temple valued at $250,000. Elks’ temple valued at $125,000. Odd Fellows’ building valued at $75,000. Courthouse valued at $175,000. Y. M. C. A. building valued at $80,000. Federal building valued at $250,000. Catholic hospital valued at $200,000. State armory valued at $85,000. Theatres valued at $600,000. Business blocks, mercantile houses and hotels would be a credit to a city many times the size of Yakima. Clubs and Associations—Commercial Club, with 1,250 members; Automobile Club; Cascadians’ Mountaineering Club; Country Club; Rotary Club; Kiwanis Club; Music and Art Clubs; all fraternal organizations; Business Men’s Association American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Yakima Valley Traffic and Credit Association. Yakima is a hospitable city where the stranger always finds a hearty welcome. (Reclamation (By J. L. Lytle, Project Manager) Two hundred miles long—Keechelus to mouth of Yakima river. Three hundred forty-eight thousand acres now irrigated by private ditches, U. S. Reclamation Service and U. S. Indian Service. Two hundred fifty thousand acres additional can be feasibly irrigated. Total 600,000 acres. Runoff for 20-year period, 1897 to 1919—Maximum, 4,950,000 acre feet; average, 3,230,000. Total used for irrigation in 1921, 1,650,000 acre feet. Two hundred canals divert water from the river. U. S. R. S. has five reservoirs in operation, with a total capacity of 425,000 acre feet. Cost $3,550,000. Complete storage contemplates six storage reservoirs, storing 1,000,000 acre-feet at a cost of $12,000,-000. These are Kachess, Keechelus, Cle Elum, Bumping Lake, Tieton and Clear Creek. 23••••Hs©n= ■ = Yakima District —=nosH— Orchard Scoics in the Yakima Valley where 30,000 Acres are Planted to Fruit. 24mmm A SECTION OF YAKIMA VALLEY, (Typical Orchard Scene in Central WashingtonYakima District TARTER PHOTO. YAKIMA Combined Cold Storage Capacity in Yakima Valley, 3,500 Carloads. RECLAMATION—Continued Irrigation systems built by government are the Tieton, Sunnyside and Wapato. TIETON Acreage .......................... 32,000 Cost .......................$3,401,565 No. of deliveries................ 2,000 No. of farms (22% rented).. 1,348 Acre-feet diverted ............... 96,500 SUNNYSIDE Acreage ....................... 107,600 Cost ..........................$4,063,529 No. of deliveries.............. 4,650 No. of farms (22% rented).. 2,900 Acre-feet diverted ............ 417,500 WAPATO Acreage ........ Cost ........... No. of farms 80,000 .$2,104,710 1,500 Note: These divisions will support a greater population, as they are not yet completely developed. Government Investment Crop Value in i$2i— Reclamation Service .............$10,343,596 Indian Service ............................. 2,104,710 Total ........................$12,448,306 Proposed Mew Work— Acres .$ 3. .166,000 Kittitas 70,000 7. ,797,000 Moxee (Yakima district) . 36,750 6 ,500,000 Roza (Yakima-Benton) 60,000 Kennewick 35,000 $1 7. ,463,000 Wapato 102,000 Total...............................303,750 Estimated cost of canal systems alone will exceed $30,000,000. Accompanying necessary improvements will be several times this amount. Average investment per farm for motor vehicles: Sunnyside, $495; Tieton, $320. Counting 10,000 farms on new area, and allowing $400 per farm for motor vehicles, it would take $4,000,000 to supply them. Twentv-two per cent of farms in Y^akima Valley are run by tenants. In the United States as a whole, of the 6,500,000 farms, 38 per cent are run by tenant farmers. Population of farms of U. S. Reclamation projects: Sunnyside, 11,000: Tieton, 3,300; total, 14,300. 26Yakima District Yakima Valley Has fhe Be£t Cold Storage Facilities of Any Fruit Di£tri£l in America Some of Yakima Valley’s Modern Warehouses and Storage Plants Storage Facilities Second to None ¥ It is conceded by those in position to know that the Yakima Valley’s storage facilities are excelled by no fruit section in the world. This wise provision insures protection to both seller and buyer alike, for it is possible at all times to deliver the fruit in first-class condition from warehouse to car. Cold storage plants in the Yakima valley have a combined capacity of 2,700,000 boxes, or 3,500 carloads, of apples. A storage capacity greater than the combined refrigerator cars of the Erie and Baltimore & Ohio railroads. Contemplated new construction this season will add 339,000 boxes, or 435 cars. Present and contemplated storage will be greater than the carrying capacity of refrigerator cars of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, Michigan Central and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railroads. "YAKIMA WILL WELCOME YOU” 27—* ; Scction of Blossoming Pear Orchard, Yakima Valley.The Hood (River Valley of' Oregon NESTLED in valleys protected by majestic, towering mountains, Oregon’s fruit industry is increasing by leaps and bounds. In the last ten years Oregon more than doubled her annual fruit