Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-01-21
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Charleston Canning Company was
destroyed by fire at Lewiston Ida
no, last week entailing "a loss of
$34 900. VI
The Wood Extracting Com
pany, Of Seattle, has been Moor
porated, with a capital stock Of
100000 by y. S. Gross, William
Weinberg and II. r. Gish.
Senator Jones has introduced
bills for the construction of 800 1
600 public buildings at WenatJ
chez and Ellensburg, and a $50 !.
600 structure at Wateryille.
Bickford & Burrows are enlaro
ing the plant of the Chehalis.
Brick & Tile Company at Chehalis
and will increase its capacity from
5000 to 10000 brick daily.
The Idaho Glazed Cement CO..
has been organized in Boise Ida /
to engage III the manufacture of
sewer pipe and drain tile. with
,apital stock, fully subscribed. of
$4,000.
The Lennox Oil company has
been incorporated by Spokane
men, with capital stock of $780,
900, for the purpose of develop
ing promising oil properties in the
neighborhood Of LenoX.
North Yakima will observe the
18th anniversary Of it's birth on
January 10, with a celebration. a
program having been prepared
which will be carried out at the
new Northern Pacific station.
The salmon pack of the Hoqui,
am Packing Company for the past
season is placed at $4,000 cases,
valued at $4,000, while the fish
output of Grays Harbor and the
euinault Indian agency amounted
up to $120,000.
The Centralia-Chehalis Water
4 Power Company has been in
'orporated with a capital stock
# $250,000 by Tacoma men, with
the object of supplying water and
power for manufacturing plants
and domestic uses to the Lewis
county cities named.
The lee harvest at r. A. TICS
sens pond, at Ellensburg, will be
the largest in it's history, the
present season. The Northern Pa
life IS maintaining a special train
service for handling the product,
orders for 10000 tons of which
nave already been booked.
The annual convention Of the
county assessors Of WASHINGTON
was held this week i'll Spokane,
with sessions every day. Many
matters Of interest not only to the
men who have to do with the levy
ing Of assessments and collection
Of taxes, but to the taxpayers,
were discussed.
Engineer Charles n. Hudson
has surveyed the route Of the pro-
posed canal, to be constructed by
the Inland Waterway & Canale
company, from Grays Harbor to y
the Columbia river, via Willapa
harbor, and estimates that the
work can be accomplished at a
cost of 100000. 1t will afford
irainage to 10000 acres along its
course and render nearly 100000
acres of idelands available for dix
ing.
When the new drydock at the
Puget Sound navy yard is com
pleted on Sept. 2, 1911, it will be
The only drydock in the com-
try capable Of accommodating the
new 26OOO-ton battleship Wyom-
ing, authorized by congress last
year. Eight hundred and twenty
feet long, 90 feet wide at the top
Of the keel blocks and 102 feet
at a distance of two and a half
feet above the top of the keel
blocks, it will be the largest dry
dock on either coast.
F. r. Clark, representing Spo-
kane and eastern capitalists, has
purchased the holdings of the Pa
;lfic Cement company, at Cement,
and 1t is stated that a plant for
the manufacture Of Portland ce-
ment will be established near lone
with capacity of 1000 barrels
daily, and employing 300 opera
tlves.. The works will be on the
line Of the extension 0 f the Wash
ngtOn 4 Idaho Northern to Meta
line.
The annual convention of the
Washington Good Roads AsSocia-
ton will be held at Aberdeen
On January 20 and q. Practical
topics in road building will bel
discussed and plans outlined for
promoting improvements through