Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-04-06
NORTHWEST NEWS
Condensed Telegraphic Reports
of Late Happenings.
TAKEN HOT FROM THE WIRES

Different Parts OF the states OF wash
ingtou. Oregon and Idaho-Items Of
Interest to Pacific Coast People.
The work OF identifying the custom
house grounds in Port Townsend has
begun.
Stevens county, Wash, has completed
the sale of 1000 current expense
bonds at par.
The Columbia mine OF Baker county,
Or, has the machinery on the way from
the East for ten-stamp mill.
1t is estimated that the total output
of potatoes from Grand ROnde, Or, this
season will reach 200 carloads.
Spokane is threatened with a meat
famine. Chicago buyers have bought
all the fat cattle and sheep, and shipped
them out of the country.
Mrs. Mary Phinney, of Seattle, is
suing the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany to recover 500, 444 insurance on
the life of her deceased husband.
Cattle buyers from the East have pur-
chased 1000 head OF cattle in the John
Day country. They will be driven to
Huntington for shipment East about
May l.
A colony OF Hollanders has bought
$40 acres of land IN Snohomish county,
Wash. The colonists are planning to
go into the butter-making business on a
large scale.
The Whatcom county commissioners
have let the contract for the improve
ment of the Lake Samish and Fairha-
ven water front road, distance OF one
4 ~ or mil
Two national banks of Yakima,
Wash, show an increase IN deposits be-
tween January and March of about $l4,-
678.93, and hold Il total deposit OF $780,
OS8. IS or about $62.5O per capita.
Whatcom county, Wash, is now as
sured of a wagon road outlet to the
south, and the completion OF the new
road to Blanchard will connect the bay
cities with one of the finest farming Sec
tons of the state.
Tacoma merchants have a grievance
upon the action of some OF the steamers
PLYING between Tacoma and Seattle.
They say that these steamers work en-
tirely to the interest OF Seattle and to
the detrlment of Tacoma.
Seattle street car companies contend
that they cannot afford TO light the
streets along which their tracks run, al
though their franchises call for it, and
they ask to have their franchises amend
ed to relieve them of that expense.
John E. Hough, the fruitdealer and
nurservman, states that there Will be on
a conservative estimate 100000 fruit
trees set out in Grande Ronde valley,
Or, this season. And all trees that are
being planted are OF trst-class stock.
The hop acreage in Lewis county,
WASH, this season will approximate
about | 900 acres, OF which 800 acres Is
tributary to Chehalis. About fifty acres
of new yards come into bearing this sea-
son, while about fifteen acres are being
put out in new yards.
Everett, WASH, expects soon to see
work begin on new whaleback. Estl-
mates on the earnings OF the Whaleback
CITY of Everett show net prott OF
IS, 600 month. This would provide
Tor 20 per cent yearly dividends and pay
for the boat in five years.
Corvallis, Or, people will be disap--
nointed when the census returns are all
IN. Assessor Alexander has practically
completed the enumeration of the city,
with the exception of Jobs addition,
and gives it as his opinion that the total
population will not reach 2,OOO.
The CITY council of Fairhaven, Wash,
has concluded to connect with the Sa-
mish road at an expense of 81 800. The
work will be let in sections. The Fair
haven Land Company will improve the
road over it's holdings, and the improve
ment at the Skagit end is now assured.
The Pacific can factory now have their
% nah
on cans. and are turning out on an aver
age 100, 900 daily. Next year they ex-
meet to use nothing but American tin
plate. as the San Francisco factory will
add a tin-plate dipping department to
their business.
About $40, 900 has been expended in
converting the Waterloo, Or, hosiery
factory into wooden mill. Inc lhomas
Kay Wooden Mill Company has a force
of twelve men at work adjusting the new
machinery. 1t will be three-set mil
and the output will be wholly tiannels
and blankets. The enterprise will give
EMPLOYMENT to about eighty hands.
That the United States is importing
flax seed in large quantities from Ar
gentina is a good indication, says the
West Coast Trade, that there Is home
market for a considerably increased pro-
duction, and that the farmers IN the
eastern portion of Washington who are
sowing nearly all the seed obtalnaoIe
are making no mistake. Argentina I'M
ports, after paying duty, are worth 81. rs
per bushel in New York, ana dealers
who are furnishing seed to Washington
growers are guaranteeing so cents to 81
q bnshel. which is said to insure con-
siderably increased profit over wheat
growing. 1t is believed that the manu-
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