crop. 29—-----------: State of Oregon o@sf-9*~ Oregon Apples in the Crystal Palace, London. Oregon Apples are World-Famous. OREGON apple history began one fall day in 1898 when a carload of packed and wrapped Spitzenbergs started on its way to Sgohel and Day, New York, from the Davidson Fruit Company, Hood River. That shipment marked the beginning of a trade which today reaches every corner of the globe. England eats Oregon Newtowns while other countries of Europe bite into crisp, juicy Spitzenbergs. And where its fresh fruit does not go, the products of Oregon's canning, evaporating and dehydrating plants are used. The most remarkable gains have been made by Oregon's fruit industry within the last ten years. While the average of some of the leading fruits of the United States were decreasing, Oregon was increasing her acreage by an impressive degree. In 1909, for instance, the total fruit production, in bushels, was four million and a half. In 1919 this had increased to ten and a half millions. In 1921 there were 6,350,000 bushels of apples alone. More than the entire fruit production in 1909! Three things have served to bring about this wonderful development — Oregon's ideal climatic and other conditions favorable to fruit growing; vision and hard work on the part of the growers themselves and the packing and selling organizations and companies. Oregon Growers were Pioneers in Wrapping and Boxing Apples. These are Samples of Oregon Beauties. 30 State of Oregon- Acres and Acres of Blossoms. A veritable sea of blossoms with dark trees rising like Every spring when the trees are in bloom Oregonians cel- pointed islands above the ocean of white, and snow-capped ebiate Blossom Day. Trains and automobiles biing ^isit- Tr . . ........ ors by the hundreds. I he various districts crown their J\It. Ilood toweung majestically in the distance. queens of the May. Care is cast aside; it is a gala event. The total fruit production of the state for 1921 is given in the following table prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates: OREGON’S FRUIT CROP IN 1921 Kind— Aere age Yield Production Price J \ilue Apples 49,000 130 6,350,000 bn. $.75 $ 4,762,500 Pears 10,000 83 835,000 bu. 1.50 1,252,000 Prunes, fresh 3,000 7,000 21,000,000 lbs. .04 840,000 Prunes, dried 25,000 800 20,000,000 lbs. .10 2,000,000 Peaches 3,000 35 105,000bu. 2,00 210,000 Cherries 4,000 1,500 6,000,000 lbs. .06 360,000 Loganberries 6,000 3,000 18,000,000 lbs. .03^2 630, OCX) Strawberries 4,000 2,500 10,000,000 lbs. .04 400,000 Black and Raspberries 2,500 2,000 5,000,000 lbs. .06 300,000 Cranberries 165 1,400 231,000 lbs. 1.15 34,650 Miscellaneous Fruits 2,000 250,000 Nuts 4,000 150 600,000 lbs. .25 150,000 Totals, Fruit .112,660 $11,189,150 Apples have been the fruit which has been largely responsible for the national prominence Oregon has acquried for orchard products of wonderful quality and flavor. Oregon's apples grow chiefly in its rich river valleys protected by mountains from heat and winds. IIere, in these garden spots where the air is cooled by night and tempered through the day to just the proper degree for perfect fruit, there is little wonder that Oregon apples gain that delightful crispness, radiant color, unexcelled flavor and long-keeping quality which have made them famous the world over. In the, southwestern part of the state are the valleys of the Rogue and Umpqua rivers. North of these is the Willamette valley, adjacent to the city of Portland. Then, following the Columbia river eastward, are the Hood River valley, Wasco county, and the valleys of the Umatilla, Grande Ronde and Malheur rivers. 31‘H^>p=— State of Oregon An Oregon Prune Orchard. A Typical Oregon Apple Orchard. ikSN-*—• 32MOUNT HOOD, CAt Oie Head of Hood (River Valley, Oregon‘H^)H= State of Oregon ^ The “Makings" of many Strawberry Shortcakes. Oregon Strawberries surpassed the World at Chicago and San Francisco Fairs. Leading in production and typical of the apple orchards of the State is the Hood River valley. ]t extends for about 25 miles along the south bank of the Columbia river and stretches for an equal distance southward under the shadow of the snow-capped peak of Mt. Hood. Here Nature has surrounded 60,000 fertile acres with a horseshoe of mountains, the toe of the shoe being represented by Mt. Hood towering 11,125 feet in height, and the two heels by the mountains which rise abruptly above the Columbia. From this valley there were shipped nearly two and a half million boxes of apples last year —mostly Newtowns and Spitzenbergs, 85,000 crates of strawberries, 70,000 boxes of pears, and other small fruit. Besides this there were shipments of canned, evaporated and dehydrated fruits, cider, vinegar, fountain syrups, etc. But apples, though most important, are not the only fruit for which Oregon is known. Virtually the entire world's production of loganberries comes from this state. At the Chicago World's Fair and again at the Panama-Pacific