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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-10-24
to repay some of the care lavished on
it. "Come on in, the waters fine. "
A. H. Sylvester
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT TO ORCHARDIST
Head of Leavenworth Schools Five Years-Refused
$4,000 for Orchard

been a big market for apples in
Europe. Many of the growers were
disheartned and most dire were the
predictions. But the Osborn family
never lost faith in the industry, they
believed that the time would come
when their would be even greater
demand for the apple than at any
time in the past. That time has
come. Today the whole world is
clammoring for the big red apple
which has made the Wenatchee Val
ley famous.
One member of the Osborn family,
]. H., or "Doc" as his wife calls him,
is probably the best known to the peo-
pie of Leavenworth. For six years
he was superintendent of the Leav-
enworth Public Schools and it was
thru his efforts that the institution
reached the high standard that it en-
joys today. Mr.. Osborn was an I'M
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horticultural lnSpector)
times, and some were even forced out
of business. The above table shows
that it was during this period that
apple production rapidly assumed
large proportions. In fact, apple pro-
duction over this period increased a
great deal more rapidly than market
development. In other words, there
was probably never an over supply of
apples, but marketing machinery here
was not prepared for the enormous
increase in production. The fruit in
dustry, just as all other industries,
will continue to have its ups and
downs, and there will probably be lean
years, but there never again will be
such lack of marketing facilities nor
such lack of equipment necessary to
handle the crop as there was during
the dull period from 1912 to 1915, in
elusive.
At this writing, October 18th, 1919
more than 80 per cent of this years
apple crop has passed out of the hands
of the growers at very satisfactory
prices. Harvesting and loading ia
cilities are such that during the past
seven days, October 5th to 18th, more
than 1000 carloads of apples have
been loaded and shipped from the dis
trict.
There are at this time in the dis
trict, frost proof facilities on the rail
road track to store more than 1000
900 boxes of apples. There are frost
proof storage facilities on the farms
in the district sufficient to store
another 100000 boxes.
This year there are for the first
time in the history of the district,
sufficient by-product factories to use
every windfall and Gull apple. In fact
there are now enough such plants to
not only utilize all this waste, but to
make keen competition for this class
of fruit for by-product purposes. In
dull years, more than the culls can be
utilized in this way if it be necessary.
While it is not expected that the
present exceptionally prosperous con-
dition will continue indefinitely, all of
this points to the fact that the fruit
industry in this district is now on
more stable basis than it has ever
been before.
P. S. DARLINGTON
Dist. Hort Inspector
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firing worker, good educator and it
was with much regret that the school
board accepted his resignation the
past year. He is young man and
as he says enjoyed the work, but he
believed that the orchard came first
and it had reached such proportions
that it was demanding his attention.
A good idea of the value of orchard
land in the Upper Valley may be
gained when we say that $4,000 was
offered for the 20 acre Osborn tract
a few months ago-and it was re-
fused. And why not when it will
net so per cent of that amount this
year.
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Situated about two miles east of
Leavenworth is the Osborn orchard,
of twenty acres owned jointly by j..
f. Osborn, his son, J. H., and Miss
Jennie Osborn. From every point of
view it may be said that it is one of
the really fine orchards in the Upper
Wenatchee Valley. The trees are
nine years of age, of the choicest va
rieties, Old Winesaps, Rome Beautys,
Jonathans and Delicious, and are eX-
pected to yield this year better than
10000 boxes.
1t was in the spring of 1909 that
the Osborn family arrived in Leaven-
worth. They were making their home
in Kansas and having heard of the
Wenatchee valley which at that time
was being widely heralded as an APP
pie growing country decided to come
out to the Northwest and see for
themselves. They stopped in We
natchee for several weeks and what
they saw in the way of apple produc-
ton so impressed them that they i'm
mediately began casting around for a
tract of land. Before buying how
ever they made careful study of the
valley, conditions and in fact every
thing that might affect growing of
the apple. Finally they drove their
stakes in the Upper Wenatchee Val
ley.
The Wright & Day Land Co., was
at that time placing large tract of
land on the market and they secured
20 acres. The following year it was
set to trees and the growing of an
orchard began. When the war broke
out in 1914 it put damper on the
fruit business as there had always
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gave up the idea and returned to the
Peshastin district, more than ever
convinced that this was the most
promising fruit country in the west.
He then turned his entire attention to
thirty acres of apple trees determined
to make it the finest orchard in the
district. Being a hustler and not
afraid of work he accomplished much
in the years that followed. In 1913,
at cost of $4,000 he built the finest
home in the upper valley. His resi-
dence is situated on high knoll over
looking the Peshastin flat, the most
slightly place in the district. Sitting
on his front veranda one can look over
thousands of acres of the finest apple
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In the past twenty years the
greater portion of the Wenatchee Val
ley has been converted from dry,
sage-brush desert to what is now the
most intensive deciduous fruit garden
in the United States, and probably in
the world. The Wenatchee Valley
with its contiguous territory is the
fruit basket that will give the United
States one-tenth of its apple produc-
ton this year. There will be more
apples produced in the Wenatchee
Valley and its contiguous territory in
1919 than in any other one state in
the union except Washington. Ac-
cording to the September Apple Crop
Report of the U. S. government, the
State of New York, the largest apple
producing state in the union, except
Washington, will produce this year
1858 900 barrels of apples, an equiv
alent of 7,0S9,000 boxes. The Sep
TENDER estimate of the apple produc-
ton of the Wenatchee Valley and con-
tiguous territory was $500 carloads
of 756 boxes to the car, or 1887 500
boxes. In addition to this estimated
apple production, there will be an ap-
proximate shipment of 1900 cars of
soft fruits from this same territory
this year.
All of this production comes from
1885 acres of orchard, 1883 acres
of which are in Chelan county, 6,470
acres in Douglas county, 1927 acres
in Okanogan county and 3,515 acres
in Grant county. OF the total 34,815
acres in orchard, 32,251 acres are in
apples and 1854 acres are in soft
fruits. This would give us an average
production of 225 boxes of apples per
acre and about one-half carload of soft
fruits per acre. The average price
per box of apples this year will be
something in excess of $500 and
probably the soft fruit will average
close to $1,000 per car. 1t should be
borne in mind that while the greater
portion of this acreage is now in bear
ing, there is quite considerable por-
ton that is not in full bearingshrdlu
ton that is by no means in full bear
ing. Averages are always low, but
this will give an average income OF
$3.50 per acre, or little better, for all
orchards, good, bad, old and young.
This is a remarkable average produc-
ton and it is doubtful whether this
record is excelled anywhere in the
world by any agricultural industry of
this extent.
There are two remarkable outstand-
ing features that contribute very ma
terially to the success of the apple
industry in this district. First, the
regularity of the crop year fter year,
and second, the high per cent of first
grade or extra Fancy" apples. There
has never been an apple crop failure
since the fruit industry began in this
district. In fact, fruit production has
made an almost unbroken steady in
crease from a small start until it has
reached its present enormous proper
tons. Below is table of apple pro-
duction each year since 1907.
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A PIONEER ORCHARD OWNER
Arrived in the Upper Wenatchee Valley in 1898
Went to California But Came Back

