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2 stories matching brain

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  1. Don't Bond the Valley to a Dry Ditch

    A Wenatchee editor warns that a $100,000 Wright-law irrigation bond would repeat the Kennewick failure—leaving settlers with debt, abandoned orchards, and no water.

    Apr 15, 1897Ranche and RangeWenatchee, Chelan CountyFollow the Money · Boom & Bust

  2. The Berry Math That Made Puyallup

    A fruit-growers' manager laid out the 1898 economics of Western Washington berries: $1 a crate, 75-cent hired labor, and a cannery on the horizon.

    Jul 16, 1898Ranche and RangePuyallup Valley, Puyallup, Pierce CountyWork & Pay

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