Exposition at San Francisco in 1915 Oregon strawberries outclassed the world, taking first prizes at both places. Oregon cherries, too, captured the grand prize at the San Francisco Exposition. The most perfect and prolific D'anjou and Bose pears known to horticulturists arc raised in Oregon. The Rogue River and Flood River valleys are famous for fall varieties of pears. Their Bartletts are nationally known. Next to apples, prunes are the largest Oregon fruit crop. Some are sold fresh, though most of them are dried for the market. Oregon prunes have a distinctive, flavor, a character that gives them individuality among buyers and users. The prune production of the state is steadily increasing. A Loganberry ‘"Patch." Practically Ail of the World’s Production of this Berry is in Oregon. 34Oregon Growers Organizations Important THE packing and selling organizations and companies among Oregon growers have played an important part in the development of the state's fruit industry and in the world-wide distribution of its products. Print ^arctiousp The first growers' association in Oregon and the Northwest was the original Hood River Growers’ Union formed about 1892 to handle strawberries alone. Today, after thirty years of continued cooperative activity this organization is known as the Apple Growers' Association. It is one of the strongest organizations of its kind in the Northwest. It has no capital stock, being purely cooperative, but has net assets of over $400,000.00. The Apple Growers’ Association owns and operates every cold storage plant in the Hood River valley, with capacity for 500,000 boxes. The Oregon Growers’ Cooperative Association was formed in 1919. In its three vears it has done much to foster the growth and the development of the fruit industry. It operates in the Willamette, Rogue and Umpqua valleys and at The Dalles. It is bringing more growers and more acreage together every year. In addition to its apples, the Association handles a large tonnage of prunes, pears, Tijpt=—-■ Spokane District- =r)K^-).... Farming in the apple district is carried on by irrigation entirely, water being furnished from the Spokane river, nearby lakes and wells. About 18,000 acres of land is under irrigation, 12,000 acres of which is in bearing apple orchards. These orchards vary in age from eight to 14 years, the average being 11 or 12 years. There are only a few orchards in the valley as old as 14 years. Spokane Valley's 1921 apple crop totaled 1,304,856 boxes, or 1,726 cars, which is estimated as about a 75 per cent crop. This crop was produced from approximately 630,234 trees. Several varieties of apples of excellent quality are produced in commercial quantity. Most notable is, first, the Rome Beauty, the superior of which is not produced anywhere else in the United States. The Romes constitute about 30 per cent of the total valley production. Second, and about equal in importance, is the Jonathan, which, too, in quality is not excelled in any other A Typical Irrigated Orchard Near Spokane district. Jonathans constitute another 30 per cent of the valley output. Wageners of good quality make up another 20 per cent, and the remaining 20 per cent is composed of the Winter Banana, not large in production but of excellent quality, the Delicious, the Newtowns, Winesaps and Stamens. Other varieties are grown in small quantities. Grading and packing of apples is carried on by the most modern methods. Notable among the equipment for grading and packing is the grading machine of the Spokane Valley Growers’ Union at Opportunity, which is the invention of members of the union and the only one of its kind in operation. This machine is designed to sort apples without dumping or dropping and to put them into boxes free of bruises and punctures. Efficient methods in this respect are found also in the other packing plants of the valley. Spokane Valley is a young district. Many of its orchards have not come into full bearing and comparatively few are more than 12 years old. The future holds assurance of greatly increased production and ever-improving quality. This will follow as a result not only of the increased age of the trees, but because of careful attention to’ fertilization which is becoming general throughout the valley; more skillful pruning; and advanced knowledge and practice in 50Spokane District the control of fruit tree pests. Conservative estimates of experienced apple men place the probable production of the valley within the next three to five years at 250 boxes per tree, which will make a total production of 3,000,000 boxes annually. Bearing upon the further future development of the valley is the fact that 20,000 acres of tertile land yet irrigable remain but which at the present time are devoted to dry farming. Adequate water supply is available for this land, and indications are that it will be brought under irrigation within the next few years. Geographical location gives to Spokane