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- The Cherry Boom: How a Local Cannery Turned Wenatchee’s Orchardists into Millionaires
In July 1905, the Wenatchee Canning Company reported an unexpected surplus of cherries, revealing that local growers were netting $6 per tree—profits impossible to achieve by shipping to Seattle.