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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1916
Page
1
Jay Buttles begins 1916 tax valuations and urges orchard owners to supply acreage ages and variety counts. Recording bearing trees by variety and age will sharpen yield estimates, aid price regulation, and reduce guesswork in Chelan County. Owners should list varieties, ages, and counts.
Articles of incorporation filed in Wenatchee for the Cady Pass Mining and Milling Co with capital of one million dollars. Officers include F. T. Motteler J. F. Buttles R. F. Baylor C. E. Buttles and T. D. Rafter. Property lies at Cadypass on the North Fork Skokomish river western Cascades. Ore samples show gold silver and copper. Officers: C. E. Buttles president J. F. Buttles vice president R. F. Taylor secretary treasurer.
The Outlook releases a four page circular with Lyman Abbott address The Salute to the Flag and stanzas of America and The Star Spangled Banner. It aims to boost patriotism and may be used in schools churches or mailed to the public. Postage prepaid orders 25 cents for about 250 copies to Arthur Morse New York City.
A small period advertisement features the slogan Accuracy is our hobby. placed by Wheeler's Drug Store, highlighting a shop emphasis on careful service and precise medication filling.
At a Whiting stockholders meeting the Standard Oil Co of Indiana reported 1915 earnings of 53.32 percent on its 30 million dollar stock, dividends of 3.6 million and a boosted surplus to 26.793 million. A subsidiary with five million capitalization earned twenty million, driven mainly by gasoline profits.
Mining property owners on the head of the Icicle river are seeking to arrange for a railroad. Mr Van Epps and others left Seattle for New York to pursue funding. No mountain work until late May or early June. Van Epps will return with definite plans then.
Oregon agent backs plan to charter a refrigerator ship to carry Western apples direct to England this fall. He cites savings versus rail to New York and seeks support from governors of Oregon Idaho and California to fund a 300000 cubic foot vessel estimated at $50000.
A weekly paper condemns accepting political publicity letters from office seekers as wasteful. It argues only indubitable evidence that a candidate saves the county merits print at no cost, while all other requests should be priced or suppressed to protect reader interest and budget.
The county commissioners allocate 8000 dollars from the road and bridge fund to improve Blewett road to Cle Elum and Roslyn in Kittitas County. Work will start in spring, with a cooperative plan to enhance the mountain crossing on the Kittitas side.
In a home court finale last Friday Leavenworth defeated Wenatchee 45 to 15 to claim the valley crown. Wunder and Andresen anchored defense and offense, McNett starred at center, Fitzpatrick showed speed, and Wunder led scoring as Leonard and Gellatly contributed throughout the match.
Mr. F. S. Jacobsen, manager, returns from Utah and Colorado report strong lumber demand and plans to start the mill in about two weeks. Freight car shortages loom as railroads add rolling stock. He also plans to resume logging to build log stocks.
A Texas paper held an informal ballot on preparedness with 16 732 votes cast. Of these 15 911 supported preparedness and 821 opposed. Editors expect the result to guide the state delegation in congress. A Scenic concert invites music lovers tomorrow night. Curtain at 8 45. The Cascade Lumber Co camp near Mount Solo, North Yakima, to resume with higher wages than last year.
Beginning this month, section men on all roads into Spokane see raise from 15 cents to 16 32 or 17 34 cents per hour The Great Northern boosts from 15 to 17 percentage due to labor scarcity and revived business The change affects Leavenworth area while snow slows operations. winter gangs have added up to two hundred workers between here and Tye joining shovel crews.
After meetings with three government representatives the Wenatchee area fruit growers form a Growers League. The league will have units of about twenty five growers each with own financing and storage, and one member per unit to represent it. The league inspects fruit and coordinates sales while banks provide needed funds to handle packing and market placement. No apples will be shipped on consignment and prices are fixed when fruit leaves the shipping point. The league guarantees grade and quality of all fruit.
The industrial insurance commission's February report, issued March 2, records 1,152 accidents in hazardous industries, with thirteen deaths. Since October 1911, total injuries reach 62,621.
A baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Baker on March 1. Mrs. Clement visits from Wenatchee with her daughter Mrs. Baker. Dryden districts elected officials last Saturday with Loren Bland re-elected in South Dryden and Herschel James in North Dryden. The Woman's Club meets March 15 in Sherman's hall. Edith Cade, 12, of South Dryden, passed eighth grade exams in January and earned her diploma. Lloyd Unger visits Wenatchee this week.
The Tumwater Light and Water Co plans to merge the two front rooms by removing a partition to expand lighting fixture stock and improve display for future sales.
The notice explains a non official primary voting period from March 18 to March 23 with ballots listing first and second choices for president and vice president. Voters decide on preparedness and universal military service proposals. Each voter casts one ballot, signs to prevent duplication, a ballot box is kept at a public site, and three citizens will count and publish results in The Echo on March 24.
An Olympia dispatch reports the Wenatchee Valley and Northern railway filed with the public service commission today to discontinue as a common carrier and operate as a private road. Income from freight and passengers was insufficient, and negotiations for sale are under way. The commission is expected to grant the petition and cancel tariffs.
Snowbound canyon routes halted Great Northern passenger and mail trains for four days starting Monday. Freight moved with slight disruption as management diverted all trains via the Northern Pacific. Regular service resumed this morning and no further trouble is expected.
Miss Beulah M. White of Seattle announces an up to date millinery stock opening about March 15 in Leavenworth. Await the event and plan to attend as shops prepare to unveil new creations. Charles Rollins returns from Bend Oregon praising the locality and plans another visit. Third mud slide near town delays train No 43 by over two hours. Curtain up at Scenic tomorrow night with fine musical entertainment as business houses close at 8 45.
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