Valley an advantage not possessed by other apple districts of the Northwest. The altitude is 2,000 feet. This results in an apple harvest about Chickens atid Apples Are Profitable in the Spokane District two weeks later than other districts, which in turn gives a late keeping apple. Good color and flavor are characteristic of Spokane \ alley apples. Ideal transportation facilities obtain. While some districts have access to only one transcontinental railroad, Spokane Valley is served by four transcontinental lines, each of which has large shipping facilities at Spokane within a few miles of the Valley. Several lines run either through the entire length of the valley or a part of it. Among shippers of Spokane Valley apples are: The Spokane Valley Growers’ Union, at Opportunity; the Independent Fruit & Storage Company, of Opportunity; the Earl Fruit Company, Spokane; the Nash-Spokane Fruit Company; the Ryan Fruit Company, Spokane, and the Associated Fruit Company, with Spokane Valley headquarters at the Independent Fruit & Storage Company of Opportunity. CArcadia Trails The Arcadia district comprises about four thousand acres of bearing orchards. These tracts are situated 20 miles north of Spokane near the town of Deer Park. There are approximately 500 fruit growers in this district, the tracts ranging from five or 10 acres to larger places of 30 and 40 acres. The soil for the most part is light sandy loam with spots of heavier loam scattered here and there. The orchards are all young—six to eleven year-old trees. This means that each year the district ships more apples, because many of the orchards have not come into full bearing. In 51Spokane District 1920, 200 cars of apples were shipped by the Arcadia Valley Fruit Growers’ Association. In 1921, 350 cars, or 264,600 boxes. The Association expects to ship 500 cars during the coming season. The 1921 crop of 264,600 boxes sold for approximately $400,000. The production of Wageners, Jonathans, and Rome Beauties is about equal, while a comparatively small amount of Delicious is grown. These apples are handled through the packing plants at Denison and Deer Park, both of which are well equipped. Each has a large cold storage plant. The apples are kept in cold A Section of Orchard Near Spokane storage until loaded direct into refrigerator cars on the Great Northern railway. The hauls from orchard to packing plant are short and the roads good. Idie orchards are irrigated by a gravity ditch system which consists of two ditches, one running around the upper edge of the valley and irrigating the high-lying tracts, and the second irrigating the lower-lying land. This lower ditch besides being fed by a stream has a large pump with a 35-foot lift which can be utilized for auxiliary supply when necessary. Land in the Arcadia Valley is usually priced at about 500 dollars per acre. cZ51ie Palouse Corporation The orchard operating under this name is located near Fairfield and Waverly, 25 miles south of Spokane, in the famous Palouse wheat district. The property is conducted under the auspices of Earl Fruit Company of the Northwest. From a picturesque standpoint this.beautiful orchard—800 acres of 12-year-old trees—is extraordinarily attractive. The typical Palouse land rolls away to the horizon in an endless series of rounded hillocks and the long rows of beautifully attended apple trees marching up hill and down as far as the eye reaches invariably excites expressions of delight. In 1921 the orchard shipped 100,000 boxes of choice fruit. It is set out to Rome Beauties, Jonathans and Wageners. The equipment in regard to packing houses is complete and modern. The orchard is of unusual interest, in addition to its large area, because it is the outstanding demonstration of the possibilities of dry land orcharding in the Spokane country. Whether or not it is because the fruit is grown without irrigation, the 52Spokane District fact is noted that Wageners produced in this great orchard appear to have unusual keeping qualities. Apples of this variety picked in October, 1920, and stored in an ordinary basement were found to be in excellent condition in ]une, 1921, a most unusual record for the Wagener. No Waste Land in the Spokane District ()n dry land and at the elevation of the Palouse orchard it may be confidently predicted that the trees will continue to increase in production for the next five years and that the orchard will have a long life. A Vista in Liberty Park One of Spokane's Many Beauty SpotsSpokane District In Spokane Valley—Characteristic Glimpses of the Orchard-Garden Section Adjoining the Metropolis of the Inland EmpireSpokane District CyVIount Spokane Owned by the City of Spokane. Motor Road is being completed to the Summit as an Added Attraction to Tourists. CA Notable Trout Stream in the Spokane Country' On the Twisp River in Okanogan County, WashingtonSkyline of Seattle. Seattle, (Z51ie Seaport of Success SEATTLE, 1922 Convention City for the