Peshastin creek to water the lands
that he had just sold, and served
some six hundred acres in addition.
Following the completion of this
ditch in 1906, he had visions of a
"greener field far away" and packing
up his belongings departed for South
ern California with the idea in mind
of growing oranges. After few
months in the Southland, however, he
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Cars Apples Shipped

1t has been thoroughly demonstrat-
ed that the Wenatchee district pro-
duces a higher percentage of Extra
Fancy, or first grade apples, than any
other district in the Northwest, and
the same will probably hold true for
anywhere in the world.
During the period from 1912 to
1915, inclusive, the apple growers in
this district experienced some hard
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BIG YIELD ON ACRE OF APPLES

What is claimed to be the largest
return ever secured from one acre of
orchard is credited to J. F. Penrod of
the Wenatchee section. He picked
and shipped a few weeks ago 1907
boxes of Jonathans from one acre
and received check for s2,O71 in pay
ment.
o. A. Brewer, of the Yakima dis
trict, also secured remarkable results
on limited scale. From 81 trees of
Delicious he picked GOA boxes, netting
$1,S12.
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The name Sylvester is synonymous
with National Forests. For the past
ten years Mr.. Sylvester has been act
ing in the capacity of Government
Forest Supervisor for the Wenatchee
National Forests and perhaps no man
is quite so familiar with our country
as he, and no where can be found
q more ardent booster. Shortly after
his arrival in the Upper Valley he
purchased a forty acre tract of land
two miles east of Leavenworth, 20 of
which he set to orchard. AS he says
at has been long hard pulp but it
has finally reached the producing
stage. This year he will harvest bet
ter than 5000 boxes and in all prob
ability next year he will have twice
that amount. Mr.. Sylvester has erect
ed modern country home and his
orchard is one of the show places of
the upper Wenatchee Valley.
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After much solicitation he has fur
nished us with the following article.
Mr.. Homeseeker, or Mrs, or Miss:
Don't come to the Upper Wenatchee
valley unless you are looking for a
good climate, or if you want to farm
poor land, and want to do it without
water, and want to raise little measly
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-07-11
Compulsory Education In
Maine

