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Leavenworth Echo

Location

Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1912

Page

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Northwest apples to be sold through a central trust

Spokane hosts a meeting of over 250 fruit growers bankers and railroad men who back a central selling organization for Northwest apples. The North Pacific Fruit Distributors will be a nine trustee mutual corporation with a Spokane home office and districts spanning Washington Oregon Idaho Montana and more.

New Corporation Spokane North Pacific Fruit Distributors Northwest W. T. Clark Wenatchee J. H. Robbins North Yakima H. C. Sampson H. F F. Davidson Hood River N. C. Richards Henry Huber Walla Walla W. M. Sackett Bitter Root P. J. Neff Oregon W. N. Yost Idaho W.S. Thornber Lewiston-Clarkston Washington Montana Paulsen Yakima Kittitas Franklin Wasco Klickitat Skamania Western Oregon Board of Trustees

Logging Boom Drives Wenatchee Valley Growth

A Lamb Davis Lumber Co report shows plans to keep the railroad open through winter with two snow plows a Heisler engine and a new log loader as part of a $30 000 upgrade The company runs seventeen camps and aims to deliver about fifty million feet of logs this season likely spreading $300 000 in local wages and supplies amid a hotel and housing shortage in Leavenworth.

Heisler Wenatchee Valley & Northern Railway Echo

Big Lumber Mill and Box Factory Upgrades Planned

Mr. F. C. Riggs will lead the manufacturing side of Lamb-Davis Lumber Co. at the riverbank plant. Plans include remodeling the saw mill and enlarging the box mill with new machinery, aiming to boost output and quality to top national standards. The project costs about 25000 dollars, with a payroll over 20000 dollars monthly, and operations expected to begin as weather permits with day and night crews.

F. C. Riggs Lamb-Davis Lumber Co

Potato Growing Contest Prizes Planned by State Grange

Under state direction a boys and girls potato growing contest will be held next year for Grange members under eighteen on January 1 1913. Each contestant must plant one square rod plot and grow white kidney potatoes, with all work done by the contestant and a complete operations record kept. Judging totals 100 points with 60 for quantity 25 for quality and 15 for report. Digging must be witnessed and weighed for tract size and potato weight. An essay of 200 to 500 words records operations, not judged for literature but facts. Local Granges urged to co operate with state Grange for local exhibits and prizes.

Washington State Grange Grange State Grange Pomona

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