The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-01-28
THE NEWS OF CHILEAN COUNTY

will be given to the
question of grading the next crop OF
apples. They will determine whether
to continue with the old regulations,
which classify fruit into extra iancy'
fancy, and choice, or whether to adopt
new rules sorting it into extra fancy
choice, and orchard run.
Elliot T. Balch, secretary OF the
association, has compiled statistical in
formation showing the exact quality OF
apples shipped in past years, and this
information will enable the members OF
the organization to reach a conclusion
as to what rules will best suit the con-
ditions of the approaching season.
Mr.. .Balch takes the position that the
regulations formulated by Pacific north
west growers at meeting last Novem-
Der, in Spokane, would, if followed in
the Wenatchee valley, raise the gen
eral standard Of the fruit shipped from
this section He says that in the past
IS per cent of the apples sent from
this valley have fallen below the grades
proposed by the Spokane meeting.
Wenatchee has decided to be citi-
fed and will put in a $245,0Oo sewer
system this year. The undertaking
was authorized at meeting of the We
natchee city council Tuesday evening.
Plans will be hurried, so that actual
operations can begin Immediately upon
the frost leaving the ground. The
work will extend to the municipal
limits on the north, west and east sides
and to Spokane and Peachey streets on
the south. side-practically to every
part of the city. The funds necessary
to install the system will be raised on
five or ten-year bonds, payment Of
which will be assumed by owners OF
property benefited by the improvement.
A. S. BSurbank's old orchard east OF
Cashmere, says the Cashmere Record,
has made seve raj fortunes in the past
few years. His oldest orchard, which
consists Of eight acres, has made esti-
mated fortunes of 10000 each for c.
w. Babcock and G. w. Harter in four
years. Since it has been sold to
Seattle parties tt re past year the value
of the crop was $500. The place
sold for 81, 600. The captain is now
on Easy street al I'd owns several fine
ranches and val liable town property.
He is conten.plat ing visit to his old
home in the New England states,
which he has not visited for several
years.
The city ia .thers of Wenatchee are
figuring on establish ing the municipal
government in the new Commercial
Club buildip e by the first OF February.
The fire department is already es-
tablished in. the basement OF the club
building.
Twenty acres OF the well-known
Tibbits anch and orchard near Cash
mere ha been sold to syndicate com
posed of F. A. Shaffer, recently OF
Omaha !; F. E. Burns of Seattle and L.
3. Fl leybrock of Index. The price
paid was $4,000 an acre. The land
iold is part of the famous orchards
vhi' III were brought into bearing by
he best-known scientific methods.
Nj nety-two per cent of last years crop
W Is graded extra fancy and shipped to
uropt..
The: six nursery agencies Of Wenat-
chez ;are evidently looking forward to
a tren lendous increase in the orchard
area OF this county aud valley. These
,oncs rms have on hand enough apple
icion alone, some 100000 alto
,eths r, enough to set out to greatly
xces ID $4,000 acres.
II lie Worthen Manufacturing and
Mill company of Wenatt :hee are rap
dly completing the improvements on
he property recently pu released, and
Fill expend about $25 1000 on the con-
strrlction of their new box-making
plant. The concern expects to be
ready to start up the factory by March
1st.
why have you dropped your popu-
ar astronomy" asked the visitor.
"'Cause l got too many lickings,"
:onfi' ded Tommy. The other night
old [ "a that Mars face was ever chang
ng an d ma heard me and thought l
-. La. kooa Nat fhip0 I didn't 4