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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1910
Page
4
Wenatchee Daily World published by World Publishing Co. since 1905 with daily afternoons except Sundays. Editor J Trimble listed. Offices in World Building. Subscription options include weekly, monthly, and yearly rates via carrier or mail.
The piece argues that population trends show urbanization and industrial concentration rising, with declines in rural growth in Missouri Iowa and Kentucky while western states and manufacturing centers gain fastest. It links these shifts to higher land costs, wage dependence, and looming policy changes on currency tariff labor laws and employers liability. It notes potential political realignments as urban pressures intensify and cites Roosevelt. It quotes a Wenatchee Valley discussion on forming a centralized apple industry co operative and critiques the Northwest Fruit Exchange as privately controlled.
The report states that if the territory contiguous to We natchee were included in the city limits the population would rise. A new addition to the city limits has been included in North Yakima census returns, boosting the reported population and making a larger showing.
The article discusses expanding city population counts by including adjacent tracts, noting census returns may underrepresent actual size. It mentions officials traveling on official business, a move to build a Wenatchee branch of the Great Northern Line, and local land sales near Okanogan with Sunshine Orchards. It ends with a letter from J. C. Gay advocating for Wenatchee as a gateway to North Central Washington.
At the monthly meeting the Wenatchee Commercial Club plans to pay all interest on its indebtedness and 5090 in principal. H OO Stechhan will share a report from Chicago shows. Directors may arrange with Professor R E Trumble to offer a horticulture course in club rooms.
J C Gay of Pioneer Realty of Okanogan reports from St Louis on Wenatchee and North Central Washington awareness gaps. He calls for stronger joint exhibits at the Saint Louis Land Show, cites Chicago land show results, and urges increased publicity to attract immigrants and investors to the Northwest apple districts.
A brief Chicago News cartoon scene has Eva asking if invitations are finished and her mother replying they are written and mailed. Eva then wonders when responses will arrive, noting the word play on acceptions and deceptions.
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