The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1905-12-06
Officials of Wenatchee Bridge Com
pany Announce That Money Is Now
In the Bank for Building $4,000
Steel Wagon Bridge.
Great Northern Railroad. Wenatchee
development Company and Wenat-
chez Canal Co. to Raise 100000
and Citizens of Wenatchee $4,000

Within six months there will be cou-
structed across the Columbia river at
Wenatchee steel wagon bridge at
cost of Sl20, 900. Work on the struct-
ure will begin as soon as material can
be secured and will be rushed until the
bridge is completed, which it Is esti-
mated will be before harvest next
year.
The above announcement was made
today by Marvin Chase, trustee of the
Wenatchee Bridge Co. of this city,
VINO stated that the money with the
exception of few Thousand dollars
has already been secured and is in the
bank ready for use in the enterprise.
The Wenatachee Bridge Company
was organized over a year ago and has
been working ever since to finance the
plan of bridging the Colum bia at this
poin., but it was not untIla few weeks
ago when the officials OF the Great
Northern railway ware interested that
the bridge became assured. Last
June conference was held with Off
cials of the Great Northern and the
plan laid before them. Plans and
specifications of tie proposed bridge
were furnished and these were turned
over to the engineers of the road for
consideration. AT that time it was
planned to build bridge costing $50
900 and constructed of wood and &C.
ment. This the engineers declared
was not feasible and the plan was
turned down. About sixty days ago
negotiations were again opened up
and after a conference between Judge
Burke, of Seattle, W. T. Clarke aud
the engineers and officials of the Great
Northern, the plan of constructing
a steel bridge was adopted and it was
agreen that If the people of Wenatchee
would raise a subsidy of $50, 900 the
Great Northern, the Wenatchee De-
velopment Company and the Wenat-
chee Canal Company would raise the
remaining 100000 or if the cost of
the bridge proved to be more than
$I2O, 600 they would raise the add
itional money.
Immediately after the conference
the bridge tru stees took steps TO put
the plans into operation and no W they
are in position where they can state
positively that tie bridge will be built
A canvas of Wenatchee during the
past two days has resulted in securing
pledges from the merchants for over
half of the necessary bonus and it is
believed that the remainder will be
secured within week.
The bridge will be toll bridge
but the Great Northern officials who
furnish the money state that all they
desire is a six per cent return on their
money, and with the increased traffic
that will result from its construction it
is believed that the toll on the bridge
can be- 25 per cent less than is now
charged on the ferry and still yield
8 tisfactory income to the owners.
1t is also stated that as soon as any
arrangements can be made for the
county or state 80 buy the bridge the
owners stand ready to turn over their
holdings. ~. ~
The bridge will carry an inverted
syphon connected with the high line
ditch and will furnish enough water
to ir~igate about 40e0 acres of land
on the east side of the Columbia.
This will be the first wagon bridge
across the ,Colum bia river in the state
0f Wo IN inuton