The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-02-27
WHAT WAsH|NGToN's
soLONs ARE DOING
Ind ousst|en Most Perp'ex'ne
dAlI Measures

s....sr1lenmsnt Bill 10 Forced
rs.s..sh neuss-Minlmum wage
an esesss ssnate-Home Rule
mi. kIIIeS-capItaI Punishment to
y Abolished.
Despite the fact that the
.,..a,st,ea q new bills in the Wash
.etoe legislature this session was
y al " days sooner than at any
80 Aastofors. the number OF
-.aauree introduced breaks all rec
~ ne total bills in the hands o
...ui4soa when the supply was shut
N /. ION. which is 21o above the
,.eord established In 1911.
ne most important questions set
III during the past week were the
l,dcst, the congressional reapportion-
rnt blu and the Piper bill providing
- minimum scale Of wages for wo'
-, a,d minors. The budget calling
~ appropriations for state depart
-ests and institutions. totalling 49,
>sAu7o7, IN increase of $l,sSO'Sl7
M ths budget Of 1911. was passed
b 18th houses.
OF ths measures to come before the
oaauiea this week probably none will
,tIraet more attention than the Van.
esuverPortland bridge appropriation
IN md . bill calling for An appropria-
~ Il 100000 for Washington's dis
~ 1t the Panama-Pacific exposition.
Fight Bitter on Roads.
N rad question will be . perplex-
IL ~ from now on. In all probable
II. With the adoption Of = general
ustsn Of artsrial highways. the roads
~ Ridges committees have set to
vssk On the question Of arranging 4
sstsn Of secondary roads in the state
N b The counties. Each senator and
noeeeentative has been asked to sub
nj . list Of roads desired in his To-
olily. From this list the general
NJ scheme to be worked out during
u sext two years will be framed.
n artsrial roads as provided in
~ hll are a. follows:
Number la highway starting at
unlss, and extending southerly
01sugh Bellinsham, Mount Vernon,
DF9stt Seattle. Rsnton. Kent. Au-
M. Tacoma, Olympia, Tenino. Cen
@h. Chehalis to Vancouver. to be
hssn - Pacific Highway.
No LA highway starting from the
Pacific Highway at Renton and ex.
aadlng over SnoQualmie Pass into
u Yakima river valley; thence by
" vay Of Wenatchee through Water
VIE and Spokane to the state bound.
~ to b known a. Sunset Highway.
Inland Empire Road Outlined.
No IA highway connecting with
Sunset Highway At or near Ellens-
suk thence BY way Of North Yakima,
Annswick. Paseo. Walla Walla, Day.
~ Psnawawa. Colfax. Spokane, Deer
m. Loon Lake. Cslville to the inter.
ndond boundary. to b known -
n'aa1 Empire Highway.
No "a highway to b. known -
- sastsrn route Of the Inland EN-.
- Highway, extending from Dayton.
e''ssh Pomsroy. to the Lewiston and
sAston bridge. A second division
~s ssms road shall commence At
oLswisten and Uniontown road and
s'snd through Pullman, Palouse and
safnsA and northsrly join the Inland
nslzs Highway.
N "a highway connecting With
= Inland Empire Highway At P.sco
e1tsndins through Connsll. Ritz.
- sprasus and Cheney to Spokane.
nsAvay. s''H
No ~ highway starting At 4 con.
'u'n with Pacific Highway At Az.
- thence through Euumchw. fol.
ing the route Of former STATE roaa
- to North Yakima At . point in
: ~ county. where road No. l leave.
main channel Of White river a
~ -. .nall take off and follow up
"Aits river valley to a copnec.
=. ~ y No most practical point with
sa'.isr national park. Another
-, .saea shall take off wher. road No
,.. ~ ne American river ana .h.n
=. '' s ne river to q connection with
=, .n a national park. this hish.
~ ~ I'd IT. branches to ). knew, =.
ass'ss Highway.
~. "S "a hisAway starti.s fr.. ~.
49, 40 AsAvay h Tas.us. r.,.,.-
~ ~ ssutAssly y nla, wAsr. y al,
=. 49, 90 ssetisa senn.eti.r v,.n
M! .'vs'nnsat ssal n Ral,;., ~.
=. .. ~. near Ashford, for ..,.na.
n ..sseA Mineral. Morton. xi,sr,.
- ' !. chshaiis. p M. a.uth
~. Ne sesaa bsasA At ~. :.
= ~" ssenty, With sha,i :. ,..-
y. ..'aa rast RisAvay.
~ y" ~, - highway s.artias f,.- p.
~. . . IN Olympia os.s,,...
~, -. ~ II. and se.plste,y 49,
n.',, ~ : Olympia peninsula. ts,.n sI
=. r.. a'edspert Duclabuss. "n,,.
~ r c Angeles. H.evisn. x.",..
~ EN-, .'n. AZ Nsclesry. ,,.. su,.,
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