The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-02-19

of fact, the press Of the state gives up
hundreds of columns Of space every
year, free of charge, to exploiting their
particular section. While it is true
that this line Of work eventually means
more business for the newspapers, at
the same time the average newspaper
editor could afford to conduct more
elaborate system Of advertising for his
county if the county were in a po-
sition to bear part of the expense.
The new receiving home Of the
Washington Children's Home Society
in this city has been completed and
will be opened on Washington's birth
day. The building cost $50, 900, all
of which was given by the people OF
the state. Five thousand dollars are
vet needed to complete the lighting,
heating and other details, and an APP
peal has been made by the committee
on furnishings to the people, the Sun
day schools and the church societies OF
the state to aid in furnishing the home
by contributing furniture, furnishings or
cash for the purpose. The Childrens
Home Society is one of the largest and
the most worthy charitable organizations
supported by the people OF Washington
Costing only about $4,000 annually
for running expenses, the society cares
for homeless children and places them
in private homes, saving the state every
year the $150,O00 which California,
for example, pays for supporting or
phanages. With its new building com
plete, the society is in position to
increase its efficiency throughout the
state.
If bill that has been introduced in
the legislature by Representative E.
P. Palmer, of King county, becomes a
law the telephone and telegraph COM
panies of the state will have to come
under the direct supervision of the
State Railway Commission, the same as
are the railroads. There is, of course
big opposition to the BILL" said Mr..
Palmer while in the city this week,
but the fact remains that the measure
is the best thing that the public could
possibly get from the legislature. l
shall do everything to put through the
bill. State regulation of this class OF
corporations must come sooner or
later and it might as we'll come now
In the King County building at the
A.-Y.-P. Exposition will be a CYCLIC
rama of the county that will cover
upwards of forty thousand square feet
of canvas.
1t is generally admitted that the
railroads of the country are spending
lot of money to bring people to the
exposition next summer. The Great
Northern, Northern Pacific and Union
Pacific have turned loose their adver-
Using and publicity forces and the
splendid effect of the united work will
come next summer when the visitors
pour into the state by the thousands.
The keen rivalry which Washington
manufacturers are showing in pre-
pairing attractive exhibits for the Alaska
Yukon-Pacifc Exposition will be big
asset in making the big fair attractive.
Live exhibits" is the slogan heard on
every hand, and many an ingenious
device is being prepared to show vari-
GUS products in pocess of manufacture.
The rivalry was plainly illustrated when
reporter on one of the local papers
sought to get interviews from various
manufacturers concerning their plans.
AS one manufacturer, President J. w.
Kahle, of the Crescent Manufacturing
Company expressed it, I'VE can't af-
ford to divulge our plans for the bene-
fit Of rivals. You can say that we will
spend about 900 on a thoroughly
novel and complete exhibit but our
plans are strictly our own This at
titude of rivalry pleases the exposition
officials, who anticipate very high class
exhibits as a result.
Mount Vernon, Skagit county, has
appropriated $500 to secure litera-
ture to be distributed at the Alaska
Yukon-Pacifc Exposition.