Big irrigation scheme proposed to water Wenatchee valley
Wenatchee promoter group led by F M Scheble Percy Scheble Marvin Chase and Jay Buttles plan to divert Snow creek water via an aqueduct along the Icicle river to irrigate lands between Leavenworth and Cashmere on the north side and down to Peshastin on the south. A power plant on Icicle river would power pumps and supply manufacturing and lighting. Congress forestry department consent expected. project aims to irrigate about five thousand acres creating roughly five hundred new households linked to Leavenworth.
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Messrs
F. M
Percy Scheble
Marvin Chase
Jay Buttles
Wenatchee
Snow Creek
Icicle
Leavenworth Land Co
Chumstick
Leavenworth
Cashmere
Wenatchee River
Forestry Department
Wenatchee Valley
Government Studies Wood Utilization in Oregon and Washington
The Forest Service conducts a thorough study of forest products and wood using industries in Oregon and Washington. It will report from major wood manufacturers, examining species, uses, supply sources, distribution, prices, and market conditions to aid efficient forest utilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Washington
Forest Service
Local notes reflect steady activity in real estate and roads
Mr. Kenyon returns from Seattle and potatoes arrive for planting while new county road work advances. Real estate deals in Leavenworth loom with spring and summer activity expected as council plans garbage plot and health concerns. Fatally injured brakeman Mark McAteer fights for life near Wilson Creek amid assessment updates by Osborne and Johnson.
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Leavenworth Propery
J. D. Wheeler
Phelan
Seattle
C. W. Hamilton
Weigand
Jean Keinitz
Shaver News Co
Keinitz
G. A. Hamilton
Joe Massie
Whitman Street
Mark McAteer
Wilson Creek
Spokane
McAteer
Brotherhood of
Trainmen
Minnesota
Wenatchee Valley power boom and land values spark Leavenworth appeal
The article touts rapid irrigation and rising land values near Wenatchee Wenatchee River Icicle rivers with plans for large electric plants including a 12 000 hp station near Leavenworth and a 4 000 hp project at Icicle river. It promotes 50 000 apple trees near town and invites homeseekers investors or manufacturers to contact the Wenatchee Valley Development Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenatchee River
Leavenworth
G. N. Ry
Butte
Mont
Icicle River
Wenatchee
Icicle
Leavenworth Publicity Letter Campaign Urged
The Wenatchee Valley Development Club of Leavenworth asks local business and others to print publicity on their letterheads to inform homeseekers and investors about Leavenworth. The appeal promises a modest cost and urges prompt support to spread awareness among northwest visitors this summer.
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Wenatchee Valley Development Club of
Leavenworth
Northwest
Washington
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Spike
Staver
Geo. Keating
ECHO
City
Beal Grain & Milling Co
E. A. King
Agt
Leavenworth, Wash
Edgar C. Booth
Leavenworth, Washington
Woldenberg
The
Eagle Creek
Mr. Kenyon
Henry Johnson
Mrs. Ramage
J. H. Sharpe
Mr. Wood
Dwight Darling
Ernest Abbott
W. O. Platt
J. W. Teshera
G. W. Brown
Wenatchee Lake
Big Bend
White River
Osborne
J. E. Johnson
Peshastin
Enworth
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