Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1896-01-31
IN
Interesting News Notes From
Various Places.
EVERETT SHOWS ENTERPRISE
Immigration Boards in Oregon and
Washington Organized To Invite De-
sirnble ImmIgration--was washingtons


Washington Organized to Invite De-
sirnbie Immigration--washi gtons
A new road has been opened from
the Sillaquamish at Grand Falls 10
Canyon creek.
Walla Walla county is advertising
for bids for the erection Of house on
the county farm.
A regularly organized band Of horse
and saddle thieves have been operat-
ing in Yakima and Kititas valleys.
The counties that have not bonded
debts in Washington are, Cowlitz, Gar.
field, Klikitat, San Juan and What
com.
A log boom in the Snohomish river,
containing about 10000, 900 feet Of
logs, has broken and the logs are fast
going to sea.
The saloon men Of Blaine have in
augurated crusade against minors,
who have been in the habit Of visit
ing their saloons.
A large number Of men are engaged
in rebuilding the Northern Pacific tele.
graph lines between Pasco and Prosser
The work will be completed this
month.
The shipments Of Washington lum-
Der to foreign countries increased from
SO, 600. 900 feet in 1894 to 1870, 900. 900
feet in 1895, with prospects for still
heavier shipments in 1895.
Parties have leased boom at the
mouth Of the Nooksack river, and will
begin work at once to remove the jam
that has made steam navigation and
log driving impractical for the last
four years.
A vigorous fight is predicted between
the stockmen Of the Big Bend and the
small farmers for the possession Of the
north half of the Big Bend. Some Of
the new settlers are trying to take up
land under the desert law, and the
cattle raisers will fight the matter in
the courts.
Everett has several mills in view.
The construction Of the Bell lumber
mill, on the subsidy site will begin at
once. The new company who are re-
building the burned Smith mill at
Lowell, are actively pushing the enter
prise forward and preparation for the
foundation Of plant are now being
made.
The local land Office at North Yaki-
ma, has an application from the COM
missioner Of arid lands for the segrega-
tion of ~, l80 acres Of land in Yiakim
county to be withdrawn under the
Carey act. The work of selecting
lands and making preliminary lines for
the canal has been quietly going on
since the existence Of the commission,
though advantage has been taken to a
very large extent Of previous surveys
made.
The contract for furnishing and
placing the machinery in the -four
mill at Spokane has been concluded,
and the mill will be in operation about
the first of April 1t will rank as one
Of the best equipped mills in the United
States, being one Of the very few hav-
ing only the latest improved machinery
throughout This establishment will
not contain single piece Of machinery
or material of any kind that was ever
In place before in any mill, and every
piece is Of the most recent design.
Great interest has been manifested
throughout Washington in the immi-
grafton convention, which has Just con-
cluded its session in Seattle. The re-
suit of the convention was the organ
ization Of permanent state immigra-
tion association. The plan of organ
ization provides that the organization
shall consist Of one member from each
county; that there shall be an executive
committee Of seven chosen, who shall
elect president, secretary and treas.
urer from their number. @. L. Webb,
of Seattle, has been elected president.
The committee earnestly recommended
that an appropriation Of not less than
$40, 900 per annum should be made by
the next legislature, and there seemed
to be no doubt that this recommenda-
tion would be granted for the question.