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Newspaper
Colville Examiner
Location
Colville, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1908
Page
2
Governor Albert E. Mead extols Kettle Falls Washington highlighting its climate soil and irrigation potential. The text praises the valley on the Columbia River for fruit raising mining and dairy prospects and notes substantial irrigation investments by the Fruitland Irrigation Company and an optimistic population outlook.
Traveler T. L. Ware extols Columbia river valley soil near Kettle Falls noting land that once sold for nothing is now worth 100 to 500 dollars per acre. He says ten acres can yield a better income than bankers or officials and promises health and independence for families through steady cultivation.
A Spokane Chamber of Commerce statement by La. G. Monroe praises Kettle Falls irrigation projects as opening one of Washingtons best fruit growing regions. He cites pure water water power climate scenery and fertile soil as unmatched assets destined to drive development in the coming decade.
Charles J. Webb extols Kettle Falls Washington as a prime homeseeker location after the irrigation project opening. He highlights scenery along the Columbia River, favorable fruit land values, and climate advantages, urging readers to visit and invest in improved tracts that fetch high per acre prices.
The narrative describes the Kettle Falls region along the Columbia River as a fertile, underdeveloped area with 50 miles of beach lands ideal for fruit production. Transportation limits hindered growth, but a 1905-formed company began construction to exploit irrigation and attract settlers, aiming to surpass Yakima and Wenatchee valleys.
The falls lie on the Columbia River about a mile and a half above the city and are split into upper and lower sections with a total descent of forty feet. A point below the cataract gives a grand view as water tumbles through one fall after another. Experts claim easy development to generate three hundred thousand horsepower, with preliminary work already started.
A. E. Baldwin extols intensive irrigation and the Kettle Falls Valley as Washington's premier fruit area. He cites dry heat summers, cool nights, volcanic ash soil, and abundant water power from nearby falls. Prof C. L. Smith backs the claim as the best in the Pacific Northwest. An irrigation plan for 16,000 acres and a railroad are planned to secure a grand future.
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