, 1889-07-18

lyzed, .assayed and tested every resource.
animal vegetable and minernl In thc
whole valley, He took a aurvev az tbe
vast stock and sheep ranges in the monn-
tains surrounding the valley; visited tho
gardens, iruit orchards, the granite and
the fire brick clay. the pottery clay. tho
common clay. and examined the fine
kiln Of brick that has Just been burnced
he tested the coal and analyzed the soil.
he assayed the gold quartz and Ralena
ores and visited the mines; he took nota
also Of the free milling ore mines; no
also visited the lime kiins and snalyzei
and tested the lime, and also took nots
of the vast forests OF pine that nre rnop
the Wenatehee, and i'll mistake not he
knows exactly how long the canal shall
have to bo 10 get waterfall OF 70 feet,
Another reason why doubt his state
ment Is ON account OF the actions Of cer-
tain other parties that have been taking
In the town for the past week or 40 with.
out talking to anybody, but acted a.
though they were waitingto here or see 4
certain person, and this very same as
sayist had no sooner returned
from the upper wenatchee min
lows sought his company, and Saturday
they came into my Office and desired to
see the original town plan and the ad.
ditions which L was only too glad tn
show them, for | knew ifthey made any
investment II would be on the strength
OF his Judgments; but u was not long be-
fore | found out they had minds Of their
own. They knew that Wenatchec was
the center OF Washington They Knew
that the g., Il. 3. & Il, would he the
short line between Seattle and SpoKane
Falls. They knew that the chief on.
gineer was up the Wenatchce locating
tue railroad route; They knew thai
selected for theirround houses and shop.
| They knew that thousands of barrels II
flour would be manufactured here, then
loaded on the boats and taken up TO tn,
famous OKanogan mining district. They
They knew that this was going to b.
the great lumber manufacturing town,
They knew that the tin, iron and coal
mines would be worked and that Wen-
atchec would soon become the Pitts.
burg of Washington. They knew
| that those quarter section fruit
ranches would soon be divided
into ten-acre lots. and that
| Wenatchee would soon become the
1 Los Angeles OF Washington. They
knew too, II they were 10 In vestS5O 900 Ii,
Wenntchee dirt Mt the present prices Il
would yield q profit within five years OF
1000 per cent. SO they all put their
hands in each oftheir own pockets and
brought forth gold ducats and crossed
and their 10 make out the deeds for tho
same. And left me with their faces all
radiant with smiles.
Have you received many letters from
non resident parties2n
Eyes, hundreds of them some wanted
| TO know the way to Wenatchee: tell
them by the way Of Ellensburg; othera
the width OF streets, eighty feet and al.
| legged twenty
What class of men are inyestina
most I'm Wcnatcheer
"Rcal estate men at present, those
fellows who follow up the lines of survey
of every proposed new railroad, select
the important towns; by that mean
those towns that have q future.
towns that shall become great rail.
road centers and have vast resources.
They put their money In those kinds Of
towns every time; railroads don't buy
up town sites unless they can see flu
ture city"
Would you rather trust the Judgment
ofa real estate man than any other in
regard 10 the future Of cityf
"fcs, sir, every time experience Is
the wisest teacheri II | want to find out
something about farming go to a farm
er; II | want To Know the value Of ore
go to an assayist; II I want to buy lot
IN city 60 to the oldest and most re.
liable real estate man in the town and
leave IL sli to him, and nine times out OF
/ ten he will make better Investment
than 4 ooold II were TO stay there Tor
week"
Another question you might -kpxwct
for me, for have bean asked II a doxca
times or more, and IL is. are there many
| squirrels and gophers in the Wenatchee
valley and have they injured the crop3"
Tell them mo- not one squirrel or
gopher in the whole Wenstchee valley"