The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-07-16
News and Comment
From Over the State

the 1890 cars shipped from Wash.
ington last year, 2257 went to New
York and 1866 to Chicago. Cincinnati
Minneapolis, Philadelphia and ST
Paul received boxed apples from
Washington only; New York city
from Washington, California, Idaho
and Oregon; Pittsburgh from Wash
ington and Idaho; and the national
capital from Washington and Oregon
Establishment of an airplane for-
est patrol as a step for fire proven
ton is to be taken up by the State
Development bureau of the Chamber
of Commerce cooperating in the cam
paign to develop the new Sand Point
aviation field to its fullest possibili-
ties. The trustees have approved an
active campaign toward inauguration
of such service next year.
Favorable progress in obtaining
signatures of land owners for the
Acknowledgement irrigation devel-
opment plan was reported to the state
development bureau of the Chamber
of Commerce. The state reclama-
ton service is classifying the II 900
acres in the district by forty-acrc
tracts, the owners who sign agree
ing to sell their properties at $50 an
acre for irrigable land and $40 an
acre for non-irrgable, the board and
district undertaking to find purchas-
ers at these prices. The owner has
the privilege of first selection from
his holdings if he wishes to retain
and develop the acreage when water
is delivered Word received was 20
the effect that the present holders
are signing up gladly and this stage
of the work will probably be complet-
ed by September /. Plans are under
way to receive applications from
prospective purchasers.
O.
Gratifying progress is reported il
the move for construction of the Kit
titas county high line canal. At a
mass meeting of property owners the
local board was instructed to negoti-
ate with the government for con
tract for storage water and with the
state reclamation board to contrac.
for the construction of canal which
will put water on nearly 10000 acres
of land in the county. Engineer
Chandler stated that in the state arc
100000 acres subject to irrigation
while the total irrigated area is 500.
900 acres, with 100000 acres under
cultivation in the state.
James Benesh of Napavine an.
nounced that he would obtain space
at the Southwest Washington Fair in
August, and that his wife would
there give nightly demonstrations of
making the stars move. Mr.. BeneSr
asserts that Mrs. Benesh has the
power to move stars at will.
Prosser is excited over the report
that the well being drilled near there
for oil has gas escaping and drilling
has been suspended at $50 feet tc
prepare to take care of oil. The well
is twenty miles from Prosser
There will be a bumper wheat cror
in the Walla Walla, Waitsburg dis
trict according to experts who have
been over the section.
While the cherry crop is light it is
estimated that shipments from Grand
View will total 100000 pounds. DUAL
ity is good and size little under av-
erage.
The Columbia basin irrigation pro
iect, using a gravity supply of water
from the Pend Orelle river. under
present conditions. will cost when
completed $l71.40 per acre with wat
err delivered at the farm unit, accord
ing to the report of the Columbia ba-
sin survey commission submitted 10
Gov. Louis F. Hart. The crop results
now being obtained on Adequately
watered areas in the state Justify a
development cost for the Columbia
Basin much higher per acre than that
prospect, says the report. Depending
upon the size of individual ownership
from 10000 to 10000 farms will be
developed by using gravity supply
from the Pend Oreille. which is the
most practical and economical source
there will be two or three times the
amount of water necessary to meet
any irrigation demand.
Several thousand persons attend
ed the dedication of the new aviation
field at Sand Point, Seattle, on Fri.
day. Secretary of the Navy Jose
plus Daniels and Secretary of the In.
terror John Barton Payne were dis
tinguished visitors and both made
addresses congratulating Seattle or
this stroke of enterprise in securing
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