The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-12-07


commercial bodies. for this is day
of prosperity, when counties are be-
ing developed, villages converted in
to cities, and the greatest era ofrail-
road building west of the Mississippi
river is on
The governor, referring to the
bridge which the people of Wenat-
chez are having built by private
means across the Columbia river,
declared that Douglas and Chelan
counties ought to have the assist
ance of the entire state in such an
undertaking. He said he believed
the citizens of Seattle would recog-
nize that the enterprise merited hav-
ing behind it the power of the state,
and added that it would not be in
keeping with the spirit of good
roads and transportation develop
ment to have such a bridge one on
which toll would have to be exacted
President McGraw of the Chamber
ofCoemm ghcmfwypcmfwyp gkqiqqj
of Commerce, stated that a we'll
known Seattle business man, famil-
lar with Wenatchee, its people and
their enterprise, had declared that
Outside of the city of Seattle, the
Wenatchee citizens are the m ost
progressive business men in the
state of Washington. He predicted
closer commercial relations between
the productive valley of Wehatchee'
and Seattle, and added that he also
hoped the visit yesterday would not
be the last one
Guy G. Browne, president OF the
visiting Commercial club, said the
visit was made for business as well
as for social reasons. He told Of
the effort to bridge the Columbia at
WenaJchee and said that bill had
been introduced at the last session
Of the effort to bridge thaohtetetfv
of the legislature for an appropria-
tion of $4,000 for the purpose.
This measure passed the senate, but
not the house. Unwilling to wait,
the citizens OF Wenatchee had raised
a bonus OF $4,000 to start the
work, and the remaining capital
needed lad since been put up The
bridge is partially completed, will be
ready for traffic in the spring, and
will, because of the private capital
invested, be a toll Institution. 1t
will be used for conveying water
across the Columbia to irrigate lands
as capable of raising the big red ap-
pies as those already producing the
fruit in the Wenatchee valley.
John A. Gellatly, auditor of Che
Ian county and chairman of the COM
mittee which had been instrumental
in securing the bridge, stated that
Wenatchee is in exact geographical
center of the state, that it is the
hub" and that it counts Seattle,
Tacoma, Bellingham and other cities
as spokes. He referred facetiously
to the annexation by Seattle of ad-
joining suburbs, and said he was
glad there was mountain between
here and Wenatehee. The Wenat-
chez Commercial club, he said,< has
150 members, each of whom pays
dues of 50 per month. He referred
to the bridge, urging the state to
take control of it.
He emphasized the Importance of
the citizens of Washington, who live
an age when they have the privilege
of reaping the cream of the wealth
nature has provided, laying the
foundation os highways and a a~enaes
for travel so well anl so permanent
lv that fu.lflse generators viii be
gta-efal ftu the wisdom shown.
Just before the adjournment of
the meeting, /. A. Nadeau moved
that the subject of the acquisition
of the Wenatchee bridge be referred
to the committee of state affairs of
the Chamber of Commerce, with in
structions to report.
Orrin Camp Gives Party.