International Apple Shippers’ Convention, founded in 1853 and named after a friendly Indian chief, is today the largest city north J ' j o j of San Francisco and west of Minneapolis. It is the metropolis of the Pacific Northwest, an area which produces more than a billion in new wealth each year and the fastest growing city on the North Pacific. It has not always been the metropolis of the Northwest, Tacoma and Portland both having had larger populations before Seattle, with the coming of the railroads, hit her stride. In 1890 there were only 42,000 people in Seattle; in 1900 there were 80,000; in 1910, 237,000 and 1920 (census figures) 315,312. These figures are for the city district only. The 1922 Polk directory estimates the metropolitan area population at 334,840. There are sound economic reasons for this growth. Seattle is the nearest American port to lapan, China, the Philippines, Siberia and the bar East. It dominates trade with Alaska, whose commerce is in excess of $100,000,000 a year. The section of which it is the “big city” has a tremendous income from lumber, fish, minerals, agriculture and horticulture. The Puget Sound section has practically the only commercial coal produced west of the Rocky Mountains. Seattle is the entrepot and market place for Alaska; which has more gold than California, more copper than Michigan and Arizona combined, more coal than Pennsylvania, undeveloped oil fields, the only tin mine in the United States, extensive marble deposits, the richest fishing areas in the world, approximately 60,000 square miles of agricultural land and a total area equal to that of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Holland, Belgium and Finland, in the same latitude and capable of supporting an equal population of 27,000,000. Oriental commerce largely centers in the Washington. Customs District, which leads the nation in importation of vegetable oils, raw silk, tea, hemp, and many Oriental products. Commercial developments of the future will unquestionably largely be with Japan, Siberia, China, the Philippines, and the countries of the Far East. Seattle’s position in the trade of the Pacific is as unassailable as is her relation to Alaska. Sixty per cent of the transpacific tonnage handled by Pacific Coast ports moved through Puget Sound last year. Seattle's climate is not only an invitation to those who would enjoy the pure jov of living and live long, but it is a distinct industrial asset. Her-, people are physically fit, and whether they work with their heads or their hands, the absence of trying climatic conditions makes for efficiency and initiative. The stranger will soon feel the impetus of the Seattle Spirit. It was first manifested in the early days when the men of the then small community set out with their own hands to build a railroad which would not come otherwise. It was in evidence again in 1889 when a fire devastated Seattle and the rebuilding of the city began before the ashes were cold, and once again in the panic of ’93, when Seattle escaped a bank failure. The Seattle Spirit financed the Alas-ka-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in forty-eight hours and opened it on time. Rich as it is in location and natural resources, such progress would not have been recorded without this dominant Seattle Spirit. Seattle is so young that it cannot live in the past. Its future challenges the imagination. 56BUSINESS SECTION OF SEATTLE SIXTH AVENUE FIFTH AVENUEUJ ^'brary & TOURTH .AVENUE. THIRD-AVENUE u SECOND-AVENUE /nferorfan FIRST-AVENUE WESTERN*AVENUE RAILROAD AVENUE SEATTLE HARBOR -scs/z/e o DC ell Street Terminal, where the annual Pacific Northwest Merchants’ and Industrial Exposition is held, is at the foot of Bell Street, which is two blocks north of Len ora St. shown at the left of this map. Some Fadis About Seattle Illustrative of the remarkable growth of Seattle are the following increases, noted from Federal figures, between 1910 and 1920: Population, 33 per cent; school census, 56 per cent; bank deposits, 96 per cent; bank clearings, 251 per cent; postoffice receipts, 135 per cent; assessed valuation, 19 per cent; foreign imports, 1,012 per cent; foreign exports, 1,233 per cent; deep sea tonnage clearing through Seattle harbor, 54 per cent. There was a 74 per cent increase in the number of passengers arriving and departing on boats. Regrade operations in business and residential sections involved the removal of more dirt than any other American project outside of the Panama Canal. The present site of the New Washington Hotel was formerly 200 feet higher than today. The city water plant has a capacity of 270,000,000 gallons. The water comes from the Cascade mountain watershed and is as pure as water can be. The water rate is the lowest in the United States with the exception of Chicago and less than half that prevailing in certain other Pacific Coast cities. The average charge paid by an owner of a six-room house is less than $15 a