Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1896-02-14
PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Items OF General Interest
From All Sections.
DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS

All the Cities and Towns Of the Pacific
States and Territories
Washington.
County immigration conventions are
all the rage in the Evergreen state this
month.
A resumption Of the operations Of
the paper mills at Everett is a matter
Of considerable Importance TO that
town.
A consignment of Kaffir corn will
soon arrive from Kansas and an effort
will be made to induce Adams county
farmers to give it thorough trial.
Specimen photographs Of Whatcom
county timber have been forwarded to
an Eastern polytechnic institution, to
be used in the regular course Of study.
The people Of Puyallup are rejoicing
in the mildness Of its climate, which
fact is evidenced by the presence Of
blooming roses and chrysanthemums.
Another large batch Of land has been
patented by the Northern Pacific rail-
way. II consists Of sos, 31S acres lying
in Yakima, Walla Walla and Frank.
lin counties.
To this state has been secured sep
arate district for river aud harbor i'm.
provements by the authorities at Wash
ington. An engineering Office will be
established at Seattle.
The Ritzville farmers and business
men are very joyful on account Of the
bright prospects for good year. Sum
mer fallowed ground is permeated
three or four feet with moisture and O
good crop is almost assured.
A good suggestion has been made to
build fatboats with capacity Of ten
or fifteen tons, to be loaded with ore
at or near Fairview mining camp, B.
c., in the Oseoyoos division upon the
Okanogan river, and float them down
to Wenatchee
The Pacific County Bar Association
has taken steps to prevent Oregon law
yers from practicing in the superior
court in the district which comprises
Pacific. Wahkiakum and Lewis coun
ties. The last legislature passed Law
allowing only those lawyers from
other states TO practice in Washington
courts whose states granted the sams
privileges to Washington lawyers. i
appears that Oregon laws do not per
NIT lawyers residing in this state Il
practice there.
| Two carloads Of machinery have ar
rived from the East for the Seattl,
firm that successfully bid for two O
the new warships. The buildings ar,
now all in readiness. including tn,
building ways, which are covered b,
a rooted shed 200x75 feet. giving am
pie room to build both the torpedo boa
and the revenue tug. Not the leas
significant Of the recent extensions i
the shop for steel ship building whicl
is now completed and ready to receiv
Is machinery and tools.
Real estate agents of Spokane ar
jubilant over the increase of their stoc
in trade Of alluring inducements
The bank clearances for the week end
ing January 90, exceeded those of Seat
tie, Tacoma and Helena. 1t may ais
be noted that the railroad traffic show
a remarkable increase, and the hotel
and restaurants are filled with NOR
strangers than at any time for thre
years previous. This inscrease, X
gether with ten big mines working i
the Occur d'Alenes and a lengthenin
list Of shippers in the SLOGAN and Ira
Greek districts; with wheat advanoin
until 1t is worth about 30 cents p'
: bushel more than last year; with ne
enterprises guaranteed for this cit.
and with the other signs of new pro
perity, Spokane has no complaint
register at this date.