Wenatchee Electric to Improve Lighting and Gas Plant
Arthur Gunn, president of Wenatchee Electric, reports upgrades to lighting and gas plants. A new gas plant expansion, costing about 10,000 dollars, will raise capacity from 400 to 600 horsepower, with machinery expected within a month and an addition to the plant in the city. Water conservation via piping is planned to boost full capacity and restore service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Gunn
Wenatchee Electric Company
Squillchuck
Morris Place
Gunn
Astral Chapter 75 Holds Regular Meeting
Eastern Star Astral Chapter No. 75 meets at Bower Hall on Tuesday December 1. Initiation and officers to be elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astral Chapter
Bower Hall
Lake Chelan Growers Market 50 Cars of Apples
G H Ryan president and manager of the Lake Chelan Fruit Growers association visits the city seeking a market for the last three cars of the 1908 apple crop. He says the group has marketed 50 cars this year at good prices and predicts a large fruit acreage in the district. Further, about 90 percent of upper country growers belong to the association, described as harmonious and fully organized to manage fruit through collective action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Ryan
Lake Chelan
Artesian Water Flow Hopes Raised at Canyon No 1 Well
J M Duffy continues boring for water in Canyon No 1 hoping to reach a steady artesian supply. He has drilled 330 feet and has 200 feet of water. Promising indications suggest a large area could be irrigated at the canyon mouth if a sufficient flow is secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Duffy
Canyon NO. 1
Deferred Waterville Road Meeting
President Fisher of the Commercial club appointed a committee to attend the state road meeting at Waterville this evening. Members include F. M. Scheble W. T. Clark Jnc A Gellatly R F Holm Judge Navarre Arthur Gunn Geo R Fisher and W S Trimble. Only two or three could attend due to month end business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisher
Commercial Club
State Road
Waterville
F. M. Scheble
W. T. Clark
Jnc. A. Gellatly
R. F. Holm
Judge Navarre
Arthur Gunn
Geo. R. Fisher
W. S. Trimble
Scheble
Waterville Club
Bought Waterville Farm Seals Deal For Sutor Homestead
A. S. Butt arrived from Waterville to close a purchase of the original P. D. Sutor homestead near Waterville. Sutor had located the place years ago, secured a patent, and later moved to the valley where he has resided long. The Misses Kathleen and Letitia Becker departed Saturday for Seattle for a two month visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterville
A. S. Butt
P. D. Sutor
Sutor
Kathleen
Letitia Becker
Seattle
Pleased With Apples Letter from Seattle Firm
A letter received by City Clerk Sumner from Fred Baum of the Pacific Coast Pipe Company in Seattle praises Wenatchee apples. He requests the apple variety name and orders six more boxes to Ballard, asking for freight shipment and an invoice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner
Fred Baum
Pacific Coast Pipe Company
Seattle
Sam R. Sumner
Wenatchee
Washington
Ballard
Foothills Vision of West Wenatchee Future Homes
L E Kellogg owner of the old Philip Miller place envisions the foothills west of Wenatchee filling with fine homes for business leaders as a future city of 25 000 to 50 000 grows. He notes abundant springs will supply water and electric lines will connect the valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Kellogg
Philip Miller Place
Lucavish
Wenatchee
Mr. Kellogg
Jim Hill
Spokane
Seattle
Columbia
Wenatchee Canning Interest Prompts California Visit
E M Foy, investor in the Wenatchee Cannery, plans a trip to California and Mexico to visit leading cold storage plants. He aims to compare California methods with local practices and to inform fruit growers and shippers through a written report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Foy
Wenatchee Canning Company
California
Mexico
Foy
Oakland
Wenatchee Cannery
Plan Steamers For The Lake
According to R. G. McIntosh and Bert LaRue of Spokane visitors at Soap Lake next season may attend lake dances. McIntosh considers buying two 25 passenger steamers and a 100 passenger electric lighted dancing barge. A piano and orchestra are planned. Dock concessions may determine the steamers and barge installation amid competition for a shore pavilion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. McIntOsh
Bert LaRue
Spokane
Soap Lake
Wilson Creek
Roosevelt Commission to Meet Rural Leaders in Spokane
Representative farmers wives country ministers business and professional men from the Inland Empire will meet members of President Roosevelt's commission on country life in Spokane on December 5 to discuss farm conditions and improvements. Leading the commission are L H Bailey Henry Wallace Kenyon L Butterfield Gifford Pinchot Walter H Page Charles D Barrett W A Beard. The Spokane chamber of commerce will entertain and has named a reception committee including David Brown Edwin A Smith S Glasgow Edwin T Coman M E Hay Jap P Graves and W T Clark to greet the commissioners.