year. Seattle is prepared to furnish power to industries at a rate substantially less than can be obtained in the East, and the light rates are as low as any on the Pacific Coast. Rents and food are substantially cheaper than in the Middlewest and East. Building costs here are far below those in sections East, due to cheapness of lumber and building material. Also, due to mild winters, it is not necessary to build “against the cold.” Seattle, in 1922, was the first Pacific Coast city to start lowering its taxes and although it renders community services, charged against individuals in other municipalities, the 1922 taxes are 15 per cent less than in 1921. Property is assessed at 47 per cent of its true value. The total of all taxes, including state, city, county, school and port, in 1922, is 63 mills. Thus, a home worth $2,000 would be assessed for $940, and the 63-mill tax would make the total tax $59. There are no corporation, occupational or incidental taxes levied here. In some states as many as 14 sundry taxes are levied which are not levied in the State of Washington. Seattle’s tax rate includes free collection of garbage from every home and store. 57Seattle America’s Heal£hie£t City° SEATTLE is, and has been for years, the healthiest American city. The average annual death rate for the past 15 years has been 9.78 per thousand, lowest in the United States, and in 1921 it was 8.6. Government investigators detailed to find out Copyrighted by \\. 1’. Anderson. Seattle why Seattle is the healthiest city year after year give the following reasons: (1) Mild year round climate. Maximum temperature, 1921, 80 degrees; minimum 21 above. Medical authorities agree that 60 degrees wet bulb temperature is the point at which maximum human efficiency and comfort is reached. In 1921 there were only 82 hours when the temperature was above 60 degrees wet bulb, and the highest wet bulb reading in Seattle during the entire year was 63 decrees. In other words, there were only 82 hours during 1921 when it was more comfortable to remain quiet than to move about. (2) Absence of heat in summer, cold or snow in winter, cyclones, hurricanes, earthquakes and unnatural atmospheric disturbances. (3) Pure and cheap water and milk. (4) Unsurpassed natural drainage and free collection of garbage. ( 5 ) Cheap garden produce the year round, sold under strict inspection ordinances. Copyrighted by Lothrop. Seattle While Seattle’s death rate for the last 15 years has been 9.78 per thousand, Los Angeles’ was 14.45; Chicago’s, 14.65; New York’s, 15.83; San Francisco’s, lr>.92; Boston’s, 17.64; Cincinnati’s, 18.04, and New Orleans’, 21.02. Seattle has the lowest death rate from tuberculosis, 64.13 per 100,000, as against 152.98 for San Francisco, 174.92 for Cincinnati, and 252.14 for Denver; also the lowest from dysentery. 16.26 per 100,000, as against 107.03 for Buffalo. Seattle is the baby’s paradise. Only 51 out of 1,000 babies born in Seattle in 1920 died the first year, contrasted with 91 in Milwaukee, 101 in Buffalo, 102 in Boston, 106 in Baltimore, 108 in Pittsburg, and 134 in Fall River. I>uilding contractors have made comparative costs of building and find that labor is 20 per cent more productive in the Puget Sound district than in the Southwest where high temperatures lower working capacity. Manufacturers are now learning that the mild year around climate on Puget Sound means lower production costs. No employees are snowbound in winter; no plants frozen up, and there can be no use of the weather excuse for inefficiency or tiredness of employees.136226Washington a Scenic Wonderland % ICH in natural resources, the State of Washington is also rich in scenic attractions. In fact, many world travelers have said that 110 place in the world has such a combination of mountain, lake, sea and forest as in the Evergreen State. The region is blessed with a climate that invites one out-of-doors the year around and with an out-of-doors unparalleled in beauty and interest—stately forests, a wealth of greenery and native flora—of ferns and flowering shrubs; of majestic snow-clad mountains, seen across beautiful lakes and placid stretches of sea; of waterfalls and rushing streams and tine motor roads. It is essentially a country for play and sport—for every sort of recreation out-of-doors. It is not only the perfection of the climate but its variety; not only the wealth of its scenic beauty but its infinite range; not only the opportunities for sport and pleasure but their great diversity. Dr. Woods Hutchinson, the distinguished physician and author, in a scientific work written for the benefit of the human race, says: ‘‘When once we cross the summit of the Cascades we enter a totally different climate, an air which is mild, gentle and moist, but never depressing; a country of green mountains, dazzling snow-tipped peaks, of grass, of moss, and fern, which knows neither the barrenness of winter nor the brownness of summer, a land