The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-07-29
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

INDUSTRIAL NOTns.
Frank Clurf. of Ellensburg. Wn., has
shipped about 10000 sheep to Montana
this summer.
Walla Walla has free public H.
brary, from which 9.063 books were
drawn within the past year.
q. J. Doneen. has let the contract
for the erection of large warehouse
at Warner Station. adjoining Cakes
dale. Wash.
The four breweries Of Spokane have
declared lockout of union employees.
and put full forces of non-union men
at work last week.
The condensed milk factory at Kent,
Washington. which has been closed
down for some time, will be put In op.
Grafton by California capitalists.
e. M. Coombs of Dark Canyon, Ore.
on the upper LaGrande river, last year
cut and RATED down 100000 feet Of
logs, and this year will get out 3,000.-
900.
A saw mill will be located at Spauld.
ing, Idaho, instead of Lewiston, by the
lumber men who are looking over the
timber In the upper Clearwater coun-
try.
Tom Daniels established new rec
ord for Washington at the Whatcom
Falls Mill Company's mill. when he
packed $4,000 shingles in II hours OF
consecutive labor.
Messrs. Sommerville and Brown
passed through Prineville, Oregon, re-
Gently with about 500 head Of cattle,
which they were taking from the VIII
lamette valley to their stock ranch on
the John Day.
\ Superintendent Mayhall, of the
Washington Fisheries, has gone to the
Columbia river to arrange for lumber
to build the Wind River hatchery. An
appropriation Of $4,000 was made for
1t, $500 available this year, and 81 900
next year.
L. d. Forrest and A. G. Woodcock,
OF Eugene, have received contracts
from the Booth-Kelley Lumber Com
pany for about 100000 feet Of saw
logs, which are to be placed in the Nc
Kenzie river, and about 100000 logs
for the Harrisburg saw mill.
Reports from the mountains west of
Lostine. Wallawa county, Oregon. are
to the effect that the sheep business
is being over done there, there being
Ave bands of sheep and range for only
one or two. Cattlemen have been rum
mig their stock there heretofore.
Within few days 1t is expected the
248 shingle mills in the state of Wash
: ington, recently closed down upon or
der of the association to await q revi-
! val of the market, will be running In
full blast and turning out we'll up to
their full capacity of 100000 per day.
The Grays Harbor Commercial Co.
has commenced the erection Of anoth-
er box factory, S0x160 feet, and the
machinery is on the ground. The
!, same company started one side Of the
big mill last week for q day and night
run. This company Is now employ.
, ing 400 men.
7. Mr.. Buttz. the Northern Pacific
Clearwater contractor. has leased the
I saw mill outfit Of L. H. Keller,of South
: wick, and will use it near the Northern
Pacific tracks, at the point where the
:, north fork empties into the Clearwat
: err, to saw ties and timber for the
:, Northern Pacific.
\ T. NJ. M. & B. Company's flour mill
"a at Chelan Falls, is being erected az
q fast as men and means can put 1t up
4 The long flume and ditch has been com
/. pleted, and contract has been made
70 for the machinery. The mill will
e start with a 75-barrel capacity. andit II
expected will be ready for business by
It the middle of September.
4. Fred Brown. a Colfax cattle buyer
a bought IS head of fine beef steers fol
Il shipment to Seattle. These, with q
r. purchased last week. and already re
s, ported, will be shipped next Tuesda!
n from Colfax to Seattle, consigned Il
s, Carsten Bros. Beef steers now sci
ly readily at from three to three and one
le half cents per pound on foot.
h. There is large, fine body of govern
nj ment land vacant in the southern par
ne Of Yakima, Wn., that is worthy the al
as tention of homesteaders. The LAM
lie is outside of the railroad limits, ant
ne can be bought for $1.25 an acre, or cal
n be filed on for SIG, which is Sc cheape
than filing lands within the railroa'
III limits. There are parts of thre
C. townships, well watered, and with fin
op soil and timber, near the Big Klick
" tat.
Sc In general the crop prospects ar
" good in the Palouse. Fall wheat
r looking exceptionally good, while
:. few fields of spring-sown wheat o.
=. !. stubble land give promise of being ratt
~ =. er short and are little of color. TIL
~ :. past few days have been rather too he
:" but the evil effect Is largely overcom
by the cool nights. The indication
are for fair average crop, or judgin
from the absence of complaint eve
- better.