The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-22
CITIES THAT BROKE RECORDS.
A Number of Western Towns That
Excel Their Neighbors ia va
riOus Ways.

| LeaVenWOrJn, Man, SUdnQS at the
head Of American cities in the ship
ment of apples. Indeed, more apples
are shipped from Leavenworth than
from any other point on either side
of the Atlantic ocean. In addition to
the large number of local packers en-
/ gagged in the business at this place
hundreds of packers flock to Leaven-
worth annually from other parts of
the country for the purpose of ship
ping away fruit. There are two inn
mense cold storage plants in Leaven-
worth, one of which is built to ac-
commodate $4,000 bushels of apples.
This plant is owned by q firm which
is said to pack more apples than any
other firm in the country. One Of it's
members is the president of the Ma
tional Apple Shippers association.
Leavenworth county has the largest
apple orchard in the world, that of
f. w. Wellrouse, which contains 1,400
acres of healthy trees, mostly all the
Jonathan, Winesap, Willow-twig and
Ben Davis varieties. The next largest
orchard consists of 800 acres, and on
the farm of ex-Gov. Z. n. Morrill, are
$50 acres in apple trees. There are
any number of orchards ranging in
extent from ten to thousand acres.
The returns from township assessors
show that Leavenworth county has
100000 apple-bearing trees, and it is
estimated that double this number of
young trees are coming on, planted
since 1893. During any good apple
season at least 125,OOO barrels of APP
Piles are packed and shipped away
from this point.
Denver, Col, enjoys the distinction
of having more bicycles in proportion
to population than any other city in
the United States. Though Denver
numbers only 100000 souls within her
city limits, she boasts of not less than
10000 bicycles. Morning and evening
alike thousands Of bicycles may be
seen on the streets of Denver mounted
by men, women and children in every
walk OF life. Bicycles literally over
run things and they are used in every
line of business, and street car COM
panies say they have lost $1,O00,00O
annually in traffic since bicycles have
become the rage. In fact, one COM
pany went into the hands of a receiver
two years ago, alleging that the uni
yersal wheel had impaired its earnings
to such an extent that it could not |
meet its interest demands. The open
weather and fine. natural roads are
largely responsible for the popularity
of the wheel, as it is conceded that |
ordinary riders can use their wheels /
daily for so weeks out of the 50 and
not suffer any annoyance from mud
or snow, Add to this the fact that |
neither lights, brakes nor bells are re-
quired and the agility required of the
non-rider in taking care of himself |
can be appreciated. Denver is said to
be the only city in the country where
the bicycle vote controls elections Oh
municipal issues.
Albuquerque, N. NJ, has the record /
of the greatest number of sunshiny
days, in the year Of any town on the
American continent The record
shows period of three years in which
there were but two totally cloudy days;
in other words, days in which the sun
was not visible at some time between
the hours of rising and setting. And
the signal service announced, in one
of its publications not long ago, that
the point of least annual rainfall in
the United States is at Albuquerque,
n. NJ" This would not be a good
recommendation to farmers who ex-
pect to raise crops by rainfall, but in
D country where all farming depends
upon irrigation this is considered the
best condition, because the farmer al
ways knows exactly where he is at,
and never has his business interfered
With by the clouds But even more
Important than that is the fact that it
makes the ideal climate for health and
pleasure. 1t has already made this
ection n national sanitarium for peo-
Die afflicted with lung disease. The
iir is so dry, except during the short
ainy season in July and August. and
he evaporation is a foot a month,
hat the natives preserve their fresh
neat during the hottest weather in
ummer by cutting it into strips and
anging it out on the clothesline,
There, instead Of spelling. it becomes
erked in two or three days. and can
e stored away Ike corn or potatoes.
is this dryness Of the air that gives
elief 10 the patients suffering from