The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1908-11-28


hand of $1234.H The republican campaign fund
was ST. 100000. Taft's brother Charles contributed
100000, Carnegie Morgan, Whitelaw Reid and
years ago the fund was four million, and eight
years ago it was eight million.
Who will be the first occupant of the newly
erected governors mansion is question which is
disturbing the society people of the capitol city,
In all the years of the past there has never been
suitable home for the first family of the state, nor
a place where the legislature or state receptions
could be held as we'll as the semi-public social
functions incident to legislative session.
When the legislature of 1909 convenes, the law
makers and the ladies who accompany their hus-
bands to the capital will find a stately mansion,
handsomely furnished and in every way equipped
for all large entertainments, and the possibility
that there will be no occupant of this mansion to
extend the hospitality Of the state to the visitors
Even if Governor-elect Cosgrove is sufficiently
recovered in health to permit his taking the oath
of Office it is not likely that his state of health will
permit of much FESTIVITIES in his home as the duties
of the legislative session will consume all his sur
plus strength and energy. In the event of his not
qualifying is is not probable that the mansion will
turned to Whatcom and will hardly come back to
Olympia And in any event, Mrs Mead is a very
retiring woman and one not likely to keep things
doing in a social way.
Lieutenant Governor-elect and Mrs. Hay are at
the head of very fine establishment in their
home town and own a $40, 600 residence and are
accustomed to entertaining on rather an extensive
scale, so if the fates will that Hay be the next
governor of the state of Washington the new
mansion will be opened and maintained in a man.
ner befttng the dignity of the state.
49,
Swimming is to be made part of the college
course at Amherst The ability to successfully
propell ones self through quantities of water has
become necessity in this modern business life, so
full Of aqueous possibilities
The Washington Good Roads Association, which
met at Kennewick last week, adopted the follow
ing ideas which it will present to the next legisla
ture for enactment into laws:
The passage of wide tire'' law. This law
will be copied from that of another state and will
provide the width of tires for wagon loads of vary
ing weights. A law regulating the control of
public roads and the expenditures of the public
road funds will provide road engineer for each
county, who shall be appointed by the county COM
missioners only after possessing a certificate
granted after due examination at one of the state
schools. This engineer will have control of all
public moneys for use on roads, the commissioners
acting under his Instructions
A law for the protection of roads from fast
driving by automobile owners and from reckless
use by teamsters in the muddy seasons of the
year, and an appropriation of $1OO, 600, with which
to install rockcrushing plants at several points in
the state, Spokane being one place, are included.
These plants will be operated by convict labor, not
only from the state penitentiary but from county
jais and possibly city prisoners. Work camps
will be provided, to which convcts will be sent for
work on the road.
The establishment of chair of highway eng
neering at the Washington State College at Pull
man, in addition to making the similar chair at the
University of Washington at Seattle permanent
one, is favored. Examinations for county road
engineers to be held at these schools are provided
for.
By reclamation and with great enthusiasm the
association reelected Samuel Hill of Seattle pres-
dent and l.. Frank Brown of Seattle secretary
treasurer. Both have been among the most prom
inent members of the association for several years.
Aberdeen was chosen as the next place of meeting
In laying the corner stone of the new federal
building at Tacoma small vial of Kentucky
whisky was put in the sealed box. Perhaps they
thought that at the present rate of liquor con-
sumption there wouldn't be any left by the time
the building had outlived its usefulness.
Governor Mead has announced the appointment
of Prosecuting Attorneys Vanderveer of King
county, Peringer of Whatcom, Garland of Snohom