Lumber demand rises as fruit box forecast sparks surplus debate
Estimates show five feet of lumber per apple box across five years to yield 10,000,000 boxes annually. Present season uses 5,000,000 feet for fruit boxes, plus extensive Wenatchee Valley construction. Chelan timber stock valued at about 1.5 billion board feet, mostly in reserve, with 30 year supply if cut. Logs prices climb with limited supply at Grays Harbor and mill booms. Nearby jewelry ads and entertainment notes accompany local news. Deputy Simmons heads to Cashmere to serve papers and track suspects.
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Wenatchee Valley
Chelan County
Bellingham American
Grays Harbor
Early Show Holds Hills Trains
The Oriental Limited ran four hours late yesterday and today due to heavy snows in the Dakotas and Montana. Snow delays disrupted traffic on the Great Northern Northern Pacific and St. Paul, while cold weather delayed coast extension work east of Butte, suspending team work for the winter.
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Oriental Limited
Dakotas
Montana
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
St. Paul
Butte
Coldest Day Of Winter Strikes Wenatchee Area
Shivering residents awoke to about 12 below zero in Wenatchee as the coldest day of the winter spread from a Rocky Mountain cold front. Temperatures across the region fell sharply with St Paul at 2 above and Bismarck down to 10 below.
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Bismarck
St. Paul
Spokane
Lewiston
Boise
Portland
Sound
Phoenix
Middle West
Lumber advance looms as Northwest demand soars
Indications point to higher lumber costs for Wenatchee builders with a nationwide buying surge. Railroads press for millions of feet of fir and rough lumber for siding roofing and car shop use. Major lines including Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Santa Fe Vanderbilt and Harriman divisions reportedly placing large orders, though exact totals remain unconfirmed.
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Wenatchee
Northwest
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Pacific Coast Extension
Harriman
Vanderbilt
Railroads Seek Massive Lumber Purchases After Election
An eastern railroad publication notes US railroads require 200,000,000 feet of lumber. Georgia Florida and Alabama manufacturers are cited. Seattle lumbermen expect price increases from heavy demand, likely to spur many orders soon.
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Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Eastern Railroad
United States
Seattle
Great Northern to Inaugurate Chicago to Pacific Through Service
The Great Northern railway plans a through Chicago to Pacific coast service next spring, cutting running time by over seven hours to beat rival lines, including the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul and Union Pacific. A meeting with Burlington officials will finalize arrangements for the through service. The Oriental Limited will depart Chicago to Seattle in sixty five hours.
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St. Paul, Minn
Great Northern Railway
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Chicago, Milwaukee
Great Northern
Burlington
Seattle
Oriental Limited
St. Paul
Eagle Livery Begins Storage Building Near Courthouse
The Eagle Livery company started work this morning on a one story 30 by 40 foot storage building for surplus stock. The structure rises east of the courthouse and will serve as a storage room for extra inventory.
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Eagle Livery Company
Phyllis the Beggar Girl at Wenatchee Theater Tonight
Home talent play Phyllis the Beggar Girl will be produced at the Wenatchee theatre tonight under the auspices of the union Band. The Crollard orchestra will provide extra music as the cast prepares. Funds from the show will be used for new equipment for the band.
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Phyllis
Wenatchee Theatre
Union Band
Crollard
Over 1000 Pupils Enrolled As School Breaks For Holidays
The school will close December 24 for holiday vacation and reopen January 4. Teachers plan to attend the State Teachers' association at Spokane during vacation week. Readable enrollment shows Stevens 425, Whitman 251, Park 23, Lewis Clark 125, High School 112, totaling 936 yesterday and over 1,000 to date.
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State Teachers’ Association
Spokane
Stevens
Whitman
Park
Lewis Clark
Merchants Urge Early Christmas Shopping Movement
Merchants push early shopping with twenty one days till Christmas. Movements to spread the plan are underway in some areas though Wenatchee has not yet joined. Advice includes buying earlier in the day for faster service and carrying home small parcels to ease staff workload.
Butter and eggs rising in price across markets
Butter quotes around 45c locally with creameries planning small increases. Iowa butter at 40c. Eggs at 45c locally, Seattle reports 50c to 55c, Eastern packed eggs 35c. Lemons 30c, bananas 40c, cranberries 20c with price rises anticipated due to tight supplies. Celery 10c and lettuce at 8c. Stores maintain ample green goods on display.
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Iowa
Seattle
King county to gain two senators on appropriations panel
Lieutenant Governor elect M. E. Hay announces King county will have two seats on the Legislative Appropriations Committee. Hay cites tax balance and aims at retrenchment, noting support for cutting educational institutions funding and opposition to river channel projects. He met with King county representatives at the Washington hotel dinner.
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King County
Legislative Appropriations Committee
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
M. E. Hay
Seattle
Shriners
Hay
Stuck
Snake
Columbia Rivers
Ing County
Dinnner
Washington
Woos
Delegation Discusses Wenatchee Bridge and Senate Committees
The delegation except George J. Piper who is ill attended a discussion on topics to be taken up by the senate next session. Favorable mention was given to constructing a bridge across the Columbia River at Wenatchee. The lieutenant governor elect sent in a list of last session standing committees and asked senators to name their choices for appointments. Several lists have not yet been returned.
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George J. Piper
Senate
Columbia River
Wenatchee
School Election Tomorrow Focuses on Site Change
Tomorrow voters decide on a school site issue for Grand View district. The high school needs a larger site, with options to sell the current land or buy a new one west of the present orchard. A mass meeting will follow to consider grade school and high school construction and bond amounts.
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Salvation Army
Grand View Addition
Padoshek’s
Pool
Milwaukee Trains Begin Regular Schedule to Rosalia
The Milwaukee system operates thrice weekly mixed service between the Columbia River and Rosalia, a 156 mile span. Thirty six miles of rail remain to complete the Seattle to Bitter Root tunnel line, mostly between Seattle and Snoqualmie Pass. Columbia river bridge work advances with sixteen spans and five piers completed.
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Milwaukee
Columbia River
Rosalia
Seattle
Bitter Root Mountains
Snoqualmie Pass
Idaho
Dean Odep
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Cashmere
Dakota
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Wenatchee Electric Co
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