The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-11-11
place and A. Lenhart of Hoquiam.


rivers and Grays Harbor. w. w.
Kurtz, the largest bidder. is one of
the largest individual tide land own
ers on Grays Harbor. He owns and
operates fish cannery at Hoquiam
and owns many miles of tide lands
on Grays Harbor, which he acquires
for the fishing rights. He owns and
has built large number of fish traps.
MABTON.--It is expected that the
immense Mabton siphon. which will
canal under the Yakima river to the
level fields of Mabton, will be COM
pleted some time this week.
The big wooden pipe is now being
laid under the river bed the waters
being restrained by Golfer dam.
This has given way once, causing de-
lay TO the work. but the end is now
in sight. The pipe which will carry
the water will be several feet be-
meath the bed of the Yakima river.
The town of Mabton is expected to
take it's prominence on the map next
spring when for the first time the
water will be turned onto the soil.
The tracts ready for cultivation in
the neighborhood are among the best
in the valley. and but for lack of wa
ter would have been fruit producing
years ago.
WENATCHEE. The Entiat Pow
or company is now extending its line
to Wenatchee from E,ntiat and its
pole gang is busy erecting poles
along the Columbia river. The gen.
eral Offices of the company have been
established in this city and the COM
pany expects to be delivering power
to their customers early next year.
The Valley Power company has ITS
line extended down the Wenatchee
river as far as Monitor and expects
to be able to deliver power in the
early spring. also.
GOLDENDALE- Goldendale has
established new record Tor all the
communities of the entire Pacific
Northwest in raising money for ad-
vertising purposes. Goldendale Is
the capital of Klickitat county, the
terminus OF the Goldendale branca %
the "North Bank" road At pub
lie meeting recently held 50 was sub
sGYibed for every man, woman and
child within the city limits. Or a
total of $500. and they have now
increased that to $4,000. The farr!-
ers are joining the business men in
this work. A delegation of five
prominent Goidendale business men
spent Saturday in Portland and de
cidad definitely upon plan of adj
vertisilg which will make Klickita-
county known wherever the English
language is spoken
OLYMPIA.-Th state railrca;l
commission makes public this EXCERPT
from its biennial report: "In our
last report we gave the findings Of
TIE commission on the Investigation
OF the condition OF the tracks and
roadbed of the Great Northern rail-
way, in which they were held to be
4, n; Ii rl
should obtain on a transcontinental
line. II is due to that company 10
state that from the date OF that ,e
port until recently. period of mole
than one year. there has been an un-
eyampled expenditure of money in inn
proving the conditions mentioned.
EVERETT - Contractors and
workmen in the building trades Of
Everett are forming corporation
to be known as the Universal Cooper
alton of Workers. The object is 10
amalgamate the interests of employ
ers and employees. and to systematize
the building trades so that any con
tracing JOB that may come to the
organization may be carried through
without DELAY Workmcn are to be
classed into three grades of efficien-
cy. each grade to receive its proper
scale of wages. The employer shall
decide from the work of each EN-
ploye TO which class the latter be
longs. and he will receive remnneia-
ton accordingly.
GARFIELD 4 bnngline attempt
at safe cracking was made in the Of
fee of the Northern Pacific depot
on the night of November 3, Al
though the combination dial was
broken from the safe, the lock was
not opened aud the contents were not
disturbed The work abandoned and
the tools left behind are evidence
that the would-be robbers disturbed
in their work