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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1907
Page
3
David N. Gellatly of Wenatchee Commercial Club sought a crate of strawberries for exhibition at the club room in Wenatchee. He spoke with A. S. Burbank, president of the Cashmere Commercial Club, and announced plans to ship fruit grown in the Vale of Cashmere for a likely standout exhibit.
Miss Mattie Rawlins of Leavenworth welcomed her mother who visited this city on Saturday, sharing time and news.
A Wenatchee bachelor’s letter on marriage costs triggers a Pacific Coast discussion. The Tacoma News notes many replies blame low earnings, not unwillingness to marry, with wage comparisons showing skilled labor earning far above the bachelor’s imagined budget. The piece contrasts past romance with today’s cost of living and questions Roosevelt’s stance. The Spokane Chronicle adds context on state livestock board plans and disease control research.
The Idaho live stock and sanitary board may adopt a fall plan where predatory animals will execute their mates and cause death among their kind wherever they roam. The Boise Statesman reports the proposal targets coyotes wolves and similar species as the extermination method.
A large fire last night on Van Ness Avenue near Sacramento Street damaged multiple buildings in the new district. Losses are estimated between 150000 and 250000 dollars, mostly in merchandise. Cause under investigation as origin remains unknown.
The article argues a large land tract will be irrigated to 3 198 000 acres, expanding productive farmland. It notes irrigated farming offers drought security and higher returns, allowing smaller farm sizes and more households. In California's Sacramento valley the census shows about 20 acre farms, suggesting 156 400 irrigated plots for comfortable homes.
The Cashmere Record laments a powerful monster tonus with tentacles choking the nation. It notes the strain on people, distress, and unmet rights as the threat traverses the territory and suppresses competition.
In Sunnyside on June 1 the Law and Order league backed sheriff action with a search warrant at the Bair drug store suspected of operating a blind pig. Officers seized four barrels and a large ice chest of beer, whisky, and other liquors. Proprietor E. E. Bair was brought before Judge Lannin. trial set for Thursday at 1:30 p m.
Wilson Bros contractors of Wenatchee began the Ellis Forde company building in Cashmere on Monday. Ten men started work with more to join soon as material was on site. They expect completion and readiness for business by August first.
The piece lampoons public figures and trends from a light political-essay voice. It mocks a president figure, Schmitz, and a flushed style, mocks Jupiter Pluvius as a humorist symbol, and notes Dr. Wiley’s anti-trust push. It speculates railroads will lose money with 2 cent rates and hints at Minnesota excursion-rate politics. It ends by noting Japan’s war talk cooling before July.
Readers complain of chronic delays under the new Great Northern timetable with No. 1 running ten hours late and no westbound trains on time since the change. They urge adding a Spokane to Everett service to connect with coastal trains and reduce waits at the depot.
The Pullman Tribune reports an experimental model ten acre farm in Palouse, supervised by Spokane & Inland Railway industrial agent. It will stock poultry and plant fruits and diversified crops with no irrigation. Projected first year income is $600 as electric railroad expansion could attract landholders along the line.
An army of ten acre farmers could ensure a successful electric railroad venture. Palouse area estimates project first year income around 600 dollars, rising to 1 900 dollars by year three, with fruit harvests boosting annual returns after year one. The plan includes five acres of fruits and two acres of berries, with corn and squash between orchard rows.
Howard Thomas, graduate of the Philadelphia Optical College, is noted as a scientific optician. His training emphasizes precision and optical theory applied to lenses and eyewear.
The Wenatchee market lists dealer quotes on meats fruits vegetables and staples. Prices include Peach Blossom Flour at 1.35 per unit, oats at 19.00, bran and shorts at 19.50, all grain chop at 30.00, and other items in fluctuating daily ranges.
An ad offers 306 acres with 10 acres orchard, 5 acres in improvement, spring water irrigation for 30 acres and river pumping to irrigate 150 acres. It claims a total value of 26500 with horse team, harness, wagon, chickens, tools and water rights. The seller seeks sale or trade for Washington land and cites a McHenry county home farm of 950 acres with eight rooms, water works, buildings and 10000 trees as comparison.
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