The following bill, detailed In a cur
rent number of Americanization, pub
lished by the Department Of the IDte-
rlor, has been introduced In the Maine
Legislature, which will require educa-
ton Of all non-English speaking
people;
"On and after July l, 1922, no person
who is over eighteen years of age and
less thanforty-five years OF age shall be
employed in any factory, workshop,
manufacturing, mechanical establish
ment, or by q contractor employing
more than twenty-five persons, unless
such persons can speak, read and
write in the English language with a
proficiency equal to the third grade of
Maine standard, or unless such person
attends for at least three hours in each
sixteen weeks, or an equivalent, in
each year, class approvedbythe super
intendent and school committee Of the
in which such persons maintain
thir residence. Every such person
shall have in his or her possession a
punched card recording attendance.
of such persons shall keep
list of all such persons, to which
locsl and state school authorities shall
nave access. 1t shall be the duty of
he state superintendent of public
to provide record attendance
:aTds, aud 10 prepare and cause to be
outline studies in reading and
writing, and the duties of citizens, for
lse in such classes. -NeW0rk NeWs.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-07-11

Miss Helen LaBaw, OF Lambertville,
has resigned as q teacher in the Wild
wood schools. She was reelected and
her resignation came as a surprise.
One of the teachers at the colored
school has also resigned.
Conveyancing, wills and deeds
drawn. William H. Bright.-adv.
Miss Zazel Castor spent the Fourth
of July and week end at the home Of
her parents on Pine venue George
Patton was also a visitor at the same
home.
The Comptroller Of the Treasury at
Washington has approved the applica-
ton of the Marine National Bank to
it's capital stock from $50, 600
to 800, 900. Cashier q. g. Eldredge
received a telegram to this effect on
Wednesday with instructions to enter
the new capital on the books Of the
bank as OF Tuesday, July 8th, 1918.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-07-11
AMONG The CHURCHES
HOLLYWOOD M. e. CHURCH
Corner Roberts and Pacific Avenues
Rev. J. g.. Edwards, D. D.

Rev. J. G. Edwards. D. D.
Preaching by the pastor at 1890
Sunday-school, 2.3O.
Sunday evening service at 7.45
O'Clock, preceded by Epworth League
song service at 7 o'clock
Prayer Meeting Wed. Ev'g, 7.45
Seats free. All are welcome.
WILDWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH
Corner Maple and Pacific avenues
Rev. Irwin H. Fisher, pastor.
Morning, 1890 q. M, Sunday school
$50 p. M; Evening, 7.3O p. m. Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening, 1880. A
hearty welcome extended to visitors.
Supported by voluntary contributions
LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE HOLY
TRINITY
Rev. G. A. Linn, pastor
Holy Trinity Chapel, cor Atlantic
and Poplar avenues.
Sunday-school 1000 a. m.
Morning Service, 11.0O.
Evening service 7.80 p. m.
Visitors Welcome
ANGLEsEA M. E. CHURCH
Rev. Carl Reamer, pastor
Preaching every Sunday morning
and evening, 1890 and 7.30.
Sunday school at 2.80 O'Clock.
Epworth League Sunday evening,
100 o'clock.
All are welcome.
ANGLESEA BAPTIST CHURCH
Alex. g. Graham, Jr., pastor.
Preaching every Sunday morning at
HOO, evening at 8 90.
Sunday school at 1000 a. m.
Prayer meetings Wednesday even
lngs at 500. All welcome.
ST. AIMS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
st. AIMS Roman Catholic Church
corner Of Magnolia and Pacific ayes
Mass on Sundays at 8 and 10 q. m.
Sunday school 2 p. m. Evening ser
vice 1870. Rev. Father Maroney, Rector
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-07-11
Meetings OF the Cape May COun'
~ Board of Taxation for Hear
Ing Tax Appeals for Year 1919

July 8-County Board Room, Court Build
ing, Court House-l0 a. m. Appeals from Up.
per, Middle and Dennis Townships.
July l0-City Hall-10 a. m. Appeals from
Wildwood, North Wildwood and Wildwood
Crest.
July 15-City Hall, Sea Isle City--l0 a. M.
Appeals from Ocean City and Sea Isle City.
July 22-City Hall, Cape May-lO a. m. APP
peals from Lower Township, Cape May Point,
South Cape May, West Cape May and Cape
May.
July 29-Borough Hall, Avalon-l0 a. m.
Appeals from Avalon.
July 2-City Hall, Stone Harbor-1.so p. m
Appeals from Stone Harbor.
Appellants must appear in person, or by
agent or attorney.
CAPE MAY COUNTY BOARD OF
TAXATION,
By Gilbert G. Hughes,
Secretary,
Cape May, New Jersey.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-07-11

things were not said about the deS-
sert was because the family ran
out Of adjecrfveS.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-07-11
NoRTH wILpwooD SERVICES