which has all the best and most invigorating qualities of the cradle of our Teutonic race, with none of its extremes. From one end to the other it is the home of tall trees and tall men, of the apple, the peach, the prune, and the pine; the land of the green valley and rushing river. The rosy pink of its orchards every spring is equalled only by the sunset glow upon its peaks of eternal snow. “It is the charmed land of the American continent, where a temperate sun, a mild climate and a fertile soil give man the stimulus of the green and rain-swept north, with the luxurious returns for moderate effort of the teeming tropics; the most restful and soothing climate in the world, the land where ‘it is always afternoon’, the ideal home for the blond races upon this American continent, and not half appreciated yet at its full value." East of the Cascades the air is dry and ranges of temperature are more pronounced than in the Puget Sound area. West of the Cascades the climate resembles that of the south of England, with its harshness and rawness omitted and its best features left in. Tornadoes, hurricanes, cyclones, earthquakes, severe electrical storms and violent atmospheric disturbances are unknown. One sleeps under blankets every night in 60Washington a Scenic Wonderland The Pacific Northwest offers the vacationist everything that appeals to those who love the great out-of-doors. One can cruise along the 2,000 miles of shore line of Puget Sound or on fresh water lakes Washington and Union. One can have luncheon at sea level in Seattle or Tacoma and dine 6,000 feet in the air in Rainier National Park at a splendid inn after one of the most delightful motor rides in America. Rainier National Park, with its glaciers, flowers, and peaks, is America's grandest scenic attraction. Chief among Washington attractions are its mountain lakes. It is a country of lakes and mountains and waterfalls and rushing streams. Chelan, in the Cascades, 50 miles long, and the peer of Lake Geneva from every standpoint, is reached from Wenatchee, and many Washingtonians like to say it is the state’s finest lake. In the Olympics, Lake Crescent is scarcely less lovely, but these lakes are hut two of hundreds of mountain lakes. The Puget Sound country is a fisherman's heaven. There are the giant Tyee, the Spring, the Steelhead and Silver Salmon on the seacoast; the Rainbow trout, up to 30 inches, in rivers flowing down to the sea; the cutthroat, a black-spotted trout in the mountain waters, and bass abound in many of the lakes. Delegates are invited to visit the Chamber of Commerce Free Information Department, Arctic Bldg., Third and Cherry, for helpful suggestions on sightseeing or pleasure trips. The islands of Puget Sound are a vacation land supreme for those who love stretches of broad water, sea bathing, sea fishing and sea air. M otoring in the Pacific Northwest is a revelation in the life of the road—through virgin forests, along beautiful trout streams, past shimmering lakes and tumbling waterfalls and greenery indescribably beautiful, along broad reaches of the sea and again through rich and fertile farming and dairying districts and blossoming orchards, usually with one or more great snow peaks in view and almost always over fine motor roads. The Pacific Northwest is in advance of the East in good roads. the year. There is never any oppressive heat nor any trying cold but just sufficient change ot seasons for the best tonic effect. Many winters pass without a trace of snow. The annual average precipitation in Seattle for the last twenty years has been 23 inches, which is noticeably less than in most eastern and southern cities and exactly the same as the rainfall in Chicago. The maximum temperature in Seattle in 1921 was 80 degrees and the minimum 21 above. 61Hotel Frye 42-Story L. C. Smith Bld&. County-City Bld&., Seattle cJ^Cov{hweSt Fruit Production ¥ [N 1921 Washington, Idaho and Oregon produced half the nation’s commercial apples. The 1921 production of these three states was approximately 40,000,000 bushels, with the State of Washington producing three-fourths of that amount. The production of apples by states was: Oregon, 5,571,000 bushels; Montana, 100,000 bushels; Idaho, 4,280,000 bushels; Washington, 29,062,000 bushels. Expressed in other terms, the total value of Washington’s 1921 apple crop was $40,000,000, and it was equal to an output of 32,410 cars. The value of the apple crop of all three states was $54,000,000. The total value of all fruits produced in the Pacific Northwest approximated $ 100,000,000. In addition to producing from one-third to one-half of the commercial apples of the nation, 'these states yield from one-fourth to one-fifth of the nation's pears, as well as large quantities of grapes, apricots, plums, prunes, cherries, peaches and berries — notably loganberries, raspberries and strawberries — which berries have resulted in the building of a big industry, especially in Western