The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-27
BOOSTERS
HAVE GOOD WORD
FOR THIS CITY
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the holdover senators from Pierce
county, was in the party. He has
many friends in this valley and was
the organizer of the local Fruit
Growers Association here a number
of years ago. He also assisted in
the organization of the Cashmere
branch. He had made a success OF
the organization of the Puyallup as
ISOLATION and was urging the forma-
ton of associations over the state.
When met at Yakima by c. B. Reed.
Capt. Burbank and George H.
Farwell, and urged to help
in organizing the growers here, he
came over and attended a meeting
held in the old Commercial club
rooms. He arrived in the hall just
when Mike Koran was making a
speech, the gist of which was that
the Wenatchee people should "stay
by the alfalfa and cows and not
go after the apple" Mr.. Paulhamus
made an address and pictured the
more remunerative business of grow
ing fruit and converted Mr.. Koran.
Mr.. Paulhamus had the honor of at
tending the National Apple Show
years later, at which time Mr.. Koran
was crowned the first apple king.
Mr.. Paulhamus is one of the most
prominent politicians Of the state
and has been a strong possibility
for governor on several occasions.
He is a strong progressive republi-
can" and expects to assist Poindex-
ter in his senatorial campaign this
fall. He was one of the supporters
in the senate of the Wenatchee
bridge bill and regretted that he did
not have an opportunity of seeing
it.
Says Fruit Crop Killed East.
II want to make a bet," said a
jovial gentleman in the party to
World man. Il want to make bet
and I will give attractive odds. l
want to make a bet that the price
of Wenatchee land will have ad
vanced from 500 to $500 an acre
before the close of the present sea-
son."
The iovial gentleman gave his
name as Charles Pfeffer, vice presi-
dent of the Carstens Packing COM
pany of Tacoma. He was here as
member of the delegation of Tacoma
business men but had become so
much impressed with Wenatchee and
the Wenatchee valley that he had
forgotten to boost for Tacoma. He
had even forgotten to distribute his
own literature.
Impressed With Conditions.
Mr.. Pfeffer had been out through
the orchards and he saw the great
activity. in every department in We
natchee, and he saw the possibilities
which the recent season holds out
to this section. He explained his
reason for wanting to make his bet
as follows:
II have received reliable advices
from the middle west and from the
east. From Texas to Minnesota and
from the Mississippi river to New
York there will be no fruit this
year. The warm weather they had
In March hurried forward every kind
of vegetation, and especially the
fruit. Then came the zero weather
of April. This killed the buds. and
In many instances the limbs of the
fruit trees. 1t appears that there
will be no fruit in any of the fruit
sections east of the Rocky noun
tains.
Great Demand for Apples
"The Wenatchee valley will have
a bumper crop. The ranchers of this
section will be able to sell every APP
pie that can be grown at from 81
a box to a higher figure over the
price received last year. The east
will be clamoring for the western
fruit this year. The ranchers will
have their opportunity to make
good.
"You people must take extraor-
binary measures to secure labor to
care for your crops and harvest them.
There will be big money in your
fruit this year. And when your fruit
crop is selling. for very large figures
your land will go up accordingly.
Fruitmen to Come.
"Now, take my word for it-many
Of the fruit men of the middle west
and the east, whose crops have been