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WENATCHEE DAILY WORLD VOL. 11:. NO. 222. GREAT FUTURE FOR WENATCHE What Edward Furniss, a Great Northern Official Thinks the Future Has in Store for The Big Red Apple Metropolis. Edward Furniss, traveling passen ger agent for the Great Northern railway, was in town for a few hours today on a tour of inspection of this part of the road. While here a re porter for the World called on him for an interview concerning improve ments contemplated by the Great Northern in this section. Mr. Fur niss stated that he had no authority in his official capacity to divulge the plans of his road, but he had no hes itancy in making known his personal opinion cencerning Wenatchee and its future, and his reasons for be lieving as be does. He was the found er of "Opportunity," a paper publish ed at St. Paul, and devoted to exploit ing the resources of the western states. That publication, under his management, was one of the first to boost the Wenatchee valley, and the advertising derived therefrom proved beneficial to this place. Mr. Furniss said, "I note a great improvement in your town since my last visit here and T have every con fidence in the future of Wenatchee. It will in time become a great inland city, such as Spokane is now, for tt has the resources and the location to become such. Spokane will make an other Chicago and Wenatchee will be the second city of the Inland Empire. This is to be the intermediate point between Spokane and Portland, and will be the distributing center for all the country north of here and the im mense wheat country immediately at your door. The development of this valley alone insures a big town, but this is only a part of what you have to rely upon. As the Coeur d' Alenes have been the greatest factor in the development of Spokane so will the Okanogan country, with its immense mineral wealth, contribute to the future prosperity of Wenat Payton and Bienberry Swap Land. Dan Payton this week purchased five acres of Sunnyslope land from B. W. Ikenberry for which he paid the sum of $3,000 and the latter in turn takes the 160-acre ranch in Columbia Valley owned by Mr. Pay ton, and for which the price was set at $6,000. The trade was effected through the real estate firm of Walker & Widney. $3,500 Lot 100x270 feet with bearing orchard and modern dwelling, five blocks from postofflce. Terms $6,500 Lot 100x270 feet with modern dwelling and bearing orchard. Cost of house $4000. Terms. L. V. Wells WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON chee. Chelan county can boast of greater water power than Spokane, and while that is as yet undeveloped, it will in time be harnessed and turn ed to commercial purposes, bringing to you big manufacturing interests. It is one of your principal and most important resources. "This is not a hastily formed con clusion, for I have long held to this same opinion. In fact, I recognized these facts when I first visited your wonderful valley. If I had been sit uated so that it was possible, I would long ago have invested here, and it has been a regret to me that I could not become interested here. I re member the time, not very long ago, as time is counted, that I could have purchased land here for $2.50 an acre that is now selling for $1,000 an acre and upward. "To a man who carefully studies the situation, there can be no ques tion that what I am telling you is the plain unvarnished truth. Just let anyone stop to consider your natural resources in the way of thousands of undeveloped water power; a won derfully fertile and productive soil producing the finest fruits on the market today, hundreds, yes, thous ands, of acres of the same character of land yet to be put into fruit; a large area of the best wheat land in the state, famous for its production of cereals; an extensive and rich mineral territory that is directly trib utary to this place still in the infancy of its exploitation, and added to this the fact that, because of natural bar riers, no rival city can be built with in a hundred .miles of here. What other conclusion concerning the des tiny of Wenatchee can be reached? It requires no gift of prophesy to see what the future has in store for a city favored by nature with such RISE FAST EAST OF THE CASCADES Snake and Columbia Rivers Crawl Higli Upon Banks on Short Notice PORTLAND, March 22.—The up per Columbia and its tributaries are rising unusually fast and the Willam ette will probably show a rise of two or three feet during the next few days as a result of back water from the greater waterway. The Snake river has been transformed into a raging torrent and at Umatilla the Columbia is steadily creeping higher upon its banks. The sudden rise is due to extreme ly mind weather east of the Cascade mountains. Contrary to the usual. order.of things the weather between the' Cascade and Rocky mountains has been much milder the past sev eral days than between the Cascades and the coast, so that while the riv ers, in this vicinity have shown lit tle rise except that brought on by heavy sains in the valley, the upper Columbia ' tributaries have 'been swelled by the melting snows. According to telegrams received by District Forecaster Edward A. Beals, this morning the Snake river has risen 7.6 feet at Lewiston and nearly as much at Weiser during the past two days. This means that it Is about 12 feet above the average stage and it already has shown its effect upon the volume of water at Utnatil SATURDAY, ' MARCH 23, afc)7. unlimited