White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-02-16
WENATCHEE EDITOR
LIKES OUR VALLEY

bluHs last Saturday and Sunday
while awaiting repairs for his
car, Rufus Wood, editor of the
Wenatchee Daily World, i'm
proved his time gathering in
formation about this valley par
tlcularly about the state land
settlement that is being carried
out here and the plans for the
Priest Rapids power develop
ment. MIR. Wood had been told
before he arrived that the land
settlement was not working out
satisfactorily for the soldier
settlers, and he was anxious to
get the facts in the matter. After
being introduced to j. G. Scott,
project manager, Mr.. Wood was
taken by the latter for drive
around the valley, looking at the
state land tracts that are being
improved and interviewing the
soldier settlers, and when he
returned to town lie said he had
seen and heard enough to con-
vince him that the land settle
ment scheme is a wonderful
thing, and that the person who
fold him that the soldier
settlers here, were not satisfied
certainly had not talked to the
settlers themselves. The first one
to whom Mr.. Wood talked was
Virgil Kern, who came here last
Spring from Cashmere in the
Wenatchee valley, and upon be-
ing pressed by Mr.. Wood as to
just how we'll he was satisfied he
replied that he was SO well salts
fed that he "would not trade
his 20 acre tract here for any 20
acres in the Wenatchee valley"
10 say that the land in this dis
trict could be anywhere nearly
SO good as that in the great Wen
atohao valley was claiming a
good deal in Mr.. Woods judg-
ment, but for anyone who had
farmed in both places to assert
that it was better-well, that
went further to convince him of
the satisfied condition of the
soldier settlers minds than he
would publicly admit.
Mr.. Wood, himself, chief yell
leader in that famous bunch of
Wenatchee boosters, was pro
fuse in his praise of the progress
sive and optimistic spirit he
found displayed on every hand
here, and also complimented the
cooperation existing between the
different business houses.
Mr.. Wood said, he had no news
regarding the Wenatchee South
ern, but said that every one in
Wenatchee who has had any.
thing to do with the case is con-
fident that the certificate of nee
essity will be granted and that
they expected the decision about
March LIST.
Mr.. Wood was travelling in a
Chandler sedan and was accom-
nanied nv Mrs. Wood and Mr..
and Mrs. Charles L. Borg OF
Pateros. They were on their way
to California OH q three weeks
vacation and pleasure trip.
Before retiring on Sunday even
ing. the party left word to be
called as soon as the mechanics at
the White Bluffs Motor company
garage had repaired their car.
This work was finished about 2 a.
M. and the party left half hour
later, when the blizzard that ragged
that night was at its height. At,
ter reaching point about three
miles Below Hanford, snow drift.
ing in through the hood on to the
carburetor stalled their engine; and
as the self starter was not working
they had to wait until about 8
O'Clock Monday morning when the
Keun ewick stage came along. The
stage pulled the car far enough to
start their engine and the travel
ers started on their way again.
They reached Walla Walla Monday
evening but after kucking the snow
drifts for several Nhours Tuesday