The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-08-26

The horse cannery at Linnton, Ore,
Is running full time again.

A AAAAAoIuiC AdIA III Will uc Ouc VI Tie
attractions of the Walla Walla fruit
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 100000 sal.
mon in two days last week.
The salmon pack of the canneries on
Bellingham bay will this year be worth
million and half dollars.
James Mcconnell. veteran flax 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. Bolong raised this year on his
ranch near Willapa. Wash, head Of
lettuce that weighed three pounds and
nine ounces. and some of the leaves
measured 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 fax In
Morrow county, Oregon, is success.
He will harvest this year about 300
acres, and number of other farmers
in the western part of the county have
tried the industry.
Last week single carload Of shingles
was shipped from Marysville contain
ing 341,O00 shingles, but that record
is already broken, the Harrington mill
having shipped 347,O00 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.
tions at Spokane, Seattle and Portland
and "a 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
planted in 1849 by Mr.. Chambers, who
brought the twig over from Oregon. II
spread 60 feet across the top, and the
trunk measures eight feet and ten
inches in circumference.
The papers have been executed fol
the sale by Newland Bros. of Their
warehouse at Lamona and by YarwoOd
Bros. of their warehouse at Mohler tt
the Orondo Shipping Company Of
Wenatchee. This company also lately
purchased the Green & Crowell anG
the Yarwood houses at Harrington.
Reports from ali sections of Oregon
and Washington show that rain ha!
prevailed during the past few days ane
that harvesting has been seriously in
terfered with. The damage to grai1
so far has not been serious, but shoult
the rain continue many days Longer
much of the wheat in the shock will
begin to sprout.
Many of the leading stockmen Of tn,
; Pacific northwest are planning to visi
, three big fairs this year. It has beer
SO arranged that they can go first tt
the Oregon state fair at Salem early il
time to ship the stock to the Washing
ton state fair at Yakima, and at tn
close of this fair there will be plent
of time for them to get their stock t
Spokane before the Spokane Industria
Exposition opens on the Sd of October
The Hazelwood Dairy Company Q
Spokane has lately purchased eigh
! creameries and skimming stations i
the Yakima valley, covering the entir
: field in that district. The milk will b
separated in North Yakima, the crear
pasteurized and shipped to Spokane
where all the butter will be made. Th
| Hazelwood now handles about 1000
pounds of milk per day.
r The shortage of cooper stock is YER
e marked and salters of fish can not bt
/. gin to get what they want in Seattle
1t is said the Pacific American Fis
Company is ready to contract for 1900
barrels, but there are no manufacture
: capable of turning them out in time
= There are good many salt fish barrel
e turned out in the Puget sound countr
. by the small makers, but no large COZ
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