Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-08-26
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

! allIdCtlouS OF the. Nalla Walla truit
! fair this fall.
1t is announced at La Grande, Ore,
that the beet sugar factory will begin
work September Is.
The Pacific American cannery, at
Fairhaven, Wash, received 10000 sal.
mon in two days last week.
The salmon pack of the canneries on
Bellingham bay will this year be worth
a million and a half dollars
James Mcconnell, veteran fax man.
ufacturer, has established flax scutch-
ing mill at New Whatcom, Wash
Reports from the Yakima hop dis
trict indicate that the crop there this
season will aggregate some $4,000
bales.
The Spokane Industrial Exposition
announces the same liberal prizes for
fruit exhibits this year as have been
given in the past.
Based upon reports from farmers
and estimates from grain dealers, there
will be at least 100000 bushels OF
wheat in Walla Walla county.
l.. l.. Belong raised this year on his
ranch near Willapa, Wash, a head Of
lettuce that weighed three pounds and
nine ounces, and some of the leaves
measured a foot across.
A poultry department is another of
the big attractions which have been
added to this years Spokane Industrial
Exposition. In this department $3.50
in cash prizes will be given.
The Alaska Packers canning plant
at Semiahmoo has completed arrange
ments for an exhibition in miniature
at Paris, of their entire plant. 1t will
be an exact reproduction, and show
everything in detail.
1t has been demonstrated by George
w. Turner that the raising of flax in
He will harvest this year about 300
acres, and a number of other farmers
in the western part of the county have
tried the industry.
Last week single carload of shingles
was shipped from Marysvile contain
ing 341 900 shingles, but that record
is already broken, the Harrington mill
having shipped 347,00O in one car since.
Marysville is now exporting three car.
loads of shingles per day.
An unusual number of agricultural
, and industrial fairs will be held in the
northwest this season. The state fair
, at North Yakima, industrial exposi-
tons at Spokane, Seattle and Portland,
, and very large number of county
fairs are attracting deserved attention.
! The biggest cherry tree in the north.
west is on the old homestead of David
Chambers, east of Olympia 1t was
5 planted in 1849 by Mr.. Chambers, who
brought the twig over from Oregon 1t
7 spread so feet across the top, and the
trunk measures eight feet and ten
2 inches in circumference.
Reports from ali sections of Oregon
and Washington show that rain has
prevailed during the past few days and
that harvesting has been seriously in
terfered with. The damage to grain
so far has not been serious, but should
the rain continue many days longer
much of the wheat in the shock will
begin to sprout.
Many of the leading stockmen of the
Pacific northwest are planning to visit
three big fairs this year. 1t has been
so arranged that they can go first to
the Oregon state fair at Salem early in
September. There will be plenty of
time to ship the stock to the Washing
ton state fair at Yakima, and at the
close of this fair there will be plenty
of time for them to get their stock to
Spokane before the Spokane Industrial
Exposition opens on the Sd of October.
The Hazelwood Dairy Company OF
Spokane has lately purchased eight
creameries and Swimming stations in
the Yakima valley, covering the entire
field in that district. The milk will be
separated in North Yakima, the cream
pasteurized and shipped to Spokane,
where all the butter will be made. The
Hazelwood now handles about 10000
pounds of milk per day.
The shortage of cooper stock is very
marked and salters of fish can not be-
gin to get what they want in Seattle.
1t is said the Pacific American Fish
Company is ready to contract for 10000
barrels but there are no manufactures
capable of turning them out in time.
There are good many salt fish barrels
turned out in the Puget sound country
by the small makers, but no large con.
Germs.
The papers have been executed for
the sale by Newland Bros. of their
warehouse at Lamona and by Yarwood
Bros. of their warehouse at Mohler to
the Orondo Shipping Company of
Wenatchee. This company also lately
Durcbaood tho Graan O. Traua1l and