Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1911-05-18
LAND VALUES
AT WENATcHEE
VALUE OF LAND IS BASED UP.
ON ITS POWER or PRoDUc-
TON.
Conditions In Famous Wenatchee
Fruit Section Similar to Psyette
Valley Conditions Show Real 6as-
is Of Land Market Prices.

After IL has passed the speculative
era. the value Of land Is based on
It's producing power-on the re-
turns IL will give on the investment
therein. The Payette Valley has
passed the speculative field as a
fruit growing section and with the
proven fact that II Is one Of the
best fruit growing sections In the
world the land has been settled! or
chards set out until there is not
much more room for just the mere
boom Spectator He is hunting
new field With this passing are
absolute assurance that land in this
valley, with value and price based
on liz producing power. its ideal eli
mate and wonderful soil. will sell
al prices that are bound to surpass
the widest dreams OF some of our
most optimistic boosters While
the Payette Valley is moi. a good
field for the boom Spectator yet
IL never presented a more attractive
field for sound investment than IL
does today.
Wenatehee Land Prices.
The following article pertaining |
TO land values in the Wenatchee val
ley will 10 a large extent apply to
this section IN the near future. It
Is takeR from the Wenatchee World:
The producing power Of land is
what makes hsl value. During the
past several years there has been
criticisms directed towards Wenatch-
ee on account of the higher price of
its land over that of Yakima. Hood
River and Medford II is well
known fact that local orchardists
would not dispose of their lands at
an equal price with that of orchard
land In any other section In tho
west. During the past few weeks
there has been a practical demonstra-
ton OF some of the reasons why ,
land values should be higher here ,
than In other fruit sections Yak .
ina has had a freeze which has ,
practically wiped out the cherry,
peach. and apple crops Dealers g
say that the entire Yakima Valley !
viii not produce Is per cent of a
normal crop OF apples. Oregon and
california were also great sufferers =
IS a result of the freeze. while We
latchee viii have bumper crop and ,,
5 immune from the frost element p,
which periodically damages other a,
)callties
This in Itself is a good and suf- n,
Client reason why orchard land N
ere should be held at higher q,
rice than in other sections. Fur ~
lermore. Wenatcheo makes the IN
aim and long years of experience m
ave demonstrated that nowhere na
the world. acre for acre, will 10
nd yield such large returns Then
gain there is no section of the IN,
GRID where the character of the pro- vol
lct Is of such high class as that 70,
own In this valley. Wenatchee is
II gloating over the failure OF ed
ops In other sections, but simply %
les this as an Illustration of one ha
the reasons why II is a better in
ltment to pay $500, 1000, SO 900 wb
r acre for fruit lands In this val IN,
:, than to pay $50, 800, $3.50 or rer
900 in other sections Land val. All
S here have not grown out of mn,
'portion to their producing value =
! the Daily World still maintains as
i there Is no place in the world a f.,
ere land produces higher rate Chi
interest on as high valuations as up
the Wenatchee valley. nis
ZEN acres Of seven year old iona. Mo,
IA orchard located near Fruitland roc,
the Payette valley sold for 81 600 tst
week. A. G. Rogers OF Ne o,
ska, was the purchaser and the
% paid was the largest on re- n
In that part OF the state. There NOR
no buildings or other improve -,
rs on the tract.