The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-02-13
g(IFIC NORTHWEST
sans of General Interest
From All Sections.
AND PROGRESS

BvELOPhENT AND PROGRESS
-, tns Cities and Towns of the Pacific
states and Territories
Washington.
County immigration conventions are
II the rage in the Evergreen state this
Month.
resumption of the operations Of
30 naper mills at Everett is matter
4 considerable Importance to that
pwn.
consignment of Kaff1r corn will
som arrive from Kansas and an effort
rilI be made to induce Adams county
farmers to give it thorough trial.
Specimen photographs of Whatcom
,ounty timber have been forwarded to
an Eastern polytechnic institution, to
4 10 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
Datented by the Northern Pacific rail-
way. Itconsists of sos, 318 acres lying
in Yakima, Walla Walla and Frank
lin counties.
4 To this state has been secured sep
arate district for river aud harbor i'm
movements by the authorities at Wash
mgton An engineering Office will be
4 established at Seattle.
The Ritzville farmers and business
men are very joyful on account of the
bright prospects for good year. Sum-
mer tallowed ground is permeated
three OF four feet with moisture and a
i good crop is almost assured.
good suggestion has been made to
build tlatboats 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
0kanogan 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 a law
allowing only those lawyers from
other states to practice in Washington
courts whose states granted the same
privileges to Washington lawyers. 1t
appears that Oregon laws do not per-
NIT lawyers residing in this state to
practice there.
Two carloads of machinery have ar
rived from the East for the Seattle
firm that successfully bid for two OF
the new warships. The buildings are
now all in readiness, including the
building ways, which are covered by
rooted shed 200x75 feet. giving ann
pie room to build both the torpedo boat
and the revenue tug. Not the least
significant of the recent extensions is
the shop for steel ship building which
is now completed and ready to receive
is machinery and tools.
Real estate agents of Spokane are
jubilapt oyer the increase of their stock
in trap de of alluring inducements.
The bal nk clearances for the week end,
ing Jan& larry 30, exceeded those of Seat
de, TE;.eol'~.a and Helena. 1T may also
be noted that the railroad traffic shows
remarkable increase, and the hotels
and restaurants are filed with more
strangers than at any time for three
years previous. This inscrease, to-
gether with ten big mines working IN
the Occur d 'Alenes and lengthening
list of shippers in the SLOGAN and Trail
Creek districts; with wheat advancing
until it is worth about 90 cents per
bushel more than last year; with new
enterprises guaranteed for this city,
and with the other signs OF new pros
perity, Spokane has no complaint 70
register at this date.
Oregon.
A new steamer for the coal trade Is
soon to be put on between San Fran
cisco and Coquille City.
A mining and coal-shipping corpora
ton has been started at Bandon, with
capital stock of $3.50, 900.
The building of the Astoria rail-
road has already consumed $400, 600,
which is at the rate of $50, 900 per
month.
A rabbit drive fad is now being IN
dulged in by the citizens Of Lakeviews
and thousands of the animals have
been killed.
1t is estimated that the wool crop
alone sold to such good advantage that
5000, 900 was disbursed il the vicinity
'oi The Dalles last year.
3enton county, which has siz
-'1ng mills, is soon Il hax n0ther.
Tie new mill is to be Of a complete
roller process and is to contain modern
machinery.
The farmers around Roseburg haye
Oeen cashing up their wheat. taking
advantage of the prevailing advance q
the market value Of that commodity;
'ne result is much coin il being placed
1n circulation which cannot be accen'
'uated with the opening season.
The Willamette river seems 20 be
steadily deepening every year and alsc
Increasing in volume Of water e
places the channel has an entirely dit