resources. INo mattei what the character of your citizens might be, even if they were unpro gressive and incapable mossbacks, the town would grow in spite of them, but right there is another great factor in the winning of your suprem acy. Wenatchee is blessed with a progressive, up-to-date and energetic population. Nothing that is calculat ed to benefit your town or valley is too big for them to undertake. For an illustration I need only point to the immense steel bridge that is now reaching out to span the Columbia, and thus bind to you a great addi tional fruit producting and wealth making territory. I might go on in definitely detailing reasons, every one of them sound and good, why I believe that Wenatchee will make a great and prosperous city, but this array of facts should convince the most skeptical,if there be any who still doubt the future greatness of your city. "Just one word more I would like to add, and that is that Wenatchee is the best advertised part of the state of Washington. There are more inquiries in the east about your fav ored valley than any other section of this wonderful commonwealth. That, I realize, is an oft' repeated state ment, but I mention it as an addi tional reason for my faith in the fu ture of your town." This glowing picture of the Wenat chee that is to be is 'he well express ed sentiment of every person resid ing and engaged in business here and there is evidence in plenty that many others, who occupy high places in the trust of the Great Northern be lieve as Mr. Furniss does, for many of them are even now heavily inter ested in leading institutions of this city and have invested their money in Wenatchee property.' la, where the Columbia has risen two feet. Mr. Beals is not prepared to volun teer any forecast as to what effect' this will have upon the spring freshet but he is of the opinion that the sud den rise will be of short duration. The Willamette river has risen a couple of feet during the week as a result of heavy storms in the upper Willamette valley. The rise was no ticeable first yesterday afternoon and today the water is as muddy as a few weeks ago when it rose almost to a level with Front street because of prolonged and heavy precipitation. One Sided Polo Game. The polo game at the Wenatchee skating rink last night was a sur-i prise to both, aides. The Regulars having had no practice lately were not overly confident, and the chal lengers were expecting an easy vic tory.' It seemed that their expecta tions were to be realized when they started the game with a goal in about one minutes' playing. However, that goal was the only one they could gel in 40 minutes' hard playing. Some of the Regulars say the goal was an accident, being kicked in by a Regular. Rut -that is rank slander. From that time the game belonged to the Regulars, who made goal after goal until nine were made. The players were: Regulars, Capt. Evans, John Morris, "Curley" Boir man and Fay Wise; Challengers, Capt. Dibbe.l Jack Overdorf, Jack Lawler and Vie Reeder. Next Tuesday the High School plays the Regulars. The Finest Young Orchard hoth as to selection and condition of trees, In the valley, four acres, consisting of cherries, apricots, early and late peaches, medium and fall apples, in splendid condition, one acre in strawberries, for sale for a short time only at SB 000 Beautiful land and only one half mile out. ARTHUR GUNN REAL ESTATE AND FINANCIAL AGENT 12 Acres all Under Water 500 fruit trees 2-story, 6-room plastered house Good well on place % mile to school and station. 56,000 - $4,000 Cash Balance Easy Terms. BOUSQUET & CHRISTENSEN A. J. LINVILLE 10 acres raw land with water right, 2% miles from Wenatchee. Price $2,100.00. Terms 5 acres 3 miles from Wenatchee. House and stable. Set to fruit trees 3 years old, good water right. Price $4,000.00. $800 cash, balance terms to suit buyer. Call and see us in our new office, corner Wenatchee and Orondo avenues. Columbia Valley Bank Building. Red Apple Real Estate Co. Corner AVenatchee and Orondo avenues. Seme New Ones $2000.00 —New 6-room house, modern, bath, electric lights, close in near high school, 50-foot front. $3000.00—6 acre orchard, 4 year old trees, 3 miles from city. $5000.00 —10-acre ranch under Gunn ditch, 700 trees, house and barn, level, one of the best buys in the valley. W A L X E R & W I D N E V Real Estate, Loans and Insurance. $300 Per Acre Five-acre tract at iRBY, partly improved. Price is so low it sounds rediculous. It won't stay with us long at such a price. Half cash, balance long time, if wanted. ' BABCOCK-CORNISH, Owners Furnace Work, Skylights gRo ofi n g = Superior workmanship especially solicited. All kinds of new and repair - work in tin, Iron and copper. The New International This cyclopedia is recognized as being the best publication of the sort ever issued. Tbe best educated people in Wenatchee are buy - ing thit .work. What Educators Say. . "There may be better encyclopedias than the International—but after an experience with a large number I can say that I have not seen any equal to it." A. L. BROWN., Supt. Wenatchee Schools. "I deem the New International tbe best on tbe market. It is more than. good. It Is excellent. E. RISTE, Supt. County Schools. Sample pages, plates, maps and famous 25 question booklet will be furnished free to any one. mailing name and address to FRED E. TAYLOR* Wenatchee, Wash., representative, Dood, Mead & Co. FIVE CENTS PER COPY. Superior workmanship especially solicited. C. H. CHAPMAN