NORTH WILDWOOD SERVICES
A union Sunday-school held In the
North Wildwood fire house every Sun
day afternoon at 2.S0. Everybody
welcome.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-07-11
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
Marine National Bank

at wildwood, in the State of New Jersey, at
the close of business June 81, 1919:
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts .S6l9,777 p
Overdrafts, secured and unsecured. 25 u
U s. Bonds to secure circu-
latlon ..... $500. 900. oO'VVV
us bonds and certificates
OF Indebtedness pledged
as collateral for State
or other deposits or bills
payable ......~-.-.....-. l5O,UOO W no
Liberty Loan bonds, I'M
pledged, 81, 4 and "A
per 54,0VO w
Liberty Loan Bonds. SRi
and "a per C @ n b.,
pledged to secure postal
savings deposits-...... 28,OOOOO
Liberty Loan Bonds, 81
4 and "a per C e n t.,
pledged to secure State
or other deposits or
bills payable -.............. l9O,OOO W -
Bonds other than US. bonds
savings deposits..r....~. 1900 90
Securities other than U.S :.
bonds not including
s'OoA''n - 1888. 77s 90
Bank tool ....... $500 90
0'0G go per os cent. Of sa6scriptionJ..'. $500 90
' cnmberedl .... $4,000 90
Furniture and xtures......-.~. 1900 90
Real estate owned other than n
ing .'-.. Al'tof 10
Bank ke.erse 48,slss7
from national banks~..~--.~-. s4,S49 90
Checks on other banks in the same
city or town as reporting bank
(other than item ID .-..~.."..... 2,5S5 IL
Total of items IA, Is, l6, IL
and 8................-........ W 1854 IL
Redemption fund with us Treas
urer and due from us. Treasurer $500 90
Interest earned but not collected
receivable not past due...-.~... 5000 90
stamps actually owneds..~..". 1873 90
81, 4l5,599 IA
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid S5O.OOO 90
Surplus fund 100000 90
Undivided profits, less current ex-
penses, interest and taxes paid~... 46,l67 SO
Amount reserved for taxes accrued 1900 90
Amount reserved for all interest
SUN w
Circulating notes outstanding.."-. 1927 so
Certified checks outstanding"".~..... 1873 Is
Cashier'schecks outstanding"".. 200
Total OF items 80, 33, "a and 35 l,l85 Is
Individual deposits subject to check 417,8 1894 "a
unpaid.-~......"."... 5000 90
Total demand deposits
tother than bank de-
posits) subject to reserve,
items SO, 81, 38, 80, 40 and
l..........."..... ......x42O, S94 "a
Certificates of deposit (other than for
money borrowed) .........-........ 2O,l99 So
Postal Savings Deposits. 23,901 68
Other time 299,737 "
Total of time deposits sub
ject to Reserve, items AZ,
43, A and 45 .."........."$ 343,8 1913 96
loan deposit ACCOUNT. $1,000 90
savings certificate and
thrift stamp deposit ac-
oil
Other United States depos-
its, including deposits
of U. s. disbursing off,
l00 ~
Total Deposits : 826,134.O5
Bills payable, with Federal Reserve
o4U,UUO w
Total $l,4l5,599 IA
,tate of New Jersey, County of Cape May, ss:
l, CLARENCE G. ELDREDGE, Cashier OF
he above named bank, do solemnly swear
hat the above statement is true to the best
Il my knowledge and belief.
CLARENCE g. ELDREDGE, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
tn day of July, 1919.
JOHN BRIGHT, Notary Public.
J. F1THIAN TATEM,
ROBERT ]. KAY,
Directors.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-07-11

A-Last trip September 18th.
B-Wil not run July 4 or Sept. L.
PREFIXES{ C-Wil not run July 4th.
D-Last trip September 18th.
lE-Last trip September 14th.
For Cape May Connections Inquire
at Ticket Office
Bell phone 40 keystone phone 83-A
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-15
Peerless Always a Good Motor Car

