The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-01-03
OUR PAY ROLL WILL
DOUBLE THIS YEAR
Outlook for Growth and Development
Better Than Ever

WOIlH lOOkCu OiiSulCl tldu IlBut uOW,
as we enter on the new year. Nine
teen hundred and twelve will long be
remembered as the beginning of an
era of prosperity and development.
Last week we mentioned the most i'm
portant things in the way of building
and improvement that 1912 saw ac-
complished. Here we propose to
tell why 1913 will see greater strides
made by Leavenworth in the way of
growth. development and prosperity.
The railroad business viii, increase
simply because the country tributary
to the road has developed, increasing
the freight and passenger traffic. This
being a general terminal point with a
monthly payroll of over $4,000, the
increased traffic will increase the rail-
road payroll. The weekly payroll Of
the Lamb-Davis Lumber Co., which in
the past has been $4,000 per week
will next season be practically doubled
because the mill will run day and night
and will begin operations as soon as
weather conditions will permit.
AS mentioned last week, the COM
pany is now engaged in logging on a
scale never attempted before and will
pay out over three hundred thousand
dollars, inside OF the next ten months,
for logs to be cut into lumber
next summer. The capacity OF the
saw mill, box mill and planning mill
is now undergoing improvement
which will largely increase its output
and make necessary the employment
of additional men. The equipment of
the Wenatchee Valley Northern rail-
way has been increased by the pur-
chase of another engine, lnow having
three locomotives additional freight
cars, snow plows and log leaders.
Additional siding room is being con-
structed this winter. All OF this
means the employment of more men
on the railroad and larger payroll.
The Washington Steel and Iron Co.,
engaged in constructing steel plant
here for the purpose of making tool
steel of high grade, from magnetic
iron ore by what is known as the Roth
ert process, expect to have their plant
in operation in a short time and help
swell the monthly payroll. This plant
has been under construction for the
past two years and much work has
been done and a large amount OF
money spent in its building. The
Rothert steel, samples of which have
been sent all over the country,
including the government cannon
making plant and the experts con-
nected with universities, tool makers
and many others whose correspondence
we have been permitted to see but can
not now recall. A large body of the
kind of ore that will be used is located
near here. There are many who be-
lieve that the Washington Steel and
Iron Co., will yet be the biggest in
dustry in this town. From forty to
sixty men will be employed to begin
with, all of which will be highly paid
labor.
The Leavenworth Lumber Co., or
ganized here just before the holidays
with capital of $4,000, intend to
engage in making lumber and boxes
and will employ from so to 90 men.
Their saw mill building is practically
completed and the machiney has been
ordered and will be set up in time to
commence work just as early in the
spring as weather conditions will per-
nit. The company has contracted for
a large amount Of stumpage on the
south side Of the river and has loggers
engaged who have already gotten out
a large quantity OF logs.
Cashmere and Wenatchee, two
splendid and prosperous towns, have
been built up on the fruit industry
alone. The fruit industry tributary to
this town has only just begun to de-
yelop. The past year we shipped fif-
teen cars of apples. Next year we will
ship ten times as many. Five hundred