The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-04-22
PACIFIC NORTHWEST NEWS

this country, for while the railroads had
replaced all striking switchmen and
were moving freight as though there
was no strike, occasionale delays gave
evidence of the employment of I'M
skilled hands. The railroads we're the
complete winners in the strike, as
seemed evident from the first, but since
the switchmen went out a voluntary in
crease OF three cents an hour has been
granted by the roads, so that as fast as
the old men get back into service they
will get better wages than they received
when they walked out.
The leading hotel men of Seattle
have joined forces to enter the political
field and try to secure what they claim
is justice at the hands of the coming
legislature. In 1909 the Legislature
passed hotel inspection law which the
gentlemen who operate hostelries de-
clare is unjust and ridiculous and they
have decided that if they want to get a
hearing at the legislature, now is their
chance to get out and hustle, before
election. Meanwhile, when not play
ing politics, the hotel men will look to
the social side of their business. On
April "a and 25 they will entertain
seventy-fve prominent hotel keepers
from eastern cities who will stop at
Seattle on their way home from the
hotel mems convention at Los Angeles.
Frank P. Goss, lately city editor OF
the Seattle P.-I., is candidate for the
republican nomination for representa-
tive from the Forty-fifth district, which
lies wholly in the city Of Seattle. Goss
is well-known throughout the state,
having attended many Legislative ses-
sions as correspondent and in looking
after the news interests of the P.-1., an
experience which has also helped to
equip him for the duties OF represent
tative.
On the anniversary last week OF the
birth of Thomas Jefferson, third presi-
dent of the United States, two hundred
prominent Seattle democrats held a
banquet at which they sounded hope
full note for democracy in this state.
F. A. Garecht of Walla Walla was the
principal speaker, and he, among 9TH
ers, prophesied a revival of democratic
strength in Washington, due to opposi-
ton to the republican tariff, and to in
cidents Of the present session OF con-
gress. Mr.. Garrecht quoted a set of
resolutions passed by an assemblage of
farmers at Walla Walla recently, where
they advocated an income tax, election
of senators by direct vote, and tariff re-
vision downward, and opposed ship
subsidy bill. He said the expression
of the minds of these farmers sounded
like democratic platform"
The state legislative investigating
committee has recommended to Gov.
Hoy that the state have but one uni
versity and one experimental school.
The report was made after thorough
investigation of Washington's educa-
tional institutions, and follows in part:
I'VE feel that in this state there ought
to be but one university and one ex-
perimental and agricultural school.
Climatic and other conditions in east
ern Washington are peculiarly adapted
to the maintenance of an experimental
and agricultural school in that section.
We believe that if the college at Full
man devotes its efforts primarily to ex-
perimental, agricultural and scientific
work, and the university at Seattle con-
tinues to develop into a university of
the highest type, the best interests Of
the state would be thereby subserved."
An interesting phase OF the inquiry
reaching Washington and Oregon COM
mercial organizations is the fact that
numerous letters come from men con-
nected with the agricultural institutions
of the older states, and this is particu-
larly true relative to fruit growing, for
each year sees the Pacific northwest
more firmly established as the greatest
orchard region on earth, with methods
that are the subject Of study for even
trained horticulturists in other states.