Washington. Washington, Idaho and Oregon have become the nation's greatest fruitgrowing section. This district combines unusually fertile soil with a mild, advantageous climate and great irrigation projects which make it possible for the fruitgrowers in all three states to apply water to their trees and vines just when moisture is needed. While the 1920 census shows a decline in the number of bearing apple trees in the entire country from 151,000,000 in 1909 to 115,000,000 in 1919, and a corresponding drop in production for the nation as a whole, there has been a tremendous increase in the output of this fruit in Washington, Idaho and Oregon, where two-thirds of all the farms have bearing fruit trees or small fruits, and where great rich valleys are given over to the fruitgrowing industry. The development which has taken place in ten years’ time is shown by the census figures on apple production values: State— Value igig lvalue iqoq Washington ......................................$47,827,647 $4,274,124 Oregon ........................................... 17.151425 3,339,845 Idaho ............................................ 8,372,896 863,116 Total 62 $73,351,968 $8,477,085I Fruit Trees in the Pacific Northwest c Washington ......................................................12,000,000 Trees Oregon ....... ..........10,000,000 Trees Idaho ................................;.......................... 3,600,000 Trees Total........................................................25,600,000 Trees Many of these trees are just beginning to yield fruit and will produce an increasing revenue as the years go on. According to 1920 census figures, fruit is grown on 106,073 of the 158,585 farms in Washington, Idaho and Oregon. In Washington 67 per cent of all of the farms are producing fruit, in Idaho 48.7 per cent of the farms are so classed, and in Oregon 82 per cent have bearing fruit trees and vines. An amazing development of the apple business is the rapid increase in the volume oi apples moving to gulf and Atlantic markets by the water route. It was the foresight of the Port of Seattle, which several years ago completed the largest refrigerated ocean terminal on the Pacific Coast, that has made possible this new era of apple transportation. At the time the Spokane Street Terminal, with its storage space for 20,000 tons of refrigerated products, was built, many skeptics doubted it would ever be full. 1922 saw the cooling rooms filled to capacity and the commission increased the refrigerated space. Apples can be loaded in Wenatchee or \ ak-ima in box cars in the cool of the day and be at the refrigerated terminal at Seattle in the cool of the next morning. \\ ashington apple growers have found a rapidly developing market for fruit in continental Europe, particularly in England. Practically all of this fruit moves through the Port of Seattle and the big European carriers have landed the fruit in England in the finest condition. Piers A and B, Smith Cove terminal, Seattle, each half a mile long and Largest Ocean Docks in the World. Seattle's Water Terminals and Cold Storage Facilities a The public water terminals in Seattle are valued at $15,000,000. The terminals include Piers A and B, the two largest ocean docks of pier type in the world. Each of these piers is more than half a mile long, 365 feet wide, and the combined railroad trackage on both docks is 9 miles. Each of these piers has cared for 7 ocean freighters at one time without congestion or delay. The million bushel bulk grain elevator at the Hanford Street Terminal loads bulk grain at the rate of 24,000 bulk bushels an hour. Much of the Eastern Washington and Montana wheat destined for the Orient and Europe is handled through this elevator. The specialized cold storage warehouses, particularly the Spokane Street Terminal, are of inestimable value to the apple grower, berry producer, fisherman, the native herdsmen of Alaska reindeer, the egg and poultry producer and the meat packer. Sharp freezing rooms that can be loaded to a temperature of 30 degrees below zero are used for freezing the largest fish, and the storage rooms have contained more than 4,000,000 pounds of fish at one time. The large seven-story cold storage building, where the bulk of Washington apples are stored awaiting water transportation, has a capacity of 20,000 tons, or approximately 600 railroad cars of freight requiring refrigeration. The capacity of the Bell Street Terminal cold storage plant is 10,000 tons. i/ Lake Washington Canal Locks, Seattle Inset, Lumber Mills, Seattle Puget Sound—<^3he Coast’s Transportation Center^ SEATTLE has become the hub of transportation on the Pacific Coast. It was not until the late eighties that Seattle had any railroad, but when James J. Hill picked Seattle as the western terminus of his road he set the example which has led to Puget Sound’s becoming the western terminus also of the Northern Pacific, the Union Pacific, and the Chicago, Milwaukee