The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-12-27
1912 Was Coed; 1913 will be
Better

Looking back over the events Of
the past year, As they relate to the
welfare, the prosperity and the up
building Of Lezvensorh and the SUI
rounding country. there IS much to
encourage those Of rs who have
worked to this end.
The forty thousand dollar high
school building. begun in the winter
Of 1911, was completed in the spring
of 1912 and occupied the latter part
Of the school term.
The municipal water system, which
had a stormy time before receiving the
sanction Of the voters, the contract
for which was let in the latter part Of
1912, is well along towards compile
ton. The intake, concrete reservoir
and the pipe line from the intake TO
the reservoir is completed and work on
the distribution system viii be COM
meneed a. once. The entire system IT
is believed can be finished By the frs,
Of March, and water turned into the
pipes by the first Of April. With the
completion Of the system Leavenworth
viii have the most abundant supply
and the highest pressure for fire put-
poses Of any town three times its pop
ulztion, but what is Of vastly greater
benefit, will have the best and purest
water supply that it is possible to get
in this world. Not only is this true
beyond question, but it is equally true
that it is practically immune rom con-
tzrnination in the future.
While hrss-class school buildings
and substantial churches are most i'm
portant factors in inducing immigra-
ton, an abundant water supply, oil
the quality which Leayenworth will
have in Icicle river water, cannot be
overestimated and viii be an everlast-
ing source Of satisfaction to our own
people and a wonderfully attractive
feature TO which we may call the at
ton of those who may be seeking a
healthy place to locate.
During the past year there was adj
ded TO the business section of the town
four substantial brick blocks. the Tum-
water Light and Water Co.'S Office
building, the block Of three store
buildings on Eighth street by the
Leavenworth Building & Loan As
ISOLATION and The Echo building on
the corner of Eighth and Commercial
streets.
Over fifty residences were erected
the past year. some eight or ten OF
which range in cost from $4,000 to
s45O0. 2. T. Motteler has ten
room residence under construction,
well along toward completion, the
cost Of which, when completed, will
be upwards Of $4,000. One very no
ticeable feature Of the residence con-
struction in the past year has been
the substantial and ornamental charac-
ter, indicating that people are not only
able to put up good buildings but also
indicate that people have come here
to make permanent homes.
Another substantial improvement
which was undertaken and carried to
completion during the past year was
the paving Of between FIVE and six
blocks in the business section of the
town and putting in concrete walks
and substantial cutters and sewer
drainage.
A number Of minor changes and
improvements were made during the
past year, all indicating the faith which
the people Of this town have in its
future. That this faith is to be made
further manifest during the year 1918,
in an individual way and as a com
nnunity, we will enumerzte some of
the improvements already begun and
others to take shape in the future in
next weeks Echo.
Every business man in Leayenworth
reports a satisfactory trade throughout