Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-04-15
BUSINESS NEWS
Industry and Improvement

The Gransmere Irrigation Co., has
incorporated at Seattle with $780,
600 capital.
The Pacific Ramie Manufacturing
Company has incorporated in Seattle
with capital stock of 100000.
The Mats Mats Lobseter & She'll
fish compony has incorporated at
Seattle with capital stock of $780,
600.
The Payette school district is plan
ming $4,000 bond issue to erect
additions to the present school build
ing at Payette, Idaho.
Bonds aggregating $55, 900 for the
construction of new high school
building and is furnishings whit the
purchase of a site, at Coeurd 'Alene,
Idaho, carried at a recent election
| by large majority.
John Stewart, l.. Richards and G.
| A. Mcdonald of the American Cereal
company, of Chicago, have been in
Lewiston, Idaho, recently looking
over the field with a view of locating
a 250-barrel plant there for the
manufacture of breakfast cereals.
The signing of a contract is re-
ported by the Western Steel corpora
ton, operating the big plant at Iron
dale, and the Hang Yang Steel COM
pany, of Hankow, China, by which
the purchase of 100000 tons of iron
ore annually is contracted for, to be
shipped from Hankow to Puget
Sound.
The Walla Walla Brewing COM
pany has been organized at Walla
Walla, with capital of 100000, re-
presenting a consolidation of the
Stahl and Betz breweries. A new
plant will re erected to replace the
two now in operation, owing to the
high values of the grounds occupied
by these concerns.
Since the beginning of the year
Bellingham has annexed seven new
the Byrne-Turner Lumber company,
the w. j. Rainey Lumber company,
| Grey Bros. brickyards, Bellingham
| Glazed Pipe factory, Burton saw
works and the 7. S. Hamilton fur
niture factory, thus adding 200 oper-
atives to it's pay rolls. There is a
complement of % mills in operation
in the city, with dozen others in the
Immediate vicinity.
The Sunnyside Canning company
has consummated three years
lease of it's cannery at Sunnysidc to
r. |. Mclaughlin, who operated the
plant last season. The terms are
fixed upona percentage basis, and the
owners will be remunerated accord
ing to the extent of the output. 1t is
expected to make a pack of so car
loads of canned goods the present
season, an active campaign being in
augurated for extending the acreage
in peas, pumpkins and tomatoes, in
addition to apples and grapes, in or
der to furnish supplies.
That the state of Washington is
in prosperous condition is shown
by the collections made through the
office of j. H. Schiyely, state insur-
ance commissioner. During the first
three months of 1910 the collections
tOtaled 1852, 900, in round numbers.
which is $4,000 more htan was col
lected during the entire year of
1903, the last report showing $246,-
600 taken in through that office. 1t
was the year 1903 that broke the
previous high record in 1908 by $50
600, the sum of $I96, -64.20 taken
in during that year setting a new
mark in the state, as it was $4,000
in excess of the 1907 collections.
At conference of Puget Sound
salmon Gamers, held in Seattle last
week with representatives of IS of
the leading concerns present, unani-
nous resolutions were passed pro-
testing against the inception of fed
eral control for the salmon fishing
interests Of the district, proposed by
the international Fisheries commits
sloh' The packers maintain that fed
eral supervision would not provide
any features not now employed by
the state, or handle the situation
with greater economy or efficiency.
Particular objection is interposed to
the proposition of extending the clos
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