Eighteen years ago the first Peer
less was bullt Since 1901 the Peer
less factory has been building good
carsrand making automobile history.
There Is one fact outstanding that
every person will on giving the mat
ter thought. admit, and that Is that
during all these years there has
never been what is termed an "of
model of the Peerless The build
crs have been fortunate In that they
have never turned out mistake
as nearly an the other automobile
manufacturers have. Nearly every
factory has during the course Of
their history turned out AT beast one
model that did not stand up; that did
not have the body lines that 1t should
have 20 keep pace with tho indus
try or had some basic fault that
stamped It as undesirable to the buy
inC public,
MIR + \ Howard. treasurer Of
tho Charles Lukins Auto company
stated that this was one OF the prin-
cipal reasons for their acceptance OF
the state dis,rihutiyo agency ~ the
Peerless The fact tha, the only his
tory behind this car was one con
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-15
Horse BcstS Auto.H

B1DDEFORD. Me. June IL
Scared by an automobile driven by
a woman which bumped the dump
cart he was hauling. Henry Levcs-
quc'S horse ran "a mile over York
hll broke away from the cart.
lcapcd Il high picket ftncc dropped
eighteen feet to the Saco river ami
swan a quarter OF mile 20 the shore
below Cataract falls While the
horse stood on the shore shaking
lho water out Of his mano. the auto
mobile. owned by Mrs william Fran
eel Of Bath. was standing In front Of
a garage Oul OF tho action.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-15
SERVICE STRIPES FOR
THE TWILIGHT WORKERS

EMPoRIA. Kan, June li--Serv-
Ice stripes for merchants and clerks
who work In The harvest fields will
he given IN order 10 distinguish them
from the other men who spend ,heir
evenings fishing or p.aving golf ag-
cordipe TO Frank Lostutter. in
charge OF organizing business men
o' this city 20 do twilight duty" in
the wheat fields
The plan calls for a stripe for each
day OF service II ~ expected that
many business men viii become
twilight workers IN the fields and II
has been announced that the ma jor-
itv Of them will give their wages
20 charity
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-15
FARMERS WANT MORE
ufvATORS FOR WHEAT
.u. Of Handling Grain Dis
r.I BEFORE Meeting Of Cor
,,rstion Commission.
,,,l WAYS APPEAR READY
Dcclarr Their Readiness To
Noc, emergency with Dispatch
IN Any Locality.


OKLAHOMA CITY, June 1.-THE
,r elevators cspeclnliy
retss'N .,.,,. ,'-,,..,
oortAh.e ones was ''''''"'' -
h,aGuC before me corpora
..,,.,,.....1n juno 4 at which the
ron va ,.c agricultural depart
a'I'S.'S,. ..N4trr. and farmers from
rt-. ....,r.s Of the state were rep
rA,
''S'"'' ..... ., tho railroads
RepfeN'. ,ro,,r,,,or, r,,
EA'td iH' -, a.. M, /,
seta mao. -, rcro.r,. fro,,,.
pls shoN .., ',,or.,,, 49,,
Ne %t' ..n u.r.,t rron wnuid hc
f'ns ,r.s state than ever be.
I've also thar many districts had
.4,r.sH v||st' FOR the first time
sgrh 4 C..I.'.u0 would result IN
Genera. shortage OF storage with
,ac'!ca ' no storage provision IN
..s counties Whero wheat is first
taa.ed
,omuIntu Of Chnrycs.
allan. hoo, ,on,,.t,.t,,
The!' ''' ,., ''I,l'',,'r ,'',.,
rom 100. .,'',..,.
,s&stS t..h. eI,,r,,,,S
iaoI' -
"a, N". ,a,,,tia oIa,al'n.,
hsd w t.r, ,hnr, o. 90
W yps. yps..,',r .oIr,I,, ms ,,,.,,,o1
,I.,i,.l
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-15

BERLIN, June 1.-THE lock
smith apprentice Grothe. who al.
tempted to blackman Dr Bcthmann.
Holiwcg the former chancellor. hy
representing that he was the object
OF a conspiracy, was sentenced
kicl TO four months imprisonmen.
for forgery Grothe was arrested
while trying to collect more money
from the one-time chancellor.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-15

MEXICO CITY, June II Nov
!fs pictures Will be used By tb,
Mexican government to demonstrate
70 Mexicans how 10 apply modern
machinery 10 farm l.fe. Pastor.
RolalI. secretary OF agriculture. and
pyeral federal engineers have lcf'
he capita on tour To promote bet.
Ter farming, using the pictures TO
show ths farmers how 70 do n.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-15

tinuous record Of satisfied patrons
who year after year have hocn salts
ficd Peerless owuars This condition
can only obtsin where the car Keeps
It's word where Il does all tho
owner expects and does u day IN and
day out. The Lukius organization,
knowing these things have hit their
stridf' with the natural result that
more than 90 Peerless two power
range ciEhts have been sold during
the month OF MAY