Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-07-07
PACIFIC NORTH
WEST NEWS
LIQUOR INTERESTS WILL TAKE
NO PART IN POLITICS IN WASH
INGTON AND OREGON.
Largest Fruit Crop Ever Harvested
in This Section and Railroads Are
Preparing TO Move the Immense
Crop TO Market.

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west will not take any active inter-
est in the fight against equal suf-
frage this year. and the campaigns Of
the suffragists in Washington and
Oregon will not be hindered by any
action on the part Of the liquor peo-
pie, according to reports from both
liquor and suffragette sources. Two
years ago the suffragists blamed the
liquor interests for defeating Wo-
mans-suffrange in Oregon claiming
that thousands Of dollars were spent
in keeping the ballot awey from the
women. This year the liquor inter
ests are not mixing in politics any
more than they have to, and where
the Anti-Saloon League. Apparently
the Anti-Saoon League Apparently
the liquor men have found politics
an expensive game, and prefer to
move along under the guidance of
the law, rather than mixing up in
law making. So they will keep their
hands off the suffrage campaign,
doubtless hoping that if women are
allowed to vote they won't hurt the
liquor interests any more than the
men will, and that by not opposing
women suffrage they will gain more
tolerance at the hands of the women
voters, if the women win. With the
liquor interests out of the fight, the
women express confidence of victory
in both Oregon and Washington.
The railroads in the northwest are
making preparations to move the
1910 fruit crop, which viii be the
largest ever harvested in this section.
With many acres of new orchards in
bearing. and fine crops on the old
ones, the output from the fruit grow
ing sections will tax the officials of
the railroads to supply refrigerator
cars. Railroad traffic officials have
been making careful surveys Of the
orchards in Eastern Washington,
Oregon and Idaho. with view of
sizing up the situation, and have
ordered more cars than we're ever
before used in handling he crop.
Wenatchee, for example, expects
to ship $500 cars of fruit this year
at an average value of 500 a car
which means an output of $500.
600 from that thriving valley. The
Yakima country, the Hood Rivei
country, and other leading frui
sections will surpass this output, anG
railroads will be kept busy. Traf
fic men declare they feel under al
obligation to handle the fruit crol
as expeditiously as possible, for tn
railroads are each year advertising
widely the possibilities of fruit grow
ing in the northwest, and they rea
lie that having once brought tn
settler here, it is up to them to hel
him market his product. The frui
crop is one of the great crop move
ments which makes for railroad pros
perity and the railroad men, know
ing on what side their bread is but
tered on will do their best to bel
the grower market his product.
Two Seattle men had a peculia
distinction bestowed upon them las
week, when they we're decorate
with the Imperial Order of the Ri
ing Sun by the Emperor of Japal
The recipients of this honor we're
d. Lowman, president of the Seatt
Chamber of Commerce and J.
Childers. president of the 1903 A
aska, Yukon, Pacific exposition. tt
Mikado saw fit to honor these Anne
leans for their efforts to promo
trade relations between this COUNT
and the Orient. so he bestowed {
them a decoration which is worn
few men outside of the Japanese n
bility.
While these two living men we
receiving honor at the hands of 1
Oriental potentate. plans were bell
laid in Seattle to pay homage to L
memory of two men who have pa.
ed away. Through the Chamber
Commerce a committee was appoiI
ed to plan a monument to John N
Graw. former governor Of the sta
of Washington and for years cons
cred as Seattle's first citizen. a m
who took an active part in promoti
the welfare of the city and the s.
tiers of the northwest. AT the san
time the Swedish residents Of Sc
tie started a memorial association
raise funds and erect a monums
in honor Of John Ericsson. the m
who built the Monitor and turned
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