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W. T. Clark
Inland Empire
Roosevelt
Commission On
Spokane
L. H. Bailey
New York Agricultural College
Henry Wallace
Iowa
Kenyon L. Butterfield
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Gifford Pinchot
Walter H. Page
New York
Charles D. Barrett
Georgia
W. A. Beard
California
Spokane Chamber of Commerce
David Brown
Edwin A. Smith
S. Glasgow
Edwin T. Coman
M. E. Hay
Jap P. Graves
Eastern men show interest in Soap Lake project
Dr. I. S. Herald of Richmond Ind together with Attorney Ludington visits the valley. He helped persuade Colonel Darrow and Mr. Johnson of Seattle to invest in Soap Lake Sanitarium. Herald accompanied by C. F. Hinckley of New York City plans study of Soap Lake water and its effect on the human system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. S. Herald
Richmond
Ind
Ludington
Herald
Colonel Darrow
Johnson
Seattle
Soap Lake
C.F. Hinckley
New York City
Demand for Wenatchee Apples Reaches Record Levels
Apple shipments from the Wenatchee Valley surge as demand grows daily. About 1200 to 1300 carloads are expected in 1908, with Cashmere and Wenatchee unions shipping hundreds of carloads and storage totaling around 100 carloads. Prices remain high, and marketing expands through express shipments to the east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenatchee Valley
Wenatchee
Cashmere
Cashmere Union
Robes Stolen From Rigs on East First Street
In broad daylight three robes, two buffalo and one coyote skin, were stolen yesterday from rigs on East First Street. The owners named are Messrs. Derifield, Rumbolz, and Dr. Miller. No clues or arrests yet as the police and Deputy Sheriff Simmons investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East First Street
Derifield
Rumbolz
Dr. Miller
Simmons
Burlington Service Delayed on Great Northern Line
The Burlington announces new passenger trains over Great Northern tracks starting December 1 may begin in a few days or perhaps waiting until the new year. A third daily train both directions will aid Central Washington residents though exact arrival times are not yet set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Great Northern
Washington
Bissett Seeks Wenatchee Home After Northwest Work
C P Bissett, who once aided the Great Northern river line location, has returned north after stints in Seattle and for Jim Hill and Harriman. He spent time in Southern California seeking a milder climate, likes Wenatchee, and may buy property while staying at the Olympia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. Bissett
Great Northern
Mr. Bissett
Seattle
J. D. Farrell
Mr. Farrell
Jim Hill
Harriman
California
Wenatchee
Olympia
Cosgrove to Be Inaugurated Governor in January
Seattle reports Governor elect Cosgrove will take office in Olympia on January 11. His father, ill in California, plans to attend the inauguration, and Howard Cosgrove remains in Seattle on a brief business trip before returning to Pomeroy.
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Seattle
Cosgrove
Olympia
Howard Cosgrove
Paso Robles
Pomeroy
Washington
Mr. Cosgrove
California
Olympis
Mead
Colfax
Father
Fine Home Rising Near Wenatchee Cemetery
I A Larson is erecting a fine residence on his Wenatchee area property near the cemetery. The framework is already up and the completed house is expected to be among the valley’s finest homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. A. Larson
Wenatchee Cemetery
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Eastern Star
Chelan
Wenatchee Electric, Co
Grimey
Foothills
M. Foy
MR. McIntosh
BIG Auto
Burlington Service
Union Pacific
G. N. Service
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