The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-12-30
Year 1911 Promises to Be Most Memorable in the History Of
ledYenWOnh
THIS SECTION ON EVE OF GREAT DEVELOPMENT
Two Great Irrigation and Power Canals Already Under Way-Bu1dg
Steel Plant Begun Probability of $780, 900 irrigation
Pant-Great Marble Industry all but Assured

which means doubling and trebling the
population. To the skeptical Thomas
who may give vent to his doubts we
will mention some of the ventures
above hinted at.
A Steel Smelling Plant. The pro-
moters have already bought ground and
erected a substantial residence for the
manager; have the plans drawn for the
entire plant, and will assemble material
and machinery this winter, so that work
on the Office and main buildings can
begin early in the spring. The man
ager of the Washington Steel and Iron
Company, Mr.. Rothert, who recently
moved his family here, assures US that
his company has ample funds to carry
out its plans. 1t has enough crude
magnetic iron ore in sight to keep it
busy for more than a hundred years.
Bear in mind the purpose of this com
pany is to manufacture only the highest
grade of tool steel, under a process dis
covered by the manager, whereby crude
magnetic ore is converted at one treat
ment into the highest form Of tool steel,
for which it has a standing offer Of 35
cents per pound for every pound it can
turn out similar to a sample submitted.
The Alaska Marble Mountain Com
pany. Head Offices in the Central
building, Seattle. Last fall this COM
pany secured title to mountain OF
marble, hundreds of acres in extent,
which has been pronounced the best
grade of marble yet discovered in the
United States. Without expressing an
opinion on the quality of the stone, OF
which samples can be seen at this
office and in the Offices of the company
at Seattle, both rough and polished,
the writer can say from positive knowl-
edge that it exists in unlimited guam
tity, some twenty-eight miles from
Leavenworth and fourteen miles from
the line of the Wenatchee Valley and
Northern railway. The marble com
pany is now negotiating with the Off
GERS OF the railroad company about ex-
tending its line to the quarry, which is
entirely feasible for the reason that no
obstacle of any consequence lies in the
way, the country being practically level
with no streams to cross. The editor
of The Echo is assured on good authori-
ty that it is not improbable half million
dollars will be expended the coming
summer in establishing plant to sup
ply marble and manufacture lime and
cement, as the marble has been pro-
nounced almost pure lime. Other ma
terial, necessary in making cement, is
to be had in proximity.
An Irrigating Canal involving the
expenditure OF between $150,00o and
100000, twenty odd miles long, was
commenced last summer and consider
Bile work done, taking water from the
Icicle river, five miles south Of this
place, and running within a hah-mile
of the town, continuing on down the
Wenatchee valley TO Monitor, some six
miles this side Of the town of Wenat-
chez. This will water and make profit
able the planting OF fruit on some thou
sands OF acres OF Wenatchee valley
lands which means that every acre SC
watered will be worth from $500 tc
$1,000. Not only worth it, but viii
sell to men who are anxious to take
every acre so made productive. The
demand for Wenatchee valley land ha!
always exceeded the supply.
In October a company, composed o
local men associated with Seattle anC
Everett capitalists, bought large trac
of land south OF Leavenworth, and vii
in the early spring begin work on
ditch some 800 feet higher than tn,
one above mentioned. This compan,
has in contemplation, not only supply