Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-07-12

Columbia county boasts Of its fruit
crop.
North Yakima has population of
2,7OO.
A fruit-growers' association has been
organized at Orcas
Kittitas County will have light hay
crop this season.
The bank of Shelton is ready for busi-
ness; capital stock, $3O,OOO.
There are about $50 insane persons
in the asylum at Steilacoom.
The Bankers Association of Wash
ington has been formed at Tacoma.
A new publication to be known as
the Chronicle, has been begun at Cen
j tralia.
H. B. Strand & Co. have in process
of erection new saw and planning mill
at Sehome.
A new iron mine will shortly be
opened few miles above Hamilton,
on the Skagit river.
The erection OF new saw mill with
a daily capacity OF 10000 feet, has been
commenced at Blaine.
The trial of Frank Martin for the
murder of Absalom Parker has COM
menced at Spokane Falls.
| A twelve-foot vein of ore has been
struck in Nelson Benefits q mine on the
| Sly aUit rivor aoop uo r,slfan
George Sutherland, Colfax drug
gist, was probably fatally injured in a
runaway accident, last week.
1t is estimated that the wheat crop
of the Territory will be one-third larger
than that OF any previous year.
Hon. w. A. Wilcox, United States
Fish Commissioner, is making visit
of inspection of the Sound country.
The new roller mill at Cheney is
getting its new machinery into posi-
ton, and is almost ready for business.
Surveyors are pushing their work on
the new Fairhaven & Southern, and it
will be built across the Skagit river
soon.
The Tacoma Central street railway
company has filed articles of incorpor-
alton in the Secretary Of the Territory's
Office at Olympia.
| The Aberdeen Water Company was
organized last week, for the purpose
of furnishing water supply to towns
in need OF the aqua.
The Puget Sound & Gray's Harbor
railroad is rapidly being pushed for
ward and trains now connect with
boats at Kamilchie.
i The residents of Fox island want a
new wharf built at the esouth end of the
island, 80 they can have better COM
munication with Tacoma.
| Railroad meetings are not an unusual
occurrence in towns of the Territory.
Not many years and this country will
have network of railroads.
The circus performance at Ellens
burg, Monday was conducted in the
open air, the high wind prevailing pre-
venting the pitching of the tents.
The fields and woods are full of
berry pickers now, as it is the height
of the season for blackberries, raspber-
ries, huckleberries and gooseberries.
A prominent young business man Of
Spokane Falls, named Cough Fairman,
died last week of infiammitory rheuma-
tism, contracted by getting wet at the
Seattle FIRE.
| A new bank has been organized,
with capital stock of 100000, at
Seattle, to be known as the Washing
ton National Bank. President, Ed
ward o. Graves.
An organization has been effected
between the White River. Sumner and
Puyallup hop growers, for the purpose
of harmonious action in regard to Sc
curing hop pickers.
T. J. Gum was caught between the
cars at Ellensburg last Tuesday and
fatally injured. He was switchman
and was engaged in coupling cars when
the accident occurred.
While attempting to climb upon
moving freight train at Chehalis. last
Tuesday, q man named Ben Watson
missed his footing and was run over,
cutting off one Of his arms.
The continued drafts OF the can
neries upon the salmon in the Colum.
bia river is beginning to tell, and the
decrease in the "catch, in spite of the
Matching is becoming very marked.
Citizens of Chehalis and Port Town
send held a meeting Thursday night,
in the interests of the Port Townsend
& Southern road, and it is understood
that the line will be built to Chehalis|
inside of Is months.
Captain Thomas has offered to pres
ent the city of Yakima, with twenty
five acre tract Of land, to be used as a
public park. He insists, however, that
the city shall not spend less than $500
per annum for five wears in improving
the land. The land is worth 81, 500.
In the vicinity and north Of Fair
haven are the old towns of Bellingham,
Sehomc and Whatcom. all located on
the western sido Of Bellingham Bay
and all receiving an impulse of pros
perity from the operations of the Fair
haven 4 Southern railroad company.
Solicitors will at once be gin to can
vas for land subsidies along the line Of
the Port Townsend Southern. The
solicitors will be Messrs. j. A. Kuhr.
r. c. Hill, representatives Of the
Port Townsend Southern railroad, the
civil engineer OF that road and F. w.
Hastings, chosen as representative
of the citizens committee. They will
begin the canvas at Chehalis.
The lumber resources OF Washing
ton Territory are almost incomprehen-
sible. 1t is estimated that her forests
contain l75,OOO 100000 feet of uncut
hemlock and pine, in some places
averaging from 25,O0O to $1,000 per
acre. With the immense facilities
possessed for converting this into lum-
ber it will take many -ars before even
an impression will be made upon this
industry.
Across the bay from Fairhaven are
the extensive limestone quarries of Or
cas- island and around the point south
erly less than three miles away, are the
famous Chuckanut quarries of superior
sandstone for building purposes. Ex-
tensiye hop fields are being cultivated