The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-01-21
THE NEWS OF CHILEAN COUNTY

1t is definitely decided to organize
company Of the national guard at We
natchee. Fifty names have been
signed and many others are promised.
From the many inquiries being re-
ceived from all parts of the country the
real estate men OF the valley are pre-
dieting that the coming year will wit
ness the greatest development in the
history Of this part Of the state.
Chelan has probably got the bulge
on all the other towns Of the county, at
least as far as law and order goes.
There was only one arrest made during
the entire year ending January 10,
1910, and the solitary fine of 1920
that was assessed was collected.
Encouraged by the interest aroused
by the meeting of the fruit growers OF
the state at Wenatchee the officers of
the Wenatchee Valley Fruit Growers
association are looking for the attend
ance OF every fruit grower in the
county at the annual meeting Of the
association to be held at Wenatchee
Monday, January 81.
There will be a meeting of the citi-
zkns of DRYDEN and vicinity Saturday
evening at the new warehouse to dis
cuss the question of a bridge across
the Wenatchee at that point, the con-
solidation OF School Districts Nos. SIS
and 80, and to establish a postoffice.
AS result of the meeting a publicity
club may be organized to boost the
merits of that section OF the valley.
The scheme to promote an electric
line between Wenatchee and other
valley points is by no means dead, ac-
cording to latest developments. 1t is
now stated at the county seat that
company to be known as the Wenat-
chez Railway and Power Co., is in
process Of organization. The fact that
the promoters of the enterprise are very
diffident about divulging their plans is
taken as good sign by many.
The horticultural course at the We
natceee high school, consisting OF
eighteen lectures by Prof. Tumble,
was successfully instituted this week.
The lectures will be held Wednesday
and Friday evenings and it is reported
that fruit growers from all over the
valley are arranging to attend the en-
tire course. 1t is expected that
County Inspector Darlington will de-
liver one or more lectures during the
course.
According to the Chelan Leader w.
M. Emerson and ]. c. Townsend have
located claims on a gold quartz ledge
in the vicinity of Mineral Slide which
they cope will prove a great fortune to
them. They discovered the ledge,
which is eight feet wide where it crops
out on the surface, while hunting last
fall and selected samples of the ore for
assay The certificates were received
a few days ago, and as they indicated
high values the DISCOVERIES lost no
time in stalking claims.
An excellent showing was made at
the annual meeting of the Dryden
Fruit Growers Union held last week.
There is membership Of thirty, a new
warehouse has been completed and the
board of trustees are making arrange
ments to dispose Of next seasons
fruit. The new directors elected were
A. Smith, N. R. Cade, c. A. Thomp-
son, P. Dittman and w. M. Kinney.
Mr.. Thompson was elected president
and P. Dittman secretary. A general
meeting Of the stockholders is called
for Saturday, the 10Th, to discuss plans
for marketing the coming crop.
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